Horse profile
King Ferdinand (IRE)
by Milan (GB) out of Nobody's Darling (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
36 runs · 19 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 4 Oct 2026
Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile
King Ferdinand is a gelding with five wins from 36 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He has won three times over 2m5f – 3m, including at Killarney on soft ground in Aug 2024 off an official rating of 109, and has scored twice at Tipperary. Three of his wins came on good to soft going. He last ran at Killarney in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 91, 27lb below his highest ever mark of 118.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 27lb off peak
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 10 (27.8%)Placed
- −2.17£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=36 · 1.42 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating91↓ 27lb off peak
91
91–118
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 118B | 87.5 | 2 runs · 90 / 79.5 |
| Soft | 8 | 124A | 91.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 124B | 79 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 85A | 74.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 124B | 87 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 109B | 89 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 118B | 85 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 124A | 101.5 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 36 runs · as at 12 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 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 6 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (27%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Milan (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,854 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 552 | 66 | 12% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 5,169 | 648 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 3,293 | 386 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 3 from 10 |
| Soft | 5,033 | 502 | 10% | −1.3 | 2 from 11 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,855 | 401 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,476 | 599 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,804 | 699 | 12% | +0.7 | 3 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 1,649 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Nobody's Darling (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Debt To Society (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m2½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Canelo (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt To Society (IRE) | 52 | 7 | 2m2½f–3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Canelo (IRE) | 31 | 5 | 2m3½f–3m | Grade 3 |
| Merry Doyenne (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 2m6f–3m | — |
| Moscow Blaze (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +9.83 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 3 | 19% | +8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Sullivan | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.67 |
| Stan Sheppard | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| E Walsh | 5 | 2 | 40% | +10.50 |
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Georgie Benson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 14 | 3 | 21% | +10.00 |
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.17 |
| Hood | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.83 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Chase | 15 | 3 | 20% | +4.33 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 26+8d | Killarney (IRE) | Killarney Races Handicap Steeplechase Towards the rear throughout - minor error at the 4th - under pressure and fading after 5 out - eased and stopped before the third last | PU/15 | — | 11-5 | 91 | — | — | Eoin Walsh | 33/1 |
| 26 Sep 26+37d | Listowel (IRE) | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase Held up towards back of field - driven into contention approaching 4 out - dropped away from 3 out - well held at finish | 10/14 | 10 | 10-0 | 93 | 90C | 89C | Miss Georgie Benson | 40/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+17d | Killarney (IRE) | Easyfix Equine Handicap Steeplechase Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and lost touch after the 9th - blundered 5 out and soon pulled up | PU/12 | — | 11-7 | 98 | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 40/1 |
| 03 Aug 26+18d | Cork (IRE) | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield - driven for effort after the 6th and lost ground - eased and pulled up before 4 out | PU/18 | — | 10-3 | 92 | — | — | Alan O'Sullivan | 40/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+47d | Killarney (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Handy early - 4th before the 8th before easing to 5th after it - a heavy mistake 3 out and faded before 2 out | 11/14 | 18 | 11-8 | 96 | 69C | 91C | Alan O'Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 30 May 26+519d | Listowel | John Thomas McNamara Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back - urged into effort 4 out then dropped away - eased out of contention before the second-last | PU/18 | — | 11-12 | 98 | — | — | E Walsh | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+19d | Limerick | Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle Sat second early - went in front approaching three out - driven and overtaken turning into straight - stuck in seventh into two out then dropped away | 6/11 | 4 | 11-3 | 104 | 94A | 102A | Miss M O'Sullivan | 18/1 |
| 08 Dec 24+9d | Cork | Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boost On Self Service Terminals' Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled just behind the front group - disputed second on the inside at halfway - asked for effort approaching three out but made no further headway - down in sixth before the last and stayed on without gaining | 6/18 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 104 | 78B | 114A | Michael O'Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+26d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Chase (0-116) Settled in the pack - blundered and unseated at the 2nd | UR/13 | — | 11-7 | 115 | — | — | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+21d | Cork | Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) Held a midfield berth early - moved forward turning for home to sit near the front group 3 out - asked for effort but couldn't reach the pacesetter before 2 out - held station without finding more before the last - stayed on same gear to finish fifth | 5/10 | 4¼ | 10-4 | 116 | 79A | 102A | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 14/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+15d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-123) Towards the back and quickly adrift - blundered at the 1st and given a squeeze - marginally interfered with at the 4th - error and baulked 4 out - driven up in mid-division 6th before the following fence - faded to finish a distant 6th | 6/12 | 4 | 11-9 | 118 | 88C | 91C | Michael O'Sullivan | 22/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+19d | Listowel | Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase Sat close behind the pace - parted company with jockey at the 2nd | UR/12 | — | 10-4 | 118 | — | — | J J Slevin | 20/1 |
