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Horse profile

Is This For Real (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Fergal O'Brien · Owner Tony Bloom
by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Kiera's Princess (GB) (Sendawar)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Huntingdon, Newcastle & Kelso Last run 16 May 2026 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Is This For Real is 3 from 8 on turf, with each win gained on a first visit to the course. He won a Class 2 NH Flat race at Kelso in Mar 2025, a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Newcastle in Jan 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft, and a Class 4 novices hurdle at Huntingdon in Apr 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good. All three wins came from a hold style. He finished 3 of 6 at Bangor-on-Dee in May 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 118.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 15 Jan 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 127A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3113B983 runs · 113 / 98
Good to Soft3127A1002 runs · 127 / 113.5
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4113B993 runs · 113 / 100
2m1f – 2m4f3127A902 runs · 127 / 95

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 142A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 4 Apr 2026 Official rating 118 at the last run, 16 May 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 142A · median 126
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3142A1263 runs · 142 / 126
Good to Soft3135A1322 runs · 135 / 125.5
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4142A1293 runs · 142 / 126
2m1f – 2m4f3135A1192 runs · 135 / 123.5

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 from 8 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Led 3 (38%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Vendangeur (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 776 runs since Dec 2012 (82 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm800%−9.1—
Good2082210.6%+1.51 from 3
Good to Soft156138.3%−0.82 from 4
Soft2762910.5%+1.40 from 1
Heavy12375.7%−3.4—
Standard (AW)400%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f19526.3%+17.2—
1m5f – 2m275279.8%+0.72 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f288196.6%−2.51 from 4
2m5f – 3m1741910.9%+1.8—
Over 3m1815.6%−3.5—

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

Dam
Kiera's Princess (GB) (Sendawar)

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 to Soft 4 2 50% +10.50
Good 3 1 33% −0.62
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 2 33% +0.88
Class 2 2 1 50% +8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +1.38
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +3.50
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +9.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.50
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +8.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Harrison 5 3 60% +11.88
Jonathan Burke 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 2 40% +9.50
None 3 1 33% −0.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 2 50% +2.88
2025 3 1 33% +7.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 2 40% +1.88
NH Flat 2 1 50% +8.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
16 May 26+42d Bangor-on-Dee Ladies Day On Saturday 23rd May Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 6 ran Sent to front early - lost command after first then regained it by 6th - scratchy over a couple of obstacles - lost the advantage again 4 out - errant jump 3 out - driven but faded rapidly - well behind at the finish 3/6 34 11-12 11863C112C Liam Harrison 10/3
04 Apr 26+30d Huntingdon Join Our Syndicate At Brownsbarn Thoroughbreds Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran Set the pace from the off - scrambled slightly three out - opened a big gap before two out - margin narrowed approaching the last then stayed on to the line 1/8 11-12 115113B142A Liam Harrison 11/8F
05 Mar 26+49d Haydock Safer Gambling At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held handy early - dropped through field before 3 out then driven along and faded - eased and pulled up approaching the last two fences PU/13 — 11-10 116—— Jonathan Burke 3/1J
15 Jan 26+35d Newcastle Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot approaching the 4th - back in charge by the 6th - opened daylight after three out - shepherded home while the gap shrank late to score 1/11 11-8 113127A135A Liam Harrison 7/2
2025 · 3 runs
11 Dec 25+28d Taunton Jim Woodborne And Colin Dyer Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran Handy early - moved up to challenge approaching 3 out - hit front 2 out - overtaken and blundered last - faded on run-in to miss third close home 4/14 nk 11-0 —98B126A Jonathan Burke 4/1
13 Nov 25+236d Market Rasen Tractor Drivers Go Free Today! Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat close to the front group early - urged forward before 2 out where jump went awry - pressed for effort and weakened before the last - eventually finished fourth 4/8 4¼ 11-4 —100A116A Jonathan Burke 7/2
22 Mar 25+86d Kelso Racing Post Go North Jodami Series Final Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the rear early - made ground wide approaching final furlong then found extra close home - got up close to the line to score 1/10 11-5 —93A132A Liam Harrison 9/1
2024 · 1 run
26 Dec 24 Aintree William Hill More Top Prices Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m1f · Soft · 6 ran Held up at the back - still within range 4f out - unable to land a blow late on - finished 5th 5/6 4 11-2 —90A119B Liam Harrison 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Is This For Real won?
Is This For Real (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Is This For Real?
Is This For Real (IRE) is trained by Fergal O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
Who is Is This For Real's sire?
Is This For Real (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Kiera's Princess (GB), whose sire is Sendawar.
What going does Is This For Real prefer?
Is This For Real (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Is This For Real's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 16 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Is This For Real's sire's record?
Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 776 runs since Dec 2012 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.