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Horse profile

Il Fenomeno (ITY)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer J C Hurley · Last owner J C Hurley
by Denon (USA) out of Fabulous Charm (ITY) (Fabulous Dancer)
35 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jan 2017 — 3,573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 8th of 17 3 wins · Punchestown & Navan Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Il Fenomeno (ITY) is 3 from 35, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the 'for Auction' Novice Hurdle at Navan (Nov 2011). Hasn't won since Apr 2013. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 109, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 35 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating109↓ 27lb off peak
109 102–136

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 51 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Cork, 20 Nov 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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 20 Nov 2016 Official rating 109 at the last jumps run, 14 Jan 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71A the best of the last 1 rated run · Killarney, 15 Jul 2014 Official rating 102 at the last flat run, 15 Jul 2014

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 34 figures · best 147A · median 116.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft15147A117—
Heavy10145A112—
Good5134A120—
Good to Soft4132A115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m17147A120—
2m1f – 2m4f15135A112—
2m5f – 3m2113A108—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 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
Denon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.3% of 323 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−4.3—
Good5935.1%+0.80 from 6
Good to Soft4000%−4.30 from 4
Soft6945.8%+1.53 from 15
Heavy2613.8%−0.50 from 10
Standard (AW)11965%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f3425.9%+1.6—
1m – 1m1f7933.8%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f10632.8%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m6258.1%+3.83 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f3000%−4.30 from 15
2m5f – 3m1218.3%+40 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fabulous Charm (ITY) (Fabulous Dancer)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 15 3 20% +7.50
Heavy 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 4 2 50% +15.88
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 18 3 17% +4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 15 0 0% −15.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Carberry 8 1 13% +9.00
Davy Russell 7 2 29% −1.50
Ger Fox 6 0 0% −6.00
Shane Shortall 3 0 0% −3.00
Davy Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J M Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 2 13% −10.50
Cheekpieces 10 1 10% +7.00
Blinkers 9 0 0% −9.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 11 1 9% +6.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 5 2 40% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 3 16% +3.50
Chase 15 0 0% −15.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 1 run
14 Jan 17+44d Punchestown (IRE) Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 8/17 8½ 11-8 109—111C Dylan Robinson 25/1
2016 · 5 runs
01 Dec 16+11d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase 22f · Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 5½ 11-6 112—103C Ger Fox 12/1
20 Nov 16+198d Cork I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Beginners Chase 21f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 5 11-12 11351B113A Ger Fox 14/1
06 May 16+50d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 3¾ 10-13 115—134A Kevin Sexton 40/1
17 Mar 16+42d Wexford Christy Lynch Of The Order Of Malta Memorial Novice Handicap Chase (0-123) 16f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 8½ 10-13 114—87C Jonathan Moore 7/1
04 Feb 16+182d Clonmel Derrygrath Novice Handicap Chase (0-123) 18.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 3¾ 11-3 114—125A Ger Fox 20/1
2015 · 1 run
06 Aug 15+348d Sligo Martin Reilly Bmw Dealer Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 5 10-13 128—102B Ger Fox 25/1
2014 · 8 runs
23 Aug 14+14d Killarney John O'connor Welding & Engineering (c & G) Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 6 11-5 120—123B Shane Shortall 11/4
09 Aug 14+6d Kilbeggan Kieran Kelly Memorial Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 9 ran 2/9 11 11-5 122—117A Shane Shortall 8/1
