Horse profile
Circus Act (IRE)
by Buratino (IRE) out of Daring Damsel (IRE) (Van Nistelrooy)
40 runs · 22 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Down Royal & Hereford
Ran 44 days ago · 9th of 16
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Circus Act is 2 from 40, both wins at Class 4 level. She won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Apr 2025 and the Vickers.Bet Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Hereford over 1m5f – 2m on good ground in Feb 2023. All wins came on good ground, with 0 from 20 on softer. Aged 7 at her last run in Sep 2026, she finished 9 of 16 at Kilbeggan in the Midland Breeders Mares Handicap Hurdle, having raced off an official rating of 88.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 23lb off peak
- 2–40Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 7 (17.5%)Placed
- −23.50£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=40 · 0.55 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 rating88↓ 23lb off peak
88
49–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 122A | 108 | 2 · 118 / 83.5 |
| Soft | 6 | 116B | 72.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 121B | 100.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 114B | 107 | 2 · 114 / 110.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 122A | 110 | 4 · 118 / 110.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 121B | 87 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 101B | 97.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 104A | 72 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 3 | 90C | 66 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 98B | 95 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 104A | 92.5 | 2 · 90 / 87.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 116C | 72 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 40 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (71%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,876 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 118.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 131 | 7 | 5.3% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 511 | 44 | 8.6% | +1.1 | 2 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 193 | 13 | 6.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 313 | 23 | 7.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 118 | 5 | 4.2% | −3.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 606 | 49 | 8.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 144 | 13 | 9% | +1.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 687 | 54 | 7.9% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 376 | 26 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 284 | 20 | 7% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −0.1 | 1 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 116 | 8 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Daring Damsel (IRE) (Van Nistelrooy)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slay The Dragon (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Armado (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pontblyddyn (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 2 | 12% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brouder | 19 | 1 | 5% | −14.50 |
| Nathan O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Benjamin P Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 1 | 5% | −16.50 |
| Blinkers | 15 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 28 | 2 | 7% | −11.50 |
| Flat | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Sep 26+41d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Midland Breeders Mares Handicap Hurdle Sat close up in 4th early - improved to 3rd approaching 3 out - dropped away after 2 out to finish well held | 9/16 | 7 | 10-5 | 88 | 114B | 84A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+21d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (Div I) in the pack early - fair 9th 4 out - made headway 3 out - faded from 2 out without ever threatening - well beaten at the finish | 14/16 | 12 | 11-4 | 90 | 49C | 95C | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| 03 Jul 26+50d | Bellewstown | Dore & Co. Solicitors Handicap (0-60) Up with the front group early - dropped to the middle of the field before halfway - under pressure from 4f out - found nil from 2f out and faded to finish ninth | 9/16 | hd | 9-0 | 49 | 81C | 56A | Jack Cleary | 8/1 |
| 14 May 26+11d | Clonmel | Aisling Kennedy Memorial Claiming Hurdle Settled with the pack early - up to 4th before slipping back to 7th after 3 out - couldn't threaten leaders and lost ground before the last | 7/10 | ½ | 10-8 | 92 | 107B | 100A | Gavin Brouder | 12/1 |
| 03 May 26+21d | Sligo | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Handy early - fourth by halfway - pressed for effort 3f out - unable to close 2f out - stayed on at one gait to finish fourth | 4/14 | 2 | 9-3 | 51 | 90C | 65A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 9/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+16d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - disputing 2nd at halfway - slipped to 4th under pressure before 2 out - unable to close the gap and held to the line | 5/11 | 7½ | 11-2 | 94 | 118A | 106A | Peter Smithers | 12/1 |
| 27 Mar 26+24d | Dundalk (AW) | Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap (0-60) Shared control early - settled just behind pace-setters then sat 5th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't threaten with 2f left - held no more from 1 1/2f out and beaten home | 7/10 | 4¾ | 9-10 | 53 | 85A | 59A | Gary Carroll | 22/1 |
| 03 Mar 26+292d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack early - couldn't land a blow through the race - well held at the finish | 9/13 | 11 | 10-1 | 95 | — | 83C | Gavin Brouder | 80/1 |
| 15 May 25+11d | Clonmel | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Claiming Hurdle Settled behind the front group - holding a midfield spot - came down at the 5th | F/10 | — | 11-1 | 97 | — | — | Benjamin P Kennedy | 15/2 |
| 04 May 25+21d | Sligo | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Tracked the pace in third at halfway - moved up to challenge from over 2f out then pressed for the advantage before being asked for effort inside the final furlong - found little and slipped back to finish fourth | 4/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 54 | 104A | 65A | Sam Coen | 12/1 |
