Grand City Hall (IRE)
Grand City Hall won two of 11 starts on turf, both at Cork over 6f to 7f. He took a maiden at the track on good ground in May 2024 and a handicap there on good to firm in Sep 2024 off a mark of 85. The gelding, who raced off his career-high mark of 91, finished third of 10 at the Curragh in Oct 2024. He was held in the Fleetwood Paints Handicap.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=11 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 245 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 115
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 115A | 80 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 101A | 91.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 101A | 81 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 115A | 94 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 176 runs since Jul 2023 (15 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 4 | 20% | +12 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 75 | 4 | 5.3% | −2.7 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.7 | — |
| Soft | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | −2.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 77 | 4 | 5.2% | −2.8 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +12 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +32 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2023 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them El Fontenaro (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
Family form: El Fontenaro (IRE) finished 3rd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 4 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Fontenaro (IRE) | 24 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Cadreville (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.50 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Whelan | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neve Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 24+24d | Curragh | Fleetwood Paints Handicap Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway - began to make headway inside the final furlong - stayed on into 3rd but couldn't reach the front two | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 91 | 115A | 101A | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 |
| 11 Sep 24+32d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Settled towards the back early - pushed along and made headway with 2f left - drew alongside and into contention 1f out - went ahead 150 yards from home - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/9 | 10-0 | 85 | 101A | 101A | Ronan Whelan | 4/1 | |
| 10 Aug 24+15d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) Reared start and hesitant break - settled midfield then improved position over 3f out - flattened out inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 89 | 82B | 80A | Joanna Mason | 18/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+30d | Cork | Doneraile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 89 | 94A | 87A | Ronan Whelan | 11/2 |
| 26 Jun 24+12d | Naas | ARKequine Coming To Stockists Near You Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 10-0 | 89 | 89A | 87A | Ronan Whelan | 10/3 |
| 14 Jun 24+20d | Fairyhouse | Soil.ie Sobac Healthy Grass Handicap | 2/10 | nk | 9-10 | 83 | 71A | 96A | Jack Cleary | 10/3 |
| 25 May 24+15d | Curragh | Finlay Volvo Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 9-1 | 83 | 91C | 85A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 10 May 24+245d | Cork | Cork Maiden | 1/10 | 9-8 | 80 | 54A | 82A | Ronan Whelan | 11/2 | |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 23+19d | Down Royal | Irish Ebf Median Sires Series Maiden | 5/10 | 2¼ | 9-0 | — | 78A | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 3/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+43d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden | 3/23 | ¾ | 8-7 | — | 80C | 79A | Neve Bennett | 10/1 |
| 08 Jul 23 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/5 | 5 | 9-7 | — | 63C | 79B | Ronan Whelan | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grand City Hall won?
- Grand City Hall (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trained Grand City Hall?
- Grand City Hall (IRE) was trained by Jarlath P Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 5 October 2024.
- Who is Grand City Hall's sire?
- Grand City Hall (IRE) is by The Irish Rover (IRE) out of Clonville (IRE), whose sire is Thousand Words.
- What going does Grand City Hall prefer?
- Grand City Hall (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grand City Hall's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 5 October 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Grand City Hall's sire's record?
- The Irish Rover (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 176 runs since Jul 2023 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Grand City Hall's siblings?
- Out of Clonville (IRE), Grand City Hall (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: El Fontenaro (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.