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Falcon Eight (IRE)

11yo gelding · Trainer D K Weld · Owner Mark E Phelan S P Oconnor
by Galileo (IRE) out of Polished Gem (IRE) (Danehill)
45 runs · 17 courses · from Jul 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses Off 132 days · 4th of 13 Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Falcon Eight is 8 from 45 with a Group 3 win in the Comer Group International Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh in Nov 2023. He has three wins from 11 starts at the Curragh, three from 18 over 1m5f – 2m and three from six over 1m2f – 1m4f, with two wins on heavy and two on soft. The gelding, by Galileo out of a Danehill mare, won at Gowran Park in Apr 2025 and finished fourth of 13 in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown in Jun 2026.

Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 22lb off peak
112 90–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 2 Apr 2025

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 142B · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4123A109—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3127B1121 · —
2m1f – 2m4f3142B123—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 33 figures · best 162C · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft11161C112—
Good9162C106—
Good to Firm6113C82.5—
Heavy4137C821 · —
Good to Soft2125A115.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m16161C113.51 · —
2m1f – 2m4f8162C108—
1m2f – 1m4f6113C86—
2m5f – 3m370C65—

Of 43 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 30 Nov 2024 Official rating 112 at the last jumps run, 7 Jun 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 28 Sep 2025 Official rating 90 at the last flat run, 3 Apr 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 9 figures · best 141A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft6141A136—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4141A1241 · —
2m1f – 2m4f4140B128.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 33 figures · best 103A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft1199A86—
Good999A88—
Good to Firm6100A89.5—
Heavy4103A961 · —
Good to Soft297A95—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m16101A88.51 · —
2m1f – 2m4f8100A93—
1m2f – 1m4f6103A88.5—
2m5f – 3m389A83—

Of 43 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 · 42 figures from 43 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 6 (100%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,189 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 888.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.52 from 6
Good5,30579014.9%+0.41 from 10
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.51 from 3
Soft3,84457515%+0.52 from 19
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.72 from 6
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.83 from 6
1m5f – 2m4,23655413.1%−1.43 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.21 from 14
2m5f – 3m888839.3%−5.21 from 7
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Kyprios (IRE) (17 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Kyprios (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kyprios (IRE)21171m½f–2m4fGroup 1
Custom Cut (IRE)74137f–1m1fGroup 2
Sapphire (IRE)1161m–1m4fGroup 2
Search For A Song (IRE)2151m2f–2mGroup 1
Free Eagle (IRE)731m–1m2fGroup 1
Amma Grace (IRE)1221m–1m2fListed
Amber Romance (IRE)311m2f—
Valac (IRE)80——
Rich History (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 19 2 11% +0.62
Good 10 1 10% −8.00
Heavy 6 2 33% −0.58
Good to Firm 6 2 33% +2.41
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +5.50
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 1 14% +1.50
Class 1 2 1 50% −0.09

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 11 3 27% +0.92
Naas 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 5 0 0% −5.00
Chester 4 1 25% +4.50
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +16.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 1 100% +1.62
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +0.91
Killarney 1 1 100% +1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 18 3 17% +4.66
2m1f – 2m4f 14 1 7% −5.50
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% −4.38
1m2f – 1m4f 6 3 50% +4.17

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 6 1 17% −2.25
Frankie Dettori 5 2 40% +5.41
Leigh Roche 4 1 25% +13.00
Oisin Orr 3 0 0% −3.00
Declan McDonogh 3 2 67% +5.50
Sam Ewing 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Marquand 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Horgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P J Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kearney 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 1 100% +0.67
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 1 100% +1.62
Shane Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 12 1 8% −10.09
Blinkers 12 2 17% −6.58
Visor 11 1 9% −2.50
None 10 4 40% +18.12

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 7 1 14% +10.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 4 1 25% −0.25
2022 11 2 18% −6.71
2021 3 1 33% +5.50
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 1 25% −2.09
2018 3 2 67% +5.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 35 7 20% +6.33
Hurdle 10 1 10% −7.38

