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Horse profile

Gillespie (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Owners Group 130
by Getaway (GER) out of Princess Mairead (IRE) (Blueprint)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ffos Las Off 281 days · 6th of 7 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Gillespie won the Merry Christmas From Ffos Las Racecourse Newcomers NH Flat Race at Class 5 over 1m5f to 2m on heavy ground in Dec 2024. The gelding has one win and two places from four turf starts and has raced at four different courses. He last ran when sixth of seven in the Pricedup.Bet Stayers Conditional Jockeys Training Series Handicap Hurdle at Exeter in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 108. He has never won on good to soft.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 5 Nov 2025

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 2 figures · best 83A · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 5 Nov 2025 Official rating 108 at the last run, 9 Jan 2026

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 4 figures · best 118A · median 114.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3118A1133 · 118 / 113
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2113B1032 · 113 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Getaway (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,907 runs since Jan 2008 (1,026 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 23.7% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1313123.7%+12.4—
Good3,86250813.2%+1.9—
Good to Soft2,37926311.1%−0.20 from 3
Soft3,1602919.2%−2.1—
Heavy1,24712610.1%−1.21 from 1
Standard (AW)1271310.2%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f2414.2%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7879%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m3,39337110.9%−0.41 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4,09146911.5%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,70431111.5%+0.20 from 2
Over 3m6137311.9%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Princess Mairead (IRE) (Blueprint)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Kildisart (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Kildisart (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kildisart (IRE)2252m3½f–3m1fGrade 3
The Big Breakaway (IRE)3132m3½f–3m½fClass 2
Say Goodbye (IRE)1432m3½f–2m4f—
Promontory (IRE)1023m–3m4½f—
For Sinead (IRE)1212m6½f—
The Blind Piper (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +2.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Freddie Keighley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Nico de Boinville 1 1 100% +2.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 1 1 100% +2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.25

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
09 Jan 26+42d Exeter Pricedup.Bet Stayers' Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Pulling hard early - settled towards the back - improved into contention 4 out before fading under pressure 6/7 25 11-9 108—93C Freddie Keighley 3/1C
28 Nov 25+23d Doncaster Eden Farm Champions Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Tracked pace in touch - shaken up before two out and drifted right then left - faded from there before the last to finish fourth 4/6 9½ 11-4 ——113B Lorcan Williams 11/2
05 Nov 25+321d Chepstow Heckler & Koch - No Compromise Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up handy early - driven approaching 3 out - dropped to 3rd and unable to find more towards the finish 3/10 14 11-4 —83A118A Harry Cobden 3/1
19 Dec 24 Ffos Las Merry Christmas From Ffos Las Racecourse 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran Tracked the pace early - moved to front over 3f out - drifted left showing inexperience approaching 2f out - opened up in the final furlong and coasted home 1/6 11-6 —60B116B Nico de Boinville 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Gillespie (IRE) won?
Gillespie (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Gillespie (IRE)?
Gillespie (IRE) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 January 2026.
Who is Gillespie (IRE)'s sire?
Gillespie (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Princess Mairead (IRE), whose sire is Blueprint.
What is Gillespie (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 9 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Gillespie (IRE)'s sire's record?
Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,907 runs since Jan 2008 (1,026 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Who are Gillespie (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Princess Mairead (IRE), Gillespie (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Kildisart (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Kildisart (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.