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Horse profile

Drimnagh Castle (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2006) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner Enda Hunston
by Arctic Lord (IRE) out of Had Enough (GB) (Hadeer)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Sep 2006 — 7,369 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2006 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Drimnagh Castle (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Galway (Sep 2005). Last raced off 48, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating48↓ 14lb off peak
48 48–62

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 (flat) 56C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 1 Sep 2006 Official rating 48 at the last flat run, 1 Sep 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wexford (RH) (IRE), 24 Jul 2005

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 8 figures · best 59C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm358C43—
Soft259C57.5—
Good237C31—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f558C43—
1m2f – 1m4f256C46.5—
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 90C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m290C89.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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
Arctic Lord (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 795 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12% from 117. Weakest on heavy going: 1.4% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%+0.1—
Good to Firm1171412%+6.50 from 4
Good224125.4%−0.10 from 3
Good to Soft9755.2%−0.3—
Soft191105.2%−0.30 from 4
Heavy14721.4%−4.10 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m12843.1%−2.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f323165%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m272217.7%+2.2—
Over 3m7234.2%−1.3—

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

Dam
Had Enough (GB) (Hadeer)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Alexander Exchange (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Alexander Exchange (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alexander Exchange (IRE)1112mClass 5
Tristernagh (IRE)70——
I'vehadit (IRE)10——
Something Inside (IRE)130——
The Copper Plate (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (RH) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain Cawley 2 0 0% −2.00
N G McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
E M Butterly 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T G Freyne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 5 runs
01 Sep 06+18d Down Royal Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (40-60) 1m2½f · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 shd 9-0 4856C Alain Cawley 12/1
14 Aug 06+48d Ballinrobe J.P.S.Property Development Ballinrobe Handicap (40-70) 1m1f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9/16 2½ 8-11 5131C N G McCullagh 14/1
27 Jun 06+6d Sligo Sligo Claiming Race 1m2f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 1 9-12 5137C Seamie Heffernan 16/1
21 Jun 06+7d Leopardstown Leopardstown Lions Club Handicap (Div 2) 1m1f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 12/17 shd 9-1 5758C Seamie Heffernan 16/1
14 Jun 06+233d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (40-70) 1m · Good To Firm · 20 ran 13/20 shd 8-9 5743C Alain Cawley 11/1
2005 · 7 runs
24 Oct 05+12d Curragh Al Asayl Handicap (40-70) 1m · Heavy · 27 ran 24/27 2½ 9-7 6251C Davy Condon 10/1
12 Oct 05+36d Navan Cyril Carty Navan Golf Captain Race 1m1f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 shd 8-8 —25C E M Butterly 33/1
06 Sep 05+20d Galway Donnelly's Of Barna Race 7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 4½ 8-11 —— E M Butterly 50/1
17 Aug 05+24d Sligo Ransboro Claiming Race 6½f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 1½ 9-4 —59C N G McCullagh 16/1
24 Jul 05+35d Wexford (RH) (IRE) ITBA (Southeast Region) INH Flat Race 2m · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 hd 11-7 —90C Declan Queally 3/1
19 Jun 05+106d Down Royal Stanleybet Skipper Street (Pro-Am) INH Flat Rce 2m · Good To Firm · 19 ran 12/19 11 11-7 —89C Mr J J Codd 8/1
05 Mar 05 Navan College Proteins & Navan Shopping Centre Pro-Am INH Flat 2m · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-0 —— Mr T G Freyne 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Drimnagh Castle won?
Drimnagh Castle (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Drimnagh Castle?
Drimnagh Castle (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 1 September 2006.
Who is Drimnagh Castle's sire?
Drimnagh Castle (IRE) is by Arctic Lord (IRE) out of Had Enough (GB), whose sire is Hadeer.
What is Drimnagh Castle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 1 September 2006. The highest on record is 62.
What is Drimnagh Castle's sire's record?
Arctic Lord (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 795 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12% from 117. Weakest on heavy going: 1.4% from 147.
Who are Drimnagh Castle's siblings?
Out of Had Enough (GB), Drimnagh Castle (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alexander Exchange (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Alexander Exchange (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.