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Horse profile

Firm Footings (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2024) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner Caldwell Construction Ltd
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Tempest Belle (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jan 2024 — 1,026 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2024 · 3rd of 7 3 wins · Sligo, Navan & Galway
KTB Profile

Firm Footings won three of 13 starts on turf between Apr 2022 and Jan 2024. He gained all three wins at 1m5f to 2m4f, one each at Sligo on soft in Oct 2023 off an official rating of 130, at Navan on good to soft and at Galway on heavy. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 135, finished third of seven at Fairyhouse in Jan 2024 in the Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 145 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 12 Nov 2023

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 11 figures · best 145B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft7145B106—
Heavy264A39—
Good to Soft286B80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7145B106—
1m5f – 2m486B69.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 27 Dec 2023 Official rating 135 at the last run, 12 Nov 2023

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 141A · median 135
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft8141A133.5—
Heavy3138A136—
Good to Soft2140A129.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7141A135—
1m5f – 2m6140A127.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 13.4% of 7,025 runs since May 2011 (703 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.6—
Good1,89225813.6%+0.2—
Good to Soft1,58821713.7%+0.31 from 2
Soft2,46032013%−0.41 from 8
Heavy99813113.1%−0.31 from 3
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.4—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.4—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,23831113.9%+0.52 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2,82440614.4%+11 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,55117411.2%−2.2—
Over 3m2923712.7%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tempest Belle (IRE) (Glacial Storm)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Monalee (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Monalee (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monalee (IRE)2152m4f–3mGrade 1
Brijomi Queen (IRE)1231m7½f–2mClass 5
Monty's Star (IRE)1623mGrade 3
One For You (IRE)1222m5f–2m7fClass 3
Many Stars (IRE)923m–3m1fClass 4
Storm Wizard (IRE)812m4½fClass 4
Belle Of The Moor (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −2.00
Heavy 3 1 33% −0.80
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +2.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 1 50% +2.33
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +5.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +1.20

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% +0.53

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Kennedy 7 1 14% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 2 1 50% +0.20
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 1 100% +3.33
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 8 2 25% +2.33
2022 4 1 25% −1.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% +2.33
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.20

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
2024 · 1 run
13 Jan 24+17d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase 2m1½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 7 11-12 —71A125A Jack Kennedy 11/4
2023 · 8 runs
27 Dec 23+15d Leopardstown Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 8½ 11-12 —129B141A Jack Kennedy 8/1
12 Dec 23+30d Punchestown William Hill Ireland Rated Novice Chase 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 hd 11-5 —14C136B Jack Kennedy 10/3
12 Nov 23+16d Naas Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m4f · Soft · 19 ran 5/19 3½ 11-3 135145B141A Jack Kennedy 5/1
27 Oct 23+182d Sligo Joseph (Jopie) Scanlon Memorial Hurdle 2m1½f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-9 130120A137B Jack Kennedy 5/1
28 Apr 23+42d Punchestown SalesSense International Novice Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 9 ran 7/9 3 11-5 130—106C Danny Gilligan 17/2
17 Mar 23+33d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4½f · Soft · 21 ran 6/21 ¾ 11-1 134105B135A Shane Fitzgerald 22/1
12 Feb 23+18d Navan Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 —86B140A Jordan Gainford 10/3
25 Jan 23+28d Fairyhouse Easter Festival Early Bird Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 20 11-12 ——115C Davy Russell 9/4
2022 · 4 runs
28 Dec 22+31d Leopardstown Savills Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 20 ran 3/20 2 11-7 —97B132A Jack Kennedy 13/2
27 Nov 22+29d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 23 ran 2/23 13 11-11 —106B126A Jack Kennedy 7/2
29 Oct 22+186d Galway COLM QUINN BMW (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 —64A138A Mr J J Codd 6/5F
26 Apr 22 Punchestown Mick The Tent Flat Race 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 4½ 11-7 —75B119A Mr J J Codd 11/4J

Quick answers

How many races has Firm Footings won?
Firm Footings (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
Who trained Firm Footings?
Firm Footings (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 13 January 2024.
Who is Firm Footings's sire?
Firm Footings (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Tempest Belle (IRE), whose sire is Glacial Storm.
What going does Firm Footings prefer?
Firm Footings (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Firm Footings's official rating?
Firm Footings (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 135.
What is Firm Footings's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,025 runs since May 2011 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Firm Footings's siblings?
Out of Tempest Belle (IRE), Firm Footings (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Monalee (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Monalee (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.