Gaillimh A Stor (IRE)
Gaillimh A Stor won a Class 4 novices hurdle at Ayr in Mar 2022 on soft ground over 2m1f to 2m4f. The gelding has one win and six places from 18 starts on turf, all at Ayr, Kelso or Haydock. He has been unsuccessful in 14 starts over 2m5f to 3m. Aged 10 at his last run in Jan 2026 at Ayr, he contested a Class 4 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 109, 16lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–18Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 6 (33.3%)Placed
- −14.25£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.37Fair A/E n=18 · 0.33 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 627 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 146A | 105 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 117B | 92 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 146A | 93 | 2 runs · 87 / 86 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 127B | 107 | — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 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 9 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 7,024 | 840 | 12% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 2,760 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,697 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,539 | 742 | 11.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Gaillimh A Run (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Grainne A Chroi (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaillimh A Run (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m½f | — |
| Grainne A Chroi (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m1f–2m4f | Grade 3 |
| Mag Dillane (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Kelso | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McMenamin | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| Bruce Lynn | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Dominic Hislop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Tongue tie | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.25 |
| Chase | 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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jan 26+27d | Ayr | Coral Racing Club 'Join For Free' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack before 3 out - eased down and pulled up before the last | PU/13 | — | 10-7 | 109 | — | — | Dominic Hislop | 14/1 |
| 02 Jan 26+26d | Ayr | Golf Inn Prestwick For The Ayr Stayers Trophy Handicap Hurdle Went forward under pressure early - edged out approaching 6th before slipping back at the 8th - faded steadily and beaten well by 2 out | 7/10 | 10 | 10-11 | 113 | 87C | 108A | Bruce Lynn | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 25+29d | Kelso | Belhaven Black Classic Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - lost touch after 8th when pressed for effort - eased out of contention approaching the final two obstacles | PU/10 | — | 11-12 | 116 | — | — | Bruce Lynn | 28/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+211d | Kelso | William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Handy early - slipped through the pack before halfway then lost touch before 3 out - faded from there to finish well beaten | 9/14 | 13 | 11-11 | 119 | 85C | 107C | Bruce Lynn | 33/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+41d | Ayr | Get Home Safe With Thistle Cabs Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - blundered at the 1st - towards the rear by the 3rd - another untidy jump at the 5th and dropped further back - pulled up shortly after | PU/13 | — | 11-9 | 120 | — | — | Bruce Lynn | 20/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+15d | Kelso | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled close to the pace early - dropped rearward and driven forward before 4 out - dropped away after 2 out - well held at the finish | 8/10 | 3 | 11-6 | 122 | 117B | 116A | Bruce Lynn | 25/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+24d | Kelso | Every Horse, Every Race, At timeform.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - struggling for fluency and needed encouragement by the 5th - dropped away before being pulled up at the 9th | PU/4 | — | 10-10 | 119 | — | — | Bruce Lynn | 9/4F |
| 21 Jan 25+19d | Ayr | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Settled in 6th early - improved into contention 2 out - found room to finish strongly through rivals - moved up to 2nd inside final furlong - kept battling but narrowly denied at the line | 2/9 | nk | 12-0 | 119 | 93A | 137A | Bruce Lynn | 3/1F |
| 02 Jan 25+25d | Ayr | Golf Inn Prestwick Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made ground wide from four out - moved into second two out - level approaching last - driven and fought hard up the run-in but couldn't find more close home | 2/10 | hd | 11-1 | 116 | 123A | 137A | Danny McMenamin | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 24+627d | Kelso | Belhaven Black Classic Handicap Hurdle Race close to leaders early - still involved from 8th out - urged forward but hit next-to-last awkwardly - unable to match winner's pace soon after - stayed on into the final furlong before giving up third close home | 3/10 | hd | 11-12 | 114 | 90A | 132A | Bruce Lynn | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Mar 23+18d | Haydock | Old Boston Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | 12 | 12-0 | 122 | 146A | 122B | Danny McMenamin | 12/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+31d | Kelso | bet365 Cyril Alexander Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | F/7 | — | 10-11 | 122 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 01 Feb 23+30d | Ayr | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/4 | 11 | 10-5 | 122 | 103C | 117B | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 02 Jan 23+34d | Ayr | Karaoke At The Golf Inn Prestwick Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | F/6 | — | 12-2 | 122 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 5/2F |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 22+24d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Fives Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 4 | 11-7 | 125 | 127B | 121A | Danny McMenamin | 2/7F |
| 05 Nov 22+238d | Kelso | Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | nk | 11-7 | — | 92A | 125A | Danny McMenamin | 2/1 |
| 12 Mar 22+25d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-0 | — | 107A | 123B | Danny McMenamin | 11/4 | |
| 15 Feb 22 | Ayr | Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/14 | 1 | 11-7 | — | 96C | 126A | Danny McMenamin | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gaillimh A Stor won?
- Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Gaillimh A Stor?
- Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) is trained by N W Alexander, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 January 2026.
- Who is Gaillimh A Stor's sire?
- Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Gaillimh A Chroi (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Gaillimh A Stor prefer?
- Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gaillimh A Stor's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 29 January 2026. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Gaillimh A Stor's sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are Gaillimh A Stor's siblings?
- Out of Gaillimh A Chroi (IRE), Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Gaillimh A Run (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Grainne A Chroi (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.