Horse profile
Equus Dancer (IRE)
by Jeremy (USA) out of Celtic Cailin (IRE) (Beneficial)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2025 — 414 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 6th of 9
9 wins · 7 courses
Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile
Equus Dancer won nine of 25 starts on turf between Dec 2018 and Mar 2023. Six of those wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f and two over 2m5f – 3m, with four on good to soft and two on soft. He won twice at both Ffos Las and Sedgefield. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Aug 2025, finished 6 of 9 in the Class 3 handicap chase at Cartmel.
Based on 25 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 9–25Wins / Runs
- 36%Strike rate
- 11 (44%)Placed
- +26.18£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.76Fair A/E n=25 · 1.56 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 102dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating117↓ 17lb off peak
117
113–134
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 122
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 119B | 102 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 119A | 99 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 122A | 115 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 92C | 91 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 122A | 102 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 113C | 79.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 120A | 119 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 25 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 25 runs · as at 3 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 3 analysed runs
- Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 386 | 37 | 9.6% | −1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,811 | 207 | 11.4% | +0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,044 | 145 | 13.9% | +2.7 | 4 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,953 | 220 | 11.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 856 | 90 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 664 | 50 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 19 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 743 | 58 | 7.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 653 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 684 | 69 | 10.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 241 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,680 | 211 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 6 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 736 | 66 | 9% | −2.2 | 2 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 147 | 24 | 16.3% | +5.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Celtic Cailin (IRE) (Beneficial)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Boothen Boy (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m7½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boothen Boy (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Grange Soldier (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 2m7½f | — |
| Celtic Harmony (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 4 | 57% | +11.15 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.03 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +19.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 5 | 63% | +9.43 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 2 | 100% | +0.43 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.50 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 6 | 55% | +15.68 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 14 | 5 | 36% | +8.93 |
| James Bowen | 4 | 3 | 75% | +7.25 |
| Shane Fenelon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Alan Johns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 7 | 44% | +9.18 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 2 | 22% | +17.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.43 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.25 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 14 | 4 | 29% | +18.50 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 43% | +4.43 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.25 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 25+91d | Cartmel | Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - clumsy over 8th before making up ground by 13th - urged along and blundered two out - unable to close on the run home finishing sixth well beaten | 6/9 | 17 | 10-4 | 117 | 102C | 92C | Shane Fenelon | 22/1 |
| 26 May 25+20d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Veterans' Handicap Chase Midfield - moved up to 4th - dropped back after the 12th - towards the tail - made inroads 15th - driven after the last - unable to find more and placed 2nd | 2/7 | 10 | 11-4 | 119 | — | 115B | Sean Bowen | 7/1 |
| 06 May 25+17d | Fakenham | David Keith Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase Broke to the right early - went in front briefly before giving up the lead after the 1st - sat behind the front pack - hampered at the 3rd - lost touch approaching the 13th and dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 4/5 | 27 | 10-4 | 122 | 85C | 94C | Shane Fenelon | 5/2 |
| 19 Apr 25+410d | Newton Abbot | Plymouth Motor Company Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - never involved and beaten a long way - eventually finished sixth | 6/11 | 3¼ | 10-13 | 124 | 91C | 103C | Shane Fenelon | 20/1 |
| 05 Mar 24+326d | Newcastle | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Chase | 3/3 | 25 | 11-6 | 131 | 21C | 100C | James Bowen | 7/2 |
| 14 Apr 23+27d | Aintree | Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course) | 15/29 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 133 | 18C | 112C | Sean Bowen | 12/1 |
| 18 Mar 23+42d | Uttoxeter | Your Dream Holiday With Optimum Experience Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-10 | 126 | 122A | 134A | Sean Bowen | 8/1 | |
| 04 Feb 23+45d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 11/12 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 134 | 74C | 102C | Gavin Sheehan | 9/1 |
| 21 Dec 22+552d | Hereford | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-2 | 128 | — | 133B | Harry Skelton | 16/1 | |
| 17 Jun 21+38d | Ffos Las | Ryan Potter Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/2 | 11-7 | 124 | 87C | 111C | Sean Bowen | 1/33F | |
| 10 May 21+36d | Ffos Las | Vibe Recruit Partners With Ffos Las Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-2 | 124 | 99A | 121B | Sean Bowen | 2/5F | |
| 04 Apr 21+41d | Market Rasen | MansionBet Morethanthenational (Novices' Limited Handicap) Chase (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-1 | 128 | 113C | 131C | James Bowen | 3/1 | |
| 22 Feb 21+33d | Carlisle | MansionBet's Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 11 | 11-12 | 130 | — | 119A | Sean Bowen | 7/2 |
| 20 Jan 21+22d | Chepstow | Thanks To Nathan Williams Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/4 | 3¼ | 11-4 | 131 | — | 118C | Sean Bowen | 7/2 |
| 29 Dec 20+35d | Newbury | Mansionbet's Bet 10 Get 20 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | UR/8 | — | 10-5 | 131 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 8/1 |
| 24 Nov 20+19d | Sedgefield | MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-12 | 120 | 96A | 135B | Sean Bowen | EvensF | |
| 05 Nov 20+278d | Sedgefield | Maurice Perkins Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 11-5 | 113 | — | 136A | Sean Bowen | 17/2 | |
| 01 Feb 20+36d | Sandown | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 11-4 | 116 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 8/1 |
| 27 Dec 19+20d | Chepstow | Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Maiden Hurdle | 8/15 | 8 | 11-0 | 118 | 92C | 103C | Alan Johns | 12/1 |
| 07 Dec 19+34d | Chepstow | UHY Hacker Young Novices' Hurdle | 4/15 | 1¼ | 10-12 | — | 110B | 115A | Gavin Sheehan | 6/5F |
| 03 Nov 19+191d | Carlisle | Join Racing Tv Now Novices' Hurdle | 3/17 | 7 | 10-12 | — | 105B | 118A | Sean Bowen | 7/2 |
| 26 Apr 19+33d | Perth | That's All Folks Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) | 1/9 | 11-7 | — | 69A | 133A | James Bowen | 5/2 | |
| 24 Mar 19+30d | Carlisle | Baldwinholme Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/7 | 11-0 | — | 119A | 124A | James Bowen | 11/4 | |
| 22 Feb 19+73d | Catterick | Join Racing TV Now Standard Open NH Flat Race | 4/12 | 5 | 11-2 | — | 119B | 121A | Sean Bowen | 7/1 |
| 11 Dec 18 | Uttoxeter | Envirostik Holdings UK Standard Open NH Flat Race | 5/10 | shd | 11-0 | — | 120A | 125A | Sean Bowen | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Equus Dancer (IRE) won?
- Equus Dancer (IRE) won 9 of 25 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 36%. Placed 11 times in total (44% of starts).
- Who trained Equus Dancer (IRE)?
- Equus Dancer (IRE) was trained by Mickey Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 25 August 2025.
- Who is Equus Dancer (IRE)'s sire?
- Equus Dancer (IRE) is by Jeremy (USA) out of Celtic Cailin (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Equus Dancer (IRE) prefer?
- Equus Dancer (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Equus Dancer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 25 August 2025. The highest on record is 134.
- What is Equus Dancer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jeremy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
- Who are Equus Dancer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Celtic Cailin (IRE), Equus Dancer (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Boothen Boy (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.