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Horse profile

Excitable Island (IRE)

14yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer N W Padfield · Last owner N W Padfield
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Miss Excitable (IRE) (Montelimar)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Apr 2021 — 2,014 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 · 10th of 16 Won at Cheltenham First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Excitable Island (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2018.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating104↓ 3lb off peak
104 92–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 143 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 4 May 2018

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 6 figures · best 143B · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4143B105.5—
Soft2132A96.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m5143B109—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 18 Feb 2019 Official rating 104 at the last run, 30 Apr 2021

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 7 figures · best 140A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5140A111—
Soft2118A117—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m6140A113.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 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 · 7 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−11 from 6
Good to Soft4745712%+0.8—
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 2
Heavy5015811.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.6—
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.31 from 7

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
Miss Excitable (IRE) (Montelimar)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Misala (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Royal Arcade (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Misala (IRE)1122m–2m4f—
Royal Arcade (IRE)712m1fClass 4
Emmas Island (IRE)30——
Macon Village (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% +2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 1 25% +4.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 7 1 14% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss Gina Andrews 7 1 14% +1.00
Mr William Biddick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 2 1 50% +6.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 1 run
30 Apr 21+802d Cheltenham Lorna Brooke Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 4m½f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 11-10 10496C99C Miss Gina Andrews 25/1
2019 · 1 run
18 Feb 19+255d Lingfield TTS Networks 'Grassroots' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 4½ 12-4 10761B118A Miss Gina Andrews 4/1
2018 · 2 runs
08 Jun 18+35d Stratford Pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 3m3½f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 5 11-10 107102B102B Mr William Biddick 10/3F
04 May 18+351d Cheltenham Cheltenham Club Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 4m½f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-10 92143B140A Miss Gina Andrews 7/1
2017 · 2 runs
18 May 17+13d Fontwell Porto Racing Specialist Horse Racing Saddlery Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m1½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 18 12-0 92132A116B Miss Gina Andrews 15/8F
05 May 17+350d Cheltenham Connolly's Red Mills Intermediate Point-To-Point Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 5 11-12 —109B119A Miss Gina Andrews 12/1
2016 · 2 runs
20 May 16+23d Stratford pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The John Corbet Cup) Class 2 · 3m3½f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-10 ——— Miss Gina Andrews 25/1
27 Apr 16 Cheltenham Connolly's Red Mills Precision Nutrition Intermediate Point-To-Point Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 11-12 ——111A Miss Gina Andrews 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Excitable Island won?
Excitable Island (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Excitable Island?
Excitable Island (IRE) was trained by N W Padfield on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 30 April 2021.
Who is Excitable Island's sire?
Excitable Island (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Miss Excitable (IRE), whose sire is Montelimar.
What going does Excitable Island prefer?
Excitable Island (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Excitable Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 30 April 2021. The highest on record is 107.
What is Excitable Island's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Excitable Island's siblings?
Out of Miss Excitable (IRE), Excitable Island (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Misala (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Royal Arcade (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.