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Fair Dilemma (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Chris Gordon · Last owner D S Dennis
by Dr Massini (IRE) out of Midnight Dilemma (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
48 runs · 24 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jul 2016 — 3,761 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 5th of 8 7 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile

Fair Dilemma (IRE) is 7 from 48. Hasn't won since May 2016.

Based on 48 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating139↓ 4lb off peak
139 89–143

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 (jumps) 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 21 May 2016 Official rating 139 at the last jumps run, 10 Jul 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tipperary, 27 Jun 2013

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 →

Jumps 41 figures · best 140A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good15138B117—
Heavy10140A116—
Good to Firm6135B97.5—
Soft6117C105.5—
Good to Soft4134A116.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f23134A114—
1m5f – 2m14140A112.5—
2m5f – 3m4138B97—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 48 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 48 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
Dr Massini (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since Jan 2008 (406 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14% from 421.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−2.9—
Good to Firm4215914%+3.40 from 8
Good1,66518711.2%+0.63 from 17
Good to Soft77710113%+2.42 from 5
Soft1,2541108.8%−1.80 from 7
Heavy753638.4%−2.22 from 11
Standard (AW)4636.5%−4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−10.6—
1m – 1m1f2328.7%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%−0.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,164958.2%−2.41 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f1,74620211.6%+15 from 27
2m5f – 3m1,53817411.3%+0.71 from 5
Over 3m4284811.2%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Midnight Dilemma (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dylans Delight (IRE)80——
Crowbally Lass (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 17 3 18% +17.00
Heavy 11 2 18% +4.25
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 2 40% +25.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 2 20% +19.00
Class 3 4 2 50% +22.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 5 2 40% +24.00
Listowel 5 2 40% +10.25
Tipperary 4 0 0% −4.00
Limerick 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 4 0 0% −4.00
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 3 1 33% +6.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +14.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +10.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 27 5 19% +35.00
1m5f – 2m 15 1 7% −12.75
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +10.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 10 3 30% +26.00
Patrick Mangan 9 1 11% +4.00
Barry Geraghty 7 1 14% +2.00
Mr H D Dunne 4 1 25% −1.75
Phillip Enright 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom Cannon 3 1 33% +16.00
David Splaine 2 0 0% −2.00
John Cullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J M Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R O Harding 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 31 4 13% +22.00
Tongue tie 12 3 25% +14.25
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 1 33% +16.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 7 3 43% +29.00
2013 13 0 0% −13.00
2012 10 2 20% +5.25
2011 10 1 10% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 25 5 20% +43.00
Hurdle 21 2 10% −9.75
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
10 Jul 16+50d Stratford Sunday Mercury Handicap Chase Class 2 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 4 11-2 139117A Tom Cannon 15/2
21 May 16+29d Stratford Technicair Airconditioning Handicap Chase (For The Gambling Prince Trophy) Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-9 133134A Tom Cannon 18/1
22 Apr 16+201d Chepstow Dunraven Windows Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 12 11-12 135114C Sam Twiston-Davies 20/1
2015 · 4 runs
04 Oct 15+29d Kelso Nspcc School Service Handicap Chase Class 2 · 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 18 10-7 13895C Tom O'Brien 14/1
05 Sep 15+55d Stratford Hibbert Family Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 1 11-1 12995B Tom O'Brien 17/2
12 Jul 15+18d Stratford Pride of Coventry Handicap Chase (for the Stratford Summer Cup) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 3¾ 11-7 139127B Tom O'Brien 100/30J
24 Jun 15+193d Worcester Suckling Transport Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 11-11 139131B Tom O'Brien 10/1
2014 · 7 runs
13 Dec 14+21d Cheltenham Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-7 142— Tom O'Brien 25/1
22 Nov 14+83d Ascot Country Living Handicap Chase Class 2 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 17 11-3 143117C Tom O'Brien 20/1
31 Aug 14+49d Worcester Toteplacepot Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-6 139135B Tom O'Brien 16/1
13 Jul 14+42d Stratford Pride Of Coventry Handicap Chase (For The Stratford Summer Cup) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 132132B Tom O'Brien 9/1
01 Jun 14+27d Fakenham Elsie And Cyril Clarke Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 127138B Tom O'Brien 14/1
05 May 14+14d Kempton London Region Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 33 10-0 12794C Tom Cannon 16/1
21 Apr 14+209d Plumpton Best Odds Guaranteed At Totepool.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 120127B Tom O'Brien 10/1
