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Irish Ambassador (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2022) · Last trainer Leanne Breen · Last owner Cathal Byrne
25 runs · 4 courses · from May 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2022 — 1,717 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2022 · 13th of 13 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Irish Ambassador won one of 25 starts, the success coming in a handicap at Dundalk over 1m – 1m1f on standard going in Jan 2021. All 18 runs on the all-weather produced that sole win while he was 0 from seven on turf. He raced off an official rating of 45 at his last run, at Dundalk in Feb 2022, when he finished 13 of 13, nine pounds below his highest ever mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 9lb off peak
45 45–54

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 14 Jan 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 →

Flat 25 figures · best 113C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)18111B90.5—
Good2113C98—
Soft254C50—
Good to Soft255C48—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f20111B90—
1m2f – 1m4f4113C78—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 25 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 54A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 4 Feb 2022 Official rating 45 at the last run, 21 Feb 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 — 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 →

Flat 25 figures · best 74A · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1874A56—
Good259A57—
Soft244C39.5—
Good to Soft253A51—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f2074A56—
1m2f – 1m4f459A55—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 25 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 11.2% of 4,940 runs since May 2012 (453 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm7128912.5%+1.30 from 1
Good1,1201079.6%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft5576812.2%+10 from 2
Soft6747110.5%−0.70 from 2
Heavy235208.5%−2.7—
Standard (AW)1,62719612%+0.81 from 18
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2502811.2%0—
6f – 7f1,55219112.3%+1.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,34515011.2%01 from 20
1m2f – 1m4f1,03211511.1%−0.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m482469.5%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f215198.8%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m5747%−4.2—
Over 3m7114.3%+3.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Phoenix Aquilus (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Phoenix Aquilus (IRE)3231m6f–2m½fClass 4
Thunder Lily (IRE)1311mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 18 1 6% −13.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 18 1 6% −13.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 20 1 5% −15.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 10 1 10% −5.00
Danny Sheehy 7 0 0% −7.00
Sorcha Woods 2 0 0% −2.00
Gavin Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Mikey Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 1 5% −14.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 8 1 13% −3.00
2020 8 0 0% −8.00
2019 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2022 · 3 runs
21 Feb 22+17d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 1 8-3 4593B28A Sorcha Woods 20/1
04 Feb 22+21d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m2½f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ¾ 8-4 4570A54A Sorcha Woods 40/1
14 Jan 22+30d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1 8-13 4598B43A Rory Cleary 28/1
2021 · 8 runs
15 Dec 21+28d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 2 8-7 4589B46A Danny Sheehy 40/1
17 Nov 21+14d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 nk 9-2 4889B55A Danny Sheehy 40/1
03 Nov 21+116d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 nk 8-13 4894B56A Gavin Ryan 11/1
10 Jul 21+23d Navan NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m2f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 1 8-13 47113C59A Chris Hayes 17/2
17 Jun 21+7d Leopardstown Leopardstown Handicap (45-75) 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-2 5084C59A Mikey Sheehy 16/1
10 Jun 21+53d Leopardstown Leopardstown Handicap (45-65) 1m1f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 5½ 9-3 5083C55A Chris Hayes 20/1
18 Apr 21+86d Dundalk (AW) Hollywoodbets Proudly Donates To Irish Horse Welfare Trust Handicap (45-65) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 2 9-3 5299B67A Chris Hayes 8/1
22 Jan 21+42d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At dundalkstadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-0 4890B69A Chris Hayes 4/1J
2020 · 8 runs
11 Dec 20+16d Dundalk (AW) Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap (45-65) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 hd 9-1 4885B67A Chris Hayes 4/1F
25 Nov 20+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-13 46105B74A Chris Hayes 9/2
18 Nov 20+47d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 1¾ 9-0 4679B50A Gavin Ryan 9/4F
02 Oct 20+14d Dundalk (AW) Michael Cooney Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nk 8-11 4691B68A Chris Hayes 5/1
18 Sep 20+196d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-0 4690B65A Chris Hayes 6/1
06 Mar 20+49d Dundalk (AW) Love Your Mum At The Races 20th & 21st March Handicap (45-65) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 hd 8-9 46111B71A Chris Hayes 3/1J
17 Jan 20+14d Dundalk (AW) Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-8 4591B62A Chris Hayes 14/1
03 Jan 20+35d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 2½ 8-5 4671C42C Danny Sheehy 13/2
2019 · 6 runs
29 Nov 19+14d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 1 8-9 4893B56A Wayne Lordan 11/2
15 Nov 19+24d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m2½f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 8-3 4885B56A Danny Sheehy 33/1
22 Oct 19+24d Curragh Ivory Handicap 1m · Soft · 22 ran 19/22 7 7-13 5446C35C Danny Sheehy 50/1
28 Sep 19+119d Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Maiden 6f · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 ¾ 9-0 —54C44C Ben Coen 33/1
01 Jun 19+15d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden 1m · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 9/17 1¼ 9-0 —41C53A Danny Sheehy 50/1
17 May 19 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 ½ 9-0 —55C49A Danny Sheehy 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Ambassador won?
Irish Ambassador (IRE) won 1 of 25 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 4%. Placed 5 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Irish Ambassador?
Irish Ambassador (IRE) was trained by Leanne Breen on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 21 February 2022.
Who is Irish Ambassador's sire?
Irish Ambassador (IRE) is by Raven's Pass (USA) out of Permsiri (IRE), whose sire is Ad Valorem.
What going does Irish Ambassador prefer?
Irish Ambassador (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 18 starts (5.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Irish Ambassador's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 21 February 2022. The highest on record is 54.
What is Irish Ambassador's sire's record?
Raven's Pass (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 4,940 runs since May 2012 (453 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Irish Ambassador's siblings?
Out of Permsiri (IRE), Irish Ambassador (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Phoenix Aquilus (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2019. 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.