Horse profile
Midleton Rare (IRE)
by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Brooklyn Babe (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
29 runs · 18 courses · from May 2023
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Bellewstown, Fairyhouse & Limerick
Ran 13 days ago · 11th of 13
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Midleton Rare is a gelding who has won four of 29 starts on turf, all on soft going. He won a handicap hurdle at Bellewstown in Apr 2026 off 96, at Fairyhouse in Jan 2026 off 93 and at Limerick in Oct 2025 off 85, plus a bumper at Fairyhouse in Oct 2023. He has two wins from five starts at Fairyhouse. Aged 8 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished 11 of 13 in a handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse off a career-high mark of 102. He is usually held up.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 4–29Wins / Runs
- 13.8%Strike rate
- 8 (27.6%)Placed
- −7.50£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 1.83Fair A/E n=29 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 44dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating102At career-high mark
102
85–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 124B | 81 | 6 · 124 / 86.5 |
| Good | 8 | 129A | 86.5 | 3 · 91 / 87 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 114B | 96 | 2 · 99 / 88.5 |
| Heavy | 3 | 98B | 62 | 2 · 98 / 65 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 99C | 87.5 | 8 · 99 / 89 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 129A | 82 | 5 · 124 / 84 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 97A | 91.5 | — |
Of 29 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 29 runs · as at 13 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 13 analysed runs
- Held up 11 (85%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | +13 | — |
| Good to Firm | 838 | 120 | 14.3% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 1,840 | 195 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,084 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,150 | 116 | 10.1% | −1.4 | 4 from 11 |
| Heavy | 391 | 31 | 7.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,762 | 224 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 387 | 29 | 7.5% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 882 | 92 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,996 | 262 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,037 | 238 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,067 | 121 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 2 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 597 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.8 | 1 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
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
Brooklyn Babe (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Princess Sophia (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Sophia (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Cascando (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 4 | 36% | +10.50 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.50 |
| Limerick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J P Sutton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ms E Dunseath | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J Townend | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 12 | 2 | 17% | −0.50 |
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 3 | 13% | −6.50 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+16d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group early - minor errors at the 3rd and 4th - 8th by the 7th - slipped back before the 9th and fell behind 4 out - never a threat finishing 11th | 11/13 | 10 | 11-1 | 102 | 87C | 90C | Ms E Dunseath | 16/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+12d | Navan (IRE) | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Ladies Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - serious blunder at the 8th - faded in the straight and came home 10th | 10/15 | 11 | 10-13 | 102 | 91B | 90A | Ms E Dunseath | 9/1 |
| 07 Sep 26+46d | Galway (IRE) | WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Started well off the pace - made progress into contention by the 4th - back in 19th after the 7th - improved position by the 9th - stuck on and hit the last but continued to the line in 2nd - never able to challenge the winner | 2/19 | 4½ | 11-6 | 99 | 92B | 124A | Ms E Dunseath | 40/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+68d | Wexford (IRE) | Wexford Racecourse Ladies Handicap Hurdle held up towards the back throughout and last at the 8th - seriously hampered 4 out - found nothing more | 10/14 | 1½ | 10-12 | 101 | 84B | 97A | Ms E Dunseath | 33/1 |
| 16 May 26+22d | Wexford | Ambrex Switchgear Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front group early - up to 7th with five to jump then made ground into the following spot - pressed for effort approaching the straight - found nothing more from two out and well held home | 9/13 | nk | 10-12 | 102 | 78B | 100A | Alan O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| 24 Apr 26+6d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack early - still 7th at halfway with little progress from three out - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/16 | — | 11-9 | 102 | — | — | Mr J Dunne | 18/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+20d | Bellewstown | Pat & Eddie Smith Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the front group early - fourth at halfway - up into second three out - edged in front approaching the second-last and driven out from two out - kept finding through the closing stages to score | 1/15 | 10-12 | 96 | 81B | 122A | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 6/1 | |
