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Horse profile

Ferdowsi (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer W M Roper · Last owner Michael H Keogh
by Henrythenavigator (USA) out of Date Mate (USA) (Thorn Dance)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Oct 2021 — 1,817 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 14th of 14 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Ferdowsi (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 4 Dec 2020

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 79C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)574B66—
Soft279C66.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f366C63—
1m2f – 1m4f379C74—
6f – 7f1———

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 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 6 Oct 2021 Official rating 46 at the last run, 29 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 59A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)559A53—
Soft248C47.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f347A42—
1m2f – 1m4f359A53—
6f – 7f1———

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,714 runs since Jan 2008 (217 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−9.6—
Good to Firm373338.8%−0.8—
Good541488.9%−0.7—
Good to Soft272279.9%+0.3—
Soft393399.9%+0.30 from 2
Heavy1231411.4%+1.8—
Standard (AW)1,000999.9%+0.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1101110%+0.4—
6f – 7f8548610.1%+0.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f774617.9%−1.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f634639.9%+0.30 from 3
1m5f – 2m2042411.8%+2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f981111.2%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m3239.4%−0.2—
Over 3m8112.5%+2.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Date Mate (USA) (Thorn Dance)

At least 12 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Truancy (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Soraaya (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Truancy (IRE)1357f–1m2fClass 2
Soraaya (IRE)426fGroup 3
Declaration Of War (IRE)826fListed
Mean Machine (IRE)2612m—
Freak Occurence (IRE)811m2fClass 5
Sahaayeb (IRE)30——
My Mate (IRE)210——
Beckett Hall (IRE)120——
Dark Ambition (IRE)120——
Rooney O'mara (GB)90——
Idontknow Hisname (IRE)20——
Foxy Dancer (IRE)50——

The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Gallagher 4 0 0% −4.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Willie Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 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
29 Oct 21+23d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 2¼ 9-1 4663C32C Mark Gallagher 80/1
06 Oct 21+18d Navan Yellow Furze Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 10f · Soft · 17 ran 14/17 1½ 9-3 5079C48C Seamie Heffernan 40/1
18 Sep 21+229d Gowran Park Xenon Security Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 shd 9-2 5154C47A Seamie Heffernan 50/1
01 Feb 21+3d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 4½ 9-9 —73C53C Mark Gallagher 150/1
29 Jan 21+56d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Maiden 7f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 shd 9-5 —60A55A Willie Byrne 150/1
04 Dec 20+35d Dundalk (AW) Irish Racing Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Maiden (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 9-7 —74B59A Mark Gallagher 150/1
30 Oct 20 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 9 9-7 —66C42C Mark Gallagher 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ferdowsi (GB) won?
Ferdowsi (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2020 and 2021.
Who trained Ferdowsi (GB)?
Ferdowsi (GB) was trained by W M Roper on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 29 October 2021.
Who is Ferdowsi (GB)'s sire?
Ferdowsi (GB) is by Henrythenavigator (USA) out of Date Mate (USA), whose sire is Thorn Dance.
What is Ferdowsi (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 29 October 2021. The highest on record is 51.
What is Ferdowsi (GB)'s sire's record?
Henrythenavigator (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,714 runs since Jan 2008 (217 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ferdowsi (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Date Mate (USA), Ferdowsi (GB) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Truancy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Soraaya (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.