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Horse profile

Counting Coup (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Maurice Andrew Ahern · Owner John Oshaughnessy
by Vita Venturi (IRE) out of For Gortnatona (IRE) (Oscar)
6 runs · 6 courses · from May 2026
As at 24 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Galway (IRE) & Down Royal Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 8th of 17 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Typically ridden prominently in 4 of 6 analysed runs — Counting Coup (IRE) is 2 from 6. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 24 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 20 Jun 2026

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 5 figures · best 138C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 24 Oct 2025
Soft3138C1063 · 138 / 106
Good299A94.52 · 99 / 94.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 24 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4138C984 · 138 / 98
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 19 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas (IRE), 11 Oct 2026 Official rating 95 at the last flat run, 11 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 92C the best of the last 1 rated run · Sligo, 12 May 2026

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 5 figures · best 95A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 24 Oct 2025
Soft395A923 · 95 / 92
Good293A882 · 93 / 88
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 24 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m495A92.54 · 95 / 92.5
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 19 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 6 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Vita Venturi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.4% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good2200%−4.40 from 3
Good to Soft1400%−4.4—
Soft4349.3%+4.92 from 3
Heavy1100%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−4.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m3126.5%+2.12 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4324.7%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m1500%−4.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
For Gortnatona (IRE) (Oscar)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Get Away Babe (IRE)10——
Churchtown Gigi (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 2 67% +35.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 1 100% +11.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +25.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +34.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leigh Roche 3 1 33% +9.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Crosse 1 1 100% +25.00
Mr R W Barron 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 2 40% +33.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
11 Oct 26+29d Naas (IRE) Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap 16f · Soft · 17 ran Prominent early and second at halfway - hit the front for a spell 2f out - soon under pressure and third over 1f out - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 8th 8/17 nk 9-13 95138C95A Leigh Roche 16/1
12 Sep 26+43d Leopardstown (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap 13f · Good · 21 ran Close behind pace early - 3rd at halfway - urged into contention 2f out to share front spot - overtaken 1f out and held no more in reserve to finish 11th 11/21 nse 9-7 9690C93A Rory Cleary 16/1
31 Jul 26+31d Galway (IRE) Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Race 14f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran Sat second early - driven up to challenge inside the final two furlongs - shared front spot turning in - went clear a furlong out - fully extended under late pressure - held on for the win 1/6 9-9 9090B92B Leigh Roche 11/1
30 Jun 26+10d Roscommon Watch Racing TV Irish EBF Lenebane Stakes (Listed) 12f · Good · 8 ran Slow to begin - soon into contention - hit front after 2f - pressed entering straight - overtaken 2f out and unable to find more inside final furlong 4/8 4 9-11 9099A83A Leigh Roche 22/1
20 Jun 26+39d Down Royal Event Co Marquees Maiden 13f · Soft · 9 ran Handy early - hit front two and a half out and drifted left approaching 2f - driven along and matched stride for stride - dug in gamely to the line for the win 1/9 9-9 —106A90A Nathan Crosse 25/1
12 May 26 Sligo Lake Isle Of Innisfree Flat Race 18f · Good · 15 ran Set the pace early - driven and lost front spot approaching 3f out then stayed same in 3rd - lost ground final furlong to finish 6th 6/15 2 11-9 —82C92C Mr R W Barron 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Counting Coup (IRE) won?
Counting Coup (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Counting Coup (IRE)?
Counting Coup (IRE) is trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
Who is Counting Coup (IRE)'s sire?
Counting Coup (IRE) is by Vita Venturi (IRE) out of For Gortnatona (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Counting Coup (IRE) prefer?
Counting Coup (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Counting Coup (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 96.
What is Counting Coup (IRE)'s sire's record?
Vita Venturi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.4% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Counting Coup (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of For Gortnatona (IRE), Counting Coup (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.