Horse profile
Circles (IRE)
by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Circle (IRE) (Galileo)
49 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW)
Off 346 days · 7th of 14
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Circles is a 4-49 mare whose four wins have all come in handicaps over 6f – 7f on standard AW at Dundalk and Wolverhampton. She has raced 33 times at Dundalk for three of those successes and is 0-7 on turf. Typically held up, she finished 7 of 14 at Dundalk in Nov 2025 when last seen off an official rating of 47, 20lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 49 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 4–49Wins / Runs
- 8.2%Strike rate
- 11 (22.4%)Placed
- −21.67£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=49 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating47↓ 20lb off peak
47
47–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 116A | 87.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 5 | 89A | 81 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 40 | 116A | 88 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 89A | 76 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 49 figures from 49 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 10 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (80%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (10%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,621 | 179 | 11% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,605 | 267 | 10.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,172 | 108 | 9.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,721 | 183 | 10.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 607 | 51 | 8.4% | −1.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,083 | 424 | 10.4% | +0.1 | 4 from 42 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 879 | 104 | 11.8% | +1.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,773 | 499 | 10.5% | +0.2 | 4 from 40 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,045 | 338 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,089 | 195 | 9.3% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 59 | 8.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 305 | 18 | 5.9% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 76 | 11 | 14.5% | +4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Circle (IRE) (Galileo)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Falcon Cliffs (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Falcon Cliffs (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Cliffs (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 4 | 10% | −14.67 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 33 | 3 | 9% | −11.67 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 40 | 4 | 10% | −12.67 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.33 |
| Luke McAteer | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Danny Sheehy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Markey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tommie Jakes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Wright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 38 | 4 | 11% | −10.67 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.67 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 25+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - urged into effort early in the straight and 9th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th | 7/14 | nk | 9-3 | 47 | 93B | 70A | Luke McAteer | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap (Div 2) Raced in midfield on the wide side pulling hard - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish ninth | 9/11 | 3½ | 9-6 | 50 | 86A | 51A | Luke McAteer | 15/2 |
| 19 Sep 25+69d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Better On Football Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - not involved in the finish argument - asked for effort in the straight and made up a bit of ground inside the final two furlongs - flattened out approaching the line and finished well held | 12/14 | shd | 9-8 | 52 | 80B | 53A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+36d | Dundalk (AW) | QuinnBet Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Held up towards the back after 2f - driven approaching 3f out - unable to make headway - finished 11th | 11/14 | 3¾ | 10-0 | 58 | 62C | 55C | Donagh O'Connor | 28/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+16d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day 9th July Handicap (0-60) Held up at back - pushed along with 2f left - shaded through beaten field late but always held | 13/18 | ¾ | 10-0 | 58 | 59C | 67A | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| 21 May 25+9d | Ayr | Follow racingtv On Instagram Apprentice Handicap Slow to break - settled with the pack before pushed along 2f out - lost place inside final furlong | 6/7 | 6 | 9-11 | 61 | 68A | 57A | Cian Horgan | 11/2 |
| 12 May 25+38d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap Sluggish getaway settling towards the back - drifted off a straight line inside final 2f - boxed in with little room approaching the furlong marker - finished well held in 10th | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-4 | 61 | 86C | 61A | Wesley Joyce | 50/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Held up at the back - made no impression - eventually finished sixth | 6/8 | nk | 8-9 | 61 | 89A | 63A | Luke McAteer | 9/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Saturday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Slow to begin - settled towards the back - moving smoothly in tenth 2f out - driven up into 4th with a furlong left - hit the front close home - powered clear to win easily | 1/14 | 9-11 | 55 | 77B | 88A | Luke McAteer | 7/1 | |
| 07 Mar 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-65) Sat close behind the front group early - drifted through the pack before being pushed along without gaining ground 2f out - stayed on at one speed to finish 8th | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 57 | 80B | 74A | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - squeezed for space early - pushed along wide 2f out and 8th with a furlong left - unable to close and finished 7th one-paced | 7/14 | shd | 9-10 | 58 | 86B | 80A | Killian Leonard | 8/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) Set the pace early - slipped to third by halfway - driven out over a furlong from home but unable to threaten the leaders and finished fourth beaten four lengths | 4/10 | nk | 9-8 | 59 | 75A | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 11/1 |
| 06 Jan 25+2d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Raced wide behind the front group - pressed for effort with a furlong left - dropped away close home to finish seventh | 7/10 | 1 | 8-10 | 59 | 94A | 59A | Callum Shepherd | 7/1 |
