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Horse profile

Ealu Tapa (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Peter Fahey · Owner Vinny Byrne Ollie Dunne Partnership
by Getaway (GER) out of Lilly's Express (IRE) (King's Theatre)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ballinrobe (IRE) Beaten favourite LTO Last run 13 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 13
KTB Profile

Ealu Tapa won his only bumper at Ballinrobe in Jul 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good going. The gelding has one win and two places from five turf starts, all bar one at 1m5f – 2m. He finished second of 13 as beaten favourite in the William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown in Oct 2026. By Getaway out of a King’s Theatre mare, he is trained by Peter Fahey.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jun 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown (IRE), 13 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 112B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good4112B104.54 runs · 112 / 104.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4112B974 runs · 112 / 97
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 19 Sep 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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 140A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good4140A130.54 runs · 140 / 130.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4140A1214 runs · 140 / 121
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 21 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 13 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 13 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 5 analysed runs since Jun 2026

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 11,006 runs since Mar 2016 (1,031 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1343123.1%+11.8—
Good3,90851413.2%+1.91 from 4
Good to Soft2,41726511%−0.30 from 1
Soft3,1662939.3%−2—
Heavy1,25312610.1%−1.2—
Standard (AW)1281310.2%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f2414.2%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7879%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m3,42337210.9%−0.41 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4,13247711.5%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,72631111.4%+0.1—
Over 3m6197412%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lilly's Express (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Express Run (IRE)100——
Galvarino (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +0.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 1 100% +3.50
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Ewing 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr A P Ryan 1 1 100% +3.50
Mr J M Halford 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +2.50

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
13 Oct 26+24d Punchestown (IRE) William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 13 ran Up with the pace wide - disputing second at the midpoint - errors 4 out and 3 out - moved up to challenge after 3 out - edged ahead after 2 out - under pressure and strongly challenged before the last - blundered at the last and overtaken - nothing more on the run-in to finish 2nd 2/13 4¼ 11-12 110B130B Sam Ewing 13/8F
19 Sep 26+28d Navan (IRE) BAR 1 Betting 'Download Our App' Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 16 ran Settled in the pack - drifted right at the 1st and erred at the 2nd - moved closer 3 out and held 5th at the last - plugged on into 4th inside the final furlong but never a danger 4/16 nk 11-12 99B140A Sam Ewing 14/1
22 Aug 26+32d Killarney (IRE) ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div II) 2m½f · Good · 16 ran settled around midfield - eighth after fifth - found some headway after four out - unable to threaten leading pair in fifth from two out and could not quicken before the last - finished fifth 5/16 nk 11-12 76B111A Sam Ewing 11/2
21 Jul 26+45d Ballinrobe (IRE) Jennings Meats Flat Race 1m7½f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back early - travelled wide throughout - still 11th at halfway - began closing that gap from 4f out - moved right approaching 3f out - sent forward to hit the front over 1f out - quickened away inside the final 150 yards to win 1/13 11-9 112B131A Mr A P Ryan 7/2
06 Jun 26 Punchestown Castlestone Holiday Homes (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Sat close to the pace in 5th - dropped away with 4f left - made no further headway - finished well held in 9th 9/18 4½ 11-7 95B109A Mr J M Halford 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ealu Tapa won?
Ealu Tapa (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Ealu Tapa?
Ealu Tapa (IRE) is trained by Peter Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
Who is Ealu Tapa's sire?
Ealu Tapa (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Lilly's Express (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Ealu Tapa prefer?
Ealu Tapa (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ealu Tapa's sire's record?
Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 11,006 runs since Mar 2016 (1,031 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Who are Ealu Tapa's siblings?
Out of Lilly's Express (IRE), Ealu Tapa (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.