Horse profile
Faceman (IRE)
by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Solerina (IRE) (Toulon)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kilbeggan & Tramore
Off 99 days
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
Faceman won three of 15 starts over hurdles on turf. All his wins have come on good going at trips from 2m1f to 3m, two of them at Kilbeggan and one at Tramore. He led in half of his races. Aged 7 at his last run in Jul 2026, he contested the Writech Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan off a career-high official rating of 114.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 7 (46.7%)Placed
- +35.38£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=15 · 1.51 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 rating114At career-high mark
114
95–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 136A | 97 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 6 | 93A | 82.5 | 2 · 93 / 80.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 136A | 97 | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 97A | 83 | 2 · 97 / 82.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 85B | 82 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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 8 analysed runs
- Led 4 (50%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 772 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good | 207 | 22 | 10.6% | +1.4 | 3 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 273 | 29 | 10.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 123 | 7 | 5.7% | −3.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | +17.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 274 | 27 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 287 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 173 | 19 | 11% | +1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Solerina (IRE) (Toulon)
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Linden Arden (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Arden (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 2m3f–2m7½f | — |
| Halsafari (IRE) | 64 | 4 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Jaime Sommers (IRE) | 68 | 4 | 2m–2m3½f | — |
| Pairc Na Ngael (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 2m4f–3m1f | — |
| Butch Coolidge (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Soteira (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Millerina (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Soldat De Voyage (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Becca Sommers (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 3 | 43% | +43.38 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 2 | 50% | +44.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +35.38 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 7 | 3 | 43% | +43.38 |
| Cian Quirke | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr P A King | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +36.38 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 3 | 25% | +38.38 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 26+56d | Kilbeggan | Writech Handicap Hurdle edged in front early - overtaken after the 1st - 4th after the 5th - soon needed pushing - gave ground and faded before 3 out then pulled up before the last | PU/14 | — | 10-0 | 114 | — | — | Josh Williamson | 6/1 |
| 15 May 26+25d | Kilbeggan | Winning Post Service Station Handicap Hurdle Went straight on in front - jumped awkwardly 3rd - lost the advantage 5th - shared command 8th - back in command 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - hard to shake off at the last - dug deep to hold on in the closing strides | 1/8 | 10-12 | 110 | 97A | 120A | Brian Hayes | 6/1 | |
| 20 Apr 26+169d | Tramore | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Beginners Chase Settled around midfield early - moved closer to the front pair by halfway - came down at the 12th | F/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Cian Quirke | 17/2 |
| 02 Nov 25+10d | Cork | Paddy Power 'How Many Days 'Til Christmas' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed) Sent clear early - urged and lost front spot after 3 out - couldn't quicken from there and slipped to 5th approaching last - stayed on at same rate to finish | 5/7 | 10 | 11-4 | 110 | 68A | 114A | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 23 Oct 25+34d | Clonmel | Mahon Falls Handicap Hurdle Shared the front spot early - pushed along and lost the advantage before 2 out - stayed on same stride to finish 3rd | 3/8 | 4¼ | 11-2 | 110 | 93A | 116A | Brian Hayes | 11/2 |
| 19 Sep 25+36d | Downpatrick | Charles And Kathleen Caldwell Memorial Rated Novice Hurdle Up with the front group - lost ground with an untidy jump 4 out and niggled at - made no inroads in 5th at 3 out - plugged on into a distant 4th | 4/6 | hd | 11-5 | 111 | 83C | 104C | Cian Quirke | 9/2 |
| 14 Aug 25+20d | Tramore | Tramore Directors Rated Novice Hurdle Went straight to front - advantage stretched after the 4th - jumped awkwardly at the 5th and margin cut - drifted a touch off the turn before the second-last where overtaken - fought back to edge in front near the last despite an untidy leap - held on gamely in the closing stages to score | 1/3 | 11-5 | 111 | 97C | 112C | Brian Hayes | 11/8F | |
| 25 Jul 25+14d | Kilbeggan | Tote Handicap Hurdle Settled handy and wide early - shared front spot before 2nd then went clear before 3rd - fast leap 3 out - urged approaching last - collared close home - stayed on but outpaced | 2/13 | 3½ | 11-10 | 108 | 106B | 132A | Brian Hayes | 5/1J |
| 11 Jul 25+43d | Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle Set the pace from the off - clear by six lengths at the midpoint - driven out after the second-last and stayed strong to the line to win | 1/8 | 11-4 | 95 | 115A | 123A | Brian Hayes | 40/1 | |
| 29 May 25+167d | Limerick | McMahons Builders Providers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up in the pack - driven for effort but dropped away fast from 3 out - well held at the finish | 11/14 | 27 | 11-8 | 97 | 73C | 92C | Cian Quirke | 11/2 |
| 13 Dec 24+24d | Cork | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - driven into contention after the 6th before dropping away - finished a long way adrift in 18th | 18/18 | 4½ | 11-7 | — | 29C | 99C | Cian Quirke | 33/1 |
| 19 Nov 24+14d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Settled with the pack early - held 6th spot through the middle stages - dropped away after 2 out - well held at the finish | 9/14 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | 82C | 98C | Cian Quirke | 14/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+23d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle Handy early despite small errors at the first two obstacles - drifted left over the third - up into third by the fourth - untidy again at the fifth - held second but couldn't threaten the front-runner before two out - lost second spot at the last - stayed on at one gear to the line | 3/13 | 4¼ | 11-4 | — | 85B | 112A | Brian Hayes | 7/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+18d | Cork | Racing Again November 3rd (Pro/Am) Flat Race up with the front from the start - hit the front by halfway - urged forward to draw level 3f out - overtaken approaching 2f out - unable to close the gap inside the final furlong - shared second spot 1f out - stayed on at one gait but found nothing more late to finish 4th beaten 2.25 lengths | 4/6 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 136A | 99B | Mr P A King | 11/2 |
| 25 Sep 24 | Listowel | Listowel Vintners Association Flat Race Settled at the back - niggled into contention from 3f out - stayed on into third from over 1f out without the speed to get competitive | 3/12 | 10 | 11-9 | — | 93A | 115A | Mr P A King | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Faceman (IRE) won?
- Faceman (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
- Who trains Faceman (IRE)?
- Faceman (IRE) is trained by David Harry Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 July 2026.
- Who is Faceman (IRE)'s sire?
- Faceman (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Solerina (IRE), whose sire is Toulon.
- What going does Faceman (IRE) prefer?
- Faceman (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Faceman (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 10 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Faceman (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 772 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
- Who are Faceman (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Solerina (IRE), Faceman (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Linden Arden (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.