Horse profile

Grand Care (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Adrian Sexton · Owner J Carey
by Raise A Grand (IRE) out of Ikala (IRE) (Lashkari)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Off 6472 days Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Grand Care (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Sligo (Aug 2006). Last raced off a career-high mark of 78.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating78At career-high mark
78 54–78

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Raise A Grand (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 6% strike from 1,610 runs · most wins over 1m5f – 2m.

Dam
Ikala (IRE) (Lashkari)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Arm And A Leg (IRE) (2 wins, best perf 109).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
T G M Ryan 3 0 0% −3.00
B D Murtagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
A J Grange 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00
R M Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Grant 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
HV 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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 OR PR Jockey SP
03 Dec 08+27d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-9 78 — Ian McCarthy 20/1
06 Nov 08+815d Thurles Templemore (Mares) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 11/18 1½ 10-6 78 — Shane Butler 50/1
14 Aug 06+5d Ballinrobe Brodericks Electrical Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 20f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 1¾ 10-9 78 71 T G M Ryan 10/1
09 Aug 06+16d Sligo Leo Mcmorrow Memorial Handicap Hurdle (74-95) Div 1 16f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 10-9 78 78 T G M Ryan 14/1
24 Jul 06+11d Ballinrobe McDonald Motors Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 3½ 10-11 78 76 T G M Ryan 50/1
13 Jul 06+41d Gowran Park Thomastown Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 4 10-8 — 67 B D Murtagh 40/1
02 Jun 06+21d Down Royal O2 Unlimited Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 9/17 2 10-9 78 — B D Murtagh 20/1
12 May 06+32d Downpatrick Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (40-70) 13f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 9 8-5 54 — A J Grange 8/1
10 Apr 06+296d Tramore Pickardstown Handicap (40-60) 12f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 1½ 9-8 54 47 Seamie Heffernan 14/1
18 Jun 05+6d Down Royal Lynam Merit Median Auction Fillies Maiden 10.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 2½ 9-0 62 51 Kevin Manning 7/1
12 Jun 05+34d Roscommon Budweiser Median Auction Race 10f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 3 8-9 67 54 R M Burke 12/1
09 May 05+14d Killarney Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (40-70) 12f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 ¾ 9-10 70 56 Davy Condon 8/1
25 Apr 05 Sligo Lynam Median Auction Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 4½ 8-11 70 49 Danny Grant 12/1

Record shown from April 2005. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.