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+39d Punchestown TRM Supporting Every Stride Of The Journey Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled at the back early - still 11th at halfway - urged into a forward move approaching 2 out - up to 6th but unable to close before the last - fourth after the final fence and stayed on at one speed to finish 4/13 3¼ 11-4 112127B129A Ben Harvey 18/1
29 Apr 26+26d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Yielding · 24 ran Settled at the back of the field early - shaken up before two out and made no headway from there - down in ninth turning for home - lost rider soon after the start of the run-in UR/24 — 11-6 114—— Hugh Horgan 33/1
03 Apr 26+173d Curragh Your Game. Your Odds. Your 1xBet.ie Stayers Trophy Race 14f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 4th by halfway - driven with a way to go and soon empty then dropped away to finish sixth 6/7 3½ 9-5 9038C75C Chris Hayes 16/1
12 Oct 25+14d Naas Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap 16f · Yielding · 20 ran Sluggish start and needed a nudge to get going - settled at the back of the field - pushed along but made no headway 2½f out - well held at the finish 20/20 16 9-4 94114C80C Leigh Roche 80/1
28 Sep 25+62d Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) 17f · Yielding · 30 ran Held up towards the back - improved into the middle of the pack by halfway - driven from 3f out but unable to close and well held to the finish 22/30 ½ 9-6 95111C81C Chris Hayes 40/1
28 Jul 25+54d Galway Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) 17f · Yielding · 20 ran Slow to break - settled at the back - squeezed for space with 2f left - pushed along and plugged on without threatening late on 10/20 1¾ 11-6 97133C84A Mr P J Smullen 22/1
04 Jun 25+63d Curragh Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap (Premier Handicap) 14f · Good · 13 ran Slow to break - urged forward early and settled towards the back - improved into 11th two out - up to 9th approaching the final furlong - stayed on late to finish sixth beaten 10 lengths 6/13 1¼ 9-3 97104C89A W J Lee 22/1
02 Apr 25+38d Gowran Park Dine At Gowran Park Race 14f · Yielding · 8 ran Driven along early - soon settled behind the pace - shared front spot after 6f then went on at halfway - clear by 4 lengths with 5f left - pushed along 2f out and gap narrowed 1 1/2f from home - finished strongly to hold on 1/8 9-5 98129A92A Leigh Roche 16/1
23 Feb 25+37d Naas Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 23f · Heavy · 19 ran Held up towards the back - flicked a leg at the 5th and improved into 9th with 5 to jump - pressed for effort and lost touch before 4 out - well held at the finish 14/19 13 11-0 123112C108C Sam Ewing 18/1
17 Jan 25+48d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race 16f · Standard · 6 ran Asked for effort early and settled near back - up to 5th by halfway - pressed for a run on the home straight - held 4th but couldn't close and faded to finish 4th 4/6 5 9-11 10078A87B Jack Kearney 9/4
30 Nov 24+27d Fairyhouse Roganstown Hotel & Country Club 20th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 20f · Yielding · 24 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward early with a minor error at the 2nd - shaken up to make headway entering the straight - still in 10th 2 out under pressure - stayed on same effort late to finish 7th 7/24 1¾ 11-7 123114B137A Sam Ewing 12/1
03 Nov 24+21d Curragh Curragh On Course Bookmakers Finale Stakes (Listed) 12f · Yielding · 17 ran Sluggish start needing encouragement - settled towards the back - urged into contention entering straight - improved to middle of the field over 1f out but made no dent on the leaders - beaten off throughout - finished well held in 7th 7/17 ¾ 9-7 102113C86A Leigh Roche 28/1
13 Oct 24+14d Naas Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap (Premier Handicap) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran Slow to break and stood up briefly - urged forward on the inner approaching 3f out - held 8th and pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth 4/20 2¼ 9-4 101161C96A Sam Coen 33/1
29 Sep 24+58d Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) 17f · Good · 30 ran Hesitant start and settled near the back - improved from the outer approaching 4f out then pushed along with 2f left - held steady effort late finishing 13th 13/30 ¾ 9-11 104162C89A Chris Hayes 28/1
02 Aug 24+63d Galway Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3f out - dropped away with no threat to the finish - well held in 11th 11/18 3¼ 9-11 10785C88C James Ryan 40/1
31 May 24+21d Down Royal His Majesty's Plate (Listed) 16f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 9-9 108129A83A Leigh Roche 7/2
10 May 24+39d Chester Duke Of Westminster Supporting The Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 1¼ 9-12 109100C100A Oisin Orr 22/1
01 Apr 24+148d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Right Royal () (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 4 9-4 ——— Christophe Soumillon 17/5
05 Nov 23+42d Curragh Comer Group International Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3) 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-9 11080A101A Chris Hayes 11/4
