How many races has Limestone (IRE) won?

Limestone (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).

Who trains Limestone (IRE)?

Limestone (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.

Who is Limestone (IRE)'s sire?

Limestone (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Modernstone (GB), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.

What going does Limestone (IRE) prefer?

Limestone (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Limestone (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 22 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.

What is Limestone (IRE)'s sire's record?

New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,928 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.

Who are Limestone (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Modernstone (GB), Limestone (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lone Eagle (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Lone Eagle (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Limestone (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Owner Valmontal Shaqab Racingballylinch Stud

by New Bay (GB) out of Modernstone (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade)

8 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2025

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

4 wins · 4 courses Ran 56 days ago · 5th of 17 Last raced off OR 105

KTB Profile

Limestone won four of eight starts on turf, all on a first visit to the course. His biggest success came in the Group 2 Queen’s Vase at Ascot in Jun 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good to firm when rated 102. He also landed a Listed race at Navan in May 2026 and two handicaps, one at Cork over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft and one at Listowel over 1m – 1m1f on heavy. The colt last ran fifth of 17 in the Class 2 Sky Bet Melrose Handicap Stakes at York in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 105.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR at career high

4–8Wins / Runs
50%Strike rate
6 (75%)Placed
+3.95£1 level staken=8 at SP
2.32Fair A/E n=8 · 2.01 incl. margin
105Highest OR
58dAvg between runs

Official rating105At career-high mark

105 98–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tipperary, 31 Aug 2025

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 117^A · median 92

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	3	117^A	85	2 · 85 / 71
Soft	2	92^C	82.5	1 · —
Good to Firm	1	—	—	1 · —
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	3	94^A	92	3 · 94 / 92
1m – 1m1f	3	117^A	104	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 22 Aug 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 22 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 106^B · median 95

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	3	101^A	98	2 · 101 / 98
Soft	2	91^B	90	1 · —
Good to Firm	1	—	—	1 · —
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	3	101^A	95	3 · 101 / 95
1m – 1m1f	3	106^B	98	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

New Bay (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,928 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	8	0	0%	−14.4	—
Good to Firm	586	92	15.7%	+1.3	1 from 1
Good	991	140	14.1%	−0.3	—
Good to Soft	466	69	14.8%	+0.4	1 from 4
Soft	609	78	12.8%	−1.6	1 from 2
Heavy	167	25	15%	+0.6	1 from 1
Standard (AW)	1,101	160	14.5%	+0.1	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	102	11	10.8%	−3.6	—
6f – 7f	1,174	182	15.5%	+1.1	—
1m – 1m1f	1,251	164	13.1%	−1.3	1 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f	1,076	161	15%	+0.6	1 from 2
1m5f – 2m	268	39	14.6%	+0.2	2 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f	52	7	13.5%	−0.9	—
2m5f – 3m	5	0	0%	−14.4	—

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

Dam

Modernstone (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lone Eagle (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m3f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Lone Eagle (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Lone Eagle (IRE)	17	4	1m–1m3f	Group 3
Hexagonal (IRE)	19	2	1m1½f–1m2½f	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	4	1	25%	−1.25
Soft	2	1	50%	+0.62
Good to Firm	1	1	100%	+3.33
Heavy	1	1	100%	+1.25

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 1	1	1	100%	+3.33

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
York	1	0	0%	−1.00
Longchamp (FR)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ascot	1	1	100%	+3.33
Navan	1	1	100%	+1.62
Cork	1	1	100%	+1.75
Listowel	1	1	100%	+1.25
Tipperary	1	0	0%	−1.00
Killarney	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	3	2	67%	+3.95
1m – 1m1f	3	1	33%	−0.75
1m2f – 1m4f	2	1	50%	+0.75

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Dylan Browne McMonagle	6	3	50%	+3.20
Ryan Moore	1	0	0%	−1.00
J M Sheridan	1	1	100%	+1.75

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Tongue tie	5	3	60%	+4.70
None	3	1	33%	−0.75

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	5	3	60%	+4.70
2025	3	1	33%	−0.75

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
22 Aug 26+39d	York	Sky Bet Melrose Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 14f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Settled in the pack - made progress into contention approaching 3f out under early urging - blocked briefly around 2f out while trying to reach the front pair - moved up to second a furlong out under pressure - dropped away close home to finish fifth	5/17	1	9-9	105	85^C	101^A	Ryan Moore	100/30J
14 Jul 26+27d	Longchamp (FR)	Cygames Grand Prix de Paris (Group 1) 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran	6/7	5½	9-2	105	—	—	Dylan Browne McMonagle	17/2
17 Jun 26+32d	Ascot	Queen's Vase (Group 2) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Went straight to front - lost the advantage soon after start - pushed along to close on the front pack with 2f remaining - responded gamely inside the last furlong holding off the second all the way to the line - got up right on the wire	1/11		9-2	102	94^A	95^A	Dylan Browne McMonagle	10/3
16 May 26+22d	Navan	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed) 13f · Yielding · 5 ran Made the running early - lost the advantage and slipped back to third by halfway - still 4th entering the straight - shifted across and asked for effort with 2f left - up to 3rd 1 1/2f out - into second and driven approaching the furlong pole - hit the front 150 yards out and stayed on strongly to score	1/5		9-5	98	92^C	91^B	Dylan Browne McMonagle	13/8F
24 Apr 26+213d	Cork	Dine In Our Panoramic Restaurant Race 10.5f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran Set the pace early - headed 4f out then regained front 2f out under pressure - challenged close home with a furlong left but stayed on strongly to prevail	1/4		9-9	98	57^C	95^B	J M Sheridan	7/4J
23 Sep 25+23d	Listowel	MAC Hardware & Farm Supplies Irish EBF Rated Race 8f · Heavy · 5 ran Shared the front spot early - went clear into command with 2 1/2f left - pushed along over a furlong out and challenged hard late - responded gamely to the drive to prevail	1/5		9-12	—	104^C	106^B	Dylan Browne McMonagle	5/4F
31 Aug 25+48d	Tipperary	Camas Park Irish EBF Maiden 9f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Up with the front group - nudged forward from 2f out and momentarily checked for space - moved through to hit the front over 1f out - collared inside the final 150yds and had nothing left to give	2/12	1¾	9-7	—	117^A	98^A	Dylan Browne McMonagle	5/1
14 Jul 25	Killarney	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early on - settled among the pack - looked for space approaching 3f out - made progress inside the final furlong and stayed on under pressure to finish third	3/8	3¼	9-7	—	73^A	89^A	Dylan Browne McMonagle	14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Limestone (IRE) won?: Limestone (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Limestone (IRE)?: Limestone (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
Who is Limestone (IRE)'s sire?: Limestone (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Modernstone (GB), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.
What going does Limestone (IRE) prefer?: Limestone (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Limestone (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 22 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Limestone (IRE)'s sire's record?: New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,928 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
Who are Limestone (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Modernstone (GB), Limestone (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lone Eagle (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Lone Eagle (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 2 of 8 runs

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▾Jockey

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Form

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