Horse profile
Essential Part (IRE)
6yo mare (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Adrian Sexton · Last owner Jackman Byrne Lomax Partnership
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Velvetina (IRE) (Barathea)
31 runs · 18 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2024 — 721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 11th of 11
Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile
Essential Part is a maiden who has failed to win in 31 starts on the Flat. She showed her best effort when second of 12 at Tipperary in Oct 2021 and has since raced on 18 different courses without adding to her two placed efforts. Typically held up, she finished 11 of 11 at the Curragh in Oct 2024 when last raced off an official rating of 44, 49lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 49lb off peak
- 0–31Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (6.5%)Placed
- −31.00£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=31 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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 rating44↓ 49lb off peak
44
44–93
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 80
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.
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 95A | 80 | — |
| Good | 4 | 89C | 80 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 92C | 56 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 99C | 80 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 95A | 80 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 98C | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 67C | 20 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 90C | 47.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 92C | 45 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 104B | 45 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 31 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,112 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 959 | 86 | 9% | +1.4 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 507 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 886 | 64 | 7.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 302 | 15 | 5% | −2.6 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 978 | 71 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 843 | 59 | 7% | −0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 376 | 38 | 10.1% | +2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −0.4 | — |
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
Velvetina (IRE) (Barathea)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Bug Boy (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bug Boy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Boy (IRE) | 58 | 8 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Iron Fist (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 1m–1m1½f | — |
| Brunelle (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 5f–6f | — |
| Bring On The Band (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Velvet And Vine (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Heavy | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Sexton | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Colin Keane | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gearoid Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr C Lamon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benjamin P Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C McConnell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Flat | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 24+18d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Handy in the pack early - urged along with 4f left - dropped away steadily to finish 11th | 11/11 | 27 | 10-6 | 44 | 12C | 52C | Mr C Lamon | 200/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+7d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up at the back of the field - made no impression - well beaten in 15th | 15/18 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 68C | 67C | Benjamin P Kennedy | 80/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+23d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) Held up towards the back - driven up before the 8th - no impression from there - well beaten in 8th | 8/16 | 31 | 9-7 | 80 | 67C | 66C | Harry Sexton | 80/1 |
| 04 Sep 24+17d | Kilbeggan | Racing Again On Friday Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up early - checked 4 out - unable to threaten leaders - trailed home well beaten | 11/14 | 14 | 10-6 | 80 | 50C | 70C | Harry Sexton | 50/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+46d | Tramore | Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up towards the back of the pack - hampered four out - unable to make headway thereafter and beaten a long way | 9/16 | nk | 10-7 | 80 | 80B | 81A | Harry Sexton | 66/1 |
| 03 Jul 24+32d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65) | 14/15 | 14 | 8-9 | 49 | 99C | 39C | Wesley Joyce | 50/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+22d | Tramore | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 10/16 | 1¼ | 10-6 | 80 | 90C | 63C | Harry Sexton | 50/1 |
| 10 May 24+6d | Downpatrick | Road Stud Installations Maiden Hurdle | 7/12 | 3 | 10-12 | 80 | 98C | 82C | Harry Sexton | 125/1 |
| 04 May 24+125d | Punchestown | 33rd Running Of The 'Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation' Punchestown Charity Race | 18/22 | nse | 11-9 | 49 | — | 61C | — | 125/1 |
| 31 Dec 23+17d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 15/22 | nk | 10-11 | 80 | -22C | 73C | Ethan O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 14 Dec 23+23d | Naas | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 14/15 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 80 | 45B | 63A | Harry Sexton | 125/1 |
| 21 Nov 23+10d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 13/14 | 34 | 10-11 | 83 | 29C | 66C | Richard Condon | 40/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+12d | Gowran Park | Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 6/20 | 5 | 10-10 | 84 | 20B | 83A | Harry Sexton | 50/1 |
| 30 Oct 23+14d | Galway | Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 7/18 | ¾ | 9-2 | 51 | 78C | 68A | Luke McAteer | 100/1 |
| 16 Oct 23+23d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 14/16 | nk | 8-13 | 54 | 50C | 45C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 50/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+24d | Curragh | Ornella Underwriting Ltd Equine And Bloodstock Insurance Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 12/18 | ½ | 9-1 | 57 | 56C | 59A | Mr C McConnell | 100/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+18d | Bellewstown | Bright Motor Group Claiming Hurdle | 7/9 | 10 | 9-13 | 84 | 92C | 76C | Peter Smithers | 66/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+241d | Kilbeggan | Mahon Hospitality Group New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 7/14 | 3¼ | 10-11 | 85 | 104B | 80A | Peter Smithers | 25/1 |
| 14 Dec 22+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Claiming Race | 12/13 | 2 | 8-10 | 60 | 76C | 44C | Leigh Roche | 66/1 |
| 26 Nov 22+18d | Gowran Park | entegro.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 12/20 | 4¾ | 11-2 | 91 | 5C | 83C | Peter Smithers | 50/1 |
| 08 Nov 22+43d | Fairyhouse | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 11/15 | 1 | 11-5 | 93 | — | 86A | Aidan Kelly | 40/1 |
| 26 Sep 22+75d | Roscommon | Boyle Maiden Hurdle | 10/13 | 11 | 10-7 | — | 38C | 76C | Aidan Kelly | 20/1 |
| 13 Jul 22+13d | Killarney | Killarney Grand Hotel Handicap (47-70) | 14/15 | 15 | 9-7 | 66 | 76C | 60C | Gearoid Brouder | 100/1 |
| 30 Jun 22+17d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle | 12/17 | 22 | 10-5 | — | 40C | 80C | Sean Flanagan | 66/1 |
| 13 Jun 22+20d | Kilbeggan | Greville Arms Hotel Mullingar Mares Hurdle | 4/5 | ½ | 10-6 | — | -12C | 92B | Gearoid Brouder | 50/1 |
| 24 May 22+11d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Claiming Race | 8/17 | 2 | 9-6 | 69 | 92C | 69A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 13 May 22+37d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | 7/14 | nk | 9-12 | 72 | 89C | 81A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 06 Apr 22+169d | Leopardstown | Spin 1038 Handicap (50-80) | 16/20 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 73 | 80C | 60C | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 19 Oct 21+15d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden | 6/16 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 82C | 55C | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| 04 Oct 21+30d | Tipperary | Irish EBF Supporting Treo Eile Fillies Maiden | 2/12 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 95A | 85A | Colin Keane | 3/1 |
| 04 Sep 21 | Navan | Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Fillies Maiden | 3/11 | 4¼ | 9-2 | — | 80A | 77A | Colin Keane | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Essential Part (IRE) won?
- Essential Part (IRE) has yet to win, from 31 archived starts between 2021 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (6.5% of starts).
- Who trained Essential Part (IRE)?
- Essential Part (IRE) was trained by Adrian Sexton on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 22 October 2024.
- Who is Essential Part (IRE)'s sire?
- Essential Part (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Velvetina (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
- What is Essential Part (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 22 October 2024. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Essential Part (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,112 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Essential Part (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Velvetina (IRE), Essential Part (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Bug Boy (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bug Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.