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Horse profile

Controversial (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2010) · Last trainer J T Gorman · Last owner Gigginstown House Stud
by Old Vic (GB) out of Peppanoora (IRE) (Topanoora)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2010 — 5,855 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2010 · 11th of 11 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Controversial (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 24 at Punchestown (Apr 2008).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 26 Dec 2008

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 116A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft3103C96—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m396C90—
2m1f – 2m4f2116A109.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.6—
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.90 from 1
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.40 from 4
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.1—
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Peppanoora (IRE) (Topanoora)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Laochra (IRE)50——
Cleithi Orga (IRE)30——
Lough Brown (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr P Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
P A Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2010 · 3 runs
24 Oct 10+22d Galway Cctv Venue Control Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 11 ran 11/11 17 11-12 86C Alain Cawley 33/1
02 Oct 10+12d Gowran Park Golf Membership At Gowran Park 2011 Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-12 — P W Flood 33/1
20 Sep 10+633d Ballinrobe www.thetote.com Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 30 11-4 90C A E Lynch 25/1
2008 · 3 runs
26 Dec 08+48d Leopardstown Durkan New Homes Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 23 ran 20/23 26 11-12 103C P A Carberry 33/1
08 Nov 08+196d Naas Go Racing In Kildare (Pro-Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 5 11-9 96C Mr P Roche 14/1
26 Apr 08 Punchestown Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro-Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 3/24 7 11-9 116A Mr P Roche 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Controversial won?
Controversial (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Controversial?
Controversial (IRE) was trained by J T Gorman on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 24 October 2010.
Who is Controversial's sire?
Controversial (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Peppanoora (IRE), whose sire is Topanoora.
What is Controversial's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Controversial's siblings?
Out of Peppanoora (IRE), Controversial (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.