Horse profile
Downhiller (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer John Dunlop · Last owner Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc
by Alhaarth (IRE) out of Ski For Gold (GB) (Shirley Heights)
21 runs · 14 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2012 — 5,156 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 9th of 9
3 wins · Ripon, Newbury & Leicester
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Downhiller (IRE) is 3 from 21. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 80, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 3–21Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 10 (47.6%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=21 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 93dAvg 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 rating80↓ 15lb off peak
80
76–95
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
Alhaarth (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 4,158 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | −5.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 625 | 76 | 12.2% | +2.5 | 2 from 8 |
| Good | 1,018 | 107 | 10.5% | +0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 489 | 45 | 9.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 805 | 79 | 9.8% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 366 | 34 | 9.3% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 804 | 61 | 7.6% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | −2.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 522 | 42 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 630 | 68 | 10.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,052 | 106 | 10.1% | +0.4 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 952 | 95 | 10% | +0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 586 | 55 | 9.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 260 | 25 | 9.6% | −0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ski For Gold (GB) (Shirley Heights)
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Anton Dolin (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Anton Dolin (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Dolin (IRE) | 92 | 6 | 1m3f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Bertie Le Belge (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 6f–1m½f | — |
| Banker Burke (IRE) | 40 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Golden Games (IRE) | 25 | 1 | 2m1½f | Class 5 |
| Eglevski (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Alpine Gold (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bursting Bubbles (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +8.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +11.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Ahern | 15 | 2 | 13% | +1.50 |
| Ted Durcan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 3 | 15% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 12+16d | Haydock | Betfred 20-20 Technologies Ltd Handicap | 9/9 | 3½ | 9-10 | 80 | 72C | Ted Durcan | 7/1 |
| 22 Aug 12+25d | York | BetVictor.com Handicap | 16/16 | 2 | 8-6 | 85 | 66C | Eddie Ahern | 10/1 |
| 28 Jul 12+337d | Ascot | Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Handicap | 7/7 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 89 | 65A | Eddie Ahern | 12/1 |
| 26 Aug 11+20d | Newmarket | Piper-Heidsieck 'Rare' Handicap | 2/12 | 3¼ | 9-10 | 88 | 88A | Eddie Ahern | 13/2 |
| 06 Aug 11+15d | Newmarket | Red Lion Foods Handicap | 4/8 | 1½ | 10-0 | 89 | 88A | Tom Queally | 15/2 |
| 22 Jul 11+807d | Ascot | John Guest Brown Jack Handicap | 8/9 | 9 | 9-11 | 94 | 74C | Ted Durcan | 50/1 |
| 06 May 09+11d | Chester | Totesport.com Chester Cup Heritage Handicap | 7/16 | 2 | 8-12 | 94 | 80A | Eddie Ahern | 9/2F |
| 25 Apr 09+28d | Ripon | Totetentofollow.co.uk Handicap | 1/9 | 9-6 | 94 | 92A | Eddie Ahern | 5/2F | |
| 28 Mar 09+182d | Kempton (AW) | Play Roulette at williamhill.com Queen's Prize Handicap | 9/12 | 2 | 8-13 | 95 | 69C | Eddie Ahern | 9/2 |
| 27 Sep 08+13d | Ascot | Broadway Gordon Carter Handicap | 2/13 | hd | 8-13 | 92 | 85A | Jimmy Fortune | 8/1 |
| 14 Sep 08+20d | Chelmsford (AW) | Madeira Handicap | 3/11 | hd | 9-2 | 89 | 94A | Eddie Ahern | 11/1 |
| 25 Aug 08+37d | Kempton (AW) | Bet Premier League Football - Betdaq Handicap | 4/14 | hd | 9-3 | 88 | 86A | Eddie Ahern | 12/1 |
| 19 Jul 08+16d | Ripon | Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap | 6/6 | 3½ | 9-4 | 89 | 68C | Eddie Ahern | 9/2 |
| 03 Jul 08+43d | Newbury | Cheviot Asset Management Handicap | 1/7 | 9-7 | 84 | 89A | Eddie Ahern | 12/1 | |
| 21 May 08+25d | Sandown | Panmure Gordon Corporate Finance Handicap | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 84 | 85A | Eddie Ahern | 7/2J |
| 26 Apr 08+23d | Leicester | John Smith's Club And Institute Union Handicap | 3/8 | 10 | 9-6 | 84 | 78A | Eddie Ahern | 4/1 |
| 03 Apr 08+161d | Leicester | ladbrokes.com Maiden Stakes | 1/14 | 8-8 | 84 | 88A | Ryan Moore | 3/1 | |
| 25 Oct 07+28d | Brighton | E.B.F. John Hunter - Follow Your Instinct Maiden Stakes | 2/11 | shd | 9-3 | 76 | 88C | Eddie Ahern | 16/1 |
| 27 Sep 07+14d | Pontefract | E.B.F. Frier Wood Maiden Stakes | 2/10 | 4 | 9-3 | — | 84C | Eddie Ahern | 2/1F |
| 13 Sep 07+29d | Chepstow | WBX.COM Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/14 | nk | 9-3 | — | 85C | Jimmy Quinn | 16/1 |
| 15 Aug 07 | Sandown | Woodford Reserve Bourbon Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 11/14 | nk | 9-3 | — | 59C | Eddie Ahern | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Downhiller (IRE) won?
- Downhiller (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 10 times in total (47.6% of starts).
- Who trained Downhiller (IRE)?
- Downhiller (IRE) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 7 September 2012.
- Who is Downhiller (IRE)'s sire?
- Downhiller (IRE) is by Alhaarth (IRE) out of Ski For Gold (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What going does Downhiller (IRE) prefer?
- Downhiller (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Downhiller (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 7 September 2012. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Downhiller (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Alhaarth (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 4,158 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Downhiller (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ski For Gold (GB), Downhiller (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Anton Dolin (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Anton Dolin (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.