| 04 Jan 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Hesitant start - settled towards back - progress under a furlong out - stayed on well to snatch 3rd near the line | 3/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 59 | 97A | 73A | Oisin Orr | 9/2 |
| 18 Dec 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Settled at the back early - improved into 8th under pressure two out then up to 6th a furlong out - stayed on late to finish third | 3/14 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 58 | 92B | 84A | Colin Keane | 15/2 |
| 11 Dec 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) Sat close to the front pack wide - pushed along turning for home - dropped away - finished 13th | 13/14 | 3 | 9-13 | 60 | 80B | 56A | Rory Cleary | 9/1 |
| 20 Nov 24+169d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Tracked front pack early - 6th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - moved right approaching final 1 1/2f - into 4th and driven with 1f to go - held on for fifth | 5/14 | 1 | 9-11 | 60 | 85B | 77A | Luke McAteer | 25/1 |
| 04 Jun 24+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 1) | 5/8 | 1 | 8-12 | 62 | 95A | 63A | Tommie Jakes | 12/1 |
| 13 May 24+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Proudly Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Apprentice Handicap | 8/8 | hd | 9-10 | 63 | 73B | 56A | Liam Wright | 10/3 |
| 12 Apr 24+39d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 6/14 | nk | 10-1 | 64 | 79B | 80A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 04 Mar 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay Golden With Betmgm Safer Gambling Fillies' Handicap | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-5 | 64 | 93A | 72B | Oisin Orr | 7/2 |
| 17 Feb 24+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 9-4 | 63 | 89A | 82A | Oisin Orr | 10/3 |
| 20 Jan 24+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 6/9 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 63 | 99A | 72A | Oisin Orr | 6/4F |
| 05 Jan 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) | 1/9 | 8-13 | 58 | 116A | 83A | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 | |
| 20 Dec 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/14 | hd | 9-6 | 55 | 95B | 87A | Seamie Heffernan | 3/1 |
| 13 Dec 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 55 | 86B | 76A | Sean Davis | 7/1 |
| 22 Nov 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/14 | shd | 9-5 | 53 | 91B | 78A | Seamie Heffernan | 15/2 |
| 08 Nov 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 8/14 | 1 | 9-6 | 55 | 89B | 73A | Gary Carroll | 11/1 |
| 01 Nov 23+40d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 5/14 | nk | 9-9 | 57 | 87B | 76A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 22 Sep 23+72d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 11/14 | 7½ | 9-10 | 59 | 76B | 49A | Gavin Ryan | 12/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+49d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 13/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 63 | 76B | 54A | Shane Markey | 17/2 |
| 24 May 23+43d | Ayr | Whitley Neill Handicap | 8/9 | 2 | 8-9 | 66 | 89A | 58A | Cam Hardie | 22/1 |
| 11 Apr 23+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap | 4/12 | hd | 8-5 | 67 | 112A | 66A | Shane Markey | 10/1 |
| 24 Mar 23+28d | Dundalk (AW) | SKY BET Handicap | 7/12 | nse | 8-10 | 67 | 103A | 69A | Seamie Heffernan | 6/1 |
| 24 Feb 23+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) | 1/14 | 9-13 | 62 | 93B | 91A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/3F | |
| 01 Feb 23+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/13 | 9-4 | 53 | 92B | 86A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 | |
| 27 Jan 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden | 4/13 | nk | 9-4 | 53 | 84B | 68A | Luke McAteer | 3/1 |
| 06 Jan 23+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Racing Every Week At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/13 | 1 | 9-2 | 54 | 97B | 73A | Luke McAteer | 10/3 |
| 21 Dec 22+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Racing Returns Wednesday 4th January 2023 Handicap (47-65) | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | 54 | 79B | 75A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1 |
| 09 Dec 22+21d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 54 | 84B | 68A | Paddy Harnett | 6/1 |
| 18 Nov 22+9d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 53 | 87B | 76A | Luke McAteer | 10/3 |
| 09 Nov 22+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/14 | shd | 9-3 | 53 | 95B | 84A | Killian Leonard | 7/2F |
| 28 Oct 22+77d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/14 | shd | 9-3 | 53 | 88B | 73A | Killian Leonard | 11/1 |
| 12 Aug 22+31d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) | 11/16 | nk | 9-7 | 58 | 66C | 62A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 12 Jul 22+12d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 4/12 | 3 | 9-0 | 61 | 91A | 74A | Ronan Whelan | 17/2 |
| 30 Jun 22+34d | Bellewstown | Thank You Jim Corcoran Handicap (47-65) | 10/15 | shd | 9-11 | 64 | 64C | 57A | Danny Sheehy | 11/1 |
| 27 May 22+49d | Fairyhouse | CPAC MODULAR Building Ingenuity Fillies Maiden | 8/15 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 81C | 60A | Danny Sheehy | 50/1 |
| 08 Apr 22+77d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 3/9 | 8½ | 9-0 | — | 80A | 58A | Danny Sheehy | 16/1 |
| 21 Jan 22 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 5/14 | ½ | 8-13 | — | 73B | 67A | Danny Sheehy | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Circles (IRE) won?
- Circles (IRE) won 4 of 49 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.2%. Placed 11 times in total (22.4% of starts).
- Who trains Circles (IRE)?
- Circles (IRE) is trained by Anthony McCann, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2025.
- Who is Circles (IRE)'s sire?
- Circles (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Circle (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Circles (IRE) prefer?
- Circles (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 42 starts (9.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Circles (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 5 November 2025. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Circles (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
- Who are Circles (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Circle (IRE), Circles (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Falcon Cliffs (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Falcon Cliffs (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.