Horse profile
Following Orders (IRE)
by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Tarentine (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
15 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 6 Oct 2026 · 7th of 10
Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile
Following Orders is a maiden who has been placed four times from 15 starts on turf. His best effort came when second of nine at Ballinrobe in Aug 2025. He has raced over 2m1f – 2m4f on eight occasions without success and has shown his form when held up. His last run, at Galway in Oct 2026, saw him finish seventh of 10 in the Ryans Cleaning Handicap Steeplechase.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 42dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating91↓ 17lb off peak
91
91–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 108A | 88 | 2 runs · 90 / 78.5 |
| Soft | 4 | 82C | 70.5 | 2 runs · 59 / 33.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 138B | 71 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 138B | 69 | 4 runs · 71 / 63 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 90B | 88 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 82B | 63 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 14 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 14 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Prominent 8 (57%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,152 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 468 | 48 | 10.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 287 | 30 | 10.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 282 | 27 | 9.6% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 88 | 3 | 3.4% | −6.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 484 | 58 | 12% | +2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 488 | 33 | 6.8% | −2.8 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | +34.8 | — |
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
Tarentine (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Doyen Ta Win (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ten Lengths Tom (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyen Ta Win (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 1m7½f–2m3½f | — |
| Ten Lengths Tom (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiernan Power Roche | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Mr R Sugrue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 26+18d | Galway (IRE) | Ryans Cleaning Handicap Steeplechase Vied for front early - error at 4th fence and passed - in touch with the pack - running fourth turning in with four to jump - dropped back after 3 out - sixth and out of puff 2 out - tired badly to finish 7th | 7/10 | 18 | 11-0 | 91 | 59C | 74C | Mr R Sugrue | 18/1 |
| 18 Sep 26+15d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Vianstown Handicap Steeplechase | 8/15 | 2¾ | 10-5 | 92 | 90B | 91A | Shane O'Callaghan | 25/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+26d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Clarke's Bar Mullingar Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind the pace in second - dropped away after the second-last - faded steadily to finish well held in 11th | 11/14 | shd | 11-2 | 100 | 71B | 96A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+22d | Wexford (IRE) | Wexfordraces.ie Handicap Steeplechase Settled towards the back early - moved through to sit second before jumping the second - blundered at the fourth then again at the fifth and eighth - clumsy two out - lost touch in third soon after - came down at the final fence | F/8 | — | 10-2 | 93 | — | — | Mr R Sugrue | 9/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+32d | Killarney (IRE) | Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div I) tracked the pace early - fifth at halfway - driven and slipped to the back after 4 out before being pulled up before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 11-9 | 95 | — | — | Tiernan Power Roche | 33/1 |
| 15 Jun 26+31d | Kilbeggan | T. Murray & Son Ltd. Beginners Chase Held up at the back from the outset - made no impression on the pack - dropped away and finished last of the runners | 9/12 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 8C | 96C | Dylan Robinson | 66/1 |
| 15 May 26+27d | Kilbeggan | Cooke's Bar And Restaurant Caragh Beginners Chase Settled midfield in early stages - lost touch three from home - trailed off to finish well beaten | 12/14 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | 67C | 101C | Tiernan Power Roche | 40/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+211d | Bellewstown | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - urged into contention by halfway - unable to make headway 3 out - lost touch and pulled up before the last | PU/16 | — | 11-4 | 104 | — | — | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 25+25d | Downpatrick | Charles And Kathleen Caldwell Memorial Rated Novice Hurdle Held up towards the back - made progress to third 3 out - pushed along in fourth after that without threatening - eased back to finish 5th | 5/6 | ½ | 10-9 | 106 | 82C | 94C | Tiernan Power Roche | 9/2 |
| 25 Aug 25+20d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Up with the early field - keen through the opening stages - 4th at halfway - moved closer after 3 out - serious blunder 2 out - plugged on one-paced on the run-in to finish second 16 lengths adrift | 2/9 | 16 | 11-12 | 106 | 108A | 109A | Tiernan Power Roche | 2/1 |
| 05 Aug 25+32d | Roscommon | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday, August 30th Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack early - 5th at halfway - pushed for effort after 3 out - blundered 2 out - drifted left on the run-in and stayed on at one speed for second | 2/15 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 106 | 138B | 119A | Calum Hogan | 7/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+71d | Wexford | Shamrock Enterprises Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front pack early - 6th at halfway - up to 4th and asked for effort entering straight - couldn't find more approaching last and stayed on at same rate to finish 4th | 4/14 | 4 | 11-7 | 108 | 88B | 111A | Tiernan Power Roche | 16/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+40d | Kilbeggan | Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle Handy early - held 3rd before slipping back and blundering two out - unable to quicken and beaten before the last | 6/14 | 1¼ | 11-7 | — | 63B | 105A | Tiernan Power Roche | 6/4F |
| 15 Mar 25+13d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - moved into 2nd on turning for home - left in front 2 out before challenged - serious blunder at the last and surrendered advantage - no response on the run-in and dropped to 3rd | 3/16 | 1¼ | 11-10 | — | 53B | 114A | Tiernan Power Roche | 5/4F |
| 02 Mar 25 | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Settled handy on the wide side early - improved into 4th then 3rd rounding into the straight - moved up to 2nd approaching the last - stayed on through the run-in - just denied by three quarters of a length | 2/18 | ¾ | 11-10 | — | 82B | 122A | Tiernan Power Roche | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Following Orders won?
- Following Orders (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trains Following Orders?
- Following Orders (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Following Orders's sire?
- Following Orders (IRE) is by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Tarentine (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What is Following Orders's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Following Orders's sire's record?
- Order Of St George (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,152 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Following Orders's siblings?
- Out of Tarentine (FR), Following Orders (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Doyen Ta Win (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ten Lengths Tom (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.