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Horse profile

Finding Nero (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2019) · Last trainer J P Murtagh · Last owner Mrs V Osborne
14 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Sep 2019 — 2,584 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2019 · 3rd of 12 3 wins · Gowran Park & Down Royal Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Finding Nero (IRE) is 3 from 14. Hasn't won since Sep 2019. Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating82At career-high mark
82 62–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 23 Sep 2019

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 14 figures · best 117A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7108C80—
Soft3117A108—
Standard (AW)389B87—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f6108C84.5—
1m2f – 1m4f5117A108—
6f – 7f370C64—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 4 Sep 2019 Official rating 82 at the last run, 23 Sep 2019

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 14 figures · best 94A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good789A75—
Soft394A89—
Standard (AW)374A71—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f694A72.5—
1m2f – 1m4f589A79—
6f – 7f370A54—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+9—
Good to Firm1,62117911%+0.70 from 1
Good2,60526710.2%−0.11 from 7
Good to Soft1,1721089.2%−1.1—
Soft1,72118310.6%+0.32 from 3
Heavy607518.4%−1.9—
Standard (AW)4,08342410.4%+0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f87910411.8%+1.5—
6f – 7f4,77349910.5%+0.20 from 3
1m – 1m1f3,04533811.1%+0.82 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f2,0891959.3%−11 from 5
1m5f – 2m697598.5%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f305185.9%−4.4—
2m5f – 3m761114.5%+4.2—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

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
Set Fire (IRE) (Bertolini)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Bravo Zolo (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Bravo Zolo (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bravo Zolo (IRE)1467f–1m1½fListed
Electric Beauty (IRE)2547f–1m1f—
Set To Fire (IRE)3321m1½f–1m2½f—
Free To Party (IRE)711m2f—
Night Patrol (IRE)817fClass 4
Eagle Springs (IRE)60——
Gabrial The Prince (IRE)50——
Lady Westminster (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −0.50
Soft 3 2 67% +8.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 2 100% +10.50
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 2 33% +6.50
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% +0.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis Linehan 5 0 0% −5.00
Colin Keane 4 2 50% +7.50
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 1 100% +5.00
Adam Farragher 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Hoban 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 7 2 29% +4.50
None 5 1 20% +1.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 7 3 43% +10.50
2018 7 0 0% −7.00

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
23 Sep 19+19d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Winter Festival 30th November & 1st December Handicap 10f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 8-9 82117A89A Declan McDonogh 13/2
04 Sep 19+20d Gowran Park Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap 9.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 9-6 78108C94A W J Lee 5/1F
15 Aug 19+29d Leopardstown Grant Thornton Apprentice Handicap 10f · Good · 19 ran 7/19 shd 9-0 78108C75A Adam Farragher 8/1
17 Jul 19+11d Killarney Rentokil Initial Handicap 11f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 nk 9-3 78108A78A Frankie Dettori 2/1F
06 Jul 19+14d Naas CARE At Home Handicap 10f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 8-12 7474A79A Colin Keane 5/4F
22 Jun 19+19d Down Royal Sean Graham Bookmakers Handicap (45-70) 10.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 6672C88A Colin Keane 4/1F
03 Jun 19+185d Gowran Park UPMC/Whitfield Handicap (45-65) 9.5f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 9-10 6282C89A Colin Keane 11/2F
30 Nov 18+14d Dundalk (AW) irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap (45-70) (Plus 10) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nse 9-5 6587B74A Conor Hoban 6/1
16 Nov 18+28d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Apprentice Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nk 9-6 6689B71A Denis Linehan 7/2
19 Oct 18+30d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1¼ 8-12 6664B70A Colin Keane 20/1
19 Sep 18+28d Naas naasracecourse.com Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 2¼ 8-13 6980C47A Denis Linehan 14/1
22 Aug 18+16d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 2 9-0 —78A63A Denis Linehan 66/1
06 Aug 18+16d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 15/18 ½ 9-0 —70C54A Denis Linehan 66/1
21 Jul 18 Curragh Club Godolphin Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 1¾ 9-0 —64C51C Denis Linehan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Finding Nero (IRE) won?
Finding Nero (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Finding Nero (IRE)?
Finding Nero (IRE) was trained by J P Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 23 September 2019.
Who is Finding Nero (IRE)'s sire?
Finding Nero (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Set Fire (IRE), whose sire is Bertolini.
What going does Finding Nero (IRE) prefer?
Finding Nero (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Finding Nero (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 23 September 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Finding Nero (IRE)'s sire's record?
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Who are Finding Nero (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Set Fire (IRE), Finding Nero (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Bravo Zolo (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Bravo Zolo (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. 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.