| 13 Apr 25+230d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the front group - third at halfway - improved to share command before two out - went clear approaching the last and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/7 | 10-9 | 92 | 122A | 111A | Benjamin P Kennedy | 11/1 | |
| 26 Aug 24+18d | Downpatrick | My Pension Expert Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up towards the back throughout - driven but making no headway 2 out - minor error at the last in 8th - stayed on at one speed to the line | 8/9 | 1¼ | 10-9 | 95 | 94C | 91C | Gavin Brouder | 7/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+16d | Sligo | Clayton Hotel Claiming Hurdle Slow to muster any early impact - stayed off the pace throughout - well held at the finish | 6/7 | 3¼ | 11-4 | 95 | 113C | 101C | Danny Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 23 Jul 24+37d | Ballinrobe | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 4/14 | 2 | 11-6 | 95 | 101B | 110A | Danny Gilligan | 20/1 |
| 16 Jun 24+29d | Downpatrick | Download The New Tote App Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | PU/8 | — | 9-12 | 97 | — | — | Charlie O'Dwyer | 17/2 |
| 18 May 24+13d | Wexford | Visit Wexford Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/12 | 39 | 10-13 | 99 | 65C | 81C | Gavin Brouder | 8/1 |
| 05 May 24+43d | Sligo | Tote Now Online At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | nk | 9-9 | 58 | 66C | 60C | Jack Kearney | 12/1 |
| 23 Mar 24+19d | Navan | Navan Members Mares Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 99 | 91B | 105B | Gavin Brouder | 7/2 |
| 04 Mar 24+19d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Mares Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 10 | 10-7 | 100 | 110B | 102A | Gavin Brouder | 9/1 |
| 14 Feb 24+33d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-75) | 8/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 58 | 95B | 59A | Seamie Heffernan | 13/2 |
| 12 Jan 24+44d | Naas | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/18 | shd | 11-2 | 97 | 116B | 121A | Gavin Brouder | 16/1 |
| 29 Nov 23+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium, One Of The Only Horse & Greyhound Venues In Europe Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 55 | 98B | 78A | Mikey Sheehy | 14/1 |
| 21 Nov 23+41d | Limerick | Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Races Mares Handicap Hurdle | 12/14 | 46 | 11-1 | 100 | 25C | 87C | Gavin Brouder | 10/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+10d | Punchestown | Get A Run For Your Money With BetVictor Mares Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 1¼ | 10-6 | 102 | 63C | 92C | Gavin Brouder | 11/1 |
| 01 Oct 23+164d | Tipperary | Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 6 | 9-9 | 102 | 63B | 95A | Gavin Brouder | 16/1 |
| 20 Apr 23+18d | Cheltenham | Safran Landing Systems Fillies' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/11 | 1½ | 10-10 | 111 | 108A | 112A | Gavin Brouder | 20/1 |
| 02 Apr 23+30d | Downpatrick | Toals Bookmakers Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 4/10 | 9 | 10-1 | 102 | — | 98A | Gavin Brouder | 9/2 |
| 03 Mar 23+16d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/4 | hd | 10-4 | 102 | 111C | 94C | Gavin Brouder | 4/5F |
| 15 Feb 23+22d | Hereford | Vickers.Bet Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 10-9 | 94 | 119B | 110B | Gavin Brouder | 7/2 | |
| 24 Jan 23+7d | Down Royal | Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/11 | 3¼ | 9-13 | 93 | 80B | 95A | Gavin Brouder | 9/2 |
| 17 Jan 23+80d | Clonmel | Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle | 3/17 | 1 | 9-9 | 93 | — | 87A | Gavin Brouder | 11/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+18d | Galway | Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | ½ | 10-2 | — | 121B | 113A | Gavin Brouder | 22/1 |
| 11 Oct 22+10d | Punchestown | Paddy Power 'Don't Mind The Flat, The Jumps Are Back' 3-Y-O Hurdle | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-10 | — | 87A | 103A | Gavin Brouder | 125/1 |
| 01 Oct 22+13d | Killarney | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Apprentice Handicap | 13/13 | 26 | 8-6 | 58 | 56C | 43C | Nathan O'Sullivan | 150/1 |
| 18 Sep 22+9d | Listowel | Kerry Group 3-Y-O Hurdle | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-10 | — | 48C | 78C | Gavin Brouder | 200/1 |
| 09 Sep 22+90d | Ballinrobe | Breaffy House Resort 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | UR/12 | — | 10-0 | — | — | — | Shane O'Callaghan | 150/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+10d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 12/14 | 3 | 8-7 | — | 51C | 30C | Nathan O'Sullivan | 125/1 |
| 01 Jun 22+24d | Curragh | Betting Better With Sky Bet Fillies Maiden | 11/14 | 2½ | 8-7 | — | 72C | 40C | Nathan O'Sullivan | 200/1 |
| 08 May 22+17d | Leopardstown | Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Fillies Maiden | 11/12 | 5½ | 9-3 | — | 51C | 50C | Leigh Roche | 250/1 |
| 21 Apr 22 | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Maiden | 9/14 | 2¾ | 9-3 | — | 116C | 50C | Leigh Roche | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Circus Act (IRE) won?
- Circus Act (IRE) won 2 of 40 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 7 times in total (17.5% of starts).
- Who trains Circus Act (IRE)?
- Circus Act (IRE) is trained by J P Dempsey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 September 2026.
- Who is Circus Act (IRE)'s sire?
- Circus Act (IRE) is by Buratino (IRE) out of Daring Damsel (IRE), whose sire is Van Nistelrooy.
- What going does Circus Act (IRE) prefer?
- Circus Act (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Circus Act (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 3 September 2026. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Circus Act (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Buratino (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,876 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 118.
- Who are Circus Act (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Daring Damsel (IRE), Circus Act (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.