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Horse profile

Holy Grail (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Simon West · Last owner C R Hirst
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Dashing Beauty (IRE) (Daggers Drawn)
17 runs · 10 courses · from May 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Oct 2016 — 3,678 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 15th of 15 2 wins · Newmarket & Ripon Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Holy Grail (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Aug 2015. Last raced off 78, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Holy Grail (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Holy Chalice (GB)70——
Varly (IRE)20——
Official rating78↓ 11lb off peak
78 78–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Haydock, 24 Sep 2016

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 2 figures · best 81A · median 66.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f281A66.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 24 Sep 2016 Official rating 78 at the last run, 1 Oct 2016

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 17 figures · best 99A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good999A82—
Good to Firm483A65.5—
Good to Soft280A75—
Soft297A80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f783A70—
6f – 7f799A82—
Under 6f397A76—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.90 from 4
Good1,15213411.6%+1.81 from 9
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.40 from 2
Soft759678.8%−11 from 2
Heavy263186.8%−3—
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.11 from 3
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.81 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.20 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−1—
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.5—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

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
Dashing Beauty (IRE) (Daggers Drawn)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Get Out Of Jail (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Get Out Of Jail (IRE)4431m4f–2m—
Mukallaf (IRE)40——
Mouli (FR)20——
Chernabog (FR)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% +8.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 1 13% +9.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 4 1 25% +13.00
Ripon 3 1 33% +3.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 7 1 14% +10.00
Under 6f 3 1 33% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sophie Killoran 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Mathers 2 1 50% +15.00
Paul Mulrennan 2 1 50% +4.00
George Wood 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Josephine Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Louis Steward 1 0 0% −1.00
Rowan Scott 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Elliott 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 2 13% +7.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 10 0 0% −10.00
2015 7 2 29% +16.00

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
2016 · 10 runs
01 Oct 16+7d Redcar Pinnacle Cup Straight-Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 6 8-5 7852C44C Sophie Killoran 25/1
24 Sep 16+18d Haydock Erre Inox For Stainless Wire Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 nk 7-10 7881A70A Sophie Killoran 25/1
06 Sep 16+18d Redcar Pinnacle Racing Syndicate Shares Available Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 hd 8-10 80—65A George Wood 20/1
19 Aug 16+21d York Nationwide Accident Repair Services Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 nk 8-2 81—58A Joe Fanning 50/1
29 Jul 16+14d Newmarket QAV 15th Anniversary Celebration Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 8-12 79—83A Hollie Doyle 7/1
15 Jul 16+13d Newmarket Ngk Spark Plugs Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 8-12 79—83A Josephine Gordon 25/1
02 Jul 16+20d Carlisle Lloyd Ltd Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 9-5 81—70A Luke Morris 9/1
12 Jun 16+28d Doncaster Harbon Electrical Services Handicap (Rnd) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 9-4 82—80A Louis Steward 25/1
15 May 16+14d Ripon M.C.H. Hutchinson Memorial EBF 'Breeders Series' Fillies' Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 4 8-4 85—55A Rowan Scott 20/1
01 May 16+234d Hamilton British Stallion Studs "Tangerine Trees" EBF Conditions Stakes (Plus 10 Race) Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 ½ 8-9 87—64B Andrew Elliott 12/1
2015 · 7 runs
10 Sep 15+10d Doncaster Weatherbys Hamilton 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes Class 2 · 6.5f · Good · 22 ran 13/22 1¾ 8-9 89—75A Pat Smullen 12/1
31 Aug 15+16d Ripon Irish Champions Weekend EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy, 2015 (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 8-12 88—82A Paddy Mathers 9/2
15 Aug 15+14d Newmarket Betway Fillies' Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 8-13 86—97A Jack Garritty 7/2F
01 Aug 15+25d Newmarket British EBF Fillies' Nursery Class 2 · 6f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 8-3 78—99A Paddy Mathers 16/1
07 Jul 15+45d Pontefract Dianne Nursery Class 4 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 9-1 78—89B Paul Mulrennan 10/3
23 May 15+15d Beverley Hilary Needler Trophy Fillies' Conditions Stakes (Plus10) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 8-12 ——76A P J McDonald 6/1
08 May 15 Ripon Sis Bringing Betting To Life Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-12 ——97A Paul Mulrennan 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Holy Grail won?
Holy Grail (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
Who trained Holy Grail?
Holy Grail (IRE) was trained by Simon West on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 1 October 2016.
Who is Holy Grail's sire?
Holy Grail (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Dashing Beauty (IRE), whose sire is Daggers Drawn.
What going does Holy Grail prefer?
Holy Grail (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Holy Grail's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 1 October 2016. The highest on record is 89.
What is Holy Grail's sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Holy Grail's siblings?
Out of Dashing Beauty (IRE), Holy Grail (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Get Out Of Jail (IRE) (3). The wins came over 1m4f–2m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Holy Grail produced winners?
As a dam, Holy Grail (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.