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Horse profile

Free To Dream (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2013) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner Mrs Vida Bingham
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Southsea Lady (IRE) (Kemal)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Nov 2013 — 4,723 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2013 · 13th of 21 3 wins · Market Rasen, Galway & Ballinrobe Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile

Free To Dream (IRE) is 3 from 20. Hasn't won since Nov 2013. Last raced off a career-high mark of 130.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating130At career-high mark
130 109–130

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 142B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 21 Nov 2013 Official rating 130 at the last run, 29 Nov 2013

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 142B · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft9142B121—
Heavy5138A121—
Good3134A113—
Good to Soft2121C113—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9127B121—
2m5f – 3m8142B123.5—
1m5f – 2m2113A103—

Of 20 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 · 19 figures from 20 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 3
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 2
Soft8479210.9%−0.33 from 9
Heavy5015811.6%+0.40 from 6
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.52 from 9
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.61 from 9
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Southsea Lady (IRE) (Kemal)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Southsea Island (IRE)80——
Ballymurray Boy (IRE)10——
Two Of Each (IRE)40——
Ballindoney (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 3 33% +11.35
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Galway 3 1 33% +12.00
Ballinrobe 3 1 33% −0.90
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +2.25
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −5.75
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% +8.10
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
E J O'Connell 5 0 0% −5.00
Davy Condon 4 1 25% −1.90
Robbie Geoghegan 3 0 0% −3.00
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Cawley 2 1 50% +13.00
Liam Treadwell 1 1 100% +2.25
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 16 2 13% +1.10
None 4 1 25% −0.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 7 1 14% −3.75
2012 13 2 15% +4.10

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 3 18% +3.35
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 7 runs
29 Nov 13+8d Newbury Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 13/21 9 12-1 130121C Aidan Coleman 13/2
21 Nov 13+6d Market Rasen Phs Besafe Bright Gear Workwear Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m7f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-8 130142B Liam Treadwell 9/4F
15 Nov 13+228d Cheltenham David Johnson Memorial Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 20 ran 5/20 5 11-5 130134A Aidan Coleman 33/1
01 Apr 13+36d Fairyhouse Irish Field Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m6f · Yielding · 17 ran 5/17 3¾ 11-0 123117A Barry Geraghty 10/1
24 Feb 13+28d Naas Book Online At naasracecourse.com Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 1½ 11-7 123138A Davy Russell 12/1
27 Jan 13+18d Leopardstown Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-3 123115C Davy Condon 50/1
09 Jan 13+12d Fairyhouse Buy Tickets On-Line At fairyhouse.ie Rated Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 4¼ 11-2 122121A Brian Cawley 16/1
2012 · 13 runs
28 Dec 12+19d Limerick Liberty Insurance Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 3m · Heavy · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-3 121— E J O'Connell 10/1
09 Dec 12+35d Cork Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 3m · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2 11-3 121126B Davy Condon 16/1
04 Nov 12+7d Cork Paddy Power Phone 1800 721 821 E.B.F. Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 3m · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 8½ 11-3 117121A E J O'Connell 20/1
28 Oct 12+15d Galway Barna Waste Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-13 109127B Brian Cawley 14/1
13 Oct 12+32d Fairyhouse Become A Member Of Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 7½ 11-4 11193C Conor Maxwell 11/1
11 Sep 12+11d Galway Easyfix Rubber Products Novice Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 nse 11-12 —121A E J O'Connell 20/1
31 Aug 12+18d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Hurdle 2m6f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 11-4 —105A Davy Condon 7/1
13 Aug 12+11d Ballinrobe Tim Kelly Electrical Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 —123A Davy Condon 11/10F
02 Aug 12+9d Galway Arthur Guinness Fund Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 11-2 —111A E J O'Connell 10/1
24 Jul 12+64d Ballinrobe Eamon Sheridan Plant Hire Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 1 11-2 —122B E J O'Connell 16/1
21 May 12+20d Roscommon Kepak Flat Race (Div 2) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 11-7 —107A Robbie Geoghegan 25/1
01 May 12+22d Ballinrobe www.ballinroberacecourse.ie Flat Race 2m · Good · 16 ran 5/16 1 11-7 —113A Robbie Geoghegan 25/1
09 Apr 12 Fairyhouse Racing Post Champion Point-to-point Flat Race 2m2f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 ¾ 11-7 —105A Robbie Geoghegan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Free To Dream won?
Free To Dream (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 4 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Free To Dream?
Free To Dream (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 29 November 2013.
Who is Free To Dream's sire?
Free To Dream (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Southsea Lady (IRE), whose sire is Kemal.
What going does Free To Dream prefer?
Free To Dream (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Free To Dream's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 29 November 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Free To Dream's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Free To Dream's siblings?
Out of Southsea Lady (IRE), Free To Dream (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.