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Horse profile

Handsome George (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer D J Ryan · Last owner Dublin Swagger Syndicate
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Ceoltoir Dubh (GB) (Black Minstrel)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2010 — 6,006 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 21st of 22
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in May 2010 as a 6yo gelding. Finished 21 of 22 at Punchestown last time. By Needle Gun (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 18 May 2010

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 1
Good407256.1%+1.1—
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.8—
Soft278134.7%−0.3—
Heavy190126.3%+1.3—
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.6—
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

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
Ceoltoir Dubh (GB) (Black Minstrel)

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

The wins came over 2m–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sarasota (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Copper Moon (IRE)1022m–2m2f—
Sarasota (IRE)412m2½fClass 4
Madams Hill (IRE)10——
Dark Mandate (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2010 · 1 run
18 May 10 Punchestown Motivate Challenge In Association With Naas Triathlon Club Flat Race 17f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 21/22 30 11-7 85C Mr J J King 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Handsome George won?
Handsome George (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2010.
Who trained Handsome George?
Handsome George (GB) was trained by D J Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 18 May 2010.
Who is Handsome George's sire?
Handsome George (GB) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Ceoltoir Dubh (GB), whose sire is Black Minstrel.
What is Handsome George's sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Handsome George's siblings?
Out of Ceoltoir Dubh (GB), Handsome George (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Copper Moon (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sarasota (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.