Dad Sez (IRE)
Dad Sez is a Flemensfirth gelding who has won one of four starts over hurdles. He took a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan over 3m on good ground in Aug 2026. All three subsequent runs came off an official rating of 123, including his last run at Cork in Oct 2026 where he finished third of three as the beaten favourite. He has raced exclusively on turf.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −2.33£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 123Highest OR
- 25dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 143
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 143A | 108 | 3 runs · 143 / 108 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 108C | 83 | 2 runs · 108 / 83 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Led 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,277 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 4,053 | 441 | 10.9% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,932 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +1 | — |
| Heavy | 3,814 | 449 | 11.8% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,484 | 547 | 12.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,079 | 724 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,255 | 622 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.1 | 1 from 1 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Flemen's Tipple (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Flemen's Tipple (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemen's Tipple (IRE) | 29 | 1 | 2m7½f | Class 5 |
| Chique Angel (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaycee Reidy (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Kevin Healy | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 26+15d | Cork (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle Went to the front at modest tempo - keen early and jumped untidily at the 2nd - cleared by a rival at the 3rd and blundered - overtaken at the following fence - soon last but still within reach - another error at the 8th - urged on after 4 out - driven and tired after the following fence - finished 3rd | 3/3 | 28 | 11-3 | 123 | 58C | 104C | Kevin Healy | 8/13F |
| 26 Sep 26+36d | Listowel (IRE) | Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle Shared front early - clear after the first - two lengths up by halfway - pressed and drawn level approaching the final fence - overtaken there - battled on to the line without finding more | 2/6 | 2 | 11-5 | — | 77A | 133B | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+23d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Peadar's Bar Moate Maiden Hurdle Settled just off the pace early - moved up into the pack after the first - up to 4th by the fifth - progressed into 3rd after the seventh - closed into 2nd approaching two out - hit the front rounding the home turn - opened daylight by the last - stayed on strongly for a comfortable win | 1/8 | 11-4 | — | 143A | 130B | Jack Kennedy | 4/6F | |
| 29 Jul 26 | Galway (IRE) | Tote Guaranteed 50K Placepot Maiden Hurdle Settled in midfield pack - asked for effort after two out and improved into 6th before last - stayed on well up the run-in to finish 5th | 5/20 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 108C | 128A | Jack Kennedy | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dad Sez won?
- Dad Sez (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Dad Sez?
- Dad Sez (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Dad Sez's sire?
- Dad Sez (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Marie Des Anges (FR), whose sire is Ballingarry.
- What going does Dad Sez prefer?
- Dad Sez (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Dad Sez's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 11 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dad Sez's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,277 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dad Sez's siblings?
- Out of Marie Des Anges (FR), Dad Sez (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Flemen's Tipple (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Flemen's Tipple (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.