Definite Dilemma (IRE)
Definite Dilemma is a maiden who won none of nine starts on turf between Apr 2019 and May 2024, placing three times. His best effort came when second of 11 at Cheltenham in Apr 2021. The gelding, by Definite Article out of Pandalute, was beaten 10 lb below his highest ever mark of 105 when finishing fourth of nine in a Class 4 hunters chase at Cheltenham in May 2024, his first run for Miss E L Gillings. He raced over 2m1f to 2m4f on six of his nine starts.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 1099 d
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 104
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 128C | 84 | — |
| Good | 4 | 104A | 87 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 91C | 83 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 104A | 92.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Wild Rover (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Wild Rover (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rover (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Fearthedark (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 3m | Class 4 |
| Stansfield (IRE) | 30 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Rockstown Native (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Finches Cross (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Houlihan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Phillip York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 03 May 24+1099d | Cheltenham | Midlands Air Ambulance Mixed Open Hunters' Chase | 4/9 | 32 | 11-12 | 95 | 81C | 104C | Mr Phillip York | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Apr 21+32d | Cheltenham | Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase | 2/11 | 21 | 11-5 | 104 | 104A | 105B | Mr C Houlihan | 10/3 |
| 29 Mar 21+19d | Wincanton | Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase | 4/9 | 1 | 10-8 | 105 | 83A | 108A | Sean Houlihan | 11/4F |
| 10 Mar 21+20d | Fontwell | MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 6 | 10-10 | 105 | 87A | 105B | Sean Houlihan | 5/2F |
| 18 Feb 21+15d | Fontwell | Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 11 | 10-10 | 105 | — | 100B | Sean Houlihan | 5/2F |
| 03 Feb 21+580d | Warwick | South West Syndicate Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/15 | ½ | 11-3 | 99 | 69B | 122A | Sean Houlihan | 40/1 |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Jul 19+53d | Tipperary | Dundrum House Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 7/18 | 1¾ | 10-11 | — | 91C | 92A | Niall Houlihan | 20/1 |
| 12 May 19+28d | Killarney | Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 5/8 | 11 | 11-4 | — | 68A | 88A | Rachael Blackmore | 8/1 |
| 14 Apr 19 | Tramore | Betvictor Free Entry April 15th Maiden Hurdle | 7/13 | 15 | 10-11 | — | 128C | 93C | Niall Houlihan | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Definite Dilemma won?
- Definite Dilemma (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2024. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Definite Dilemma?
- Definite Dilemma (IRE) was trained by Miss E L Gillings on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 3 May 2024.
- Who is Definite Dilemma's sire?
- Definite Dilemma (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Pandalute (IRE), whose sire is Indian Danehill.
- What is Definite Dilemma's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 3 May 2024. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Definite Dilemma's sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
- Who are Definite Dilemma's siblings?
- Out of Pandalute (IRE), Definite Dilemma (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Wild Rover (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Wild Rover (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.