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Horse profile

Drummer First (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer John E Kiely · Last owner Barog Syndicate
by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Second Fiddle (IRE) (Orchestra)
20 runs · 10 courses · from May 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Apr 2007 — 7,139 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 5th of 17 2 wins · Punchestown & Fairyhouse Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Drummer First (IRE) is 2 from 20. Hasn't won since Apr 2006. Last raced off 113, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating113↓ 10lb off peak
113 113–123

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 120C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 11 Mar 2007 Official rating 113 at the last run, 4 Apr 2007

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 136C · median 115.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy8136C124.5—
Soft6132C118.5—
Good to Soft2110C103—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7130C111—
2m5f – 3m6136C114—
1m5f – 2m5132C129—

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 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
Grand Plaisir (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11.4—
Good to Firm2727.4%−1.21 from 1
Good9366.5%−2.10 from 2
Good to Soft6669.1%+0.50 from 2
Soft73811%+2.41 from 7
Heavy3738.1%−0.50 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4736.4%−2.21 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f9255.4%−3.21 from 8
2m5f – 3m120119.2%+0.60 from 6
Over 3m42716.7%+8.1—

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
Second Fiddle (IRE) (Orchestra)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 7 1 14% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% +1.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 1 50% +4.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 5 1 20% +0.00
John Cullen 5 1 20% +1.00
R Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P Cashman 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C Motherway 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S M O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 11 2 18% +0.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% +1.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
04 Apr 07+24d Gowran Park Kilkenny Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 5/17 3 11-12 113110C Denis O'Regan 3/2F
11 Mar 07+38d Naas Moate Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 10-9 113120C Denis O'Regan 10/1
01 Feb 07+11d Thurles Rock Of Cashel Handicap Chase (0-123) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 4 11-10 113101C Davy Condon 7/1
21 Jan 07+52d Cork Blackwater H'dle 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 4½ 11-9 123129C John Cullen 8/1
30 Nov 06+14d Thurles Rock Of Cashel Hurdle 22.5f · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 2½ 11-12 122102C Paul Carberry 9/2
16 Nov 06+17d Clonmel Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 1¼ 11-10 123136C Denis O'Regan 10/1
30 Oct 06+11d Galway John Mulholland Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 3/20 1 11-12 122131C Denis O'Regan 25/1
19 Oct 06+12d Punchestown Go Racing In Kildare Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 18 ran 11/18 8 11-12 11387C John Cullen 25/1
07 Oct 06+16d Gowran Park Lord Bagenal Inn Beginners Chase 17f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 16/18 5 11-12 —96C John Cullen 9/2
21 Sep 06+145d Listowel Kevin McManus Beginners Chase 22f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 9 11-12 —94C John Cullen 7/1
29 Apr 06+12d Punchestown RFL Steel Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 1/22 11-12 —127C John Cullen 5/1
17 Apr 06+36d Fairyhouse Sherry Fitzgerald Hurdle 20f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 —— R Walsh 6/1
12 Mar 06+36d Naas Sheila McCarthy Novice Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 4 11-5 —100C R Walsh 5/1
04 Feb 06+14d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Schooling Grounds Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 25 ran 1/25 11-12 —132C Denis O'Regan 4/1
21 Jan 06+37d Naas I.N.H Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 24 ran 4/24 3 11-12 —111C Barry Geraghty 3/1F
15 Dec 05+18d Gowran Park Clashwilliam Maiden Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 19 ran 2/19 nk 11-12 —126C Barry Geraghty 5/2
27 Nov 05+18d Navan Navan Shopping (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 2 11-0 —— Mr C Motherway 7/2
09 Nov 05+18d Fairyhouse Black Hall INH Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 2½ 11-8 —130C Mr P Cashman 9/2
22 Oct 05+155d Fairyhouse Ward Union Hunt Inaugural INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 24 ran 2/24 3 11-11 —130C Mr P Cashman 10/1
20 May 05 Cork Charlville INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 24 ran 10/24 5 11-6 —81C Mr S M O'Donoghue 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Drummer First (IRE) won?
Drummer First (IRE) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
Who trained Drummer First (IRE)?
Drummer First (IRE) was trained by John E Kiely on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 4 April 2007.
Who is Drummer First (IRE)'s sire?
Drummer First (IRE) is by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Second Fiddle (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What going does Drummer First (IRE) prefer?
Drummer First (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Drummer First (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 4 April 2007. The highest on record is 123.
What is Drummer First (IRE)'s sire's record?
Grand Plaisir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.