Damsel In Distress (IRE)
Damsel In Distress won the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden at Roscommon over 6f – 7f on good ground in Jun 2026. The filly has one win and three places from five turf starts, all at 6f – 7f or 1m – 1m1f. She finished third of eight in the Darley Fillies Stakes at the Curragh in Sep 2026, last raced off her career-high mark of 95. By Minzaal out of a Zoffany mare, she has shown consistent form at that level.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.86Fair A/E n=5 · 1.55 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 107
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 107A | 92.5 | 4 runs · 107 / 92.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 107A | 93 | 4 runs · 107 / 93 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 5 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 5 analysed runs since May 2026
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 256 runs since Apr 2026 (70 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 53 | 8 | 15.1% | +3 | — |
| Good | 75 | 11 | 14.7% | +2.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | −3.5 | — |
| Soft | 29 | 4 | 13.8% | +1.7 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 57 | 4 | 7% | −5.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 176 | 23 | 13.1% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2026 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Schemaya (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Schemaya (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schemaya (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 26+29d | Curragh (IRE) | Darley Fillies Stakes (Group 3) settled midfield - moved right and made progress inside final two furlongs - third and pushed along a furlong out but couldn't close - stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 95 | 104A | 95A | Colin Keane | 13/8J |
| 29 Aug 26+15d | Curragh (IRE) | Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes (Group 3) Held up at back - driven up into 6th with 2f left then edged into 2nd early in the last furlong - held on one-paced for 3rd | 3/10 | nk | 9-2 | 95 | 103A | 96A | Ben Coen | 17/2 |
| 14 Aug 26+45d | Cork (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Firville Stakes (Listed) Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left - found some headway inside the final furlong to move up to 4th - stayed on late but never landed a serious blow | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 107A | 96A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 30 Jun 26+30d | Roscommon | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Sat behind pace early - fourth at halfway - moved up into third with two furlongs left - edged into second and closed inside final two furlongs - hit front drifting left approaching final 150 yards and driven out to hold on | 1/15 | 9-0 | — | 82C | 93A | Ben Coen | 11/1 | |
| 31 May 26 | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Sluggish break - held towards the back - still 7th turning in - unable to threaten leaders but finished steadily | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 58A | 61A | Scott McCullagh | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Damsel In Distress won?
- Damsel In Distress (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Damsel In Distress?
- Damsel In Distress (IRE) is trained by Daniel McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
- Who is Damsel In Distress's sire?
- Damsel In Distress (IRE) is by Minzaal (IRE) out of Shenoya (FR), whose sire is Zoffany.
- What going does Damsel In Distress prefer?
- Damsel In Distress (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Damsel In Distress's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 27 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Damsel In Distress's sire's record?
- Minzaal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 256 runs since Apr 2026 (70 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Damsel In Distress's siblings?
- Out of Shenoya (FR), Damsel In Distress (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Schemaya (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Schemaya (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.