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Irish Kitten (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer J A Nash · Last owner Matthew B Oconnor
by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Blazing Bliss (USA) (Honour And Glory)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2013 — 4,775 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013 · 18th of 20
KTB Profile

Irish Kitten (USA) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 4th of 16 at Naas (Jul 2013).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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 (jumps) 82C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tipperary, 8 Oct 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 53A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 9 Aug 2013 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 8 Sep 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 — 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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 7 figures · best 62A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)252C47—
Soft260C45.5—
Good253A49.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f462A53—
1m2f – 1m4f253A52.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Kitten's Joy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,079 runs since Jun 2009 (212 horses).

Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14428.6%+18—
Good to Firm3223811.8%+1.20 from 1
Good411276.6%−40 from 3
Good to Soft191199.9%−0.7—
Soft2402610.8%+0.20 from 2
Heavy66710.6%0—
Standard (AW)8359911.9%+1.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f38410.5%−0.1—
6f – 7f472459.5%−1.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f5646711.9%+1.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f6327912.5%+1.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m253197.5%−3.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6845.9%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m4824.2%−6.4—
Over 3m400%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blazing Bliss (USA) (Honour And Glory)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Smullen 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr A D Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gorey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 5 runs
08 Oct 13+30d Tipperary Follow Tipperary Races On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 20 ran 18/20 67 10-11 —82C Mr A D Doyle 66/1
08 Sep 13+19d Dundalk (AW) Friday Horse Racing Returns 27th September Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 2¼ 8-10 4742A Pat Smullen 11/2
20 Aug 13+11d Sligo Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 19 8-10 4731C Pat Smullen 9/2
09 Aug 13+16d Tipperary Dan Dooley Ford Centre (Ladies) Handicap 1m4½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2 9-12 4753A Ms K Walsh 10/1
24 Jul 13+565d Naas www.naasracecourse.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 3¾ 8-9 4762A Ray Dawson 9/1
2012 · 1 run
06 Jan 12+83d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Maiden 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 shd 9-2 —52C Shane Gorey 20/1
2011 · 1 run
15 Oct 11+457d Cork Follow Cork Racecourse On Facebook Maiden 1m½f · Soft · 16 ran 13/16 3½ 9-5 —60C Pat Smullen 20/1
2010 · 1 run
15 Jul 10 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 1m · Good · 6 ran 5/6 5½ 9-3 —46B Pat Smullen 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Kitten won?
Irish Kitten (USA) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Irish Kitten?
Irish Kitten (USA) was trained by J A Nash on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 8 October 2013.
Who is Irish Kitten's sire?
Irish Kitten (USA) is by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Blazing Bliss (USA), whose sire is Honour And Glory.
What is Irish Kitten's official rating?
Irish Kitten (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 47.
What is Irish Kitten's sire's record?
Kitten's Joy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,079 runs since Jun 2009 (212 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

Record shown from July 2010. 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.