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Horse profile

Curious Bride (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer Eamonn O'Connell · Last owner Sheoda Racing Partnership
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Padma (GB) (Three Valleys)
51 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2025 — 413 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 7th of 8 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Curious Bride won five of 51 starts between Oct 2019 and Jul 2025. All five wins came on turf, three of them over 1m5f – 2m, including a handicap at Leopardstown in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 71 and another at Clonmel off 69 the previous September. She also won a maiden hurdle at Punchestown on heavy ground in Jan 2021. Aged 8 at her last run in Aug 2025, she finished 7 of 8 at Bellewstown when held up off an official rating of 77.

Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up All wins on turf OR ↓ 46lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 46lb off peak
77 61–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 24 Jul 2025

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.

Flat 43 figures · best 161A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)16105A96—
Good15161A119—
Heavy591C68—
Soft385C58—
Good to Soft2110C104.5—
Good to Firm2130C108.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f17125C85—
1m5f – 2m16124A94—
2m1f – 2m4f8161A126.5—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 7 figures · best 93A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft346C40—
Heavy293A91.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m493A65—
2m1f – 2m4f270A43—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 51 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 50 figures from 51 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 26 Aug 2025 Official rating 77 at the last flat run, 26 Aug 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 103C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 10 Sep 2021 Official rating 103 at the last jumps run, 24 Jan 2023

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.

Flat 43 figures · best 92A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1684A72.5—
Good1592A71—
Heavy569A68—
Soft367C64—
Good to Soft282A72.5—
Good to Firm277A70—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1790A68—
1m5f – 2m1692A72.5—
2m1f – 2m4f879A71—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 7 figures · best 133A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft3103C90—
Heavy2133A127.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4133A106—
2m1f – 2m4f295A91.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 51 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 · 50 figures from 51 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 from 11 analysed runs

