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Horse profile

Little Trigger (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer P F McEnery · Last owner P F Mcenery
by Helmet (AUS) out of Shrewd Approach (IRE) (Dawn Approach)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2023 — 1,197 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 11th of 14 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Little Trigger (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 47.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating47At career-high mark
47 47–47

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Nov 2022

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 9 figures · best 111C · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)488B79—
Good385C68—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5111C86—
1m – 1m1f485C68.5—
Jumps 2 figures · best 92C · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 4 Jun 2023 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 12 Jul 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 84C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Gowran Park, 1 Oct 2022

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 9 figures · best 60A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)448A45.5—
Good360A46—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f552C47—
1m – 1m1f460A36—
Jumps 2 figures · best 84C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 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
Helmet (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,851 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27725.9%+16.5—
Good to Firm7398511.5%+2.1—
Good932788.4%−10 from 4
Good to Soft501428.4%−10 from 1
Soft568447.7%−1.70 from 1
Heavy1481912.8%+3.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,9361809.3%−0.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f224177.6%−1.8—
6f – 7f1,4441369.4%0—
1m – 1m1f1,2721199.4%00 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,0731069.9%+0.50 from 5
1m5f – 2m558509%−0.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f206209.7%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m6569.2%−0.2—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shrewd Approach (IRE) (Dawn Approach)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Thiscouldbefun (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Thiscouldbefun (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Thiscouldbefun (IRE)3231mClass 5
Kesteven Rda (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Slattery 3 0 0% −3.00
Nathan Crosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian Horgan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian MacRedmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
12 Jul 23+27d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 6½ 8-7 4772C32C Cian MacRedmond 66/1
15 Jun 23+11d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Course & Driving Range Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 9f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 4¼ 8-12 4765C34C Andrew Slattery 16/1
04 Jun 23+151d Listowel James Collins Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 8-12 4785C60A Andrew Slattery 80/1
04 Jan 23+40d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 1 8-9 4786B47A Nathan Crosse 40/1
25 Nov 22+14d Dundalk (AW) Joe Wall 75th Birthday Celebration Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 ¾ 8-3 4769A44A Cian Horgan 50/1
11 Nov 22+41d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 2¼ 8-11 4788B48A Andrew Slattery 25/1
01 Oct 22+43d Gowran Park gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 1½ 10-7 —92C84C Cian Quirke 200/1
19 Aug 22+94d Killarney Irish Examiner 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 23 10-12 —55C84C Conor Maxwell 66/1
17 May 22+26d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 hd 9-1 —47C38C Cian Horgan 150/1
21 Apr 22+18d Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden 12.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 4½ 9-5 —111C52C Nathan Crosse 200/1
03 Apr 22 Cork Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Median Auction Maiden 10f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 4½ 9-1 —68C46C Jake Coen 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Trigger (IRE) won?
Little Trigger (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Little Trigger (IRE)?
Little Trigger (IRE) was trained by P F McEnery on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 12 July 2023.
Who is Little Trigger (IRE)'s sire?
Little Trigger (IRE) is by Helmet (AUS) out of Shrewd Approach (IRE), whose sire is Dawn Approach.
What is Little Trigger (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 12 July 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Little Trigger (IRE)'s sire's record?
Helmet (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,851 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
Who are Little Trigger (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shrewd Approach (IRE), Little Trigger (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Thiscouldbefun (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Thiscouldbefun (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.