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Horse profile

Essnaad (USA)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2007) · Last trainer M McDonagh · Last owner Michael Mcdonagh
by Swain (IRE) out of Shfoug (USA) (Sheikh Albadou)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Dec 2007 — 6,909 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2007 · 8th of 14 Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile

Essnaad (USA) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off 42, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating42↓ 35lb off peak
42 42–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 38C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 5 Dec 2007 Official rating 42 at the last run, 5 Dec 2007

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 55C · median 31
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)238C34.5—
Good to Firm255C32—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f238C34.5—
Under 6f219C14—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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
Swain (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 552 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 135.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−9.40 from 2
Good to Firm114108.8%−0.60 from 3
Good138128.7%−0.7—
Good to Soft6669.1%−0.3—
Soft6957.2%−2.20 from 1
Heavy2700%−9.4—
Standard (AW)1351914.1%+4.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f22313.6%+4.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f1501610.7%+1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f174158.6%−0.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m124129.7%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6058.3%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m2114.8%−4.6—
Over 3m100%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shfoug (USA) (Sheikh Albadou)

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 to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Gerrard 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
05 Dec 07+56d Dundalk (AW) Ardee Handicap (42-60) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 8-3 4238C Martin Harley 33/1
10 Oct 07+41d Navan Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (42-60) 5f · Good To Firm · 23 ran 17/23 2 8-11 439C Sean Levey 25/1
30 Aug 07+439d Bellewstown Gerard Tuite Plant Hire Ltd. Handicap (42-60) 5f · Firm · 15 ran 11/15 2 8-1 4319C Mr J J Gerrard 33/1
2006 · 1 run
17 Jun 06+289d Limerick Www.walshwestern.com Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m · Firm · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-7 77— William Kennedy 20/1
2005 · 4 runs
01 Sep 05+35d Laytown (AW) Pat's Centra (QR) Race 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 5 11-11 5531C Mr Derek O'Connor 16/1
28 Jul 05+23d Galway Budweiser Handicap (rated 50-70) 1m4f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 16/17 20 9-4 6055C Cathy Gannon 33/1
05 Jul 05+18d Roscommon Tote Easy Way To Bet Handicap Hurdle (70-95) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran UR/17 — 10-3 77— Tommy Treacy 20/1
17 Jun 05 Limerick Irwin Bros. Jewellers Ladies Handicap (50-80) 1m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 1 10-3 60— Miss A Foley 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Essnaad won?
Essnaad (USA) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Essnaad?
Essnaad (USA) was trained by M McDonagh on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 5 December 2007.
Who is Essnaad's sire?
Essnaad (USA) is by Swain (IRE) out of Shfoug (USA), whose sire is Sheikh Albadou.
What is Essnaad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 5 December 2007. The highest on record is 77.
What is Essnaad's sire's record?
Swain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 552 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 135.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.