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Horse profile

Knock Na Rea (IRE)

9yo mare (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer John J Walsh · Last owner Gerald Gormley
by Stowaway (GB) out of Kerrys Cottage (IRE) (Leading Counsel)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2021 — 1,993 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 2 wins · Wexford & Thurles Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Knock Na Rea (IRE) is 2 from 15. Won last time out at Wexford.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating85↓ 4lb off peak
85 80–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 21 May 2021

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 14 figures · best 125C · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy12125C68.5—
Good2121B103.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5121B76—
1m5f – 2m586C58—
2m1f – 2m4f4125C89.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 15 Feb 2021 Official rating 85 at the last run, 21 May 2021

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 15 figures · best 109A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy13109A84—
Good291A84.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m686C82—
2m5f – 3m5109A86—
2m1f – 2m4f4101B96—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Stowaway (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11.3—
Good to Firm1242016.1%+4.8—
Good2,20124711.2%−0.10 from 2
Good to Soft1,21814411.8%+0.5—
Soft2,35327211.6%+0.3—
Heavy1,25612910.3%−12 from 13
Standard (AW)3612.8%−8.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f300%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2100%−11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,99323211.6%+0.30 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2,48828111.3%01 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,11924711.7%+0.41 from 5
Over 3m565539.4%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kerrys Cottage (IRE) (Leading Counsel)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Always On The Run (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Always On The Run (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Always On The Run (IRE)2442m–2m4fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 13 2 15% −0.75
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 1 50% +6.50
Wexford 1 1 100% +2.75
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +3.50
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −0.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ambrose McCurtin 10 1 10% −1.50
Phillip Enright 3 1 33% +0.75
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Corbett 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 2 25% +4.25
None 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 2 50% +8.25
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 0 0% −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
2021 · 4 runs
21 May 21+73d Wexford ESET Ireland Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 2) 2m4f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-5 85105A101B Phillip Enright 11/4
09 Mar 21+22d Clonmel Monksgrange Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 14 10-13 8576B86A Ambrose McCurtin 5/1
15 Feb 21+27d Thurles Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m7f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 10-12 8176B109A Ambrose McCurtin 15/2
19 Jan 21+21d Clonmel Tipperary Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 8½ 10-6 8074B95A Sean O'Keeffe 12/1
2020 · 3 runs
29 Dec 20+85d Limerick Party Time Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m3f · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 ¾ 10-6 8063B81A Patrick Corbett 16/1
05 Oct 20+249d Killarney Ross Road Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m7f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 nk 10-8 80121B91A Ambrose McCurtin 33/1
30 Jan 20+33d Limerick Eur 63 Hospitality Packages At Limerick Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m½f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 15 10-8 8237C82C Ambrose McCurtin 14/1
2019 · 2 runs
28 Dec 19+39d Limerick Cube Printing Handicap Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 15 9-10 8275C83C Phillip Enright 16/1
19 Nov 19+544d Fairyhouse Book Your Fairyhouse Easter Tickets At www.fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4½f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 3¾ 10-8 82125C97A Ambrose McCurtin 14/1
2018 · 1 run
24 May 18+186d Tipperary Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m · Good · 15 ran 13/15 1 10-13 8786C78C Ambrose McCurtin 33/1
2017 · 5 runs
19 Nov 17+20d Cork Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 2 10-13 8954C86C Ambrose McCurtin 20/1
30 Oct 17+31d Galway Galwayraces.com Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 19 11-2 —58C83C Ambrose McCurtin 100/1
29 Sep 17+18d Gowran Park Racing Again Tomorrow Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 12 11-0 —44C81C Ambrose McCurtin 100/1
11 Sep 17+186d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 11-2 ——76C Ambrose McCurtin 50/1
09 Mar 17 Thurles Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 9½ 10-11 —63C84C Phillip Enright 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Knock Na Rea won?
Knock Na Rea (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Knock Na Rea?
Knock Na Rea (IRE) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 21 May 2021.
Who is Knock Na Rea's sire?
Knock Na Rea (IRE) is by Stowaway (GB) out of Kerrys Cottage (IRE), whose sire is Leading Counsel.
What going does Knock Na Rea prefer?
Knock Na Rea (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Knock Na Rea's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 21 May 2021. The highest on record is 89.
What is Knock Na Rea's sire's record?
Stowaway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.
Who are Knock Na Rea's siblings?
Out of Kerrys Cottage (IRE), Knock Na Rea (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Always On The Run (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Always On The Run (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. 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.