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Horse profile

Ill Raise A Glass (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Martin Paul Fitzgerald · Owner John J Hennessy Eric Kenneally
by Califet (FR) out of Katjakem (IRE) (Old Vic)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Punchestown & Cork Last run 2 May 2026 · 4th of 4 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Ill Raise A Glass is a mare who has won two of nine starts on turf. She won a mares flat race at Cork over 1m5f – 2m on good in Mar 2025 and a mares maiden hurdle at Punchestown over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy in Jan 2026. She has raced six times at Limerick, Navan and Punchestown without winning again. Aged 6 at her last run in May 2026, she finished 4 of 4 in the SBK Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle at Punchestown off an official rating of 115.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 12 Jan 2026

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 9 figures · best 112A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Heavy494B84.54 runs · 94 / 84.5
Soft3112A641 run · —
Good2101C80—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4101C77.53 runs · 91 / 64
1m5f – 2m4112A781 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 8 Feb 2026 Official rating 115 at the last run, 2 May 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 128A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Heavy4128A114.54 runs · 128 / 114.5
Soft3107C981 run · —
Good2119A105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4128A111.53 runs · 128 / 116
1m5f – 2m4119A105.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 8 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,803 runs since May 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,02013112.8%+11 from 2
Good to Soft7028712.4%+0.6—
Soft1,37014310.4%−1.40 from 3
Heavy6217111.4%−0.41 from 4
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20614812.3%+0.51 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,66218611.2%−0.61 from 4
2m5f – 3m6937310.5%−1.30 from 1
Over 3m1522214.5%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Katjakem (IRE) (Old Vic)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lights Are Green (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 3m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lights Are Green (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lights Are Green (IRE)3233m–3m1½fClass 4
Youwontsnatchmenow (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 1 25% +8.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +39.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 1 50% +10.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +40.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +8.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +37.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 3 1 33% +9.00
Miss L Costello 2 1 50% +39.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D M Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
John Shinnick 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +8.00
2025 3 1 33% +38.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% +7.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +37.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
02 May 26+51d Punchestown SBK Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m4½f · Yielding · 4 ran Held up towards the back - lost touch with the group ahead early - dropped away with no impact and finished a distant last 4/4 74 11-7 11564C107C Darragh O'Keeffe 100/1
12 Mar 26+32d Limerick BOYLE Sports Irish EBF Shannon Spray Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m7f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled off the leaders early - still 5th at halfway and pushed along with no headway into the straight - stayed on same gear to finish fifth 5/7 5 10-9 11778A109B Sean Flanagan 18/1
08 Feb 26+27d Navan Ryan's Cleaning Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled off the front group early - 5th at the halfway stage - pressed for effort 2 out - unable to close in 3rd before the last and stayed on without further gain to finish third 3/7 2¾ 10-9 —56B116A Darragh O'Keeffe 13/2
12 Jan 26+28d Punchestown Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran Held up towards the back early - stumbled at the first and again at the third - up into 5th 4 out - progress from 3 out to lead soon after - driven early in the straight and stayed on strongly to the line 1/10 11-7 —91B128A Darragh O'Keeffe 11/1
2025 · 3 runs
15 Dec 25+58d Naas Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran Held a midfield position wide of rivals - urged forward into 11th spot two out - stayed on late but never a factor - finished eighth 8/19 shd 11-7 —94B113A Sean O'Keeffe 40/1
18 Oct 25+212d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 7 ran Held up towards the back - moved into 3rd approaching 4f out before drifting markedly left and slipping to 4th at the turn - unable to threaten leaders from 2f out and finished 4th 4/7 6 11-4 —112A98B Miss L Costello 12/1
20 Mar 25+84d Cork Buy Tickets For The Easter Festival Online Now Mares (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 10 ran Settled in midfield - up to 5th at halfway - improved into 2nd and shared the front turning into the straight - shaken up to hit the front a furlong out and stayed on strongly to the line 1/10 11-4 —59B119A Miss L Costello 40/1
2024 · 2 runs
26 Dec 24+160d Limerick JJ Kavanagh Buses Mares Flat Race 2m · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield early - 7th with 3f left then pushed along into 6th approaching final furlong - held that spot without finding more late on finishing 7th 7/12 ¾ 11-4 —62C81C Mr D M Fitzgerald 125/1
19 Jul 24 Killarney Christy Lucey Transport Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 ¾ 10-7 —101C91C John Shinnick 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ill Raise A Glass won?
Ill Raise A Glass (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Ill Raise A Glass?
Ill Raise A Glass (IRE) is trained by Martin Paul Fitzgerald, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
Who is Ill Raise A Glass's sire?
Ill Raise A Glass (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Katjakem (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Ill Raise A Glass prefer?
Ill Raise A Glass (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ill Raise A Glass's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 117.
What is Ill Raise A Glass's sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,803 runs since May 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ill Raise A Glass's siblings?
Out of Katjakem (IRE), Ill Raise A Glass (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lights Are Green (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lights Are Green (IRE)). The wins came over 3m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.