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Horse profile

Legal Express (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer James Halpin · Last owner Mrs M T Regan
by Phardante (FR) out of She's Pretty (GB) (Furry Glen)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Oct 2008 — 6,594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 Won at Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Legal Express (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Aug 2005. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 76, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 25lb off peak
76 76–101

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 77C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 19 Sep 2006 Official rating 76 at the last run, 15 Oct 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 — 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 9 figures · best 102C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good377C75—
Good to Firm399C92—
Good to Soft2102C85—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4102C88—
2m1f – 2m4f492C83.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
Phardante (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.20 from 1
Good to Firm29413.8%+4.60 from 3
Good48714.6%+5.41 from 3
Good to Soft2214.5%−4.70 from 2
Soft2000%−9.20 from 1
Heavy1000%−9.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1300%−9.2—
2m1f – 2m4f43511.6%+2.41 from 4
2m5f – 3m52713.5%+4.30 from 5
Over 3m2300%−9.20 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
She's Pretty (GB) (Furry Glen)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Legal Compromise (IRE)210——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +1.33
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 1 33% +1.33
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.33
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 4 1 25% +0.33
Mr J P McKeown 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew P Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 1 13% −3.67
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 3 1 33% +1.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% −3.67
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
15 Oct 08+23d Punchestown Ingoldsby (QR) Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m1f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran F/20 — 10-7 76— Mr J P McKeown 25/1
22 Sep 08+38d Ballinrobe Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m6f · Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-12 80— Andrew P Thornton 20/1
15 Aug 08+696d Tramore Ernst & Young Handicap Chase (0-95) 2m6f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 3 11-1 8475C B M Cash 25/1
2006 · 5 runs
19 Sep 06+11d Listowel Kerry Petroleum Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m · Good · 18 ran 14/18 3½ 10-10 9677C A E Lynch 14/1
08 Sep 06+14d Kilbeggan Mullingar Handicap Chase (0-123) 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 1 9-12 10168C A E Lynch 20/1
25 Aug 06+11d Kilbeggan Cameron Willis Handicap Hurdle (74-102 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 hd 11-4 89102C Paul Carberry 8/1
14 Aug 06+18d Ballinrobe Brodericks Electrical Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 11-2 9085C A E Lynch 10/1
27 Jul 06+355d Limerick BB's Coffee (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 4/17 5½ 11-4 9092C Mr J P McKeown 12/1
2005 · 3 runs
06 Aug 05+9d Kilbeggan Cameron Willis Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 —75C A E Lynch 10/3
28 Jul 05+19d Galway Guinness Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 6/18 ½ 11-9 —99C Denis O'Regan 20/1
09 Jul 05 Fairyhouse Kilsallaghan Beginners Chase 2m4f · Firm · 18 ran 4/18 shd 11-9 —82C Denis O'Regan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Legal Express won?
Legal Express (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Legal Express?
Legal Express (IRE) was trained by James Halpin on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 15 October 2008.
Who is Legal Express's sire?
Legal Express (IRE) is by Phardante (FR) out of She's Pretty (GB), whose sire is Furry Glen.
What going does Legal Express prefer?
Legal Express (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Legal Express's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 15 October 2008. The highest on record is 101.
What is Legal Express's sire's record?
Phardante (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Legal Express's siblings?
Out of She's Pretty (GB), Legal Express (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. 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.