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Horse profile

Love Palace (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner M Doyle
by King's Best (USA) out of Vijaya (USA) (Lear Fan)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2005 — 7,734 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2005 · 1st of 6 Won last time out Won at Catterick Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Love Palace (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level. Won last time out at Catterick (Class 4).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 11lb off peak
84 84–95

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 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 24 Aug 2005 Official rating 84 at the last run, 24 Aug 2005

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 4 figures · best 86C · median 58.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm386C66—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f286C68.5—
1m – 1m1f266C46—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.11 from 3
Good1,8891678.8%−1.1—
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 2
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.6—
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.71 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vijaya (USA) (Lear Fan)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hunting Lodge (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Hunting Lodge (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hunting Lodge (IRE)3231m–2m5½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 1 1 100% +4.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Darley 3 1 33% +2.00
Francis Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2005 · 5 runs
24 Aug 05+11d Catterick Derwent Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 8486C Kevin Darley 4/1
13 Aug 05+15d Newbury Stan James 08000 383384 Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 hd 8-8 8651C Kevin Darley 25/1
29 Jul 05+43d Goodwood totesport Mile (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 8 7-12 9226C Francis Ferris 50/1
16 Jun 05+57d York Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 11/21 1 8-13 9566C Kevin Darley 16/1
20 Apr 05 Epsom Downs Blue Riband Trial Stakes Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 12 8-13 95— Johnny Murtagh 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Love Palace won?
Love Palace (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Love Palace?
Love Palace (IRE) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 24 August 2005.
Who is Love Palace's sire?
Love Palace (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Vijaya (USA), whose sire is Lear Fan.
What going does Love Palace prefer?
Love Palace (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Love Palace's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 24 August 2005. The highest on record is 95.
What is Love Palace's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Love Palace's siblings?
Out of Vijaya (USA), Love Palace (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hunting Lodge (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Hunting Lodge (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.