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Horse profile

Guessthebill (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer James McAuley · Last owner James Mcauley
by Reckless Abandon (GB) out of Tussie Mussie (GB) (Royal Applause)
23 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Sep 2022 — 1,507 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 9th of 18 2 wins · Roscommon & Navan Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Guessthebill won two of 23 starts, both on his first visit to the course. He took an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race at Roscommon over 6f – 7f on heavy ground in Sep 2017 off a mark of 89 and an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Navan under 6f on good to firm in May 2017. All wins came on turf. He finished 9 of 18 in the Fairyhouse Flat Finale Handicap in Sep 2022 off an official rating of 56, 42lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 42lb off peak
Official rating56↓ 42lb off peak
56 56–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Nov 2021

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 22 figures · best 106A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft10105C77.5—
Good6106A76—
Standard (AW)2101B91.5—
Good to Firm278C67—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f17106A79—
1m – 1m1f391C87—
Under 6f267A61.5—

Of 23 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Laytown (AW), 8 Sep 2022 Official rating 56 at the last run, 19 Sep 2022

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 23 figures · best 99A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft1099A81—
Good683A71—
Standard (AW)380A77—
Good to Firm289B80—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1899A76.5—
1m – 1m1f381A75—
Under 6f290A89.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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 9.7% of 145 runs since Apr 2017 (12 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1417.1%−2.61 from 2
Good28414.3%+4.60 from 6
Good to Soft20315%+5.30 from 1
Soft2214.5%−5.20 from 10
Heavy6116.7%+71 from 1
Standard (AW)5547.3%−2.40 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7114.3%+4.61 from 2
6f – 7f60610%+0.31 from 18
1m – 1m1f4249.5%−0.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f23313%+3.3—
1m5f – 2m1300%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tussie Mussie (GB) (Royal Applause)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Departmentalize (IRE)130——
High Applause (IRE)60——
Mick Says No (IRE)90——
Theodore C (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% −0.60
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 4 0 0% −4.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +3.00
Navan 1 1 100% +0.40

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 18 1 6% −14.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 1 50% −0.60

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
N G McCullagh 4 0 0% −4.00
Pat Smullen 4 1 25% −2.60
Donagh O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Coen 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Sheehy 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis Linehan 2 1 50% +2.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Beresford 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
D M Simmonson 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 2 12% −11.60
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 9 0 0% −9.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 7 2 29% −1.60

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
2022 · 9 runs
19 Sep 22+11d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Flat Finale Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 6f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 nk 9-7 5679C71A W J Lee 33/1
08 Sep 22+15d Laytown (AW) Tote Proudly Sponsoring Laytown Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 10-3 58—77A Donagh O'Connor 40/1
24 Aug 22+43d Bellewstown Southgate Centre Drogheda Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m · Good · 15 ran 15/15 4¾ 10-0 6354C51C Donagh O'Connor 20/1
12 Jul 22+11d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Play Responsibly Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 9-6 6582B80A Ben Coen 7/1
01 Jul 22+14d Bellewstown Guinness Claiming Race 1m · Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 hd 9-9 6691C81A Ben Coen 5/1
17 Jun 22+13d Limerick Regeneron Ireland Employee Appreciation Claiming Race 6½f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 hd 9-6 6969C83A Danny Sheehy 6/1
04 Jun 22+42d Listowel Shay Rooney Handicap (47-75) (Div 2) 7f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 1 10-1 7273A71A Shane B Kelly 18/1
23 Apr 22+27d Limerick Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2) 1m · Good · 16 ran 9/16 2¼ 9-0 7687C75A Michael Beresford 33/1
27 Mar 22+128d Naas Compas Stallions Handicap 7f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 1¾ 8-3 7779C59A Jamie Powell 40/1
2021 · 1 run
19 Nov 21+780d Dundalk (AW) BetVictor Casino Rated Race 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 hd 9-1 78101B63A Danny Sheehy 50/1
2019 · 5 runs
01 Oct 19+20d Cork Matchbook Straight Seven Handicap 7f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 15/15 2 9-9 8876C64C N G McCullagh 20/1
11 Sep 19+87d Listowel Brandon Hotel Handicap 7f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 ¾ 9-6 9073C76A N G McCullagh 33/1
16 Jun 19+52d Gowran Park Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Handicap 7f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 2¾ 9-12 93106A70A Shane Foley 9/1
25 Apr 19+32d Tipperary Racing Again At Tipperary On May 9th Race 7½f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 9-5 9448A89A N G McCullagh 16/1
24 Mar 19+204d Naas Naas Racecourse Launches The 2019 Irish Flat Season Handicap 6f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 shd 9-5 95105C67A D M Simmonson 14/1
2018 · 1 run
01 Sep 18+314d Curragh John Sisk & Son New Stand Handicap 6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 shd 9-13 9884C96A N G McCullagh 14/1
2017 · 7 runs
22 Oct 17+7d Leopardstown Killavullan Stakes (group 3) 7f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-3 9386A85A Pat Smullen 9/1
15 Oct 17+20d Naas At The Races Irish EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery (Plus 10) 6f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 8-11 88105A99A Denis Linehan 11/4F
25 Sep 17+45d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race (Plus 10) 7½f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 8987B86A Denis Linehan 3/1
11 Aug 17+27d Tipperary Coolmore Ivawood Stakes (Listed) 7½f · Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 2 9-3 8947A81A Pat Smullen 16/1
15 Jul 17+56d Curragh Jebel Ali Silver Jubilee Anglesey Stakes (group 3) 6½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 ½ 9-3 —78C71B Pat Smullen 16/1
20 May 17+41d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 —56C89B Pat Smullen 2/5F
09 Apr 17 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 5f · Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-5 —67A90A Connor King 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Guessthebill won?
Guessthebill (IRE) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Guessthebill?
Guessthebill (IRE) was trained by James McAuley on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 19 September 2022.
Who is Guessthebill's sire?
Guessthebill (IRE) is by Reckless Abandon (GB) out of Tussie Mussie (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What is Guessthebill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 19 September 2022. The highest on record is 98.
What is Guessthebill's sire's record?
Reckless Abandon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 145 runs since Apr 2017 (12 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Guessthebill's siblings?
Out of Tussie Mussie (GB), Guessthebill (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.