24 Sep 23+92d Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) 17f · Soft · 30 ran 2/30 ½ 9-9 103110C99A Jake Coen 40/1
24 Jun 23+43d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 9-4 10663A83A Tom Marquand 10/1
12 May 23+135d Chester tote Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 18.5f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 9 9-12 10874C86C Ryan Moore 7/1
28 Dec 22+29d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 24f · Soft · 27 ran 14/27 8 10-12 13278C119C Michael O'Sullivan 9/1
29 Nov 22+23d Punchestown William Hill Epic Value Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 7½ 11-9 134104A135B Darragh O'Keeffe 7/4
06 Nov 22+14d Naas Colm White Bookmaker November Handicap (Premier Handicap) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 8/20 1 9-8 109137C91A Oisin Enright 18/1
23 Oct 22+28d Curragh Tote Always Sp Or Better At The Curragh Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race 12f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 10984A103A Mr Finian Maguire 4/6F
25 Sep 22+52d Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (Premier Handicap) (0-110) 16.5f · Yielding · 30 ran 5/30 hd 9-6 107112C96A Jamie Powell 22/1
04 Aug 22+7d Leopardstown Grant Thornton Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) 12f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 hd 9-9 10787A78A Chris Hayes 22/1
28 Jul 22+40d Galway Guinness Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 11-4 134142B120A Darragh O'Keeffe 11/4
18 Jun 22+43d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-4 10865A89A Tom Marquand 10/3
06 May 22+33d Chester Tote+ Chester Cup Handicap Class 2 · 18.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 2¼ 9-12 10989C99A Frankie Dettori 9/2J
03 Apr 22+52d Fairyhouse awardsandgifts.ie Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 nk 11-3 130123A140B Jack Kennedy 10/3F
10 Feb 22+43d Thurles BetVictor Maiden Hurdle 23f · Yielding · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 ——141A Paul Townend 13/8
29 Dec 21+193d Leopardstown Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 16 11-9 ——107A Shane Fitzgerald 8/1
19 Jun 21+43d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 21.5f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 3½ 9-2 11070C77C Frankie Dettori 7/4F
07 May 21+314d Chester tote+ Chester Cup Handicap Class 2 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-10 104106C97A Frankie Dettori 15/2
27 Jun 20+13d Curragh Comer Group International Vintage Crop Stakes (group 3) 14f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2¼ 9-5 10883A88A Oisin Orr 11/2
14 Jun 20+253d Leopardstown Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes (Listed) 14f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 5½ 9-7 109125A88A Oisin Orr 9/4
05 Oct 19+43d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Cadran (4yo+) (New & Grande Course) (Turf) 20f · Very Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 9-2 ——— Frankie Dettori 11/1
23 Aug 19+48d York Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 16 9-3 11193C79C Oisin Murphy 12/1
06 Jul 19+50d Sandown Coral Marathon (Listed) (Registered As The Esher Stakes) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-0 105113C93B Frankie Dettori 10/11F
17 May 19+229d Leopardstown Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes (Listed) 14f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 9-5 104125A93B Chris Hayes 3/1
30 Sep 18+39d Naas Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3) 16f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-13 —143A84A Declan McDonogh 11/4
22 Aug 18+32d Killarney JOC Metal Fabrication Limited Race 11f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-6 —106C89B Declan McDonogh EvensF
21 Jul 18 Curragh Hanlon Concrete Maiden 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 —72A90A Declan McDonogh 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Falcon Eight (IRE) won?
Falcon Eight (IRE) won 8 of 45 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.8%. Placed 13 times in total (28.9% of starts).
Who trains Falcon Eight (IRE)?
Falcon Eight (IRE) is trained by D K Weld, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 June 2026.
Who is Falcon Eight (IRE)'s sire?
Falcon Eight (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Polished Gem (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Falcon Eight (IRE) prefer?
Falcon Eight (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 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 Falcon Eight (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 7 June 2026. The highest on record is 134.
What is Falcon Eight (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,189 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 888.
Who are Falcon Eight (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Polished Gem (IRE), Falcon Eight (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Kyprios (IRE) (17). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Kyprios (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2018. 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.