Ideal Match (GB)
Ideal Match (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Clonmel (Sep 2010).
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 163dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 9.8% of 11,563 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | +2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,839 | 201 | 10.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,762 | 277 | 10% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,375 | 135 | 9.8% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,852 | 183 | 9.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 709 | 68 | 9.6% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,936 | 258 | 8.8% | −1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 632 | 63 | 10% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,582 | 241 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,784 | 272 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,105 | 350 | 11.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,547 | 131 | 8.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 692 | 59 | 8.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 197 | 14 | 7.1% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +2.7 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dance Moves (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Flintshire (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Moves (GB) | 18 | 6 | 1m2f–1m4f | Listed |
| Flintshire (GB) | 14 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Deliberate (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Across The Floor (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 10+90d | Clonmel | All Ireland Hurling Weekend (c & G) Maiden | 2/4 | 7 | 9-0 | 67B | Pat Smullen | 9/2 |
| 04 Jun 10+236d | Curragh | Silver Stakes (Listed) | 13/13 | 4½ | 8-10 | 56C | P Shanahan | 50/1 |
| 11 Oct 09 | Curragh | Newbridge Greyhound Stadium E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden | 8/21 | 1½ | 9-3 | 61A | Pat Smullen | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ideal Match (GB) won?
- Ideal Match (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2009 and 2010.
- Who trained Ideal Match (GB)?
- Ideal Match (GB) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 2 September 2010.
- Who is Ideal Match (GB)'s sire?
- Ideal Match (GB) is by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Dance Routine (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Ideal Match (GB)'s sire's record?
- Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,563 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ideal Match (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Dance Routine (GB), Ideal Match (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dance Moves (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Flintshire (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.