Horse profile
Dignam (IRE)
by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Bunraku (GB) (Cacique)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Off 221 days · 9th of 22
Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile
Dignam is a gelding who has won four of 15 starts on turf. All four wins came on good ground, with three in juvenile hurdles at Class 4 level over trips from 1m5f to 2m4f and one on the flat over 6f to 7f. Each success occurred on his first visit to the course. Ridden with patience in four of six analysed runs, he last ran at Cheltenham in Mar 2026 when ninth of 22 in a Class 1 handicap hurdle off a mark of 131.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 6 (40%)Placed
- −9.79£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=15 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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 rating131At career-high mark
131
83–131
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 95B | 91 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 86B | 81 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 95B | 93 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 118A | 74 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 85C | 66 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 104A | 79.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 77C | 57 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sea The Moon (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 4,524 runs since Jan 2008 (500 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.1% from 802.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 51 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,048 | 128 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 4 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 619 | 85 | 13.7% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 860 | 102 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 316 | 39 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,267 | 140 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 684 | 68 | 9.9% | −2.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,016 | 97 | 9.5% | −2.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,527 | 197 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 802 | 121 | 15.1% | +3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 349 | 49 | 14% | +1.9 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 73 | 5 | 6.8% | −5.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
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
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 4 | 44% | −3.79 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +0.77 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.30 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.22 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.25 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | −0.45 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.78 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| J J Slevin | 4 | 3 | 75% | −0.23 |
| Scott McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 33% | −5.23 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.56 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.56 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 3 | 60% | −1.23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 26+114d | Cheltenham | McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back of the pack early - eased right and edged closer approaching 2 out - pushed on before the last but couldn't quicken through the run-in | 9/22 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 131 | 86B | 130A | Richard Deegan | 33/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+83d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Cambaceres - Grande Course de Haies des 3 ans (Hurdle) (3yo) (Turf) | 5/11 | 12 | 10-8 | — | — | — | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+29d | Cartmel | Sticky Toffee Pudding Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled well early - moved through to challenge nearing the last with a minor mistake - took over and pulled away for an untroubled success | 1/7 | 11-10 | — | 95B | 128B | J J Slevin | 30/100F | |
| 27 Jul 25+7d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - moved forward from 4 out and into second after 3 out - hit the front at the last - quickened and drew right out on the run-in to win comfortably | 1/11 | 11-7 | — | 76A | 126A | J J Slevin | 2/9F | |
| 20 Jul 25+21d | Newton Abbot | Zero To Exit Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - stumbled 3 out - swept through to hit the front before 2 out - looking the likeliest winner but stumbled again after the last then driven out to score | 1/5 | 11-0 | — | 91C | 117B | J J Slevin | 1/4F | |
| 29 Jun 25+27d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Handicap (Premier Handicap) Tracked the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't close 2f out and stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 89 | 74C | 91A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 16/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+16d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic Tracked the front group early - urged forward past the 2f mark and drifted off a true line - hit the front briefly over a furlong out before being overtaken entering the last furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/11 | nk | 9-6 | 83 | 104A | 98A | Scott McCullagh | 80/1 |
| 17 May 25+19d | Navan | Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat just behind the front group early - third at the halfway point - pushed along to challenge with a furlong and a half left but flattened out and finished sixth | 6/7 | 2½ | 9-9 | 88 | 118A | 73A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+36d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Blackwater Handicap Held up towards the back - urged into contention 13th 2f out - stayed on steadily to finish sixth | 6/15 | ½ | 9-10 | 91 | 85C | 88A | Scott McCullagh | 80/1 |
| 23 Mar 25+161d | Naas | TRM - Supplements You Can Trust Race Held up in the pack early - not going well enough to threaten - urged into 5th around 2f out - couldn't quicken and held to finish | 5/6 | 4½ | 9-9 | 92 | 58A | 74B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+22d | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final Settled midpack early - squeezed for space and roused approaching 3f out - still boxed in with 2f left - asked for effort and caught a knock inside final furlong - unable to find more and finished well beaten | 14/16 | 1 | 9-7 | 92 | 47C | 62A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/2 |
| 21 Sep 24+20d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Conde (2yo) (Turf) | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 31/10 |
| 01 Sep 24+18d | Tipperary | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Handy early and soon into it for command - hit front after a furlong and a half and set the pace from there - driven on with 2f remaining - two lengths clear entering final furlong - shaken up and finished strongly though drifted near the line | 1/13 | 9-7 | — | 44C | 90A | Declan McDonogh | 4/9F | |
| 14 Aug 24+27d | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Handy early - went in front after a furlong - lost advantage passing 4f out - back in command turning into the straight - moved to the far rail and lost front spot again with 2f left - battled on at one gear from a furlong out to finish second by a short margin | 2/16 | nk | 9-8 | — | 77C | 97A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/4F |
| 18 Jul 24 | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 3/17 | 1¾ | 9-9 | — | 67C | 84A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dignam (IRE) won?
- Dignam (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Dignam (IRE)?
- Dignam (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 March 2026.
- Who is Dignam (IRE)'s sire?
- Dignam (IRE) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Bunraku (GB), whose sire is Cacique.
- What going does Dignam (IRE) prefer?
- Dignam (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dignam (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 10 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dignam (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 4,524 runs since Jan 2008 (500 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.1% from 802.
- Who are Dignam (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bunraku (GB), Dignam (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.