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Free Ranger (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2019) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Brian Mellon Adrian P Kelly P Mcbride
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Purple Tigress (GB) (Dubai Destination)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Nov 2019 — 2,551 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2019 · 12th of 14 Won at Punchestown Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Free Ranger (IRE) is 1 from 17. Hasn't won since Jan 2019. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 15 on softer).

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating119↓ 2lb off peak
119 69–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Galway, 28 Oct 2019

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 9 figures · best 112A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft377B42—
Good to Soft3112A98—
Good2112B93.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8112B83—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 6 figures · best 102A · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft392A69—
Heavy2102A81.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f592A68—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 22 Apr 2019 Official rating 119 at the last jumps run, 2 Nov 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 28 Oct 2017 Official rating 69 at the last flat run, 28 Oct 2019

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 11 figures · best 138A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4138A124—
Soft3122A97—
Good2131A125—
Heavy2126A125—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10138A123—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 6 figures · best 97A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft397A93—
Heavy272A71.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f597A83—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Lope De Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.5—
Good2,75338313.9%+0.11 from 2
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−20 from 5
Soft1,87425213.4%−0.40 from 6
Heavy7178411.7%−2.10 from 4
Standard (AW)3,70153214.4%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4777114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59751114.2%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,59451514.3%+0.50 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f3,27746614.2%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m957899.3%−4.51 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−40 from 1
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Purple Tigress (GB) (Dubai Destination)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Never Do Nothing (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Never Do Nothing (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Never Do Nothing (IRE)2541m–1m7½fClass 3
Complete Fiction (IRE)4741m½f–1m2½f—
Purple Panther (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 1 50% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 1 100% +5.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 1 10% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 6 1 17% +0.00
Jonathan Moore 4 0 0% −4.00
Colin Keane 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Manning 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Short 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 7 1 14% −1.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 7 1 14% −1.00
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −5.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 7 runs
02 Nov 19+5d Down Royal North Down Marquees Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 nk 10-4 11942C97C Sean Flanagan 16/1
28 Oct 19+189d Galway A Year To Remember At Galway Handicap (50-80) 12f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 3½ 9-3 69102A71A Colin Keane 5/1C
22 Apr 19+4d Fairyhouse Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 5/22 nk 11-6 11889B138A Sean Flanagan 9/1
18 Apr 19+75d Clonmel Clonmel Og Family Evening Handicap 9.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 1 9-8 7292A83A Colin Keane 9/4F
02 Feb 19+6d Leopardstown Ladbrokes Hurdle (Handicap - Rated 0-150) (Grade B) 16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 9/19 nk 9-10 121—111A Jonathan Moore 33/1
27 Jan 19+13d Naas Join Naas Racecourse Business Club Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 11-0 11577B122A Sean Flanagan 9/2
14 Jan 19+18d Punchestown Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-8 10775A131A Sean Flanagan 5/1F
2018 · 6 runs
27 Dec 18+27d Limerick Convermax Rated Novice Hurdle 16f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 26 10-13 10816C93C Jonathan Moore 9/2
30 Nov 18+49d Limerick Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 5½ 11-4 —98B132A Adam Short 11/4
12 Oct 18+11d Downpatrick Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 11-8 —112A116A Jonathan Moore 6/4F
01 Oct 18+196d Roscommon Boyle Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 2¼ 11-7 —112B119A Jonathan Moore 5/6F
19 Mar 18+40d Down Royal Guinness Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 3¾ 10-9 ——124A Sean Flanagan 11/8F
07 Feb 18+102d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 4¾ 11-7 —92A126A Sean Flanagan 5/2F
2017 · 4 runs
28 Oct 17+14d Leopardstown Tote Maiden 8f · Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 nk 9-5 —68C97A Rory Cleary 7/4F
14 Oct 17+30d Cork Corporate HR Ireland Supporting The Ricky Healy Appeal Maiden 8.5f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 9-5 —69C93A Ronan Whelan 7/4F
14 Sep 17+159d Listowel Follow Listowel Races On Twitter Maiden 8f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 9 9-5 —61B72A Kevin Manning 13/8F
08 Apr 17 Leopardstown Leopardstown 'summer Bundle' Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-5 —65C77A Kevin Manning 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Free Ranger won?
Free Ranger (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 11 times in total (64.7% of starts).
Who trained Free Ranger?
Free Ranger (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 2 November 2019.
Who is Free Ranger's sire?
Free Ranger (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Purple Tigress (GB), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
What is Free Ranger's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 2 November 2019. The highest on record is 121.
What is Free Ranger's sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
Who are Free Ranger's siblings?
Out of Purple Tigress (GB), Free Ranger (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Never Do Nothing (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Never Do Nothing (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. 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.