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Kilford (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Leonard Whitmore · Last owner Fort Road Syndicate
by Snurge (IRE) out of African Waters (IRE) (Be My Native)
24 runs · 14 courses · from Jan 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Apr 2018 — 3,130 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 4 wins · Navan, Roscommon & Clonmel Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Kilford (IRE) is 4 from 24. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. Last raced off 112, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 20lb off peak
112 104–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 10 Feb 2018

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 6 figures · best 113C · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy4109B72.5—
Soft2113C86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3113C109—
2m1f – 2m4f276B72.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 15 May 2017 Official rating 112 at the last run, 2 Apr 2018

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 →

Jumps 20 figures · best 127A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy11127A107—
Soft9121A108—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m11127A112—
2m1f – 2m4f7121A106—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 24 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
Snurge (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 1,506 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+5.5—
Good to Firm11187.2%−1.6—
Good330278.2%−0.6—
Good to Soft1982010.1%+1.3—
Soft449398.7%−0.12 from 11
Heavy409379%+0.22 from 13
Standard (AW)200%−8.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−8.8—
1m5f – 2m285186.3%−2.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f520305.8%−31 from 7
2m5f – 3m5246211.8%+33 from 13
Over 3m1762212.5%+3.70 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
African Waters (IRE) (Be My Native)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Colms Dream (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Colms Dream (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Colms Dream (IRE)3572m4f–3m½fClass 1

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 13 2 15% −3.50
Soft 11 2 18% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 4 2 50% +5.50
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 1 50% +6.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +7.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 3 23% +4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +1.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
L P Dempsey 9 3 33% +8.50
Mr H D Dunne 5 1 20% +3.00
Adam Short 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul Townend 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Dalton 1 0 0% −1.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 4 18% +3.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 7 2 29% +2.50
2015 10 2 20% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 21 3 14% −3.50
Hurdle 3 1 33% +5.00

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
2018 · 2 runs
02 Apr 18+51d Fairyhouse Fred Kenny Lifetime Service To Racing Handicap Chase 24.5f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-10 112—— Adam Short 25/1
10 Feb 18+44d Naas Friends Of Naas RFC Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 8 10-9 11676B90A Adam Short 16/1
2017 · 5 runs
28 Dec 17+227d Limerick Cube Veterans Handicap Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 13 11-2 11937C94C Adam Short 8/1
15 May 17+59d Killarney Finbarr Slattery Memorial Killarney National Handicap Chase 26f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 10-7 12060A111A Paul Townend 12/1
17 Mar 17+5d Wexford Arctic Tack Stud Veterans Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 9/12 3¾ 10-5 12369B101A L P Dempsey 7/1
12 Mar 17+8d Naas Download The Ladbrokes Exchange App Leinster National Handicap Chase (Grade A) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran UR/18 — 10-3 125—— L P Dempsey 25/1
04 Mar 17+67d Navan Newgrange Veterans Handicap Chase 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 2¾ 11-0 125109B119B L P Dempsey 7/2
2016 · 7 runs
27 Dec 16+90d Leopardstown Paddy Power Chase (0-150) (grade B) 24.5f · Yielding · 28 ran 16/28 hd 10-2 128113C104C Ben Dalton 100/1
28 Sep 16+151d Sligo Joe Henry Memorial Handicap Chase 17.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 3½ 11-3 130—106C J J Slevin 10/1
30 Apr 16+33d Punchestown Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 25f · Yielding · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-8 132—— L P Dempsey 25/1
28 Mar 16+15d Fairyhouse Boylesports Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A Extended Handicap) 29f · Yielding To Soft · 27 ran PU/27 — 10-5 123—— Paul Townend 20/1
13 Mar 16+15d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Handicap Chase Final (Grade C) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 123—126C L P Dempsey 4/1
27 Feb 16+24d Navan Newgrange Veterans Handicap Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 9-12 112—127A L P Dempsey 7/2F
03 Feb 16+36d Down Royal St. Patrick's Punter Pack Handicap Chase (0-116) 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 5½ 11-3 110—120A L P Dempsey 6/1
2015 · 10 runs
29 Dec 15+15d Leopardstown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) 21f · Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 hd 11-1 111—112A L P Dempsey 14/1
14 Dec 15+37d Navan Dean Hill Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 11-0 111—107B Donagh Meyler 9/2
07 Nov 15+49d Naas (IRE) Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3¼ 11-9 112—121A Jonathan Moore 6/1
19 Sep 15+124d Listowel Beasley Engineering Limited Handicap Chase 24f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 10 11-0 112—108B Paul Townend 7/2F
18 May 15+41d Roscommon Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Chase 21f · Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 10-1 104—115A L P Dempsey 7/1
07 Apr 15+33d Fairyhouse I.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Grade B) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 8 10-3 120—95A Mr H D Dunne 33/1
05 Mar 15+14d Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-11 ——121A Mr H D Dunne 7/1
19 Feb 15+40d Clonmel Demesne Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 12 10-11 ——108A Mr H D Dunne 66/1
10 Jan 15+9d Punchestown Festival Hospitality From 99 Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 31 11-5 ——96C Mr H D Dunne 50/1
01 Jan 15 Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Supporting Ratoath Beginners Chase 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 11-5 ——99B Mr H D Dunne 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kilford won?
Kilford (IRE) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Kilford?
Kilford (IRE) was trained by Leonard Whitmore on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 2 April 2018.
Who is Kilford's sire?
Kilford (IRE) is by Snurge (IRE) out of African Waters (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does Kilford prefer?
Kilford (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kilford's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 2 April 2018. The highest on record is 132.
What is Kilford's sire's record?
Snurge (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 1,506 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.
Who are Kilford's siblings?
Out of African Waters (IRE), Kilford (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Colms Dream (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Colms Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2015. 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.