How many races has Instant Return (IRE) won?

Instant Return (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).

Who trained Instant Return (IRE)?

Instant Return (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 26 May 2023.

Who is Instant Return (IRE)'s sire?

Instant Return (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Instant Memories (IRE), whose sire is Ad Valorem.

What going does Instant Return (IRE) prefer?

Instant Return (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Instant Return (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 26 May 2023. The highest on record is 123.

What is Instant Return (IRE)'s sire's record?

Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.

Who are Instant Return (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Instant Memories (IRE), Instant Return (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vincy (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Instant Return (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer John Joseph Hanlon · Last owner Keep It Simple Syndicate

by Elzaam (AUS) out of Instant Memories (IRE) (Ad Valorem)

19 runs · 10 courses · from Dec 2018

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 26 May 2023 — 1,244 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run May 2023 · 16th of 17 2 wins · Naas & Punchestown Last raced off OR 108

KTB Profile

Instant Return (IRE) is 2 from 19. Hasn't won since Feb 2020. Last raced off 108, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak

2–19Wins / Runs
10.5%Strike rate
6 (31.6%)Placed
−12.62£1 level staken=19 at SP
0.95Fair A/E n=19 · 0.76 incl. margin
123Highest OR
91dAvg between runs

Official rating108↓ 15lb off peak

108 64–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 23 Feb 2020

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 12 figures · best 115^B · median 60

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Soft	6	110^C	53.5	—
Heavy	4	115^B	93.5	—
Good to Soft	2	65^C	38	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	7	115^B	101	—
2m1f – 2m4f	3	52^B	37	—
2m5f – 3m	2	55^C	51	—

Flat 4 figures · best 113^C · median 95

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Soft	2	113^C	108	—
Standard (AW)	2	87^B	80	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	2	113^C	108	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97^C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 26 May 2023 Official rating 108 at the last jumps run, 26 May 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Jan 2019 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 10 Oct 2019

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 15 figures · best 133^A · median 110

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Heavy	7	132^A	125	—
Soft	6	133^A	104	—
Good to Soft	2	102^C	99.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	10	133^A	120.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	3	113^A	104	—
2m5f – 3m	2	92^C	91	—

Flat 4 figures · best 72^A · median 65.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Soft	2	64^A	63	—
Standard (AW)	2	72^A	69.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	2	64^A	63	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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

Elzaam (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	10	1	10%	+0.8	—
Good to Firm	464	54	11.6%	+2.4	—
Good	1,115	86	7.7%	−1.5	—
Good to Soft	462	47	10.2%	+1	0 from 2
Soft	867	74	8.5%	−0.7	0 from 8
Heavy	291	25	8.6%	−0.6	2 from 7
Standard (AW)	1,308	130	9.9%	+0.7	0 from 2

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	408	47	11.5%	+2.3	—
6f – 7f	1,770	165	9.3%	+0.1	0 from 1
1m – 1m1f	1,118	99	8.9%	−0.3	0 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f	700	75	10.7%	+1.5	0 from 2
1m5f – 2m	322	15	4.7%	−4.5	2 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f	153	15	9.8%	+0.6	0 from 3
2m5f – 3m	39	0	0%	−9.2	0 from 2
Over 3m	7	1	14.3%	+5.1	—

