Great Ability (IRE)
Great Ability (IRE) is 1 from 27. Hasn't won since May 2013. The win came on turf — 0 from 10 on the all-weather. Last raced off 47, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–27Wins / Runs
- 3.7%Strike rate
- 3 (11.1%)Placed
- −14.00£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.68Fair A/E n=27 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 452 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.9% from 153.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +6.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 137 | 8 | 5.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | +2 | — |
| Soft | 114 | 7 | 6.1% | −1 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 66 | 4 | 6.1% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | −4.2 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +3.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 52 | 7 | 13.5% | +6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 153 | 6 | 3.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 62 | 7 | 11.3% | +4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −0.4 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trixiemay (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Man Johnny (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate O'Brien | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| Connor King | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Grant | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | 1 | 5% | −9.00 |
| 2011 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Great Ability (IRE) won?
- Great Ability (IRE) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 3 times in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Great Ability (IRE)?
- Great Ability (IRE) was trained by T Hogan on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 11 December 2013.
- Who is Great Ability (IRE)'s sire?
- Great Ability (IRE) is by Great Exhibition (USA) out of Final Contest (USA), whose sire is Grand Slam.
- What going does Great Ability (IRE) prefer?
- Great Ability (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Great Ability (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 11 December 2013. The highest on record is 62.
- What is Great Ability (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Great Exhibition (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 452 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.9% from 153.
- Who are Great Ability (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Final Contest (USA), Great Ability (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.