03 Aug 14+19d Galway At The Races Beginners Chase 18f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 11-5 122—96C Shane Shortall 8/1
15 Jul 14+35d Killarney Seaniemac.com (Q.R.) Race 14f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 nk 11-0 102—71A Ms N Carberry 9/1
10 Jun 14+14d Roscommon Athlone Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 11 ran 9/11 3¼ 11-4 131—108C Ger Fox 25/1
27 May 14+122d Ballinrobe Mchale Bale Wrappers Beginners Chase 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 3 11-12 123—101A Paul Carberry 11/2
25 Jan 14+6d Leopardstown Boylesports.com Hurdle (Extended Handicap Hurdle 0-150) (Grade B) 16f · Soft · 24 ran 14/24 1¾ 10-7 133—116A Ger Fox 33/1
19 Jan 14+22d Fairyhouse Underwriting Exchange Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase (grade A) 17f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2¼ 9-10 123—106A Jonathan Burke 18/1
2013 · 11 runs
28 Dec 13+30d Limerick Irish Independent Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 9½ 11-12 ——111A M P Fogarty 5/1
28 Nov 13+11d Thurles Killinan Beginners Chase 18f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 1 11-12 ——112A Paul Carberry 5/4F
17 Nov 13+108d Cork Follow Us On Facebook Rated Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 11-2 135—134B Robbie Colgan 2/1
01 Aug 13+48d Galway Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (grade A) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 19/20 47 10-9 136—108C Niall P Madden 28/1
14 Jun 13+25d Clonmel Horse And Jockey Hotel Beginners Chase 16f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 nk 11-12 ——126A Davy Russell 3/1
20 May 13+23d Roscommon Connaughton Auctioneers Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 12 11-12 ——120A Davy Condon 3/1
27 Apr 13+4d Punchestown Setanta Sports Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 20f · Heavy · 22 ran 7/22 1¼ 11-7 130—135A Paul Carberry 10/1
23 Apr 13+21d Punchestown Bragbet.com Handicap Hurdle (grade C) 16f · Soft · 20 ran 1/20 10-6 130—147A Paul Carberry 16/1
02 Apr 13+18d Fairyhouse www.thetote.com Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 16f · Yielding · 22 ran 10/22 ½ 11-1 132—135A Paul Carberry 12/1
15 Mar 13+48d Cheltenham Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 28 ran 12/28 2 10-8 136—119A Paul Carberry 20/1
26 Jan 13+30d Leopardstown Boylesports.com Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B) 16f · Heavy · 28 ran 5/28 hd 11-2 133—145A Paul Carberry 33/1
2012 · 4 runs
27 Dec 12+60d Leopardstown Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 16f · Soft · 17 ran 11/17 3¾ 11-2 135—122A Miss J M Mangan 12/1
28 Oct 12+202d Galway Faber Audiovisuals Ballybrit Novice Chase (grade 3) 18f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 6½ 11-1 ——109C Davy Russell 11/4
09 Apr 12+57d Fairyhouse Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 nk 11-7 135—100C Davy Russell 5/1
12 Feb 12+70d Leopardstown Deloitte Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 18f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4¾ 11-10 132—132A Davy Russell 7/1
2011 · 5 runs
04 Dec 11+21d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 4¼ 11-10 131—111B Davy Russell 5/2
13 Nov 11+31d Navan 'for Auction' Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 124—134B Davy Russell 13/8F
13 Oct 11+163d Punchestown Buy Your 2012 Annual Badge Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 1/24 11-12 ——141A Davy Russell 15/8J
03 May 11+8d Punchestown Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 14 11-12 ——111B Paul Carberry 16/1
25 Apr 11 Fairyhouse Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 3 11-4 ——120A Davy Condon 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Il Fenomeno won?
Il Fenomeno (ITY) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2011 and 2017, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 7 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Il Fenomeno?
Il Fenomeno (ITY) was trained by J C Hurley on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown (IRE) on 14 January 2017.
Who is Il Fenomeno's sire?
Il Fenomeno (ITY) is by Denon (USA) out of Fabulous Charm (ITY), whose sire is Fabulous Dancer.
What going does Il Fenomeno prefer?
Il Fenomeno (ITY) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Il Fenomeno's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 14 January 2017. The highest on record is 136.
What is Il Fenomeno's sire's record?
Denon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.3% of 323 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2011. 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.