Horse profile
Democracy Dilemma (IRE)
43 runs · 19 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 70 days ago · 5th of 5
Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile
Democracy Dilemma is 8 from 43 with a Listed win in the William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes at Beverley in Aug 2024. All eight wins have come under 6f on turf and all-weather alike. He has won three of four starts at Chester. Typically a front-runner, he led when fifth of five as beaten favourite in a Class 3 handicap at Redcar in Aug 2026, last raced off 95 which is 13lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 8–43Wins / Runs
- 18.6%Strike rate
- 15 (34.9%)Placed
- +12.75£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=43 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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 rating95↓ 13lb off peak
95
76–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 139
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 122C | 101 | 3 · 122 / 107 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 139A | 90.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 118A | 87 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 6 | 118C | 84.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 95C | 77 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 140A | 127 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 140A | 93.5 | 7 · 139 / 107 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 93A | 86 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 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 from 9 analysed runs
- Led 8 (89%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,911 runs since Jan 2008 (388 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,392. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 416.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | +27 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 78 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,049 | 92 | 8.8% | −2.7 | 2 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 318 | 29 | 9.1% | −2.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 416 | 29 | 7% | −4.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,392 | 204 | 14.7% | +3.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 807 | 110 | 13.6% | +2.1 | 8 from 38 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,010 | 223 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 719 | 76 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 35 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Sky Majesty (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Sky Majesty (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Majesty (IRE) | 11 | 5 | 6f | Group 2 |
| Angel Alexander (IRE) | 17 | 4 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Mighty Spirit (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Little Earl (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Super Major (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Diamond Alexander (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pure Majesty (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +7.25 |
| Class 1 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Downs | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Chester | 4 | 3 | 75% | +11.25 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 8 | 21% | +17.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossa Ryan | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| Tom Eaves | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.00 |
| George Downing | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Jack Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Jordan Williams | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Darragh Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 24 | 6 | 25% | +19.00 |
| None | 19 | 2 | 11% | −6.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.75 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +10.50 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug 26+11d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - asked for effort when challenged 2f out - overtaken approaching final furlong - slipped to the back inside the last - faded in the closing stages | 5/5 | 6 | 10-0 | 95 | 89C | 73B | Tom Eaves | 5/4F |
| 28 Jul 26+52d | Goodwood | Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Contested the far flank - struck the front early - pressed from 2f out - caught inside the final 110yds and found nil - fourth | 4/23 | ¾ | 9-4 | 96 | 122C | 106A | Tom Eaves | 22/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+19d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Raced up with the pace - pushed into second spot over a furlong out but drifted left as effort was asked - faded quickly to finish last | 20/20 | 8½ | 9-12 | 99 | -14C | 59C | Jack Mitchell | 16/1 |
| 18 May 26+17d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Slow to begin - hit front early - pushed along and lost advantage inside final 2f - unable to find more late and finished sixth | 6/9 | shd | 9-8 | 101 | 107A | 95A | Jack Mitchell | 13/2 |
| 01 May 26+27d | Goodwood | Fitzdares Official Partner Of Season Opener Handicap Sent forward in front - pressed for effort and lost command inside final two furlongs - dropped away in the closing stages to finish ninth | 9/11 | nk | 9-9 | 104 | 107A | 84A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+42d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap Held a forward spot through midfield around halfway - driven approaching the final furlong - squeezed for space and losing ground soon after - dropped away to finish well beaten in 13th | 13/14 | ½ | 9-12 | 105 | 60C | 79A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| 21 Feb 26+151d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed) Disputed the lead but came under pressure - driven from halfway - kept on into the final furlong - swamped near the line to finish third | 3/6 | shd | 9-2 | 106 | 139A | 90B | Tom Marquand | 10/3 |
| 23 Sep 25+17d | Beverley | Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Reluctant leaving stalls - went straight to front - pushed along inside final furlong - overtaken and edged out of second near the line | 3/5 | nk | 9-10 | 108 | 118C | 99B | Tom Eaves | 5/2 |
| 06 Sep 25+70d | Haydock | Betfair Be Friendly Handicap Away smartly in front - asked for effort a furlong out - opened up a big advantage - strolled home unchallenged | 1/9 | 9-9 | 99 | 108A | 129A | Tom Eaves | 12/1 | |
| 28 Jun 25+21d | York | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dash Handicap Raced towards the far rail early - up with the pace - pushed along a furlong out then lost ground close home | 6/7 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 102 | 80A | 74A | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+7d | Epsom Downs | Aston Martin 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Held the front spot down the middle - pushed along and lost the advantage inside the last two furlongs - dropped away close to the line - finished seventh | 7/19 | hd | 9-8 | 104 | 82C | 105A | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 |
