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Horse profile

Firstupbestdressed (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Gary McGill · Owner Gary Mcgill
by Policy Maker (IRE) out of La La Loopsey (IRE) (Kalanisi)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 19 Aug 2026 · 13th of 16 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Firstupbestdressed is a Policy Maker gelding who is yet to win from nine starts on turf. He has raced seven times over 2m1f to 2m4f and twice over 2m5f to 3m, all without success, and has been held up in five of seven analysed runs. His last run, at Sligo in Aug 2026, saw him finish 13th of 16 in the McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle after leading; he raced off an official rating of 80, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 8lb off peak
80 80–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 23 May 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 8 figures · best 109B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good7109B742 runs · 68 / 67
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6109B712 runs · 68 / 67
2m5f – 3m2104A98.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 10 Aug 2025 Official rating 80 at the last run, 19 Aug 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 8 figures · best 104A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good7104A912 runs · 84 / 79.5
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6104A872 runs · 84 / 79.5
2m5f – 3m291A91—

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Policy Maker (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,243 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm9111.1%+2.1—
Good394389.6%+0.60 from 8
Good to Soft19794.6%−4.4—
Soft4064511.1%+2.10 from 1
Heavy171158.8%−0.2—
Standard (AW)6446.3%−2.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9—
6f – 7f2400%−9—
1m – 1m1f6746%−3—
1m2f – 1m4f83910.8%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m3654011%+2—
2m1f – 2m4f565529.2%+0.20 from 7
2m5f – 3m12564.8%−4.20 from 2
Over 3m1218.3%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La La Loopsey (IRE) (Kalanisi)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Handy Manny (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 5 0 0% −5.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieren Buckley 5 0 0% −5.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Donovan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ricky Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ivan Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
19 Aug 26+36d Sligo (IRE) McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 16 ran Set the pace early - matched then overtaken by the 6th - pushed along 4 out - dropped away toward the finish 13/16 3½ 10-10 8066C75C Sam Ewing 16/1
14 Jul 26+323d Downpatrick (IRE) Join Racing TV Now With A Free Trial Handicap Hurdle 18f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back and struggled throughout to get involved 14/15 1½ 10-10 8268C84C Philip Donovan 14/1
2025 · 7 runs
25 Aug 25+15d Downpatrick Downpatrick Racecourse Style Awards Handicap Chase (0-100) 19.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack - stumbled and unseated rider at the 2nd UR/8 — 10-9 83—— Ricky Doyle 15/2
10 Aug 25+27d Downpatrick Randox Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 22f · Good · 12 ran Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway - urged forward after second last - into 7th after final fence and edged forward with little to spare through to the line 7/12 4½ 11-1 85104A91A Kieren Buckley 20/1
14 Jul 25+34d Downpatrick Cosy Group Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 18f · Good · 11 ran Settled midfield early - blundered at the 2nd - urged forward after the 4th - slipped to the back before the 5th - lost touch before 3 out and finished well beaten 11/11 55 11-0 8621C85C Kieren Buckley 11/2
10 Jun 25+18d Sligo Connaught Bottlers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 20.5f · Good · 16 ran Held up towards back of pack - crept into contention after 3 out and 9th turning into straight - pushed along and stayed on same gear up the run-in - finished 6th 6/16 2¾ 11-2 8874B104A Kieren Buckley 28/1
23 May 25+14d Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - urged into 7th after two out - up to 6th after the last as others faded - improved to 5th early in straight and stayed on at one speed to the line 5/15 10 11-4 —109B96A Kieren Buckley 150/1
09 May 25+17d Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 22f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and lost ground four out - well held throughout - finished eighth 8/9 5 11-12 —93C91C Kieren Buckley 125/1
22 Apr 25 Fairyhouse Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 24 ran Held up towards the back - no impression made on the leading group - beaten a long way at the finish 19/24 14 11-5 —78C89C Ivan Ryan 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Firstupbestdressed won?
Firstupbestdressed (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Firstupbestdressed?
Firstupbestdressed (IRE) is trained by Gary McGill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 August 2026.
Who is Firstupbestdressed's sire?
Firstupbestdressed (IRE) is by Policy Maker (IRE) out of La La Loopsey (IRE), whose sire is Kalanisi.
What is Firstupbestdressed's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 19 August 2026. The highest on record is 88.
What is Firstupbestdressed's sire's record?
Policy Maker (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,243 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.
Who are Firstupbestdressed's siblings?
Out of La La Loopsey (IRE), Firstupbestdressed (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.