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Horse profile

Grand Rouge (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer James M Barcoe · Last owner Ms Yvonne Hennessy
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Dawn Princess (IRE) (Old Vic)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2024 — 881 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Grand Rouge is a Dylan Thomas gelding who was yet to win from 10 starts on turf. He raced five times on heavy ground and four times on soft without placing, his efforts spread across trips from 1m5f to 3m. The horse reached an official rating of 87 at his highest mark and last ran off 85 at Wexford in May 2024. He was aged 8 at his last run in May 2024.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 168 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 18 Apr 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 168A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy5168A75—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6168A55.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 18 Apr 2024 Official rating 85 at the last run, 29 May 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 100A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy5100A90—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6100A90—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm50612%+1.5—
Good to Firm6467912.2%+1.7—
Good2,07424011.6%+1.1—
Good to Soft1,1391119.7%−0.80 from 1
Soft1,7121549%−1.50 from 4
Heavy6496510%−0.50 from 5
Standard (AW)1,22013210.8%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1923417.7%+7.2—
6f – 7f691608.7%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f1,21412510.3%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,24812710.2%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m1,81218210%−0.50 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,55217111%+0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m6466610.2%−0.30 from 1
Over 3m1362216.2%+5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dawn Princess (IRE) (Old Vic)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cap'n (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Cap'n (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cap'n (IRE)1612mClass 3
Doyouhearwhatisaid (IRE)40——
No Boundaries (IRE)110——
Dawn Of Time (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Callaghan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel King 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Owens 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathal Landers 1 0 0% −1.00
Sarah Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2024 · 3 runs
29 May 24+41d Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 17f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-13 85—— Kieran Callaghan 5/1
18 Apr 24+14d Clonmel Cannonwood Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 10-13 85168A100A Cian Quirke 16/1
04 Apr 24+344d Naas Buy The Centenary Of Naas Racecourse Book By Turtle Bunbury Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 10/23 nk 11-1 87117C83C Kieran Callaghan 28/1
2023 · 5 runs
26 Apr 23+52d Punchestown Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final 20f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-12 ——— Daniel King 300/1
05 Mar 23+8d Wexford Visit Wexford Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 9/12 26 11-12 —59C87C Brian Hayes 66/1
25 Feb 23+27d Fairyhouse Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 2 11-1 —52B90A Conor Owens 250/1
29 Jan 23+15d Naas Nursery Of Champions (Pro/Am) Flat Race 19f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 ——— Mr S Cleary 250/1
14 Jan 23+58d Fairyhouse Racing Again January 19th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 3¾ 11-7 —40C90C Mr S Cleary 125/1
2022 · 2 runs
17 Nov 22+21d Clonmel Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 16/16 1¼ 11-8 —75C90C Cathal Landers 150/1
27 Oct 22 Clonmel Cashel Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 1¼ 11-5 —41C88C Sarah Kavanagh 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grand Rouge won?
Grand Rouge (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2024.
Who trained Grand Rouge?
Grand Rouge (IRE) was trained by James M Barcoe on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 29 May 2024.
Who is Grand Rouge's sire?
Grand Rouge (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Dawn Princess (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Grand Rouge's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 29 May 2024. The highest on record is 87.
What is Grand Rouge's sire's record?
Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Who are Grand Rouge's siblings?
Out of Dawn Princess (IRE), Grand Rouge (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cap'n (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Cap'n (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.