| 31 May 25+28d | Haydock | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Achilles Stakes (Listed) Set the pace along near rail - pushed along a furlong out then drifted left and lost the advantage inside final furlong - faded fast to finish fifth | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 105 | 83A | 102A | Marco Ghiani | 14/1 |
| 03 May 25+210d | Newmarket | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Palace House Stakes (Group 3) Sprinted to the front early - asked for effort by halfway - caught approaching final furlong - lost place late to finish 11th | 11/11 | hd | 9-9 | 106 | 86A | 84A | Tom Marquand | 20/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+14d | Ascot | Bet MGM Rous Stakes (Listed) Went straight to the front early - urged along inside the final 2f - lost the advantage a furlong out - found nothing more from there - dropped away in the closing stages - finished sixth well beaten | 6/6 | 7 | 9-6 | 106 | 59C | 56C | Jamie Spencer | 5/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+21d | Newbury | Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes (Group 3) Away smartly to set the pace - pressed for effort a furlong out then overtaken inside the final furlong - edged out of the places close home | 4/8 | nk | 9-3 | 106 | 114A | 100A | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+10d | Beverley | William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) Set the pace from the break - urged forward with a furlong to go - driven out in the closing stages - fought off a late rival to hold on at the line | 1/7 | 9-4 | 105 | 118A | 114A | Tom Eaves | 8/1 | |
| 21 Aug 24+39d | York | Symphony Group Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Clear in front on the wide flank - pushed along with a furlong left - collared close home and battled on for fourth | 4/22 | nse | 9-12 | 104 | 84C | 117A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+35d | York | John Smith's City Walls Stakes (Listed) | 3/7 | ½ | 9-1 | 104 | 92A | 101A | Jack Mitchell | 12/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+7d | Haydock | Betfred Passionate About Sport Achilles Stakes (Listed) | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 105 | 70A | 80A | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+7d | Epsom Downs | Aston Martin 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 2/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 102 | 95C | 122A | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 |
| 25 May 24+16d | Windsor | Sri Lanka, The Jewel Of Asia Handicap | 2/5 | hd | 9-9 | 100 | 118C | 106B | Jack Mitchell | 9/4 |
| 09 May 24+222d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap | 1/11 | 9-12 | 97 | 105A | 105A | Tom Marquand | 11/4F | |
| 30 Sep 23+21d | Chester | Boodles Handicap | 1/8 | 9-9 | 92 | 140A | 114A | Joe Fanning | 4/1 | |
| 09 Sep 23+37d | Haydock | Betfair Be Friendly Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 8-13 | 93 | 105A | 95A | Neil Callan | 14/1 |
| 03 Aug 23+25d | Goodwood | World Pool Handicap | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 94 | 98A | 105A | Hollie Doyle | 9/2J |
| 09 Jul 23+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap | 1/7 | 9-5 | 86 | 106A | 102A | Hollie Doyle | 7/2 | |
| 12 Jun 23+9d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap | 3/7 | nk | 8-11 | 88 | 97A | 82A | Rossa Ryan | 5/1 |
| 03 Jun 23+24d | Epsom Downs | Aston Martin 3YO 'Dash' Handicap | 5/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 89 | 85C | 101A | Hollie Doyle | 9/1 |
| 10 May 23+18d | Chester | tote 100k Guaranteed Placepot Every Day Handicap | 8/10 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 90 | 71A | 79A | Oisin Murphy | 7/2 |
| 22 Apr 23+15d | Thirsk | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 1/13 | 9-4 | 85 | 102C | 114A | Hollie Doyle | 9/2F | |
| 07 Apr 23+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Talksport All-weather Vase Three-year-old Handicap | 2/12 | hd | 9-7 | 83 | 86A | 101A | Rossa Ryan | 17/2 |
| 25 Mar 23+47d | Lingfield (AW) | It's Time To Turn To Talksport Handicap | 3/5 | 2 | 8-12 | 84 | 90C | 77B | Jordan Williams | 16/1 |
| 06 Feb 23+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | It's Time To Turn To Talksport Handicap | 1/6 | 9-0 | 76 | 113A | 100B | Rossa Ryan | 15/2 | |
| 30 Jan 23+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap | 3/6 | hd | 9-2 | 76 | 93A | 72B | Jordan Williams | 22/1 |
| 08 Jan 23+24d | Southwell (AW) | talkSPORT Download The App Handicap | 6/6 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 79 | 60A | 51B | Jordan Williams | 25/1 |
| 15 Dec 22+14d | Southwell (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Nursery | 8/8 | 2 | 9-0 | 81 | 65A | 54A | Jordan Williams | 20/1 |
| 01 Dec 22+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Illuminate Christmas Ball Nursery | 6/8 | hd | 9-7 | 83 | 91A | 77A | Darragh Keenan | 8/1 |
| 14 Nov 22+152d | Wolverhampton (AW) | talkSPORT Download The App Nursery | 5/6 | 1 | 9-9 | 83 | 86A | 71B | Darragh Keenan | 5/1 |
| 15 Jun 22+20d | Ascot | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) | 19/24 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 58C | 63A | George Downing | 150/1 |
| 26 May 22+21d | Sandown | Coral National Stakes (Listed) | 6/7 | 4¼ | 9-5 | — | 50B | 62A | George Downing | 9/1 |
| 05 May 22+15d | Chester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | 77A | 101A | George Downing | 11/2 | |
| 20 Apr 22+16d | Salisbury | Focus Rigging & Scaffolding British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 100C | 85B | George Downing | 6/1 |
| 04 Apr 22 | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 78A | 78A | George Downing | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Democracy Dilemma (IRE) won?
- Democracy Dilemma (IRE) won 8 of 43 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.6%. Placed 15 times in total (34.9% of starts).
- Who trains Democracy Dilemma (IRE)?
- Democracy Dilemma (IRE) is trained by Robert Cowell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 August 2026.
- Who is Democracy Dilemma (IRE)'s sire?
- Democracy Dilemma (IRE) is by Cotai Glory (GB) out of Majestic Alexander (IRE), whose sire is Bushranger.
- What going does Democracy Dilemma (IRE) prefer?
- Democracy Dilemma (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 10 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 Democracy Dilemma (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 8 August 2026. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Democracy Dilemma (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Cotai Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,911 runs since Jan 2008 (388 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,392. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 416.
- Who are Democracy Dilemma (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Majestic Alexander (IRE), Democracy Dilemma (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Sky Majesty (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Sky Majesty (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.