Hillsdale (IRE)
Hillsdale won four of 15 starts on turf, all in handicaps. His biggest success came in the BoyleSports, Proud Sponsors Since 2014 Novice Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse in Apr 2025, a Listed race over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground when he carried an official rating of 122. He had earlier handicap chase wins at Clonmel and Naas on soft ground plus a handicap hurdle success at Naas. The gelding, by Westerner out of an unraced Milan mare, won last time out at Fairyhouse in Apr 2025 having led.
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- +13.25£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 3.34Fair A/E n=15 · 2.61 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 159 d
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
Best recent Speed 178
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 178A | 91 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 113B | 99 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 178A | 111 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 82B | 40 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 94A | 91 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (5).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,853 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,415 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,119 | 254 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,781 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 3 from 10 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,370 | 396 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,295 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,981 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballydesmond (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballydesmond (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m7f | — |
| Feet On The Ground (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Pitch And Toss (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +11.25 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.50 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.25 |
| Jordan Gainford | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| E Walsh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 3 | 27% | +10.75 |
| Hood | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.75 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Chase | 7 | 3 | 43% | +14.75 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Apr 25+29d | Fairyhouse | BoyleSports, Proud Sponsors Since 2014 Novice Handicap Chase (Listed) Went straight to front - opened up the gap by the 4th - margin narrowed by the 9th and jumped ragged 4 out - overtaken 3 out - fought back in front 2 out - held on strongly to the line | 1/9 | 10-4 | 122 | 99A | 130A | Jonathan Burke | 6/1 | |
| 22 Mar 25+66d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Listed) Handy early - went clear after 1st - stretched clear before 4th - margin narrowed at 5th - clear again after 8th - challenged before 4 out and in front lost before 3 out - still going well in 2nd two out where fell | F/14 | — | 10-9 | 120 | — | — | Conor Stone-Walsh | 10/1 |
| 15 Jan 25+30d | Clonmel | Jossestown Handicap Chase Handy up with the front group early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd after 4 out despite a stumble there - back in front and going strongly entering the straight - driven on approaching 2 out - stayed on from the last to win comfortably | 1/9 | 11-11 | 109 | 178A | 137A | Keith Donoghue | 7/4F | |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 24+13d | Naas | Kieron Gammel Naas Member Handicap Chase (0-102) Settled midfield early - jumped a touch awkwardly 4th - improved into 2nd 4 out - moved to front looking comfortable before the last - driven out and kept going firmly after the last - relaxed near the finish for an untroubled win | 1/18 | 11-10 | 98 | 33B | 147A | Jordan Gainford | 11/1 | |
| 03 Dec 24+10d | Clonmel | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Only 90 To Join Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - unseated rider at the 1st | UR/15 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | E Walsh | 66/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+27d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Beginners Chase Held up in the pack - came down three out | F/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | E Walsh | 200/1 |
| 27 Oct 24+159d | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Settled towards rear early - improved into midfield then sixth with three left but unable to challenge - faded thereafter to finish eighth | 8/12 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 88C | 111C | E Walsh | 125/1 |
| 21 May 24+47d | Punchestown | Summer In Town 8th & 9th June Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/17 | 3½ | 12-0 | 102 | 82B | 114A | Sam Ewing | 9/2F |
| 04 Apr 24+25d | Naas | Thanks To All Our Sponsors In The National Hunt Season Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 14/24 | ½ | 12-0 | 102 | 113B | 108A | Paul Townend | 10/3F |
| 10 Mar 24+46d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 1/19 | 11-6 | 94 | 40B | 139A | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 | |
| 24 Jan 24+41d | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/14 | 32 | 12-0 | 95 | 18C | 98C | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 23+28d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Odds All Channels' Maiden Hurdle | 3/10 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 111A | 117A | Keith Donoghue | 15/2 |
| 16 Nov 23+37d | Punchestown | Connolly's Red Mills Irish Ebf Auction Maiden Hurdle | 5/8 | 3 | 11-11 | — | 94A | 108A | Keith Donoghue | 66/1 |
| 10 Oct 23+11d | Punchestown | Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle | UR/19 | — | 11-10 | — | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 200/1 |
| 29 Sep 23 | Gowran Park | Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle | UR/20 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hillsdale won?
- Hillsdale (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Hillsdale?
- Hillsdale (IRE) was trained by J P Dempsey on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 20 April 2025.
- Who is Hillsdale's sire?
- Hillsdale (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Eyes On The Stars (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Hillsdale prefer?
- Hillsdale (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hillsdale's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 20 April 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hillsdale's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,853 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Hillsdale's siblings?
- Out of Eyes On The Stars (IRE), Hillsdale (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballydesmond (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Nov 2026.