Imbolc (IRE)
Imbolc is a maiden who has failed to win in 18 starts on turf. He showed his best effort when second of 18 at Limerick in Mar 2024 and has raced over 2m5f to 3m on ten occasions. Typically held up, he finished 12 of 19 at Down Royal in Apr 2026 in the Fibrus Says Neigh To Price Hikes Handicap Hurdle when last raced off OR 72, 17lb below his highest ever mark of 89. Headgear returns LTO.
- 0–18Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (5.6%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=18 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 54dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 107
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 107B | 62.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 61C | 38 | 1 · — |
| Good | 2 | 72C | 65.5 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 107B | 64.5 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 96C | 56 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 18 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,404 | 429 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,106 | 251 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,776 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 2,105 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,365 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,276 | 535 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,973 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Sexton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Cleary-Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr O McGill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 26+24d | Down Royal | Fibrus Says Neigh To Price Hikes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went to front early - settled midpack by halfway before nudging into 4th approaching 4 out - driven from 3 out but faded to finish well held | 12/19 | 16 | 9-7 | 72 | 72C | 69C | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 80/1 |
| 19 Mar 26+126d | Cork | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled at the back from the off - dropped away with no chance of involvement - well beaten to finish last | 18/22 | 63 | 9-9 | 72 | 19C | 73C | Conor Clarke | 66/1 |
| 13 Nov 25+113d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up in last place - blundered and came down at the 3rd | F/14 | — | 9-8 | 72 | — | — | Harry Sexton | 22/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+37d | Wexford | Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled in the pack early - dropped towards rear from 12th and faded - eased out of contention before four out | PU/15 | — | 9-7 | 72 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 20/1 |
| 16 Jun 25+140d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House & Gardens Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled in the pack - pushed along in 9th after 3 out - dropped away to finish last of the group | 6/14 | 1½ | 9-11 | 74 | 59C | 67C | Harry Sexton | 16/1 |
| 27 Jan 25+26d | Punchestown | Punchestown Party At Festival 2025 Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - made progress after 3 out - 9th and pushed along entering straight then unable to close and stayed on same speed | 8/20 | 11 | 9-12 | 77 | 68B | 76A | Harry Sexton | 25/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+43d | Tramore | Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back early - lost more ground before halfway then asked for effort and fell away from the field before four out - found nothing more and pulled up before three out | PU/12 | — | 10-9 | 81 | — | — | Mike O'Connor | 22/1 |
| 19 Nov 24+71d | Limerick | Follow Us On Instagram At Limerick Races Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up towards the back - moved into 5th after 8th out before slipping to 7th and pushed along approaching 3 out - faded from there to finish well beaten in 9th | 9/11 | ½ | 10-9 | 80 | 17C | 74C | Harry Sexton | 17/2 |
| 09 Sep 24+22d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Settled in the pack - nudged for effort and dropped towards the back after 3 out - found nothing more and was pulled up before 2 out | PU/19 | — | 10-13 | 80 | — | — | Kevin Sexton | 8/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+150d | Tramore | Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) Struggling near back of field - came down at the opening fence | F/14 | — | 10-8 | 81 | — | — | Kevin Sexton | 18/1 |
| 21 Mar 24+11d | Cork | Racing Home For Easter Festival 30th March To 1st April Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/13 | 2 | 10-10 | 82 | 56B | 89A | Shane Fenelon | 8/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+55d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Races On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/18 | 13 | 10-8 | 82 | 107B | 96A | Shane Fenelon | 9/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+17d | Punchestown | Join The Punchestown Members Club Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/13 | 5 | 10-13 | 86 | — | 87C | Sean Flanagan | 12/1 |
| 29 Dec 23+15d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 4/14 | 4½ | 10-13 | 87 | 53B | 104A | Sean Flanagan | 16/1 |
| 14 Dec 23+26d | Naas | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 9/15 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 89 | 57B | 92A | Mr O McGill | 12/1 |
| 18 Nov 23+9d | Navan | Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle | 12/16 | 2 | 11-12 | — | 57C | 104C | Sean Flanagan | 150/1 |
| 09 Nov 23+34d | Clonmel | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 7/17 | 8½ | 11-4 | — | 96C | 103C | Sean Flanagan | 300/1 |
| 06 Oct 23 | Downpatrick | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 4/7 | 13 | 11-4 | — | 61C | 92C | Keith Donoghue | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Imbolc (IRE) won?
- Imbolc (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (5.6% of starts).
- Who trains Imbolc (IRE)?
- Imbolc (IRE) is trained by E Sheehy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 April 2026.
- Who is Imbolc (IRE)'s sire?
- Imbolc (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Wells Theatre (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Imbolc (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 12 April 2026. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Imbolc (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.