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Horse profile

Irish Guard (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2013) · Last trainer John O'Neill · Last owner J G Oneill
by Infantry (GB) out of Sharp Practice (GB) (Broadsword)
32 runs · 12 courses · from Feb 2006
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2013 — 4,706 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2013 4 wins · Towcester & Leicester Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Irish Guard (GB) is 4 from 32. Hasn't won since Dec 2010. Last raced off 76, 34lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 32 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 34lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 34lb off peak
76 76–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 31 Mar 2013 Official rating 76 at the last run, 24 Nov 2013

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.

Jumps 20 figures · best 130B · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft8130B97—
Good5118B105—
Heavy3123C87—
Good to Soft2104B96—
Good to Firm288C84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10123C98.5—
1m5f – 2m6130B86—
2m5f – 3m4118B102—

Of 32 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (12).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 32 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
Infantry (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 43 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm600%−11.60 from 3
Good11327.3%+15.72 from 7
Good to Soft5120%+8.40 from 3
Soft1815.6%−61 from 14
Heavy300%−11.61 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m2150%+38.41 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1317.7%−3.92 from 15
2m5f – 3m18316.7%+5.11 from 10
Over 3m1000%−11.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sharp Practice (GB) (Broadsword)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Stroker (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 1 7% −1.00
Good 7 2 29% +1.83
Heavy 5 1 20% +1.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 20 3 15% +3.50
Class 5 7 1 14% −2.67
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 13 3 23% +10.50
Leicester 5 1 20% −0.67
Market Rasen 4 0 0% −4.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 15 2 13% −4.67
2m5f – 3m 10 1 10% −5.50
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +7.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Thornton 15 2 13% +2.50
Sean Curran 6 1 17% +0.00
Mark Grant 3 0 0% −3.00
Anthony Freeman 3 1 33% +1.33
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Poste 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 26 4 15% +1.83
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 4 2 50% +13.33
2009 6 1 17% −1.50
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 5 1 20% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 24 3 13% −2.17
Hurdle 5 1 20% +1.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
24 Nov 13+14d Towcester Brian O'reilly Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-7 76— Andrew Thornton 8/1
10 Nov 13+201d Market Rasen 1stsecuritysolutions Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 79— Andrew Thornton 7/1
23 Apr 13+23d Towcester Ladbrokespoker.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 9-11 79— Robert Dunne 6/1
31 Mar 13+52d Towcester Racing Post Form With Totepool Mobile Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 11 10-13 8793A Denis O'Regan 12/1
07 Feb 13+27d Huntingdon Happy 66th Birthday Sandra Charteress Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 10-8 9288C Mark Grant 25/1
11 Jan 13+16d Huntingdon Connolly's Red Mills Racehorse Cubes Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 17 11-2 9589C Andrew Thornton 33/1
26 Dec 12+22d Towcester Bet toteplacepot Text Tote To 89660 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-12 100— Charlie Poste 10/1
04 Dec 12+204d Towcester Follow gg.com On Facebook Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 38 10-10 10489C Mark Grant 12/1
14 May 12+16d Towcester Niftylift Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-8 104— Andrew Thornton 6/1
28 Apr 12+13d Market Rasen Allinson Print Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 11 11-5 105111B Andrew Thornton 16/1
15 Apr 12+369d Market Rasen Rewards4racing.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 23 11-5 10893C Mark Grant 33/1
12 Apr 11+51d Towcester Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 65 11-10 10980C Andrew Thornton 7/4F
20 Feb 11+18d Market Rasen Market Rasen Racecourse Caravan Site Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-5 108121A Andrew Thornton 5/1
02 Feb 11+30d Leicester Thrussington Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 11-9 107115A Andrew Thornton 8/1
03 Jan 11+18d Hereford Lindley Group Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 110— Andrew Thornton 8/1
16 Dec 10+31d Towcester Racing Forum At gg.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-1 95130B Andrew Thornton 12/1
15 Nov 10+203d Leicester Castle Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-9 90105C Anthony Freeman 10/3
26 Apr 10+68d Towcester Weatherbys Printing Services Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 30 11-0 9588C Anthony Freeman 14/1
17 Feb 10+53d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Wren Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 25 11-9 10287C Andrew Thornton 16/1
26 Dec 09+27d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Lord Stalbridge Memorial Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-13 110— Andrew Thornton 20/1
29 Nov 09+227d Leicester Robins & Day Peugeot 3008 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran F/9 — 11-7 110— Andrew Tinkler 12/1
16 Apr 09+21d Cheltenham Geesink Norba Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-4 110— Andrew Thornton 9/2J
26 Mar 09+20d Towcester Sponsor A Race at racesponsors.co.uk Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 110118B Andrew Thornton 7/2
06 Mar 09+38d Leicester Kirkby Mallory Beginners' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 13 11-0 102104B Andrew Thornton 16/1
27 Jan 09+704d Taunton Kibbear Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-1 102— Anthony Freeman 50/1
23 Feb 07+41d Warwick E.B.F./Now Recruitment 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 100— Robert Thornton 11/1
13 Jan 07+235d Kempton intercasino.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-3 —— Sean Curran 25/1
23 May 06+15d Towcester gg-casino Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 —123C Sean Curran 5/1
08 May 06+29d Towcester Gg.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1 11-0 —101C Sean Curran 100/1
09 Apr 06+31d Worcester First Evening Meeting 26th April Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 7 11-2 —85C Sean Curran 100/1
09 Mar 06+14d Towcester Libran NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 18 11-4 —87C Sean Curran 80/1
23 Feb 06 Haydock Tarvin Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Heavy · 20 ran 17/20 1¾ 11-4 —79C Sean Curran 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Guard (GB) won?
Irish Guard (GB) won 4 of 32 archived starts between 2006 and 2013, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 9 times in total (28.1% of starts).
Who trained Irish Guard (GB)?
Irish Guard (GB) was trained by John O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 24 November 2013.
Who is Irish Guard (GB)'s sire?
Irish Guard (GB) is by Infantry (GB) out of Sharp Practice (GB), whose sire is Broadsword.
What going does Irish Guard (GB) prefer?
Irish Guard (GB) has the best record on good 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 Irish Guard (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 24 November 2013. The highest on record is 110.
What is Irish Guard (GB)'s sire's record?
Infantry (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 43 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Irish Guard (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sharp Practice (GB), Irish Guard (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2006. 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.