Killygowan (IRE)
Killygowan is a lightly raced gelding who finished second of eight on his debut in the Edinburgh Gin Open NH Flat Race at Perth in May 2026. He is by Hillstar whose progeny have won 55 of 720 runs since Jan 2008. His dam produced two winners from three runners to race including Hurricane Dylan with four wins. The yard sent him out for that debut on good to soft ground over 1m5f – 2m.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 738 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +9.2 | — |
| Good | 299 | 26 | 8.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 150 | 9 | 6% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 190 | 14 | 7.4% | −0.1 | — |
| Heavy | 87 | 5 | 5.7% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 254 | 19 | 7.5% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 264 | 21 | 8% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 182 | 13 | 7.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hurricane Dylan (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hurricane Dylan (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Dylan (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 2m4f–2m6½f | Class 4 |
| Mountain Philip (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m7f | — |
| Ask Sarah (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 26 | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - lost touch and last with 5f left - pushed along after 3f out - responded eagerly with over a furlong to run - up to fourth inside final furlong - powered home late to grab second close home - could not get past leader | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 71A | 126B | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Killygowan (IRE) won?
- Killygowan (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Killygowan (IRE)?
- Killygowan (IRE) is trained by S R B Crawford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 May 2026.
- Who is Killygowan (IRE)'s sire?
- Killygowan (IRE) is by Hillstar (GB) out of Definetly Sarah (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Killygowan (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Hillstar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 738 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Killygowan (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Definetly Sarah (IRE), Killygowan (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hurricane Dylan (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hurricane Dylan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.