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Horse profile

Fairlander (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer P J Rothwell · Owner David Lestrange Eric Newnham William Esdaile
by Crystal Ocean (GB) out of All In The Head (IRE) (King's Theatre)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Punchestown Off 132 days · 1st of 16 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Fairlander is a gelding who has won one of seven starts on turf. He gained that success at Punchestown in Jun 2026 in the Congratulations Nicole Lockhead Anderson INHSC Ladies Handicap Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft, winning by holding up. All five runs at that trip produced the win while his three starts on good to soft ground also include the victory. Typically held up, he last ran at Punchestown in Jun 2026 where he won off an official rating of 99.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 7 Jun 2026

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 7 figures · best 126B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3126B543 · 126 / 54
Soft2117B112.52 · 117 / 112.5
Heavy275B702 · 75 / 70
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5126B1085 · 126 / 108
1m5f – 2m265C59.52 · 65 / 59.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 7 Jun 2026 Official rating 99 at the last run, 7 Jun 2026

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 7 figures · best 125A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3125A993 · 125 / 99
Soft2117A106.52 · 117 / 106.5
Heavy2109A104.52 · 109 / 104.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5125A1095 · 125 / 109
1m5f – 2m2100C99.52 · 100 / 99.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 5 (83%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 420 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses).

Strongest on good going: 15.7% from 166.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm14428.6%+16—
Good1662615.7%+3.1—
Good to Soft8478.3%−4.31 from 3
Soft87910.3%−2.30 from 2
Heavy5159.8%−2.80 from 2
Standard (AW)18211.1%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f800%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f500%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f31412.9%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m1992110.6%−20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1452013.8%+1.21 from 5
2m5f – 3m32825%+12.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
All In The Head (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tomorrow At Dawn (IRE)40——
Keep The Head (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 1 50% +2.50
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Robinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss P Elvin 1 1 100% +3.50
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane O'Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tiernan Power Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +1.50
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

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
07 Jun 26+40d Punchestown Congratulations Nicole Lockhead Anderson INHSC Ladies Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Sat behind pace - third at halfway - up to second three out - edged in front but jumped awkwardly and needed urging soon after - driven to go clear before the last - kept finding under pressure to the line 1/16 10-8 99126B125A Miss P Elvin 7/2F
28 Apr 26+42d Punchestown Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Yielding · 24 ran Held up towards back of field - driven on the inside after 2 out - unable to close from there - well held in 15th 15/24 ½ 10-0 100108B96A Sean O'Keeffe 14/1
17 Mar 26+92d Down Royal Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Yielding · 19 ran Sat handy behind pace - 4th at halfway - still in touch approaching two out - pushed along in 4th with two left - unable to gain on third by the last - stayed on to finish third 3/19 ½ 9-12 97117B117A Shane O'Callaghan 9/1
15 Dec 25+18d Naas BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran Sat close to the front group early - urged into 7th two out - up to 6th approaching the last - stayed on for fourth close home but not going by anything 4/16 3 11-9 —75B109A Tiernan Power Roche 9/2
27 Nov 25+19d Thurles Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran Held up at the back - still down in 9th two out - stayed on same speed to finish sixth 6/17 11 10-13 —54C99C Dylan Robinson 40/1
08 Nov 25+13d Gowran Park PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Heavy · 18 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along with little to show 3 out - stayed on at same speed from before the last - finished 9th 9/18 5½ 11-7 —65C100C Dylan Robinson 80/1
26 Oct 25 Wexford William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up in touch with back markers - improved into 7th before the home turn after three out - stayed on steadily to finish 5th 5/12 4¼ 10-13 —35A99A Kieren Buckley 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fairlander (IRE) won?
Fairlander (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Fairlander (IRE)?
Fairlander (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 June 2026.
Who is Fairlander (IRE)'s sire?
Fairlander (IRE) is by Crystal Ocean (GB) out of All In The Head (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Fairlander (IRE) prefer?
Fairlander (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fairlander (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 7 June 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Fairlander (IRE)'s sire's record?
Crystal Ocean (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 420 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.7% from 166.
Who are Fairlander (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of All In The Head (IRE), Fairlander (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.