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Essential Comedy (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer Ms Claire O'Connell · Owner Ms Riona Teggart
by Essential Quality (USA) out of Comedy (IRE) (Dandy Man)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 31 days ago · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Essential Comedy is a filly by Essential Quality out of a Dandy Man mare who is yet to win from five starts on turf. She showed her best effort when third of six at Tramore in Aug 2026. All three runs over 1m2f – 1m4f came without a placing as did both starts at 1m5f – 2m. Her last run, at Clonmel in Sep 2026, saw her finish fifth of eight off an official rating of 67.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 1 Jul 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 106C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2106C1022 · 106 / 102
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f398A833 · 98 / 83
1m5f – 2m2106C101.52 · 106 / 101.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore (IRE), 15 Aug 2026 Official rating 67 at the last run, 16 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 63B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good261A582 · 61 / 58
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f363B553 · 63 / 55
1m5f – 2m261A60.52 · 61 / 60.5

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Essential Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 6 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%00 from 1
Good200%00 from 2
Good to Soft100%00 from 1
Soft100%00 from 1
Standard (AW)100%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%0—
1m2f – 1m4f300%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m200%00 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Comedy (IRE) (Dandy Man)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Diora (USA)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Kearney 2 0 0% −2.00
J M Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Sep 26+20d Clonmel (IRE) Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Fillies Maiden 10f · Yielding · 8 ran Went straight to front - held a slender edge at halfway before being caught approaching 2f out - dropped to 5th and could find no more inside the final furlong 5/8 5 9-3 6783C53C J M Sheridan 33/1
27 Aug 26+12d Navan (IRE) GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap 14f · Good · 18 ran Held a midpack position - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - unable to gain ground - finished well held in 12th 12/18 1 9-11 70106C61A Jack Kearney 28/1
15 Aug 26+45d Tramore (IRE) Newly Weds Sara & Nigel Irish EBF Fillies Maiden 12f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran Sat second early - hit front on the turn out of the back straight and edged clear briefly with a furlong to go - overtaken 200 yards from home - stayed on for 3rd 3/6 nk 9-3 —64A63B Rory Cleary 14/1
01 Jul 26+13d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 12f · Good · 12 ran Sat just off the front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left then stayed on same gear to the line without finding more 5/12 5 9-3 —98A55A Colin Keane 14/1
18 Jun 26 Leopardstown 1878 At 3Arena Maiden 13f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Held up towards the back - still 7th under pressure 2f out - unable to close - finished sixth 6/10 nk 9-0 —97A60A Jack Kearney 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Essential Comedy (IRE) won?
Essential Comedy (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Essential Comedy (IRE)?
Essential Comedy (IRE) is trained by Ms Claire O'Connell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 September 2026.
Who is Essential Comedy (IRE)'s sire?
Essential Comedy (IRE) is by Essential Quality (USA) out of Comedy (IRE), whose sire is Dandy Man.
What is Essential Comedy (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 16 September 2026. The highest on record is 70.
What is Essential Comedy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Essential Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 6 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Essential Comedy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Comedy (IRE), Essential Comedy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.