2013 · 13 runs
24 Sep 13+8d Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Racecourse Of The Year Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 6 11-8 105119A Patrick Mangan 14/1
16 Sep 13+30d Listowel Cashen Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 10/18 1½ 11-9 106104A Patrick Mangan 10/1
17 Aug 13+12d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 11-9 106123A Patrick Mangan 20/1
05 Aug 13+15d Cork Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 1¾ 11-7 10992C Miss J M Mangan 14/1
21 Jul 13+24d Tipperary Packie Downey Memorial Chase 17f · Good To Firm · 4 ran F/4 — 11-10 120— Patrick Mangan 12/1
27 Jun 13+24d Tipperary Follow At TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden 12.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 1½ 10-5 —69C Seamie Heffernan 25/1
03 Jun 13+21d Listowel Kevin Broderick Memorial Handicap Chase 19f · Good · 18 ran 12/18 20 10-8 121103C Patrick Mangan 16/1
13 May 13+36d Killarney Laurels Bar Hurdle 20f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 6 11-12 109107C Patrick Mangan 25/1
07 Apr 13+31d Limerick Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 10-13 121118A David Splaine 10/1
07 Mar 13+42d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) 20f · Soft · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-8 121— David Splaine 16/1
24 Jan 13+1d Gowran Park Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 17f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 3¼ 10-13 109100A Mr H D Dunne 12/1
23 Jan 13+17d Limerick www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 nk 11-5 10995C Mr H D Dunne 7/2F
06 Jan 13+91d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 ½ 11-8 105133A Mr H D Dunne 4/1J
2012 · 10 runs
07 Oct 12+15d Tipperary www.thetote.com Like A Butterfly Novice Chase (Grade 3) 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 5½ 11-2 121107A Patrick Mangan 12/1
22 Sep 12+6d Listowel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-5 95140A Mr H D Dunne 5/4F
16 Sep 12+17d Listowel Cheestrings Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-9 112128A Patrick Mangan 12/1
30 Aug 12+11d Killarney Ross Golf Course Novice Chase 20.5f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 13 11-5 109114B Barry Geraghty 8/1
19 Aug 12+14d Tramore Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 6½ 11-12 107129A Barry Geraghty 3/1
05 Aug 12+28d Galway Galway Bay FM Beginners Chase 18f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 4½ 11-12 95125A Phillip Enright 12/1
08 Jul 12+23d Limerick 26th July Twilight Racing Beginners Chase 17f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 nk 11-12 —101A Phillip Enright 33/1
15 Jun 12+14d Clonmel Funky Friday BBQ Evening Beginners Chase 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 5½ 11-12 —106C Phillip Enright 25/1
01 Jun 12+12d Tramore 1912-2012 Tramore Racecourse Centenary Beginners Chase 22f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 2½ 11-12 —100C Phillip Enright 25/1
20 May 12+276d Limerick Join The Tote Go Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 nk 10-3 9673C Patrick Mangan 20/1
2011 · 10 runs
18 Aug 11+16d Bellewstown Tote Trifecta Rollover Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 24f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 5 10-10 9794C Barry Geraghty 12/1
02 Aug 11+21d Roscommon J. F. Hanley Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 18 ran 13/18 2 11-1 9894C Barry Geraghty 15/2
12 Jul 11+36d Killarney Race Club At The Malton Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-3 93124A Barry Geraghty 8/1
06 Jun 11+4d Listowel Harvest Festival 11th-17th September Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-6 89— Barry Geraghty 5/1
02 Jun 11+36d Tipperary Monard Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 20f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 nk 10-13 89113A Barry Geraghty 14/1
27 Apr 11+32d Ballinrobe Ba Morley Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-6 89— J R Barry 33/1
26 Mar 11+17d Navan Family Fun Day 17th April Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 22 ran 16/22 12 11-12 —95C D J Casey 50/1
09 Mar 11+17d Naas Tote Jackpot Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 25 ran 15/25 shd 11-4 —97C John Cullen 50/1
20 Feb 11+10d Naas Paddy Power Dial-a-bet 1800 721 821 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 9/22 12 11-12 —91A John Cullen 66/1
10 Feb 11+92d Thurles Cashel Maiden Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-4 —— A E Lynch 66/1
2010 · 1 run
10 Nov 10 Naas Naas Annual Membership Flat Race 19f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 6 11-11 —95C Mr R O Harding 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fair Dilemma won?
Fair Dilemma (IRE) won 7 of 48 archived starts between 2010 and 2016, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 13 times in total (27.1% of starts).
Who trained Fair Dilemma?
Fair Dilemma (IRE) was trained by Chris Gordon on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 10 July 2016.
Who is Fair Dilemma's sire?
Fair Dilemma (IRE) is by Dr Massini (IRE) out of Midnight Dilemma (IRE), whose sire is Eagle Eyed.
What going does Fair Dilemma prefer?
Fair Dilemma (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fair Dilemma's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 10 July 2016. The highest on record is 143.
What is Fair Dilemma's sire's record?
Dr Massini (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since Jan 2008 (406 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14% from 421.
Who are Fair Dilemma's siblings?
Out of Midnight Dilemma (IRE), Fair Dilemma (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.