Horse profile
Four Blondes (IRE)
by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Symposium (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
26 runs · 11 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Fairyhouse
Last run 16 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 14
Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile
Four Blondes is a mare who has won one of 26 starts. The win came at Fairyhouse in Jul 2024 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden over 6f-7f on good ground. She has raced 24 times at 6f-7f for that sole success and is 0 from eight on soft. Aged 5 at her last run in Oct 2026 she finished third of 14 in a Dundalk handicap off an official rating of 58, 29lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 29lb off peak
- 1–26Wins / Runs
- 3.8%Strike rate
- 9 (34.6%)Placed
- −22.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.37Fair A/E n=26 · 0.30 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 rating58↓ 29lb off peak
58
58–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 99A | 94 | 4 runs · 99 / 95 |
| Soft | 8 | 106A | 87 | 2 runs · 73 / 35 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 108C | 95.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 108C | 87.5 | 7 runs · 99 / 90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 95A | 95 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 runs · as at 24 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 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (56%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (28%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (11%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,557 runs since Jan 2008 (445 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 17.1% from 280.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +6.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 497 | 63 | 12.7% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,162 | 139 | 12% | +0.6 | 1 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 557 | 57 | 10.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 747 | 88 | 11.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 280 | 48 | 17.1% | +5.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 122 | 9.4% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 140 | 14 | 10% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 952 | 107 | 11.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 24 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,205 | 149 | 12.4% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,297 | 151 | 11.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 592 | 64 | 10.8% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 239 | 22 | 9.2% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 6 | 6.3% | −5.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +5.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Symposium (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Stone Bear (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Jaxta (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Bear (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 6f | — |
| Jaxta (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Tripolitain (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 1 | 7% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4% | −20.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh O'Connor | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Shane Foley | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sadhbh Tormey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 1 | 5% | −15.00 |
| Hood | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 26+9d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II) | 3/14 | 2 | 9-10 | 58 | 79B | 77A | Sam Coen | 6/1 |
| 07 Oct 26+16d | Navan (IRE) | Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap Prominent early - niggled wide over 2f out then found little under urging - faded over 1f out to finish 10th | 10/22 | shd | 9-8 | 59 | 73C | 70A | Sadhbh Tormey | 13/2 |
| 21 Sep 26+30d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap Settled midpack early - moved into contention by halfway - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - flattened out under pressure and stayed on at one gear to the line | 9/17 | hd | 9-6 | 62 | 95C | 78A | Siobhan Rutledge | 100/30F |
| 22 Aug 26+31d | Curragh (IRE) | Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap Sat handy behind front group - pushed along with two furlongs left but couldn't close - held level through final stages to finish sixth | 6/27 | 1½ | 9-12 | 68 | 90C | 92A | Siobhan Rutledge | 14/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+49d | Naas (IRE) | Forte Healthcare Handicap Sat second behind the front-runner - third and pushed along 2f out - fourth and found nothing more with a strong effort a furlong out | 5/10 | 2 | 9-6 | 72 | 99A | 79A | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+30d | Curragh | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Settled with the pack early - improved into 4th by halfway - dropped away fast inside the last two furlongs to finish well beaten | 20/20 | 3½ | 10-2 | 72 | -3C | 60C | Siobhan Rutledge | 15/2 |
| 04 May 26+203d | Curragh | Treacy Group Supporting Newbridge Community Day Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed along in 4th with 2f left before improving to 3rd approaching the final furlong - held for pace late to finish 4th beaten a length and a quarter | 4/20 | ½ | 10-1 | 74 | 95C | 97A | Siobhan Rutledge | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 25+21d | Roscommon | Guinness Handicap Sat close to the pace - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed forward into 2f out but couldn't find room past the pair in front - held in 3rd and weakened late to finish 8th | 8/15 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 77 | 98C | 81A | Gavin Ryan | 18/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+34d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Settled with the pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along over a furlong out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well held | 9/12 | nk | 9-11 | 78 | 91A | 76A | Gavin Ryan | 11/1 |
