Horse profile
Contest (IRE)
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Mala Mala (IRE) (Brief Truce)
24 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2010 — 6,000 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 3rd of 18
5 wins · 5 courses
New yard
Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile
Contest (IRE) is 5 from 24 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Cork Stakes at Cork (May 2008). Hasn't won since Apr 2009.
Based on 24 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
- 5–24Wins / Runs
- 20.8%Strike rate
- 9 (37.5%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=19 · 1.37 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 rating104↓ 4lb off peak
104
6–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 91 | 10 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,740 | 223 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,499 | 248 | 9.9% | −1.3 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,089 | 120 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,733 | 224 | 12.9% | +1.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 656 | 78 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,285 | 224 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 403 | 53 | 13.2% | +2 | 1 from 12 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,710 | 331 | 12.2% | +1 | 4 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,715 | 312 | 11.5% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,311 | 237 | 10.3% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,270 | 134 | 10.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −5 | — |
| Over 3m | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −6.7 | — |
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
Mala Mala (IRE) (Brief Truce)
11 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Silvanus (IRE) (17 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 1 (The Last Lion (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvanus (IRE) | 133 | 17 | 5f | Class 3 |
| The Last Lion (IRE) | 14 | 4 | 5f–6f | Group 1 |
| Russian Rock (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 5f | Class 2 |
| Laughing Boy (IRE) | 27 | 2 | 1m4f–2m | — |
| Munsters Call (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| The British Lion (IRE) | 40 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Red Lacewing (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Horizon Sky (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| State Patrol (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Bismark (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sable Camp (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 4 | 33% | +15.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Olivier Peslier | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franck Blondel | 2 | 1 | 50% | −1.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Huet | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| F Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Stephane Pasquier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 4 | 31% | +15.50 |
| Blinkers | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 10+20d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix D'Alsace (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 3/18 | ½ | 10-2 | — | — | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 16/1 |
| 27 Apr 10+25d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Servanne () (4yo+) (Turf) | 7/10 | nse | 9-0 | — | — | Olivier Peslier | 22/1 |
| 02 Apr 10+178d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Cor De Chasse () (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/11 | 4 | 9-11 | — | — | Gregory Benoist | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 09+30d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Bonneval () | 11/14 | dht | 9-2 | — | — | Thomas Huet | — |
| 06 Sep 09+7d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Pin | 7/8 | ½ | 9-1 | — | — | Olivier Peslier | 10/1 |
| 30 Aug 09+26d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Meautry Lucien Barriere (Straight) | 2/10 | 2½ | 9-1 | — | — | Olivier Peslier | 16/1 |
| 04 Aug 09+23d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Cercle () | 9/12 | ½ | 9-4 | — | — | F Johansson | — |
| 12 Jul 09+23d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix de Ris-Orangis | 7/11 | nk | 9-0 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 14/1 |
| 19 Jun 09+40d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Hampton () | 3/9 | hd | 9-5 | — | — | Christophe Soumillon | — |
| 10 May 09+17d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Saint-Georges | 7/7 | 6 | 9-0 | — | — | Franck Blondel | 7/1 |
| 23 Apr 09+24d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Servanne () | 1/9 | 9-0 | — | — | Franck Blondel | — | |
| 30 Mar 09+79d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Cor de Chasse () | 2/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | — | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | — |
| 10 Jan 09+119d | Lingfield (AW) | William Hill January Sale - Why Bet Elsewhere Conditions Stakes | 1/6 | 9-12 | 104 | 110B | Jim Crowley | 9/1 | |
| 13 Sep 08+29d | Curragh | St Jovite Renaissance Stakes (group 3) | 7/9 | 4 | 9-3 | 108 | 58A | Danny Grant | 12/1 |
| 15 Aug 08+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Handicap | 7/14 | nk | 10-3 | 105 | 97A | Johnny Murtagh | 7/1 |
| 20 Jul 08+21d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Belgrave Stakes () | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 106 | 89A | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 29 Jun 08+27d | Curragh | William Fry Sapphire Stakes (group 3) | 7/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 6 | 68A | Wayne Lordan | 6/1 |
| 02 Jun 08+31d | Naas | Coolmore Choisir Naas Sprint Stakes (listed) | 9/11 | 3 | 9-10 | 108 | 57A | Johnny Murtagh | 4/1 |
| 02 May 08+231d | Cork | Cork Stakes (listed) | 1/9 | 9-7 | 99 | 97A | Johnny Murtagh | 10/1 | |
| 14 Sep 07+90d | Curragh | William Fry Handicap | 10/11 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 102 | 65C | Kieren Fallon | 11/4F |
| 16 Jun 07+31d | Sandown | cherriesracing.com Scurry Stakes (Listed) | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-13 | 90 | 78C | Mick Kinane | 6/4F |
| 16 May 07+17d | Naas | Berney Bros. Saddlers Handicap (60-100) | 1/19 | 9-3 | 90 | 101C | Wayne Lordan | 9/2F | |
| 29 Apr 07+9d | Navan | Coolmore Aussie Rules Maiden | 1/22 | 9-5 | — | 81C | Wayne Lordan | EvensF | |
| 20 Apr 07 | Limerick | Sharon Shannon June 22nd (C&G) Maiden | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 92C | Wayne Lordan | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Contest (IRE) won?
- Contest (IRE) won 5 of 24 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 20.8%. Placed 9 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Contest (IRE)?
- Contest (IRE) was trained by Mlle M Henry on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 17 May 2010.
- Who is Contest (IRE)'s sire?
- Contest (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Mala Mala (IRE), whose sire is Brief Truce.
- What going does Contest (IRE) prefer?
- Contest (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Contest (IRE)'s official rating?
- Contest (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 108.
- What is Contest (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
- Who are Contest (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Mala Mala (IRE), Contest (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Silvanus (IRE) (17). Highest grade won: Group 1 (The Last Lion (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.