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Horse profile

Emmas Dilemma (IRE)

10yo mare (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer Hannah James · Last owner Miss Hannah James
by Gold Well (GB) out of Emmas Island (IRE) (Heron Island)
27 runs · 19 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2022 — 1,485 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 · 6th of 6 Won at Huntingdon Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Emmas Dilemma won once from 27 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 mares handicap hurdle over 3m on good to soft at Huntingdon in Mar 2021. She raced at Class 4 level off an official rating of 76 at Huntingdon in Oct 2022 when she finished sixth of six, 25lb below her highest ever mark of 101. The mare, by Gold Well out of Emmas Island, had her last run for Hannah James at that October 2022 outing.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 25lb off peak
76 75–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 16 Apr 2021

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 17 figures · best 126A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6126A92—
Heavy5102A98—
Good to Soft3121B106—
Soft3116B64—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8102A87—
Over 3m4126A113.5—
1m5f – 2m3116B87—
2m1f – 2m4f2111C105—

Of 27 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 27 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 73C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 17 Aug 2022 Official rating 76 at the last jumps run, 11 Oct 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 21 Jul 2017

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 21 figures · best 113A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7113A82—
Heavy799A89—
Soft4101A87.5—
Good to Soft396A85—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9104A88—
Over 3m696A87—
2m1f – 2m4f391C82—
1m5f – 2m3113A101—
Flat 5 figures · best 72A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good264B63—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m472A61—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 27 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 27 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
Gold Well (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2011 (363 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1241411.3%−0.9—
Good1,75222012.6%+0.40 from 9
Good to Soft98012112.3%+0.11 from 4
Soft1,79219410.8%−1.40 from 5
Heavy96713714.2%+20 from 9
Standard (AW)3313%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.2—
1m – 1m1f1900%−12.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−12.2—
1m5f – 2m1,21314612%−0.20 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,89824312.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,96722911.6%−0.60 from 10
Over 3m5356912.9%+0.71 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Emmas Island (IRE) (Heron Island)

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
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +17.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 13 1 8% +8.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 3 1 33% +18.00
Hereford 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 0 0% −10.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 6 1 17% +15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Nathan Brennan 5 1 20% +16.00
Max Kendrick 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr Finian Maguire 4 0 0% −4.00
Marc Goldstein 3 0 0% −3.00
Lewis Stones 2 0 0% −2.00
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Hammond 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gregory 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Short 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms L O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 0 0% −14.00
Tongue tie + visor 6 1 17% +15.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 5 1 20% +16.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 9 0 0% −9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 22 1 5% −1.00
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2022 · 3 runs
11 Oct 22+21d Huntingdon racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 60 10-2 7694C65C Marc Goldstein 18/1
20 Sep 22+34d Warwick Poundland Foundation Proudly Supports Make-A-Wish UK Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 28 10-2 76111C67C Marc Goldstein 66/1
17 Aug 22+488d Worcester Cazoo Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 16 10-2 77—73C Marc Goldstein 40/1
2021 · 5 runs
16 Apr 21+24d Fontwell bestbettingsites.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m2f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 3 10-4 83126A82B Mr Nathan Brennan 11/2
23 Mar 21+16d Huntingdon Racing TV Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-9 75121B96A Mr Nathan Brennan 20/1
07 Mar 21+12d Huntingdon Thank You Our Supportive Annual Badgeholders Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 5/17 6½ 9-12 76106B85A Mr Nathan Brennan 28/1
23 Feb 21+19d Taunton Elise Jones Virtual Delayed 18th Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 3½ 9-12 7998B75A Mr Nathan Brennan 50/1
04 Feb 21+68d Ffos Las Read Davy Russell's Exclusive Blog starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 9-11 79—— Max Kendrick 66/1
2020 · 5 runs
28 Nov 20+5d Bangor-on-Dee Burling Family Ltd Training Series Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 nk 10-3 8264C84A Mr Nathan Brennan 14/1
23 Nov 20+27d Ludlow Ludlow Brewery Glynis Lloyd Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 ¾ 10-2 8297C75C Charlie Hammond 66/1
27 Oct 20+225d Chepstow Cotswold Racing At tipstersempire.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 11 10-11 8659C67C Max Kendrick 33/1
16 Mar 20+73d Hereford hereford-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 4¾ 10-5 89—91B Max Kendrick 50/1
03 Jan 20+15d Hereford Happy New Year From MansionBet Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 5½ 11-6 94—82C Max Kendrick 40/1
2019 · 1 run
19 Dec 19+542d Hereford Cotswold Mini Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 20 11-7 98—89C Max Kendrick 50/1
2018 · 4 runs
25 Jun 18+22d Southwell Horse Racing Betting Odds At bettingodds.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 3m · Good · 11 ran 6/11 14 11-7 10190C88C Lewis Stones 11/1
03 Jun 18+23d Fakenham Pedlars Hall Cafe Double Bubble Breakfast Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 12-0 10181B104A Lewis Stones 5/2
11 May 18+104d Market Rasen Lucas Machinery Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 11-12 9887A113A Fergus Gregory 2/1F
27 Jan 18+31d Fairyhouse Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 5 10-9 94102A88A Dylan Robinson 11/1
2017 · 9 runs
27 Dec 17+13d Limerick Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 9½ 10-4 9584B99A Danny Mullins 12/1
14 Dec 17+29d Tramore 2018 Tramore Annual Badge - Great Gift For Christmas Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 3 10-4 —79B97A Adam Short 10/1
15 Nov 17+17d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2018 Now Available Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 2 10-10 —99C91C J J Slevin 12/1
29 Oct 17+100d Wexford Irish Stallion Farm Ebf Mares (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 1 11-6 ——58C Mr Finian Maguire 13/2
21 Jul 17+10d Kilbeggan Book Online For Discounts Flat Race 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 6 11-4 ——62B Mr Finian Maguire 9/1
11 Jul 17+38d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Ladies Pro/am) Flat Race 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 shd 11-4 ——54A Ms L O'Neill 2/1J
03 Jun 17+22d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms Ebf (mares) Flat Race 2m · Good · 11 ran 5/11 4¼ 11-4 ——64B Mr Finian Maguire 6/5F
12 May 17+33d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com (Pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2¾ 11-2 ——72A Mr Finian Maguire 6/1
09 Apr 17 Tramore Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 nse 10-8 —116B101A J J Slevin 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Emmas Dilemma won?
Emmas Dilemma (IRE) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 5 times in total (18.5% of starts).
Who trained Emmas Dilemma?
Emmas Dilemma (IRE) was trained by Hannah James on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 11 October 2022.
Who is Emmas Dilemma's sire?
Emmas Dilemma (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Emmas Island (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
What going does Emmas Dilemma prefer?
Emmas Dilemma (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Emmas Dilemma's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 11 October 2022. The highest on record is 101.
What is Emmas Dilemma's sire's record?
Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2011 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2017. 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.