| 09 Sep 24+18d | Galway | Kenny Developments Handicap Chase (0-123) Settled in the pack early - holding 5th at halfway - driven inside final two furlongs but made no headway in 6th - dropped away and finished well beaten | 9/10 | 5 | 11-2 | 118 | 44C | 100C | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 12/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+17d | Killarney | Thorn Plant Hire Handicap Chase (0-109) Settled in the pack early - moved up to third by the 7th - improved into second turning for home and hit the front two out - shaken up to open a big advantage before an unbalanced jump at the last - stayed on strongly to score with plenty in hand | 1/9 | 11-7 | 109 | — | 124B | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 15/2 | |
| 05 Aug 24+32d | Cork | Kanturk Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Settled in the pack early - improved into 3rd by halfway - moved through to hit the front turning in - overtaken 2 out and asked for more - stayed on same speed to finish sixth | 6/15 | ¾ | 11-10 | 105 | 79B | 115A | Michael O'Sullivan | 10/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+332d | Tipperary | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle | 10/17 | nk | 10-10 | 106 | 109B | 105A | Michael O'Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Aug 23+34d | Cork | Kanturk Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/18 | hd | 11-5 | 103 | 89B | 114A | E Walsh | 10/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+47d | Tipperary | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) | 1/17 | 11-5 | 100 | 124B | 119A | E Walsh | 11/2 | |
| 18 May 23+39d | Tipperary | Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/16 | 11-5 | 97 | 109B | 116A | E Walsh | 8/1 | |
| 09 Apr 23+38d | Cork | Mallow Commercials Cvrt Test Centre Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 2/16 | hd | 10-4 | 94 | 84B | 113A | E Walsh | 18/1 |
| 02 Mar 23+7d | Clonmel | Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 5/13 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 95 | 89B | 109A | Michael O'Sullivan | 10/1 |
| 23 Feb 23+67d | Thurles | Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-102) | 12/17 | 1 | 11-13 | 102 | 87B | 102A | Miss M O'Sullivan | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 22+49d | Thurles | Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) | 10/17 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 103 | 65B | 94A | Michael O'Sullivan | 7/2F |
| 30 Oct 22+10d | Galway | Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase (0-109) | 7/13 | 5 | 11-3 | 103 | 64B | 102A | Michael O'Sullivan | 5/2F |
| 20 Oct 22+18d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) | 1/15 | 11-2 | 95 | — | 118A | Michael O'Sullivan | 10/3F | |
| 02 Oct 22+185d | Killarney | Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races Beginners Chase | 2/7 | 15 | 11-5 | 95 | 55A | 103B | Michael O'Sullivan | 18/1 |
| 31 Mar 22+25d | Wetherby | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 2/8 | 6 | 11-12 | 99 | — | 124A | Stan Sheppard | 9/4F |
| 06 Mar 22+22d | Huntingdon | tote Pool School Now On YouTube Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/8 | 11-8 | 94 | 124A | 122A | Stan Sheppard | 9/2 | |
| 12 Feb 22+43d | Uttoxeter | Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | ½ | 11-6 | 91 | 96A | 120A | Richard Patrick | 13/2 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 21+48d | Uttoxeter | Richard Oldham Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | hd | 11-9 | 96 | — | 90A | Stan Sheppard | 12/1 |
| 13 Nov 21+18d | Uttoxeter | Ringwood Razorback Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 6 | 11-12 | 100 | 94A | 97A | Stan Sheppard | 33/1 |
| 26 Oct 21+157d | Bangor-on-Dee | Halloween Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 8/12 | 5½ | 10-12 | — | 58C | 97C | Stan Sheppard | 50/1 |
| 22 May 21+14d | Stratford | Welcome Back To Stratford Annual Members Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 11 | 10-13 | — | 50C | 80C | Stan Sheppard | 17/2 |
| 08 May 21+51d | Warwick | Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 4 | 11-4 | — | — | 99A | Stan Sheppard | 20/1 |
| 18 Mar 21+129d | Doncaster | Follow MansionBet During Cheltmas Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/9 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 118B | 95A | Stan Sheppard | 11/4F |
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 20 | Chepstow | Rose Loxton Looked After Big Bucks Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/10 | hd | 11-0 | — | 85A | 111A | Jonathan Burke | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King Ferdinand won?
- King Ferdinand (IRE) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 10 times in total (27.8% of starts).
- Who trains King Ferdinand?
- King Ferdinand (IRE) is trained by Eugene M O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is King Ferdinand's sire?
- King Ferdinand (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Nobody's Darling (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What going does King Ferdinand prefer?
- King Ferdinand (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is King Ferdinand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 4 October 2026. The highest on record is 118.
- What is King Ferdinand's sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,854 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are King Ferdinand's siblings?
- Out of Nobody's Darling (IRE), King Ferdinand (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Debt To Society (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Canelo (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2½f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.