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Horse profile

Gandolfo (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Mrs Patricia Hunt
by Churchill (IRE) out of Glass Slipper (IRE) (Danehill)
15 runs · 8 courses · from May 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Nov 2024 — 717 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 8th of 26 Won at Bellewstown Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Gandolfo won once from 15 starts on turf. The win came at Bellewstown in Oct 2024 in the Seamus Murphy Memorial Optional Claiming Maiden over 1m – 1m1f on soft ground off an official rating of 71. The gelding was held when finishing eighth of 26 in the businessplus.ie Handicap at the Curragh in Nov 2024 off a mark of 70, 10lb below his highest ever mark. He raced eight times at trips from 6f – 7f to 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 10lb off peak
70 68–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 2 Oct 2024

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 15 figures · best 111C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft788A61—
Good595C71—
Heavy3111C78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f10111C68—
6f – 7f476C65—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 28 Oct 2024 Official rating 70 at the last run, 3 Nov 2024

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 →

Flat 15 figures · best 94A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft790A81—
Good594A74—
Heavy388A62—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1094A80—
6f – 7f482A55—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 from 6 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Churchill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,788 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm6447912.3%+1.3—
Good1,37616512%+10 from 5
Good to Soft533519.6%−1.4—
Soft707628.8%−2.21 from 7
Heavy224198.5%−2.50 from 3
Standard (AW)1,29515011.6%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,29514511.2%+0.20 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,11711810.6%−0.41 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f1,30013810.6%−0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m6438012.4%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2442811.5%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m4312.3%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Glass Slipper (IRE) (Danehill)

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

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Curly (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Curly (IRE)821m1½f–1m4fListed
Exuma (IRE)721m–1m3f—
Majestic Speed (IRE)211m—
Oh Happy Days (IRE)911m—
Tap Dancing (IRE)60——
Smile At Me (IRE)30——
Chief Storm Eagle (IRE)50——
Gael Legacy (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −4.38
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +1.62
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 1 10% −7.38
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 8 1 13% −5.38
Chris Hayes 4 0 0% −4.00
Neil Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Whearty 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 4 1 25% −1.38
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 10 1 10% −7.38
2023 5 0 0% −5.00

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
03 Nov 24+6d Curragh businessplus.ie Handicap 7f · Yielding To Soft · 26 ran Held up towards the back - driven into contention 2f out - unable to threaten leaders approaching final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 8th 8/26 nk 8-12 7076C82A Chris Hayes 16/1
28 Oct 24+8d Galway KONE Handicap (50-80) 8.5f · Heavy · 18 ran Dwelt at the break and settled last - improved through the field into the straight - pushed along 1f out in 6th and stayed on at one speed to finish 5th 5/18 ¾ 9-5 70111C88A Chris Hayes 14/1
20 Oct 24+18d Leopardstown Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (50-80) 10f · Heavy · 20 ran Towards the back of the pack - 8th at halfway - roused on the inner inside the final furlong and found nothing when squeezed for space 11/20 ½ 9-2 7078C62A Colin Keane 8/1
02 Oct 24+15d Bellewstown Seamus Murphy Memorial Optional Claiming Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran Settled just behind the front group - 3rd at halfway then 4th with 2f left before angling left to close in a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 150 yards and stayed on strongly to score 1/10 9-8 7188A90A Colin Keane 13/8F
17 Sep 24+14d Punchestown William Hill Offers Proper Prices Handicap (50-75) 8f · Good · 14 ran Sluggish start - settled at the back of the field early - pushed along in tenth two out - unable to close the gap late 9/14 nk 9-9 7171C74A Colin Keane 15/2
03 Sep 24+50d Gowran Park Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap 8f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards back - still 14th at halfway - progress from 1½f out - moved right approaching final furlong - kept on strongly to go down by a whisker 2/15 shd 9-3 6895C94A Colin Keane 14/1
15 Jul 24+16d Killarney Lakes Of Killarney Handicap 8f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 2 9-9 7265A60A Neil Ryan 8/1
29 Jun 24+12d Curragh Molton Brown Irish European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 9-8 7561C58C Colin Keane 25/1
17 Jun 24+55d Gowran Park GowranPark.ie Maiden 8f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 2¾ 9-8 7691C75A Colin Keane 28/1
23 Apr 24+192d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 9-8 7761C47C Colin Keane 9/1
14 Oct 23+32d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 3¾ 8-6 8069C45A Robert Whearty 11/1
12 Sep 23+47d Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1 9-7 —48C79B Colin Keane 2/1
27 Jul 23+10d Leopardstown Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden 8f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 9-7 —55A81A Chris Hayes 4/1
17 Jul 23+59d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8f · Yielding · 13 ran 3/13 nk 9-7 —61C82A Chris Hayes 33/1
19 May 23 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7.5f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 1½ 9-7 —55C63A Leigh Roche 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gandolfo (IRE) won?
Gandolfo (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Gandolfo (IRE)?
Gandolfo (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 3 November 2024.
Who is Gandolfo (IRE)'s sire?
Gandolfo (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Glass Slipper (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Gandolfo (IRE) prefer?
Gandolfo (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gandolfo (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 3 November 2024. The highest on record is 80.
What is Gandolfo (IRE)'s sire's record?
Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,788 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Gandolfo (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Glass Slipper (IRE), Gandolfo (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Curly (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Curly (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.