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Horse profile

Foolproof (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner Mrs John J Murphy
by King's Best (USA) out of Reasonably Devout (CAN) (St Jovite)
12 runs · 6 courses · from May 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jun 2011 — 5,591 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 5th of 14 Won at Cork Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Foolproof (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Aug 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating82↓ 6lb off peak
82 74–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 30 Jun 2011 Official rating 82 at the last run, 30 Jun 2011

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 12 figures · best 89A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm473A54.5—
Soft370A68—
Good289A81—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f989A70—
1m – 1m1f273A65—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.10 from 1
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.10 from 4
Good1,8891678.8%−1.11 from 2
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 1
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 3
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.90 from 1
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.71 from 9
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

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
Reasonably Devout (CAN) (St Jovite)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Atlantic Coast (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Atlantic Coast (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Atlantic Coast (IRE)1751m5f–2m5½fClass 5
Authorative (IRE)5831m2f–2m4f—
Kerrymerry (IRE)1321m2f–1m3½fClass 6
Extra Gold (IRE)1111m2f—
Prayer Boat (IRE)240——
Summercove (IRE)150——
Atlantic Coast I (IRE)20—Class 5
Perhaps Love (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +4.50
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 6 0 0% −6.00
Cork 2 1 50% +4.50
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −2.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 7 1 14% −0.50
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −3.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 8 1 13% −1.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
30 Jun 11+40d Leopardstown Bulmers Live Handicap (50-85) 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 nk 8-13 8273A Colin Keane 33/1
21 May 11+8d Curragh Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 24 9-0 8457C Danny Grant 200/1
13 May 11+11d Cork Corkracecourse.ie Race 6f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 15 8-12 8749C Leigh Roche 50/1
02 May 11+197d Curragh Dylan Thomas European Breeders Fund Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 9 9-1 8752C Danny Grant 66/1
17 Oct 10+9d Naas Derrinstown Stud E.B.F. Birdcatcher Premier Nursery 6f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 ¾ 8-9 8873A Danny Grant 12/1
08 Oct 10+61d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 9-1 8774A W J Lee 25/1
08 Aug 10+7d Curragh Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (group 1) 6f · Yielding · 7 ran 6/7 3 9-1 8268A Danny Grant 100/1
01 Aug 10+15d Cork Navigation Road Nursery (50-80) 6f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 7489A Danny Grant 11/2
17 Jul 10+49d Curragh Barbara Collins Lifetime Achievement In Racing Nursery Handicap (60-90) 6f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 8-11 7668A Danny Grant 7/1
29 May 10+7d Navan Lynn Lodge Stud E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 6f · Firm · 14 ran 3/14 nk 9-3 7680A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
22 May 10+19d Curragh T P Waters European Breeders Fund Marble Hill Stakes (Listed) 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 1¼ 9-1 —46A Pat Smullen 33/1
03 May 10 Curragh Aussie Rules European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 3 9-3 —70A Danny Grant 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Foolproof (IRE) won?
Foolproof (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Foolproof (IRE)?
Foolproof (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 30 June 2011.
Who is Foolproof (IRE)'s sire?
Foolproof (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Reasonably Devout (CAN), whose sire is St Jovite.
What is Foolproof (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 30 June 2011. The highest on record is 88.
What is Foolproof (IRE)'s sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Foolproof (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Reasonably Devout (CAN), Foolproof (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Atlantic Coast (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Atlantic Coast (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.