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

Dam

Instant Memories (IRE) (Ad Valorem)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vincy (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Vincy (IRE)	3	2	1m	—
Coast Of Dubai (IRE)	2	0	—	—
Classy Choice (IRE)	8	0	—	—
Better Choice (IRE)	5	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	8	0	0%	−8.00
Heavy	7	2	29%	−0.62
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00
Standard (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Punchestown	4	1	25%	−1.12
Thurles	3	0	0%	−3.00
Limerick	2	0	0%	−2.00
Naas	2	1	50%	+1.50
Fairyhouse	2	0	0%	−2.00
Dundalk (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Gowran Park	1	0	0%	−1.00
Navan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Galway	1	0	0%	−1.00
Listowel	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	10	2	20%	−3.62
2m1f – 2m4f	3	0	0%	−3.00
2m5f – 3m	2	0	0%	−2.00
1m2f – 1m4f	2	0	0%	−2.00
1m – 1m1f	1	0	0%	−1.00
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Paddy Kennedy	6	2	33%	+0.38
Sean O'Keeffe	3	0	0%	−3.00
Shane Fenelon	2	0	0%	−2.00
Robbie Power	2	0	0%	−2.00
Jody McGarvey	1	0	0%	−1.00
Shane O'Callaghan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Shane Foley	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tom Madden	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gary Carroll	1	0	0%	−1.00
Donagh O'Connor	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	17	2	12%	−10.62
Cheekpieces	2	0	0%	−2.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2023	3	0	0%	−3.00
2022	2	0	0%	−2.00
2021	2	0	0%	−2.00
2020	3	2	67%	+3.38
2019	8	0	0%	−8.00
2018	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	14	2	14%	−7.62
Flat	4	0	0%	−4.00
Chase	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	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
26 May 23+74d	Limerick	Regeneron 'Science To Medicine' Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran	16/17	30	11-7	108	11^C	97^C	Shane Fenelon	80/1
13 Mar 23+22d	Thurles	Leugh Beginners Chase 21f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran	12/15	71	11-5	—	47^C	92^C	Shane Fenelon	150/1
19 Feb 23+357d	Punchestown	David Trundley Artist At Punchestown Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Yielding · 17 ran	16/17	31	10-7	111	55^C	90^C	Jody McGarvey	125/1
27 Feb 22+31d	Naas	Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle 15.5f · Soft · 21 ran	19/21	75	10-13	117	-46^C	98^C	Robbie Power	18/1
27 Jan 22+27d	Gowran Park	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 20.5f · Soft · 18 ran	7/18	½	11-9	119	52^B	113^A	Shane O'Callaghan	40/1
31 Dec 21+12d	Punchestown	Tote Supporting Punchestown Handicap Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 15 ran	14/15	9	11-1	121	37^C	104^C	Sean O'Keeffe	25/1
19 Dec 21+645d	Thurles	Happy Christmas To All Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran	11/13	shd	11-6	123	65^C	102^C	Sean O'Keeffe	16/1
14 Mar 20+20d	Navan	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 10 ran	2/10	4	10-7	123	86^B	126^A	Sean O'Keeffe	2/1F
23 Feb 20+39d	Naas	Panoramic Restaurant At Naas Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran	1/10		11-5	116	101^B	131^A	Paddy Kennedy	5/2F
15 Jan 20+20d	Punchestown	Ladbrokes 'Where The Nation Plays' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran	1/13		11-4	114	—	125^A	Paddy Kennedy	15/8J
26 Dec 19+12d	Limerick	Guinness 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran	2/14	1½	11-0	114	115^B	132^A	Paddy Kennedy	11/4F
14 Dec 19+18d	Fairyhouse	Alternative Christmas Party Day 11th January 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran	3/14	shd	11-0	—	—	116^A	Paddy Kennedy	5/2
26 Nov 19+14d	Punchestown	Download The BETDAQ App 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 15 ran	4/15	9	11-0	—	101^B	110^A	Robbie Power	7/2
12 Nov 19+17d	Fairyhouse	Winter Festival November 30th & December 1st 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran	4/14	3¼	10-12	—	—	105^A	Paddy Kennedy	13/2
26 Oct 19+16d	Galway	Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 18 ran	3/18	2¾	11-0	—	110^C	133^A	Paddy Kennedy	20/1
10 Oct 19+27d	Thurles	Littleton Handicap (45-65) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran	7/14	nk	9-9	64	103^C	64^A	Shane Foley	5/1
13 Sep 19+245d	Listowel	Bank Of Ireland Maiden 12f · Soft · 15 ran	7/15	nk	9-2	—	113^C	62^A	Tom Madden	20/1
11 Jan 19+35d	Dundalk (AW)	Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden 8f · Standard · 13 ran	7/13	½	9-5	—	87^B	72^A	Gary Carroll	5/1
07 Dec 18	Dundalk (AW)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Standard · 13 ran	5/13	½	9-0	—	73^B	67^A	Donagh O'Connor	7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Instant Return (IRE) won?: Instant Return (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Instant Return (IRE)?: Instant Return (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 26 May 2023.
Who is Instant Return (IRE)'s sire?: Instant Return (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Instant Memories (IRE), whose sire is Ad Valorem.
What going does Instant Return (IRE) prefer?: Instant Return (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Instant Return (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 26 May 2023. The highest on record is 123.
What is Instant Return (IRE)'s sire's record?: Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
Who are Instant Return (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Instant Memories (IRE), Instant Return (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vincy (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

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