Horse profile
Dafarabad (IRE)
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Daftara (IRE) (Caerleon)
28 runs · 17 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jan 2011 — 5,771 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2011
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Dafarabad (IRE) is 4 from 28. Hasn't won since May 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 102.
Based on 28 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 4–28Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 12 (42.9%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.27Fair A/E n=28 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 75dAvg 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 rating102At career-high mark
102
60–102
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
Cape Cross (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Daftara (IRE) (Caerleon)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dahindar (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (The Sydney Arms (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahindar (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 5f–1m | — |
| The Sydney Arms (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Purple Gallery (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Estrelita (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dahistan (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall P Madden | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Fran Berry | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dominic Elsworth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| R M Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 17 | 3 | 18% | +9.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Chase | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 11+180d | Punchestown | Follow Punchestown Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | PU/20 | — | 11-0 | 102 | — | Niall P Madden | 11/1 |
| 2010 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 10+36d | Dundalk (AW) | Boylesports.com Handicap | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-3 | 79 | 78A | Fran Berry | 3/1 |
| 06 Jun 10+18d | Listowel | Listowel Racecourse Handicap (60-90) | 3/8 | 3 | 9-7 | 79 | 79A | Fran Berry | 2/1 |
| 19 May 10+195d | Sligo | Corner House Bar Ballymote Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 1/16 | 10-12 | 95 | 121A | Niall P Madden | 8/1 | |
| 2009 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 09+22d | Leopardstown | Ravens Rock Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-1 | 79 | 94A | N G McCullagh | 20/1 |
| 14 Oct 09+19d | Punchestown | 2010 Five Day Festival Handicap Hurdle (81-102) | 2/25 | 4½ | 11-1 | 91 | 119A | Mark Walsh | 10/1 |
| 25 Sep 09+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-80) | 1/14 | 9-3 | 73 | 82A | Conor O'Farrell | 7/1 | |
| 06 Sep 09+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Oriel Handicap (50-75) | 3/14 | 5 | 9-12 | 73 | 83A | Fran Berry | 4/1 |
| 02 Aug 09+35d | Cork | Ballyclough Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 9/21 | 4 | 11-2 | 92 | 101A | Niall P Madden | 5/2F |
| 28 Jun 09+31d | Curragh | Failte Ireland E.B.F Handicap (60-100) | 6/15 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 73 | 75A | Fran Berry | 5/1 |
| 28 May 09+39d | Leopardstown | Newton Handicap (60-90) | 2/16 | ¾ | 8-10 | 72 | 78A | Fran Berry | 7/2J |
| 19 Apr 09+155d | Leopardstown | Oakfield Handicap (50-80) | 9/22 | nk | 9-5 | 71 | 76A | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 08+13d | Punchestown | Pat Moore Builders Ltd Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 4/20 | 6 | 10-10 | 92 | 118A | Niall P Madden | 5/1J |
| 02 Nov 08+64d | Leopardstown | Ravens Rock Handicap | 3/19 | nk | 8-4 | 70 | 87A | N G McCullagh | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 08+49d | Killarney | Bet Multiples - Betdaq Handicap (50-80) | 1/18 | 8-13 | 60 | 79A | N G McCullagh | 12/1 | |
| 12 Jul 08+57d | Dundalk (AW) | Marshes Shopping Centre Handicap (45-70) | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 81A | Niall P Madden | 20/1 |
| 16 May 08+364d | Dundalk (AW) | Collon Handicap (60-80) | 10/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 64 | 64A | R M Burke | 20/1 |
| 2007 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 18 May 07+18d | Newbury | Betfair Handicap | 11/14 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 69 | 53C | George Baker | 20/1 |
| 30 Apr 07+9d | Windsor | Play Blackjack At Vc casino.com Handicap | 13/13 | 7 | 8-8 | 75 | 45C | Jamie Spencer | 16/1 |
| 21 Apr 07+81d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap | 9/14 | 1 | 8-12 | 79 | 60C | Jamie Spencer | 16/1 |
| 30 Jan 07+17d | Folkestone | Ladbrokes Virtual Racing Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | ½ | 11-4 | 102 | 115C | A P McCoy | 11/2 |
| 13 Jan 07+63d | Kempton | intercasino.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 3 | 10-3 | 102 | 86C | Richard Johnson | 14/1 |
| 2006 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 06+305d | Uttoxeter | GAC Benair Handicap Chase | F/7 | — | 10-9 | 102 | — | Dominic Elsworth | 4/1 |
| 10 Jan 06+14d | Leicester | Nomad Novices' Hurdle | 8/22 | 8 | 10-7 | — | 79C | Mick Fitzgerald | 12/1 |
| 2005 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 05+34d | Wetherby | Skybet Press Red On CH4 Introductory Juvenile Novices Hurdle | 4/9 | hd | 11-0 | — | 93C | Dominic Elsworth | 7/2 |
| 23 Nov 05+121d | Wetherby | Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 2/13 | ½ | 10-12 | — | 114C | A P McCoy | 15/8F |
| 25 Jul 05+19d | Galway | G.P.T. Van & Truck Rentals Handicap (60-90) | 4/15 | 4½ | 9-12 | 86 | 72C | Mick Kinane | 6/4F |
| 06 Jul 05 | Naas | Summer Barbeque Maiden | 1/13 | 9-2 | 86 | 74C | Mick Kinane | 4/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dafarabad won?
- Dafarabad (IRE) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 12 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Dafarabad?
- Dafarabad (IRE) was trained by Niall Madden on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 8 January 2011.
- Who is Dafarabad's sire?
- Dafarabad (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Daftara (IRE), whose sire is Caerleon.
- What going does Dafarabad prefer?
- Dafarabad (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dafarabad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 8 January 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dafarabad's sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Dafarabad's siblings?
- Out of Daftara (IRE), Dafarabad (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dahindar (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (The Sydney Arms (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.