  • Held up 8 (73%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.50 from 2
Good8639611.1%+2.13 from 16
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.51 from 3
Soft578559.5%+0.50 from 6
Heavy228198.3%−0.71 from 8
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.80 from 16
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.91 from 17
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.33 from 20
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.31 from 10
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.90 from 2
Over 3m300%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Padma (GB) (Three Valleys)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rolling The Dice (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rolling The Dice (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rolling The Dice (IRE)1017fClass 4
Highland Bling (IRE)911m4f—
Highland Call (IRE)30——
Angel Sarah (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 3 19% +10.50
Standard (AW) 16 0 0% −16.00
Heavy 8 1 13% −1.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +10.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 16 0 0% −16.00
Leopardstown 6 1 17% +7.00
Limerick 4 1 25% +1.50
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 3 1 33% +10.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +7.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 1 100% +6.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 20 3 15% +8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 17 1 6% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −4.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 6 0 0% −6.00
Killian Leonard 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Flanagan 4 1 25% +3.00
Colin Keane 3 2 67% +15.50
Scott McCullagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Ewing 3 0 0% −3.00
J M Sheridan 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Cusack 2 1 50% +11.00
Sam Coen 2 0 0% −2.00
E O'Connell 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Sheehy 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P A King 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss T Hjalmarsson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J H Williamson 1 1 100% +7.00
Mrs Karen Dieltjens 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Harnett 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Farragher 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 33 3 9% −6.50
None 10 1 10% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 7 1 14% +6.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 9 1 11% +4.00
2024 8 2 25% +5.50
2023 10 0 0% −10.00
2022 9 0 0% −9.00
2021 5 1 20% +2.00
2020 8 1 13% +5.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 43 4 9% −3.50
Hurdle 8 1 13% −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
26 Aug 25+10d Bellewstown Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap 17.5f · Good · 8 ran Slow to get going - held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 4th with 3f left - pushed along and slipped to 5th 2f out - unable to threaten leaders and well held at the finish 7/8 1 11-5 77119C71C Mr P A King 20/1
16 Aug 25+9d Tramore Brennan's Pharmacy Handicap 16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - urged forward 3f out - unable to improve position late 5/10 7½ 9-1 77110C63C Conor Cusack 20/1
07 Aug 25+14d Leopardstown Tote Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap 15f · Good · 11 ran Hesitant start - settled towards the back - 9th with 3f left - pushed along into 8th 2f out - 6th approaching final furlong and unable to close 6/11 4¼ 11-9 7765A70A Miss T Hjalmarsson 17/2
24 Jul 25+16d Leopardstown Turkish Jockey Club Handicap 15f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Held up towards the back - made progress into 5th 3f out - shaken up to move into second 2f out - hit front 1 1/2f out - kept on strongly to score with ease 1/9 9-5 7199A82A Conor Cusack 12/1
08 Jul 25+27d Tramore Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap 16f · Good · 8 ran Sat behind the front group - third at halfway - urged forward two out - squeezed for space inside the final furlong and a half - stayed on same gear to finish third 3/8 nk 9-8 7083A76A Killian Leonard 6/1
11 Jun 25+17d Limerick HM Travel Handicap 17f · Good · 11 ran Handy in the early running - slipped back to 7th by halfway - unable to threaten in 8th with a furlong left and held to the line 8/11 1 9-7 73161A66A Dylan O'Connor 16/1
25 May 25+12d Curragh Cryoclinic.ie Handicap 14f · Good · 20 ran Held up towards the back - still 18th with 3f left - crept into contention approaching 2f out but faded again in the closing stages 15/20 nk 9-0 7666C66C Killian Leonard 40/1
13 May 25+90d Killarney FEXCO Handicap 17f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - still 15th at halfway - improved into contention approaching 2f out but flattened out in the closing stages 11/15 hd 9-2 78118C71A Killian Leonard 80/1
12 Feb 25+54d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-75) 16f · Standard · 7 ran Held up early - midfield entering the second half - urged forward into the straight - up to third and driven 2f out - unable to close from the furlong marker and stayed on same gear to finish 3rd beaten 2 lengths 3/7 1½ 10-1 7297A84A Killian Leonard 14/1
20 Dec 24+91d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-75) 16f · Standard · 14 ran Held a midfield spot - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gear to the line - finished ninth beaten 10½ lengths 9/14 ¾ 9-9 7599B74A Sam Coen 22/1
20 Sep 24+15d Dundalk (AW) Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 9 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward early on - improved to 6th turning into the straight - under pressure soon after - held that spot a furlong out but unable to close - well held at the finish 7/9 nk 9-7 7871A69A Sam Coen 18/1
05 Sep 24+28d Clonmel John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (47-70) 16.5f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into 4th at halfway - pushed forward to contest the lead 2f out - soon under pressure and strap slipped from rider's hand 1 1/2f out - crept in front inside the final 150 yards - pulled clear to win 1/13 12-0 69111C92A Mr J H Williamson 7/1
08 Aug 24+32d Leopardstown Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap 15f · Good · 10 ran Slow to stride away - settled towards the back of the field - headway along the rail over 2f out - plugged on into 3rd though never a danger in the closing stages 3/10 hd 11-1 7043A78A Mrs Karen Dieltjens 9/2
07 Jul 24+13d Limerick Private Suites At Limerick Racecourse Handicap (50-85) 17f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-3 65131A79A Colin Keane 9/2
