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Horse profile

Grimese's Special (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer J. S. Moore · Owner J Grimes Partner
by Nando Parrado (GB) out of Cafetiere (GB) (Iffraaj)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Salisbury Last run 21 Sep 2026 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile

Grimese's Special won a Class 4 selling stakes at Salisbury over 6f-7f on heavy ground in Sep 2025. The filly has one win and one place from nine starts overall, with that success her only victory from six runs at 6f-7f and her sole success on turf from seven starts. She finished 6 of 9 in a Class 6 handicap at Ffos Las in Sep 2026, racing prominently off an official rating of 52 which was 15lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating52↓ 15lb off peak
52 52–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bath, 13 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 90A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft370C642 runs · 64 / 38.5
Good278B662 runs · 78 / 66
Standard (AW)272A611 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f678B624 runs · 78 / 59
1m – 1m1f390A722 runs · 90 / 51.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 48A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 13 Sep 2026 Official rating 52 at the last run, 21 Sep 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 69B · median 43
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft345A432 runs · 45 / 37.5
Good242A412 runs · 42 / 41
Standard (AW)250B431 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f669B42.54 runs · 45 / 41
1m – 1m1f350B482 runs · 48 / 39

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Held up 5 (56%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Nando Parrado (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 388 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−5.7—
Good to Firm4000%−5.7—
Good11554.3%−1.40 from 2
Good to Soft3525.7%00 from 1
Soft6346.3%+0.60 from 3
Heavy1516.7%+11 from 1
Standard (AW)118108.5%+2.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7579.3%+3.6—
6f – 7f236125.1%−0.61 from 6
1m – 1m1f6134.9%−0.80 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−5.7—
1m5f – 2m200%−5.7—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cafetiere (GB) (Iffraaj)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Marboot (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Anniemation (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marboot (IRE)2947½f–1m2f—
Anniemation (IRE)2527f–1m2fClass 4
Imperial Force (IRE)110——
Inkara (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +66.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +65.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 3 1 33% +64.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 1 17% +61.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Isobelle Chalmers 3 0 0% −3.00
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Taylor Fisher 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 1 100% +66.00
William Cox 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 1 13% +59.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 4 1 25% +63.00

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
2026 · 5 runs
21 Sep 26+8d Ffos Las Rhn Travel Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran Handy early with the pace - urged towards the middle two out then lost ground quickly under pressure - dropped away tamely inside the final furlong 6/9 8 8-9 5213C30C Isobelle Chalmers 12/1
13 Sep 26+16d Bath Loud Hire Supporting Bath Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Went round in murky conditions - disputed the lead - pressed for effort with over 2f left before easing back steadily from the final furlong 5/10 nk 8-0 5290A48A Isobelle Chalmers 80/1
28 Aug 26+80d Ffos Las Golwg Gwendraeth Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 8 ran Fought for control early - settled last of the pack - pushed along with 3f left - nudged closer inside final furlong to finish fifth 5/8 2¾ 7-11 5678B42A Isobelle Chalmers 125/1
09 Jun 26+17d Salisbury Charter 1227 Catering Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back - never able to challenge - well held at the finish 8/11 1¾ 9-5 6064A45A Taylor Fisher 50/1
23 May 26+148d Salisbury Carty Builders 'Proud To Restore The Rubbing House' Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to the pace early - dropped through the pack - lost touch two furlongs out - well held at the finish 13/14 3¼ 8-13 6354C40C Kieran O'Neill 50/1
2025 · 4 runs
26 Dec 25+84d Wolverhampton (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran Pulled hard at the back of the field - drifted right and lost ground 3f out before veering badly right on the home bend - finished a distant 5th 5/5 17 8-4 6550C36C Luke Morris 50/1
03 Oct 25+21d Southwell (AW) Download The At The Races App Fillies' Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran Went straight to front - pushed along with 3f left - soon overtaken and dropped away - finished sixth 6/6 ½ 9-3 6772A50B Luke Morris 25/1
12 Sep 25+10d Salisbury Madar Corporation Selling Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Heavy · 6 ran Held up in third - boxed in with two out - found space and made ground a furlong out - driven to the front inside the final furlong - stayed on to win 1/6 8-13 —60A69B Rob Hornby 66/1
02 Sep 25 Chepstow Guaranteed Odds At David Lucas Bookmakers EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran Immature and needing urging from early stages - stayed towards the rear throughout - made no impression on the front group - finished well held in 7th 7/8 2¼ 9-0 —70C43C William Cox 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grimese's Special won?
Grimese's Special (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trains Grimese's Special?
Grimese's Special (IRE) is trained by J. S. Moore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 September 2026.
Who is Grimese's Special's sire?
Grimese's Special (IRE) is by Nando Parrado (GB) out of Cafetiere (GB), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What is Grimese's Special's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 21 September 2026. The highest on record is 67.
What is Grimese's Special's sire's record?
Nando Parrado (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 388 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Grimese's Special's siblings?
Out of Cafetiere (GB), Grimese's Special (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Marboot (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Anniemation (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.