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Horse profile

Mentor (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2015) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Pure Beautiful (IRE) (Un Desperado)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2015 — 4,103 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2015 · 1st of 11 Won last time out Won at Cork
KTB Profile

Mentor (IRE) is 1 from 3. Won last time out at Cork.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 123A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 3 Aug 2015

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 2 figures · best 123A · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2123A111.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2123A111.5—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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
Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3925.1%−4—
Good211136.2%−2.9—
Good to Soft108109.3%+0.2—
Soft253228.7%−0.41 from 2
Heavy1392115.1%+60 from 1
Standard (AW)3438.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f9199.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m215177.9%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f266269.8%+0.71 from 2
2m5f – 3m141149.9%+0.8—
Over 3m6857.4%−1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pure Beautiful (IRE) (Un Desperado)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Only Gorgeous (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–3m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Only Gorgeous (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Only Gorgeous (IRE)4132m3f–3m6½fClass 3
Archie Brown (IRE)1622m4½f–3mClass 5
Getadollar (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +15.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 1 50% +15.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +15.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 1 1 100% +16.00
Miss S O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Crowe 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 1 50% +15.00
NH Flat 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 KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 3 runs
03 Aug 15+130d Cork Mallow Hospital Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 123A Mark Walsh 16/1
26 Mar 15+67d Cork Viva La Ucc Ladies Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 11 ran RO/11 — 11-7 — Miss S O'Brien 11/2
18 Jan 15 Leopardstown Leopardstown - Racecourse Of The Year 2014 Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 1¾ 11-9 100A Alan Crowe 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mentor won?
Mentor (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2015, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Mentor?
Mentor (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 3 August 2015.
Who is Mentor's sire?
Mentor (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Pure Beautiful (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
What is Mentor's sire's record?
Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.
Who are Mentor's siblings?
Out of Pure Beautiful (IRE), Mentor (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Only Gorgeous (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Only Gorgeous (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2015. 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.