24 Jun 24+12d Ballinrobe GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) 13f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 2¼ 9-8 65124A71A Scott McCullagh 6/1
12 Jun 24+119d Limerick Big Boss Events Handicap (47-70) 17f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 1 9-5 62130C77A Scott McCullagh 16/1
14 Feb 24+54d Dundalk (AW) Happy Valentine's Day From Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 9-9 6383B71A James Ryan 14/1
22 Dec 23+23d Dundalk (AW) HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 1¼ 10-0 6374C58C Sam Ewing 16/1
29 Nov 23+28d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium, One Of The Only Horse & Greyhound Venues In Europe Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 16f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 5 9-12 6181B77A Sam Ewing 4/1
01 Nov 23+54d Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 9-7 6197B78A W J Lee 11/1
08 Sep 23+24d Down Royal Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80) 18f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 2 8-12 61128C61A J M Sheridan 14/1
15 Aug 23+137d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer Handicap (47-65) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 nse 9-12 6283B75A Scott McCullagh 25/1
31 Mar 23+21d Dundalk (AW) Easter Week Racing 11th & 14th April At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 16f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 1 9-13 64105A71A J M Sheridan 12/1
10 Mar 23+45d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 10-1 6499B79A J M Sheridan 20/1
24 Jan 23+11d Down Royal Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 17f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 46 11-8 10316C88C E O'Connell 25/1
13 Jan 23+12d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-65) 16f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 9-11 6291B78A Sam Ewing 14/1
01 Jan 23+46d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2023 Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 9½ 11-2 10440A90A E O'Connell 28/1
16 Nov 22+25d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) 16f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 2¼ 10-1 6386B63A Declan McDonogh 11/2
22 Oct 22+15d Leopardstown Manguard Plus Handicap (50-80) 10f · Soft · 18 ran 16/18 nk 9-3 6658C54A Seamie Heffernan 28/1
07 Oct 22+21d Dundalk (AW) William Rogers Construction Ltd Handicap 12f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 nk 9-2 6896B65A Seamie Heffernan 28/1
16 Sep 22+49d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Bet Boost Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 9-5 7096B74A Paddy Harnett 22/1
29 Jul 22+17d Galway Hop House 13 Handicap (50-75) 14f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 3½ 9-13 7257C64C Seamie Heffernan 20/1
12 Jul 22+25d Killarney Irish Examiner Handicap 17f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 6½ 8-10 72125A66A Seamie Heffernan 18/1
17 Jun 22+25d Limerick Regeneron Ireland Day At The Races Handicap (50-85) 17f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 hd 9-3 72123B78A Donagh O'Connor 50/1
23 May 22+14d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 10f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-1 7785C67C Seamie Heffernan 100/1
09 May 22+241d Roscommon Dick Mulvanney Supporting Roscommon Racecourse Handicap 12f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 1¼ 9-12 7891C69A Seamie Heffernan 66/1
10 Sep 21+57d Ballinrobe Burkes Clonbur Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 15/16 13 11-9 11446C103C Sean Flanagan 33/1
15 Jul 21+121d Killarney Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 10-11 11670A95A Sean Flanagan 18/1
16 Mar 21+23d Cheltenham Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 20/22 23 10-6 12331C90C Denis O'Regan 40/1
21 Feb 21+34d Navan Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 21f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-12 123—— Jonathan Moore 14/1
18 Jan 21+43d Punchestown Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 1/20 10-13 —90B133A Sean Flanagan 6/1
06 Dec 20+9d Cork Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 10-9 —93A122A Sean Flanagan 2/1
27 Nov 20+56d Dundalk (AW) Test Your Tipping Talents At PUNTERS.HOLLYWOODBETS.COM Every Dundalk Meeting Handicap 16f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 8-1 80104B67A Danny Sheehy 14/1
02 Oct 20+16d Dundalk (AW) HOLLYWOODBETS Handicap (70-100) 12f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 8-1 8096A68A Danny Sheehy 50/1
16 Sep 20+8d Cork Racing Again September 29th Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 12f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-10 64125C90A Colin Keane 12/1
08 Sep 20+14d Galway Galway Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 12f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 nk 8-12 6455A68A Adam Farragher 66/1
25 Aug 20+12d Cork Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Handicap (45-70) 10f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 hd 10-1 6917C68A Colin Keane 33/1
13 Aug 20+59d Leopardstown Holden Plant Rentals Handicap 10f · Good · 17 ran 17/17 3 8-13 7121C50C Chris Hayes 33/1
15 Jun 20+233d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 8-13 —87C63A Ben Coen 66/1
26 Oct 19+12d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 1¾ 8-9 —83C65A Gavin Ryan 25/1
14 Oct 19 Gowran Park Thomastown Fillies Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 shd 9-0 —68C59C Shane Foley 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Curious Bride (IRE) won?
Curious Bride (IRE) won 5 of 51 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 14 times in total (27.5% of starts).
Who trained Curious Bride (IRE)?
Curious Bride (IRE) was trained by Eamonn O'Connell on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 26 August 2025.
Who is Curious Bride (IRE)'s sire?
Curious Bride (IRE) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Padma (GB), whose sire is Three Valleys.
What going does Curious Bride (IRE) prefer?
Curious Bride (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Curious Bride (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 26 August 2025. The highest on record is 123.
What is Curious Bride (IRE)'s sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Curious Bride (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Padma (GB), Curious Bride (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rolling The Dice (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rolling The Dice (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. 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.