Ideal Dilemma (IRE)
Ideal Dilemma is a Mahler mare who was yet to win from three starts on turf between Jun 2023 and Jul 2023. She raced over 2m1f to 3m on good to soft or soft ground at three different tracks and finished 6 of 14 in the Pat Farrell Memorial 5th Maiden Hurdle at Wexford in Jul 2023. That last run, which was her first in headgear, came for D M Christie.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 7dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,974 | 378 | 12.7% | +1.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,818 | 179 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,742 | 259 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,049 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,212 | 324 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,826 | 341 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 769 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Once More (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Dads Idea (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 23+20d | Wexford | Pat Farrell Memorial 5th Maiden Hurdle | 6/14 | 8 | 10-11 | 78C | 91C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 200/1 |
| 17 Jun 23+7d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | 7/10 | 12 | 10-10 | 69C | 90C | E Walsh | 125/1 |
| 10 Jun 23 | Punchestown | Aramark Ireland Mares Maiden Hurdle | UR/18 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Hugh Morgan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ideal Dilemma won?
- Ideal Dilemma (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2023.
- Who trained Ideal Dilemma?
- Ideal Dilemma (IRE) was trained by D M Christie on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 7 July 2023.
- Who is Ideal Dilemma's sire?
- Ideal Dilemma (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Nice Idea (IRE), whose sire is Tikkanen.
- What is Ideal Dilemma's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Ideal Dilemma's siblings?
- Out of Nice Idea (IRE), Ideal Dilemma (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.