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Horse profile

Japal (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer J P Cahill · Last owner A Holland
by Definite Article (GB) out of Limbo Lady (USA) (Theatrical)
6 runs · 6 courses · from May 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2009 — 6,223 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 9th of 18 Won at Roscommon
KTB Profile

Japal (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Sep 2008.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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 (flat) 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 8 Sep 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 29 Sep 2008

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. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 66A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m260C59—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 123A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft2123A105.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3123A88—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 1
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.61 from 3
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.31 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Limbo Lady (USA) (Theatrical)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
White Chief (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +31.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +33.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +29.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian O'Connell 2 1 50% +32.00
Willie Supple 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 3 1 33% +31.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +31.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
07 Oct 09+17d Navan October Maiden 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 9/18 1½ 9-2 58A Willie Supple 25/1
20 Sep 09+12d Ballinrobe Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Maiden 14f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 9-10 60C Declan McDonogh 33/1
08 Sep 09+344d Dundalk (AW) 'buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate' Fillies Maiden 12f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-2 66A Conor O'Farrell 33/1
29 Sep 08+25d Roscommon Knockcroghery INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 123A Brian O'Connell 33/1
04 Sep 08+124d Clonmel Kilcash INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 7/17 15 11-4 88C Brian O'Connell 33/1
03 May 08 Kilbeggan (IRE) Loughnagore (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 2 11-4 88A Mr R O'Sullivan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Japal (IRE) won?
Japal (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Japal (IRE)?
Japal (IRE) was trained by J P Cahill on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 7 October 2009.
Who is Japal (IRE)'s sire?
Japal (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Limbo Lady (USA), whose sire is Theatrical.
What going does Japal (IRE) prefer?
Japal (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Japal (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Japal (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Limbo Lady (USA), Japal (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.