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Horse profile

Dreams Forever (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer D K Weld · Last owner Donald R Keough
by Bachelor Duke (USA) out of Lidanna (GB) (Nicholas)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2009 — 6,373 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 25th of 29 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Dreams Forever (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Mar 2009. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf
Official rating73↓ 4lb off peak
73 73–77

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 27 Mar 2009 Official rating 73 at the last run, 24 May 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 89A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)682A78.5—
Heavy389A85—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f782A73—
Under 6f289A87—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Bachelor Duke (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 1,605 runs since Mar 2008 (109 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.2% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20315%+7.2—
Good to Firm284207%−0.8—
Good389338.5%+0.7—
Good to Soft1431611.2%+3.4—
Soft256166.3%−1.50 from 1
Heavy122129.8%+20 from 3
Standard (AW)391256.4%−1.41 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8733.4%−4.40 from 2
6f – 7f460459.8%+21 from 7
1m – 1m1f394348.6%+0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f259197.3%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m255155.9%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f11776%−1.8—
2m5f – 3m3126.5%−1.3—
Over 3m200%−7.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lidanna (GB) (Nicholas)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Yaa Wayl (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Yaa Wayl (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Yaa Wayl (IRE)1755f–7½fListed
Robert The Painter (IRE)6756f–1m½fClass 3
Capall An Ibre (IRE)1726f—
Lidanski (IRE)616½f—
Expreso Brasileiro (IRE)1217½f—
Dream Dana (IRE)816fClass 6
Wizz Up (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% −3.25
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 6 1 17% −3.25
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% −4.25
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Smullen 8 1 13% −5.25
Shane Gorey 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 6 1 17% −3.25
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 1 33% −0.25
2008 7 0 0% −7.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
24 May 09+9d Curragh Boylepoker.com Handicap (50-80) 6f · Heavy · 29 ran 25/29 hd 8-12 7351C Pat Smullen 10/1
15 May 09+49d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza - Race & Stay Handicap (47-75) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 9-8 7378A Pat Smullen 4/1F
27 Mar 09+126d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 7381A Pat Smullen 7/4F
2008 · 7 runs
21 Nov 08+47d Dundalk (AW) Austin Developments Ltd. Nursery (60-90) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 8-12 7667A Pat Smullen 6/1
05 Oct 08+9d Dundalk (AW) Irish Satllion Farms EBF (C&G) Maiden 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 8-11 7382A Shane Gorey 9/4J
26 Sep 08+11d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap 6f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 8-1 7772A Shane Gorey 7/1
15 Sep 08+136d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Nursery Handicap (60-90) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1¼ 9-0 7479A Pat Smullen 10/1
02 May 08+19d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 6f · Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 2 9-3 7773A Pat Smullen 4/1
13 Apr 08+14d Curragh (IRE) Michael Murphy & Co. Ltd European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden 5f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 hd 9-3 —85B Pat Smullen 4/5F
30 Mar 08 Curragh Tally Ho Stud EBF Maiden 5f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-3 7689A Pat Smullen 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dreams Forever won?
Dreams Forever (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Dreams Forever?
Dreams Forever (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 24 May 2009.
Who is Dreams Forever's sire?
Dreams Forever (IRE) is by Bachelor Duke (USA) out of Lidanna (GB), whose sire is Nicholas.
What going does Dreams Forever prefer?
Dreams Forever (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dreams Forever's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 24 May 2009. The highest on record is 77.
What is Dreams Forever's sire's record?
Bachelor Duke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 1,605 runs since Mar 2008 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.2% from 143.
Who are Dreams Forever's siblings?
Out of Lidanna (GB), Dreams Forever (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Yaa Wayl (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Yaa Wayl (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.