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Ideal Pal (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Cian Collins · Last owner Salvo Alex Giannini
by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Lucky Beguine (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
63 runs · 20 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2023 — 1,225 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 7 wins · 6 courses
KTB Profile

Ideal Pal won seven of 63 starts between Sep 2018 and Jun 2023 with a highest official rating of 122. All seven turf wins came in handicaps, five of them over 1m – 1m1f on good or softer ground. He won twice at Gowran Park and once each at Listowel, Ballinrobe, Sligo, Cork and Fairyhouse, where he took a 1m5f – 2m soft-ground hurdle in Apr 2022 off 109. His last run came at Wexford in Jun 2023.

Based on 63 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating116↓ 6lb off peak
116 52–122

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 18 Apr 2022

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 104B · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4104B85.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5104B93—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 50 figures · best 139C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good16106C81.5—
Heavy14120A79.5—
Soft12117C82.5—
Good to Soft7139C82—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f29120A84—
1m2f – 1m4f19139C76—
6f – 7f279C57—

Of 62 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 56 figures from 62 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 127B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 30 Mar 2023 Official rating 116 at the last jumps run, 26 Apr 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 18 Jul 2022 Official rating 78 at the last flat run, 15 Aug 2022

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 140A · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4140A118—
Heavy3108A106—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7140A109—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 50 figures · best 104A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1692A65.5—
Heavy14103A74.5—
Soft12104A76—
Good to Soft799A63—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f29104A69—
1m2f – 1m4f1987A67—
6f – 7f271A59—

Of 62 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 58 figures from 62 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 7.4% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm46613%+5.6—
Good181126.6%−0.83 from 18
Good to Soft6546.2%−1.21 from 10
Soft204115.4%−22 from 17
Heavy1081110.2%+2.81 from 17
Standard (AW)128107.8%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10454.8%−2.6—
6f – 7f205209.8%+2.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f206167.8%+0.45 from 30
1m2f – 1m4f9766.2%−1.21 from 20
1m5f – 2m8378.4%+11 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f3000%−7.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m600%−7.4—
Over 3m100%−7.4—

