Horse profile
Cloughroe (IRE)
by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Capparoe Cross (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
20 runs · 14 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2025 — 414 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 3rd of 13
Won at Cartmel
Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile
Cloughroe won the Warrior Down Novices Handicap Chase at Cartmel in Jun 2025 off an official rating of 110 on soft ground over 2m5f to 3m. The gelding, who raced prominently, has one win and six places from 20 starts on turf, all at Class 4 level or lower. He finished third of 13 in the Galway Races Handicap Chase in Sep 2025 off an official rating of 109. His highest ever mark was 116.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Win at Class 4
- 1–20Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 6 (30%)Placed
- −14.50£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=20 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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 rating109↓ 7lb off peak
109
91–116
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 130B | 87 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 84B | 73 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 116C | 87 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 130B | 119 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 67C | 47 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 75C | 69.5 | — |
Of 20 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 20 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 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (67%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,253 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 419 | 40 | 9.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 364 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 184 | 26 | 14.1% | +5.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 400 | 30 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 480 | 39 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 318 | 35 | 11% | +2.1 | 1 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +3.6 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Capparoe Cross (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shaw's Cross (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Shaw's Cross (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw's Cross (IRE) | 51 | 3 | 2m–2m1f | Class 3 |
| Dan's Cross (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Villagers Cross (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ximli (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack G Gilligan | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Brendan Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 25+49d | Galway | Galway Races Handicap Chase Tracked the pace in 2nd early - moved to the front before the 2nd fence - upsides the leader 4 out - hampered and lost the lead approaching the following fence - short of space entering the straight and bustled up in 3rd from 3f out - rallied to 2nd inside the final furlong - run out of room close home and edged back to 3rd on the | 3/13 | nse | 10-13 | 109 | — | 116A | Jack G Gilligan | 22/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+2d | Cartmel | Cartmel Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Raced handily - in front for a moment at the 2nd and back in command at the 4th - caught at the 7th - mistake at the 14th - regained the advantage 2 out - driven and passed after the last - faded up the run-in into fifth | 5/5 | 2¼ | 11-5 | 116 | 67C | 93B | Jack G Gilligan | 15/2 |
| 19 Jul 25+22d | Cartmel | Windermere School Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled close up early in second - dropped back at the 10th - under pressure from 3 out - faded steadily to finish well beaten | 8/9 | 14 | 11-5 | 116 | 46C | 89C | Jack G Gilligan | 7/1 |
| 27 Jun 25+36d | Cartmel | Warrior Down Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - hit front 2nd before giving way 3rd - back in command approaching 4 out - matched stride for stride 2 out - edged ahead once more after last - pressed on from home turn - dug deep in final stages - hung on by a whisker | 1/7 | 12-0 | 110 | 67B | 130A | Danny Gilligan | 9/2 | |
| 22 May 25+10d | Limerick | Treaty Plant Hire Handicap Chase (0-100) Set the pace from the off - advantage narrowed two out - battled on but overtaken right at the finish | 2/16 | ½ | 11-9 | 100 | 100B | 123A | Jack G Gilligan | 8/1 |
| 12 May 25+17d | Killarney | Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase Drifted right at the first and clipped a neighbour - settled up with the front horse soon after - shared command before the 6th - took over at the 8th - minor error 5 out - came under pressure 4 out - upsides 3 out and stuck on - edged into second late on - went down by a short head | 2/15 | nk | 10-8 | 97 | — | 110A | Jack G Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+258d | Kilbeggan | Racing Again Friday May 16th Beginners Chase Settled in the pack early - crept forward from 4 out to loom in touch soon after - lost momentum approaching the last and dropped away to finish 5th | 5/13 | 6½ | 11-7 | 91 | 73B | 104A | Jack G Gilligan | 125/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Aug 24+9d | Kilbeggan | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) Up with the pace early and not clean at the 2nd - pressed the front-running rival before being left 2nd after the 5th - error 4 out and immediately under pressure - faded badly before the following fence and finished a well-beaten 10th | 10/11 | 24 | 10-5 | 93 | 27C | 81C | Jack G Gilligan | 10/1 |
| 01 Aug 24+24d | Galway | Guinness Beginners Chase Held up at the back - driven with no headway near 2 out - lost touch and dropped away on the run-in | 7/11 | 12 | 11-9 | — | 36C | 97C | Danny Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 08 Jul 24+21d | Roscommon | Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 7/16 | 9 | 11-6 | 94 | 87B | 90A | Jack G Gilligan | 6/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+6d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 2/16 | 26 | 11-9 | 94 | 95B | 99A | Jack G Gilligan | 5/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+31d | Sligo | Lake Isle Of Innisfree Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 5/12 | 3 | 11-0 | 95 | 64A | 103A | Jack G Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 11 May 24+18d | Cork | Fraser Rutherford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/18 | 1 | 11-11 | 95 | 104B | 111A | Danny Gilligan | 8/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+78d | Tipperary | Junction Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 9/19 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 95 | 84B | 101A | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 05 Feb 24+21d | Punchestown | SBK Maiden Hurdle | 5/9 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 116C | 97C | Danny Gilligan | 125/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+17d | Punchestown | Download The Bet Victor App Maiden Hurdle | 8/10 | 3½ | 11-5 | — | — | 93C | Jack G Gilligan | 125/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+47d | Leopardstown | Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle | 5/8 | 35 | 11-7 | — | — | 112C | Danny Gilligan | 125/1 |
| 12 Nov 23+34d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 12/14 | 22 | 11-5 | — | 75C | 100C | Jack G Gilligan | 100/1 |
| 09 Oct 23+21d | Stratford | Winfibre Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/10 | nk | 11-2 | — | 130B | 131A | Brendan Powell | 28/1 |
| 18 Sep 23 | Worcester | eventmasters.co.uk Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 4/8 | 5 | 11-2 | — | 119A | 99B | Brendan Powell | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cloughroe won?
- Cloughroe (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Cloughroe?
- Cloughroe (IRE) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 8 September 2025.
- Who is Cloughroe's sire?
- Cloughroe (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Capparoe Cross (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Cloughroe prefer?
- Cloughroe (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cloughroe's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 8 September 2025. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Cloughroe's sire's record?
- Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,253 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
- Who are Cloughroe's siblings?
- Out of Capparoe Cross (IRE), Cloughroe (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shaw's Cross (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Shaw's Cross (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.