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Limetree Boy (IRE)

10yo gelding · Trainer Jonjo & A J O'Neill · Owner M J Gaskell
by Shirocco (GER) out of Bells Glory (IRE) (Presenting)
20 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wetherby Last run 29 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Limetree Boy won his only race from 20 starts in the Class 4 Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle at Wetherby over 1m5f to 2m on good to soft in Jan 2022. All his other runs have come without success, including nine starts over 2m1f to 2m4f and five over 2m5f to 3m. The gelding last ran off an official rating of 96 at Ascot in Mar 2026, 22lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating96↓ 22lb off peak
96 94–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Windsor, 1 Jan 2026

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 15 figures · best 116A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7116A821 run · —
Soft492A701 run · —
Good485A63.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8113A801 run · —
1m5f – 2m4116A70—
2m5f – 3m385A572 runs · 85 / 69

Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 1 Jan 2026 Official rating 96 at the last run, 29 Mar 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 →

Jumps 18 figures · best 125A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft8125A120.51 run · —
Soft5122A1071 run · —
Good4120B991 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9122B1071 run · —
1m5f – 2m6125A113.5—
2m5f – 3m3120B1052 runs · 120 / 112.5

Of 20 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 · 18 figures from 20 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 from 7 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,171 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73531611.6%+0.40 from 5
Good to Soft1,80921812.1%+0.91 from 8
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 6
Heavy1,03012311.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.71 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2,68831611.8%+0.60 from 9
2m5f – 3m1,66422313.4%+2.20 from 5
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bells Glory (IRE) (Presenting)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Joseph Conrad (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m–2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joseph Conrad (IRE)312m—
Derrygereen Girl (IRE)1312m½f—
The Come Back Dude (IRE)50——
Indigo Blu (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −4.25
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 1 7% −10.25
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.75
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −2.25
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11 1 9% −7.25
Richie McLernon 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Brogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 0 0% −10.00
None 8 1 13% −4.25
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 1 33% +0.75
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 0 0% −16.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% −0.25

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
2026 · 4 runs
29 Mar 26+23d Ascot David Keen Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 5 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along after 4th and faded to last - eased out of contention before 3 out PU/5 — 10-4 96—— Kevin Brogan 10/1
06 Mar 26+43d Exeter Klargester Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Set the pace early - lost the advantage before the 8th - stayed handy - pressed for effort before 4 out - dropped away from there to finish 8th 8/11 ½ 11-8 9870A99A Richie McLernon 40/1
22 Jan 26+21d Huntingdon Pertemps Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran Handy early - clipped fence three out and dropped back - rallied to be with pace two out - soon faded finishing sixth 6/8 4½ 12-0 10053C105C Jonjo O'Neill Jr 12/1
01 Jan 26+268d Windsor Cirka Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - urged into third place 4 out - moved up to challenge in second before 3 out - battled with the front-runner up the straight but narrowly outdone 2/7 1¼ 11-8 9485A120B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 7/1
2025 · 2 runs
08 Apr 25+17d Carlisle RacingTV 100% Profits Back To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 4 ran Settled at the back early - clumsy in 11th - moved up into third three out - unbalanced at the last and unable to find more late 3/4 11 11-12 9657C102B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 7/2
22 Mar 25+91d Bangor-on-Dee Excel Signs Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran Held a forward position early - dropped away turning into the 5th - hampered when another runner came down 4 out - unable to close from there 7/8 2¼ 11-7 10049A95A Jack Hogan 17/2
2024 · 8 runs
21 Dec 24+166d Hereford Book Your Fishing Trips With DragonBet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Up with the pace - blundered 3 out having already been pushed along and dropping away - well adrift at the finish 8/8 16 11-7 10245C83C Richie McLernon 22/1
08 Jul 24+51d Worcester Download The AK Bets App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 11-11 10270B96A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 9/2
18 May 24+11d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 11-11 10282B122B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/3
07 May 24+26d Ffos Las Download The Yeeehaaa.Bet App Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 nse 11-7 103—122B Richie McLernon 11/2
11 Apr 24+31d Taunton Quor Systems Paperless Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 11-7 10365A120A Richie McLernon 7/1
11 Mar 24+40d Stratford Oncourse Bookmakers Welcome You To Stratford Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 6½ 11-2 106—105B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/2
31 Jan 24+21d Exeter Plymouth Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 8 12-0 110106C107C Jonjo O'Neill Jr 16/1
10 Jan 24+341d Leicester Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 9 11-12 113—107B Richie McLernon 10/1
2023 · 1 run
03 Feb 23+99d Chepstow Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2¼ 11-8 11478B119A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/2
2022 · 3 runs
27 Oct 22+230d Worcester Richard Davis Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 4 11-9 11492A122A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/4F
11 Mar 22+43d Exeter Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 9 11-11 11875C107C Tom Scudamore 11/2
27 Jan 22+49d Wetherby Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-2 —116A125A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/4
2021 · 2 runs
09 Dec 21+33d Warwick Larkshill Engineering Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 17 ran F/17 — 11-4 ——— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 8/1
06 Nov 21 Aintree Betway EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 3¼ 10-12 —113A122A Tom Scudamore 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Limetree Boy won?
Limetree Boy (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Limetree Boy?
Limetree Boy (IRE) is trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 March 2026.
Who is Limetree Boy's sire?
Limetree Boy (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Bells Glory (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Limetree Boy prefer?
Limetree Boy (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Limetree Boy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 29 March 2026. The highest on record is 118.
What is Limetree Boy's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,171 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Limetree Boy's siblings?
Out of Bells Glory (IRE), Limetree Boy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Joseph Conrad (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.