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
Lucky Beguine (IRE) (Key Of Luck)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Duke Of Leggagh (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Duke Of Leggagh (IRE)5067f–1m7½f—
Monday Blues (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 3 17% +11.00
Soft 17 2 12% +26.00
Heavy 17 1 6% −6.00
Good to Soft 10 1 10% −4.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 9 0 0% −9.00
Leopardstown 8 0 0% −8.00
Naas 7 0 0% −7.00
Gowran Park 5 2 40% +34.00
Listowel 4 1 25% +7.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 3 1 33% +9.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Sligo 3 1 33% +1.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +15.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +5.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 30 5 17% +38.00
1m2f – 1m4f 20 1 5% −16.00
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% +9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gary Carroll 13 1 8% +0.00
Wesley Joyce 9 1 11% +17.00
Nathan Crosse 9 3 33% +13.00
Ben Coen 5 0 0% −5.00
Jordan Gainford 3 1 33% +14.00
Andrew Slattery 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Fitzgerald 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Kearney 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan McDonogh 2 1 50% +9.00
W J Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Lewis Stones 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Hand 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Downey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 35 4 11% +32.00
None 26 3 12% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 8 1 13% +9.00
2021 10 1 10% +16.00
2020 16 2 13% +8.00
2019 17 3 18% +5.00
2018 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 52 6 12% +20.00
Hurdle 8 1 13% +9.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2023 · 5 runs
20 Jun 23+55d Wexford Welcome To Wexford Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 ——— Shane Fitzgerald 28/1
26 Apr 23+27d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) 20f · Yielding · 25 ran 23/25 28 11-7 11625C100C Shane Fitzgerald 40/1
30 Mar 23+42d Warwick Happy 80th Birthday Robert Elsmore Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 1¾ 11-11 12281C127B Lewis Stones 9/2
16 Feb 23+22d Clonmel Monksgrange Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 11-12 ——— Kevin Sexton 20/1
25 Jan 23+163d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse For Your Fundraiser Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 6 11-12 ——106C Sam Ewing 40/1
2022 · 8 runs
15 Aug 22+16d Roscommon Coast To Curragh Cycle Claiming Race 10f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 ½ 9-11 7872C61C Gary Carroll 15/2
30 Jul 22+12d Galway Mcdonogh Capital Investments Handicap (50-80) 12f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 7 9-7 7864C56C Jack Kearney 20/1
18 Jul 22+24d Ballinrobe Tote Always SP Or Better At Ballinrobe Claiming Race 9.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 hd 10-2 7683C99A Gary Carroll 5/1
24 Jun 22+43d Curragh Dng Apprentice Derby 12f · Good · 18 ran 18/18 3½ 9-10 7883C67C Jack Kearney 40/1
12 May 22+14d Clonmel Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-6 117—— Jordan Gainford 12/1
28 Apr 22+10d Punchestown Specialist Joinery Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123) 16f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 16/25 2¼ 11-8 11793B110A Jordan Gainford 12/1
18 Apr 22+12d Fairyhouse Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 10-13 109104B140A Jordan Gainford 16/1
06 Apr 22+157d Leopardstown Spin 1038 Handicap (50-80) 10f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 ½ 9-9 8093C75A Wesley Joyce 33/1
2021 · 10 runs
31 Oct 21+7d Naas Congratulations To The 2021 Flat Champions Handicap 10f · Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 hd 9-3 8043C66C Wesley Joyce 20/1
24 Oct 21+20d Wexford Michael Moore Car Sales Volkswagen Portarlington Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 9 12-0 —103C102C B J Cooper 12/1
04 Oct 21+11d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (70-100) 9f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 2½ 8-11 8080C67A Dylan Browne McMonagle 15/2
23 Sep 21+5d Listowel Tote Ireland Handicap (50-80) 9f · Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 ½ 9-8 72117C92A Wesley Joyce 5/1J
18 Sep 21+11d Gowran Park Download The BoyleSports App Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 9.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 9-9 7292C104A Wesley Joyce 25/1
07 Sep 21+26d Galway James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75) 8.5f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 nse 9-8 7485C69A Wesley Joyce 25/1
12 Aug 21+4d Leopardstown Plusvital Handicap (50-80) 9f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 14/17 1½ 9-9 8082C56C Wesley Joyce 50/1
08 Aug 21+8d Curragh TRI Equestrian Handicap 8f · Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 1½ 8-6 8074C68A Wesley Joyce 66/1
31 Jul 21+12d Galway O'Leary Insurances Handicap 8.5f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 ½ 9-1 8291C60A Wesley Joyce 28/1
19 Jul 21+205d Ballinrobe KPMG Handicap 9.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 8-7 8377A53B Wesley Joyce 15/2
2020 · 16 runs
26 Dec 20+12d Leopardstown 'join Tote.ie With A 10 Risk Free Bet' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 19 ran 6/19 3½ 11-2 —90B109A Danny Hand 33/1
14 Dec 20+37d Naas Irish Field 'Supporting Irish Racing' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 5/19 3½ 11-9 ——108A Denis O'Regan 4/1
07 Nov 20+12d Naas Congrats To The 2020 Flat Champions Handicap 12f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 6 9-11 8576C87A Ben Coen 40/1
26 Oct 20+8d Galway Kone Handicap 8.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 10-0 85111C82A Ben Coen 40/1
18 Oct 20+24d Naas Naas Racecourse Handicap 10f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1½ 9-4 8545C68C Declan McDonogh 33/1
24 Sep 20+9d Listowel Tote Ireland Handicap (50-80) 9f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-1 79120A98A Declan McDonogh 10/1
