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Foreign Policy (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Eoin Banville K Bolger Peter Robin Parkhill
by Outstrip (GB) out of Seschat (IRE) (Sinndar)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 May 2023 — 1,239 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023
KTB Profile

Foreign Policy (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (Feb 2023).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 15 Feb 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.

Flat 7 figures · best 118C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)4107B92.5—
Good285C73—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5107B85—
1m5f – 2m2118C108—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 3 Mar 2023 Official rating 53 at the last run, 10 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 7 figures · best 72A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)472A57.5—
Good251C47.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f572A51—
1m5f – 2m252A50—

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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 8.8% of 3,268 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 631. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.7% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2613.8%−5—
Good to Firm415348.2%−0.6—
Good603396.5%−2.30 from 2
Good to Soft268186.7%−2.10 from 1
Soft2903010.3%+1.50 from 1
Heavy6834.4%−4.4—
Standard (AW)1,59816410.3%+1.50 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3663810.4%+1.6—
6f – 7f1,2831118.7%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f639406.3%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f6318112.8%+40 from 5
1m5f – 2m263155.7%−3.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7445.4%−3.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m1100%−8.8—
Over 3m100%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Seschat (IRE) (Sinndar)

8 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Palamon (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Palamon (IRE)).

Family form: Palamon (IRE) won at Southwell, 13 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Palamon (IRE)4041m2½f–2m4½fClass 4
Okool (FR)1031m2f–1m6fClass 4
Ranting And Raven (IRE)170——
Talora (IRE)10——
Leblon Sunshine (IRE)10——
Takeoffyourclothes (IRE)40——
Castle Of May (IRE)10——
Madame Pandora (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leigh Roche 3 0 0% −3.00
Colin Keane 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
J M Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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
23 May 23+13d Punchestown Thanks For Supporting Festival 2023 Claiming Hurdle 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-10 ——— Sean Flanagan 14/1
10 May 23+40d Gowran Park Racing Again May 23rd Handicap (47-70) 14f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 7½ 8-13 53118C52A Colin Keane 14/1
31 Mar 23+28d Dundalk (AW) Easter Week Racing 11th & 14th April At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 16f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 nk 9-2 5398C48C Leigh Roche 9/2
03 Mar 23+16d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-75) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1¼ 8-8 5487B64A Leigh Roche 9/1
15 Feb 23+14d Dundalk (AW) DKITSU Race Day Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 9-4 55107B72A Leigh Roche 66/1
01 Feb 23+194d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 7 9-9 —66C51C Colin Keane 22/1
22 Jul 22+10d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden 10.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-1 —85C51C Neil Ryan 66/1
12 Jul 22 Killarney Killarney Oils Maiden 11f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 3¼ 9-5 —61C44C J M Sheridan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Foreign Policy (IRE) won?
Foreign Policy (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Foreign Policy (IRE)?
Foreign Policy (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 23 May 2023.
Who is Foreign Policy (IRE)'s sire?
Foreign Policy (IRE) is by Outstrip (GB) out of Seschat (IRE), whose sire is Sinndar.
What is Foreign Policy (IRE)'s official rating?
Foreign Policy (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 55.
What is Foreign Policy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Outstrip (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,268 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 631. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.7% from 263.
Who are Foreign Policy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Seschat (IRE), Foreign Policy (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Palamon (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Palamon (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2022. 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.