| 19 Aug 25+27d | Roscommon | WTW Willis Handicap Sat handy on rail behind pace - 5th at halfway - moved into 3rd soon after - driven from 2f out to loom up in 2nd - unable to peg back winner inside closing stages | 2/12 | 4¼ | 10-0 | 80 | 96A | 94A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+14d | Naas | Bert House Stud Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved to midfield by halfway - pushed along in 8th approaching the final furlongs before fading late to finish 8th | 8/11 | 3¾ | 9-10 | 82 | 58A | 77A | Ben Coen | 6/1 |
| 09 Jul 25+12d | Fairyhouse | Free Ice Cream For All Children Handicap Held up towards the back - moved into contention after a furlong - third at halfway - fourth turning in - squeezed for space with a furlong and a half left - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on at one gait to finish fourth | 4/6 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 82 | 79A | 82B | Donagh O'Connor | 11/4 |
| 27 Jun 25+12d | Curragh | JJ Mahon & Sons Handicap Settled midfield early - 8th at halfway then pushed along with two to run improving to 6th - stayed on at one speed to finish seventh | 7/15 | ½ | 9-7 | 83 | 97C | 88A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/2 |
| 15 Jun 25+22d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Sat behind the front group - third at halfway - boxed in approaching 2f out - found room and driven up into second inside the last furlong - stayed on to just fail by a short head | 2/9 | nk | 10-0 | 80 | 106A | 100A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 24 May 25+26d | Curragh | QuinnBet Handicap Handy early - hit front nearing halfway before losing command inside final 2f - unable to find more late and well held at the finish | 14/20 | nk | 9-8 | 83 | 67C | 84A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+217d | Naas | Family Fun Day May 18th Handicap Settled in the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - 9th approaching final furlong - unable to close and well held at the line | 13/15 | 2 | 9-3 | 87 | 83C | 77A | Donagh O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 24+20d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Went straight to front - lost the lead after 2f and sat second at halfway - driven with 2f to go but found nothing more - allowed to drop away inside final furlong to finish well held | 8/8 | 33 | 9-10 | 87 | 37C | 55C | Shane Foley | 9/2 |
| 03 Sep 24+11d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Settled just behind pace-setter early - moved to front after a furlong and a half - stayed on through final furlong but overtaken near the line - just held for second by a short margin | 2/8 | nk | 10-0 | 85 | 94A | 93A | Gary Carroll | 5/2J |
| 23 Aug 24+33d | Killarney | Tote.ie Rated Race Sat just behind the front-runner early - still second at halfway - crept alongside going strongly two out - locked together with rival a furlong out - asked for effort soon after - overtaken in the final stretch and edged out into second | 2/6 | ½ | 9-4 | 83 | 95A | 96B | Shane Foley | 7/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+11d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap | 4/13 | nse | 9-3 | 85 | 95C | 88A | Shane Foley | 7/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+35d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 1/16 | 9-3 | 76 | 85C | 94A | Shane Foley | 3/1J | |
| 05 Jun 24+242d | Curragh | Manguard Plus Maiden | 5/18 | ½ | 9-3 | 77 | 97C | 73A | Shane Foley | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 23+23d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden | 2/13 | 1½ | 8-13 | 77 | 83C | 81A | Gary Carroll | 4/1 |
| 14 Sep 23+18d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 5/13 | shd | 9-2 | — | 108C | 83A | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
| 27 Aug 23+15d | Naas | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden | 9/16 | nk | 8-13 | — | 50C | 72A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 12 Aug 23 | Curragh | Keeper's Heart Irish & American Whiskey Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 3/15 | 5 | 9-2 | — | 66C | 75A | Gary Carroll | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Four Blondes won?
- Four Blondes (IRE) won 1 of 26 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.8%. Placed 9 times in total (34.6% of starts).
- Who trains Four Blondes?
- Four Blondes (IRE) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Four Blondes's sire?
- Four Blondes (IRE) is by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Symposium (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Four Blondes prefer?
- Four Blondes (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 15 starts (6.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Four Blondes's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Four Blondes's sire's record?
- Gleneagles (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,557 runs since Jan 2008 (445 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17.1% from 280.
- Who are Four Blondes's siblings?
- Out of Symposium (GB), Four Blondes (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Stone Bear (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Jaxta (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.