15 Sep 20+7d Tipperary Oola Handicap (50-80) 12.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 10-2 79139C78A W J Lee 20/1
08 Sep 20+13d Galway James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75) 8.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 2¼ 10-2 75101A103A W J Lee 9/4F
26 Aug 20+3d Bellewstown Indaver Bellewstown Bowl Handicap 12f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-6 81100A79A Gary Carroll 12/1
23 Aug 20+16d Naas Good Luck To Our 20 Lockdown Heroes Handicap 10f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1 9-5 8152C78A Gary Carroll 50/1
07 Aug 20+6d Sligo Kevin Egan Cars Handicap 10f · Good · 12 ran UR/12 — 9-0 81—— Donagh O'Connor 16/1
01 Aug 20+16d Galway O'Leary Insurances Handicap 8.5f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 1 9-6 82108C93A Gary Carroll 50/1
16 Jul 20+9d Leopardstown Leopardstown Handicap 10f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 3½ 9-7 8376C61C Gary Carroll 20/1
07 Jul 20+16d Roscommon Property Partners Earley Apprentice Handicap (50-85) 10f · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 3 9-12 8346C67C Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/2
21 Jun 20+4d Leopardstown TRI Equestrian Handicap 9f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 9-3 78100C84A Gary Carroll 8/1
17 Jun 20+227d Gowran Park MansionBet's Paid As A Winner If Your Horse Finishes 2nd In The First Race At Royal Ascot Handicap (Div 2) 9.5f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 9-9 78100C90A Gary Carroll 12/1
2019 · 17 runs
03 Nov 19+6d Naas Naas Nursery Of Champions Handicap 10f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 8-8 7873C82A Nathan Crosse 20/1
28 Oct 19+9d Galway Kone Handicap 8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 9-1 7996A78A Nathan Crosse 10/1
19 Oct 19+13d Leopardstown Tote Supporting Irish Racing Since 1930 Handicap 8f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 hd 8-7 8278A66A Nathan Crosse 8/1
06 Oct 19+10d Tipperary TheTote.com Handicap (70-100) 9f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 8-8 8580C59A Ben Coen 9/1
26 Sep 19+15d Gowran Park Listen To Beat Race 8f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 9-2 7784C81B Ben Coen 16/1
11 Sep 19+18d Listowel Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Handicap 9f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 9-2 7799C92A Nathan Crosse 16/1
24 Aug 19+5d Killarney Irish Examiner Rated Race 8f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 8-7 7987A63A Nathan Crosse 11/2
19 Aug 19+21d Roscommon Hydrotech Handicap 10.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 4¼ 8-10 7979A74A Nathan Crosse 8/1
29 Jul 19+7d Galway Eventus Handicap (60-90) 12.5f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 32 9-1 7961C57C Ben Coen 12/1
22 Jul 19+34d Ballinrobe Play The Tote Jackpot Handicap (45-75) 9.5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-3 7080C92A Nathan Crosse 11/1
18 Jun 19+4d Sligo Bet With Tote For Convenience Rated Race 10.5f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 8-12 6284C77C Nathan Crosse 3/1
14 Jun 19+24d Cork Gina & The Champions Play July 12th Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 1/18 8-1 5380C77A Nathan Crosse 5/1
21 May 19+9d Sligo Sligo Races Hospitality Handicap 10.5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 hd 7-13 5476C46A Andrew Slattery 12/1
12 May 19+7d Leopardstown Mortons Coaches Handicap 12f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 9/21 1¼ 7-11 5263C55A Andrew Slattery 12/1
05 May 19+11d Gowran Park Honda Mowers & Quads At Murphy Machinery Kilkenny Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 nk 8-13 5291C68A Tom Madden 8/1
24 Apr 19+25d Dundalk (AW) LMFM Dual Race Night Friday 3rd May Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 9-1 5476A62A Gary Carroll 9/2
30 Mar 19+152d Navan Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (45-70) 10f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 ½ 8-10 54106C66A Gary Halpin 16/1
2018 · 7 runs
29 Oct 18+9d Galway www.swordsecurity.com Nursery Handicap (45-70) 8.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 2¼ 8-12 5881C67A Gary Carroll 16/1
20 Oct 18+5d Leopardstown Leopardstown 'Christmas Cracker' Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 10/12 2¼ 7-11 6075A36A Andrew Slattery 12/1
15 Oct 18+16d Gowran Park Gowran Park Racing Club Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 7f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 9-1 6179C71A Gary Carroll 11/1
29 Sep 18+10d Navan Follow Navan On Twitter Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 4 8-6 6164A65A Chris Hayes 12/1
19 Sep 18+7d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good · 19 ran 14/19 nk 9-5 —77C51C Robbie Downey 40/1
12 Sep 18+11d Listowel Exchange Inn Ballybunion & Kevin's Bar Listowel Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 17 9-5 —35C47C Gary Carroll 16/1
01 Sep 18 Curragh John Sisk & Son Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 2 9-5 ——— Gary Carroll 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ideal Pal won?
Ideal Pal (IRE) won 7 of 63 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 18 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Ideal Pal?
Ideal Pal (IRE) was trained by Cian Collins on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 20 June 2023.
Who is Ideal Pal's sire?
Ideal Pal (IRE) is by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Lucky Beguine (IRE), whose sire is Key Of Luck.
What going does Ideal Pal prefer?
Ideal Pal (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 18 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ideal Pal's official rating?
Ideal Pal (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 122.
What is Ideal Pal's sire's record?
Tough As Nails (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ideal Pal's siblings?
Out of Lucky Beguine (IRE), Ideal Pal (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Duke Of Leggagh (IRE) (6). The wins came over 7f–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.