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Horse profile

Iron Curtain (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Ralph Beckett · Owner Valmont
by Churchill (IRE) out of It's Only (IRE) (Make Believe)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2026
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 7 Nov 2026 · 4th of 14
KTB Profile

Iron Curtain (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Salisbury (Sep 2026).

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Sep 2026 · updated 12 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 7 Nov 2026

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 3 figures · best 94B · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f394B773 runs · 94 / 77

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 11 Sep 2026

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 3 figures · best 90A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f390A753 runs · 90 / 75

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 11 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 11 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 3 analysed runs since Sep 2026

  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,853 runs since Apr 2021 (462 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm6487912.2%+1.2—
Good1,38616612%+1—
Good to Soft538519.5%−1.50 from 1
Soft724638.7%−2.30 from 1
Heavy227208.8%−2.2—
Standard (AW)1,32115311.6%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1481711.5%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,31414811.3%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,12911910.5%−0.50 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,30813910.6%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m6568112.3%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f2532811.1%+0.1—
2m5f – 3m4512.2%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 12 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
It's Only (IRE) (Make Believe)

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
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
07 Nov 26+27d Southwell (AW) AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran Showed the way early - urged along over 2f out then overtaken over 1f out - kept on at an even gait inside the final furlong to finish 4th 4/14 ½ 9-7 94B75C Hector Crouch 10/1
11 Oct 26+30d Goodwood Virgin Bet Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb/gbbplus Race) Class 3 · 1m1f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Prominent in fourth - pushed along over 2f out - faded badly over 1f out - finished 5th 5/5 13 9-4 47C47C Hector Crouch 13/2
11 Sep 26 Salisbury Skytree Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m · Soft · 11 ran held up towards back of field - improved into contention over 3f out under pressure - up to third 2f out - kept on to the finish but unable to reel in winner 2/11 1½ 9-7 77B90A Hector Crouch 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Iron Curtain won?
Iron Curtain (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Iron Curtain?
Iron Curtain (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 November 2026.
Who is Iron Curtain's sire?
Iron Curtain (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of It's Only (IRE), whose sire is Make Believe.
What is Iron Curtain's sire's record?
Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,853 runs since Apr 2021 (462 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2026. 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.