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Horse profile

Circus Ring (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner Annus Mirabilis Syndicate
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Arabian Mirage (GB) (Oasis Dream)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2017 — 3,301 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 13th of 14 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Circus Ring (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Mar 2017. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf
Official rating76↓ 5lb off peak
76 71–81

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 12 Apr 2017

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 11 figures · best 94B · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)494B89—
Heavy272A70—
Good to Soft289A73.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f494B70—
1m2f – 1m4f393A85—
1m – 1m1f389A82—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 60C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 23 Apr 2017 Official rating 76 at the last run, 6 Oct 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 90A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)490A72.5—
Heavy267A65.5—
Good to Soft270A69—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f490A67.5—
1m2f – 1m4f364B60—
1m – 1m1f381A70—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,479 runs since Jan 2008 (556 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−5—
Good to Firm6768712.9%+0.80 from 1
Good1,21614812.2%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft5727613.3%+1.20 from 2
Soft1,010979.6%−2.50 from 1
Heavy3193711.6%−0.50 from 2
Standard (AW)1,67121713%+0.91 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1081513.9%+1.80 from 1
6f – 7f1,09712611.5%−0.61 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,48317311.7%−0.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,86424213%+0.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m6738813.1%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f211199%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m4112.4%−9.7—
Over 3m200%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Arabian Mirage (GB) (Oasis Dream)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Desert Morning (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dawning (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Desert Morning (IRE)926f–1mClass 5
Dawning (IRE)517fClass 4
Alaskan Breeze (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +0.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 1 25% +0.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +0.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Connor King 3 0 0% −3.00
Ana O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 1 100% +3.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 1 20% −1.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 7 1 14% −3.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
06 Oct 17+105d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (60-85) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1 8-4 7685C41C Alan Persse 33/1
23 Jun 17+61d Limerick Ballyduane Stud Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 3 9-9 7867A52A Connor King 16/1
23 Apr 17+11d Navan Wesco Electrical Forty-Fifth Anniversary Handicap 10f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 1¾ 9-8 8079C60C Connor King 20/1
12 Apr 17+17d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 1¼ 9-2 8193A64B Ana O'Brien 6/1
26 Mar 17+23d Naas Palmerstown House Madrid Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 4½ 8-7 8172A64A Ana O'Brien 8/1
03 Mar 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-8 7194B90A Donnacha O'Brien 3/1F
17 Feb 17+125d Dundalk (AW) Carrickdale Hotel & Spa Handicap 8f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 nk 9-6 7182A81A Connor King 9/2
15 Oct 16+6d Cork Annual Ticket 2017 Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 9-4 7989A70A P B Beggy 10/1
09 Oct 16+12d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 9-5 —58C68A Colm O'Donoghue 13/2
27 Sep 16+6d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 3 9-5 —68A67A Seamie Heffernan 11/8F
21 Sep 16 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 5f · Yielding · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-5 —69A79A Seamie Heffernan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Circus Ring (IRE) won?
Circus Ring (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Circus Ring (IRE)?
Circus Ring (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 6 October 2017.
Who is Circus Ring (IRE)'s sire?
Circus Ring (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Arabian Mirage (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
What going does Circus Ring (IRE) prefer?
Circus Ring (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Circus Ring (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 6 October 2017. The highest on record is 81.
What is Circus Ring (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,479 runs since Jan 2008 (556 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.
Who are Circus Ring (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Arabian Mirage (GB), Circus Ring (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Morning (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dawning (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.