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Horse profile

Headlong (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer J Larkin · Last owner Mathew Ginnety
by Aussie Rules (USA) out of Trois Graces (USA) (Alysheba)
24 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 May 2017 — 3,457 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 9th of 11 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Headlong (IRE) is 1 from 24. Hasn't won since Feb 2015. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 12 on turf. Last raced off 49, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 23lb off peak
49 49–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 3 figures · best 62C · median 43
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)262C52.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f262C52.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 39C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 21 Apr 2017 Official rating 49 at the last flat run, 4 May 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 87C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 16 May 2015

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 23 figures · best 79A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1279A66.5—
Good to Firm779A71—
Soft375A57—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1179A68—
1m – 1m1f673A66—
6f – 7f679A71.5—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 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 9.8% of 4,515 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.6% from 177.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm36616.7%+6.9—
Good to Firm6587311.1%+1.30 from 7
Good1,00110510.5%+0.70 from 2
Good to Soft496418.3%−1.5—
Soft619528.4%−1.40 from 3
Heavy177105.6%−4.2—
Standard (AW)1,52815510.1%+0.31 from 12
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f145128.3%−1.5—
6f – 7f1,092958.7%−1.10 from 6
1m – 1m1f1,2571249.9%+0.10 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f1,16412410.7%+0.91 from 11
1m5f – 2m6126610.8%+10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1791810.1%+0.3—
2m5f – 3m5635.4%−4.4—
Over 3m1000%−9.8—

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

Dam
Trois Graces (USA) (Alysheba)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Zoffany Bay (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Zoffany Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zoffany Bay (IRE)4861m2f–2m3½fListed
Tartan Tie (GB)1521m2f–1m4fClass 4
Abbeyside (GB)315fListed
Esprit De Tauber (IRE)111mClass 5
Surrey Dream (IRE)3416fClass 6
Tomintoul Magic (IRE)50——
Star Of Soho (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 12 1 8% −7.50
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 11 1 9% −6.50
Newmarket 5 0 0% −5.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 1 9% −6.50
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ross Coakley 7 1 14% −2.50
Gary Carroll 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Bird 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Fortune 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Downey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Clark 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +1.50
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 6 1 17% −1.50
2014 11 0 0% −11.00
2013 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 23 1 4% −18.50
Hurdle 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
04 May 17+13d Clonmel Bbq Race Evening Friday June 9th Handicap (45-65) 9.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 8 8-12 4938C36C Ross Coakley 40/1
21 Apr 17+36d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 4¾ 8-10 5462C39C Sean Bird 66/1
16 Mar 17+670d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (45-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 15 8-8 5543C39C Sean Bird 33/1
16 May 15+45d Punchestown Kildare Hunt Club Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 23 ran 18/23 hd 11-1 ——87C Conor Maxwell 66/1
01 Apr 15+12d Dundalk (AW) Race & Dine Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 9-4 65—68A Ross Coakley 8/1
20 Mar 15+7d Dundalk (AW) Easter Mid-term Madness At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 nk 9-5 63—79A Ross Coakley 12/1
13 Mar 15+28d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nk 9-7 63—72A Ross Coakley 16/1
13 Feb 15+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 63—77A Ross Coakley 7/2
30 Jan 15+51d Dundalk (AW) Fundraising Made Easy At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 8-12 63—65A Ross Coakley 11/1
10 Dec 14+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap 12f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-10 61—62A Ross Coakley 5/1
26 Nov 14+14d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Parties At Dundalk Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 2 9-7 61—72A Gary Carroll 13/2
12 Nov 14+7d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-3 59—70A Gary Carroll 25/1
05 Nov 14+28d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Racecourse Of The Year Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 ½ 9-0 60—62A Gary Carroll 20/1
08 Oct 14+26d Navan Meath Handicap (Div 1) 10f · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 1 8-3 64—57A Robbie Downey 12/1
12 Sep 14+69d Down Royal Charles Hurst Premium Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 9-10 65—79A Gary Carroll 18/1
05 Jul 14+8d Leicester East Midlands Ceramics Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 nk 9-2 65—73A Ryan Clark 9/2J
27 Jun 14+15d Newmarket Newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 8-8 65—73A Silvestre De Sousa 11/1
12 Jun 14+17d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Handicap (Str) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 8-13 67—68A Tom Queally 20/1
26 May 14+10d Windsor Ladbrokes Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 10 9-3 70—46C Martin Lane 8/1
16 May 14+205d Newmarket Streets Chartered Accountants Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 2¼ 9-4 72—70A Jimmy Fortune 7/1
23 Oct 13+89d Newmarket Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 3¼ 9-0 70—75A Jimmy Fortune 9/1
26 Jul 13+10d Newmarket Thank You Bill Scott Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 9-5 ——72A Neil Callan 10/1
16 Jul 13+25d Kempton (AW) Sparks Innovation Fund / British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 9-5 ——50A Kieren Fallon 7/2
21 Jun 13 Newmarket MK Shipping Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 9-5 ——71A Frankie Dettori 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Headlong (IRE) won?
Headlong (IRE) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Headlong (IRE)?
Headlong (IRE) was trained by J Larkin on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 4 May 2017.
Who is Headlong (IRE)'s sire?
Headlong (IRE) is by Aussie Rules (USA) out of Trois Graces (USA), whose sire is Alysheba.
What going does Headlong (IRE) prefer?
Headlong (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Headlong (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 4 May 2017. The highest on record is 72.
What is Headlong (IRE)'s sire's record?
Aussie Rules (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,515 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.6% from 177.
Who are Headlong (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Trois Graces (USA), Headlong (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Zoffany Bay (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Zoffany Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2013. 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.