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Dress Dance (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer Ms Sheila Lavery · Owner Mrs K Lavery
by Dandy Man (IRE) out of For Joy (GB) (Singspiel)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 7 Oct 2026 · 15th of 16 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Dress Dance is a filly by Dandy Man out of a Singspiel mare who is yet to win from seven starts on turf. She has raced over 6f to 1m4f and on good to heavy ground without placing. Typically held up she finished 15 of 16 at Navan in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 46, 8lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 7 figures · best 101C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft372C591 run · —
Good271C692 runs · 71 / 69
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f480C71.52 runs · 71 / 69
1m2f – 1m4f2101C55.52 runs · 101 / 55.5
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 2 Sep 2026 Official rating 46 at the last run, 7 Oct 2026

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 7 figures · best 69A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft355A501 run · —
Good269A572 runs · 69 / 57
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f469A54.52 runs · 69 / 57
1m2f – 1m4f250A47.52 runs · 50 / 47.5
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 15 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 7 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Held up 5 (71%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,959 runs since Mar 2013 (930 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm921415.2%+6.1—
Good to Firm2,47725610.3%+1.2—
Good3,1682648.3%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,3401098.1%−10 from 1
Soft1,7221367.9%−1.20 from 3
Heavy4745010.5%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)5,6865359.4%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4,44150711.4%+2.3—
6f – 7f7,6406438.4%−0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,0461597.8%−1.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f582447.6%−1.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m17095.3%−3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f6723%−6.1—
2m5f – 3m1200%−9.1—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
For Joy (GB) (Singspiel)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Victoria Regina (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Geizy Teizy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Victoria Regina (IRE)1421m–1m1f—
Geizy Teizy (IRE)1721m½f–1m2fClass 2
New Energy (IRE)1117f—
Eyecatcher (IRE)911m4fClass 5
Mojeyrr (IRE)416fClass 5
Suave Story (IRE)1611m—
Golden Omen (IRE)20——
Any Joy (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 6 0 0% −6.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
07 Oct 26+22d Navan (IRE) Racing Again 21st October Handicap (Div II) 1m2f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up at the back throughout - no impact - finished 15th and well adrift 15/16 4½ 9-2 4610C45C Robbie Colgan 40/1
15 Sep 26+13d Punchestown (IRE) Festival 2027 On Sale Soon Handicap (Div II) 1m1f · Good · 13 ran Slow to begin - settled towards the back - 11th at halfway - dropped away entering straight - unable to threaten leaders and faded in the final furlong 11/13 5 9-6 5071C45C Rory Cleary 14/1
02 Sep 26+106d Navan (IRE) Navan Handicap (Div I) 1m · Good · 16 ran Held up towards the back - driven to improve outside approaching 2f out but 8th with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to finish 7th 7/16 hd 9-8 5267C69A Robbie Colgan 33/1
19 May 26+220d Cork Racing Again June 14th Handicap (0-60) 1m2½f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - asked for effort soon after and made no headway from a furlong out - eventually well held in 12th 12/13 2¾ 9-10 54101C50A Robbie Colgan 22/1
2025 · 3 runs
11 Oct 25+25d Naas WTW Willis Fillies Maiden 7f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled in the pack early - driven to close a gap in last spot straight after turning in - unable to make headway from around 2f out - well held at the finish 13/16 1 9-3 —59C55A Robbie Colgan 150/1
16 Sep 25+150d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m1½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - around 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left before fading late to finish well beaten 13/14 1¾ 9-3 —80C59C Robbie Colgan 40/1
19 Apr 25 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 1m · Soft · 6 ran Held up in touch - driven to chase leaders under 2f out but made no headway - faded through final stages to finish 5th 5/6 3¼ 8-11 —72C50C Robbie Colgan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dress Dance won?
Dress Dance (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Dress Dance?
Dress Dance (IRE) is trained by Ms Sheila Lavery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is Dress Dance's sire?
Dress Dance (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of For Joy (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Dress Dance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 54.
What is Dress Dance's sire's record?
Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,959 runs since Mar 2013 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
Who are Dress Dance's siblings?
Out of For Joy (GB), Dress Dance (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Victoria Regina (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Geizy Teizy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.