| 29 Mar 26+12d | Downpatrick | Kevin Ross Bloodstock 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - up into 2nd by halfway - eased back to 5th approaching 2 out - unable to close before the last - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/10 | 6 | 10-13 | 97 | 81B | 106B | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 17 Mar 26+13d | Down Royal | Bluegrass Respire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat handy behind pace - up in 2nd for a spell then 3rd at halfway - stumbled 4 out - pressed for effort with nothing left before the straight and beaten well into 10th | 10/18 | 2 | 11-13 | 99 | 80B | 100A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 16/1 |
| 04 Mar 26+11d | Naas | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group early - pushed along and slipped to 7th two out - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish | 7/11 | 9 | 11-2 | 100 | 32A | 104A | Sam Ewing | 12/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+37d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack - still 10th four out and unable to close the gap - lost touch after three out - eased out of contention before reaching two out | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | 101 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+14d | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - blundered 8th and lost more ground - error four out left trailing and pulled up before the last | PU/14 | — | 11-3 | 101 | — | — | Sam Ewing | 5/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+4d | Fairyhouse | TheTravelShop.ie Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved up entering the straight to be third after two out - advanced into second before the last under pressure - took command on the run-in and stayed on strongly to score | 1/24 | 10-10 | 93 | 124B | 123A | Jack Kennedy | 7/2J | |
| 28 Dec 25+41d | Limerick | Infinity Lifts Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 3rd - moved into 9th after three out - driven early in the straight but unable to threaten leading pair from 2 out | 9/16 | ½ | 9-9 | 93 | 98B | 90A | Patrick M O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 17 Nov 25+17d | Navan | Lisadell Equine Hospital 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - slipped back through the order entering the straight - roused to regain ground approaching the final obstacle - stayed on strongly to snatch third late | 3/13 | 3 | 10-8 | 93 | — | 108A | Sam Ewing | 5/1 |
| 31 Oct 25+12d | Down Royal | Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards back of field - hit the fourth-last - pushed along from three out but couldn't close - well held at the finish | 16/20 | 2 | 11-7 | 93 | 99C | 92C | Sam Ewing | 7/2F |
| 19 Oct 25+225d | Limerick | LubriSyn Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - blundered 3 out - niggled and eased over before 2 out - moved through to hit the front after 2 out - driven out and stayed on to score | 1/13 | 10-7 | 85 | 108B | 111A | Sam Ewing | 5/1 | |
| 08 Mar 25+40d | Gowran Park | BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pack early - improved into contention after the 3rd - dropped away approaching 4 out - stopped before 2 out and pulled up | PU/16 | — | 9-12 | 89 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 27 Jan 25+26d | Punchestown | Punchestown Party At Festival 2025 Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 3 out and held no finishing kick | 10/20 | 8 | 10-13 | 92 | 62C | 84C | Mr J P Sutton | 25/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+22d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 18th - 20th April Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - no involvement at any stage | 17/20 | 2 | 10-12 | 96 | 58C | 97C | P J O'Hanlon | 22/1 |
| 10 Dec 24+51d | Punchestown | See You On New Years Eve Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - unable to make headway after the penultimate obstacle and beaten a long way out | 14/19 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 99 | 93B | 88A | Mr J P Sutton | 50/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+60d | Limerick | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Sat just behind the front group early - slipped towards the back by halfway - dropped away from the field approaching 3 out - lost touch and finished well behind | 16/17 | 1¾ | 11-9 | 102 | 63C | 94C | Mr J P Sutton | 25/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+37d | Sligo | Hankook Pearse Rd Tyres Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - up to 4th by halfway and 3rd with four to jump - dropped to 4th and driven after the following obstacle - improved into distant 2nd nearing the last but hit it - stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd | 2/7 | 31 | 11-5 | — | 51C | 100C | Patrick M O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 15 Jul 24+37d | Downpatrick | Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle | 9/10 | 5½ | 11-5 | — | 88C | 96C | Patrick M O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 08 Jun 24+250d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle | 12/22 | ½ | 11-5 | — | 73C | 91C | Patrick M O'Brien | 10/3 |
| 02 Oct 23+60d | Fairyhouse | Bet Builder At Novibet (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/9 | 12-0 | — | 97A | 131A | Miss J Townend | 3/1 | |
| 03 Aug 23+25d | Galway | Guinness Time Flat Race | 4/14 | 3 | 11-7 | — | 114B | 119A | Mr J P Sutton | 33/1 |
| 09 Jul 23+40d | Sligo | Durkin Bros. Electrical Flat Race | 2/12 | 19 | 11-7 | — | 129A | 106A | Mr J P Sutton | 33/1 |
| 30 May 23 | Ballinrobe | Bank Of Ireland Flat Race | 6/15 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 86B | 110A | Mr J P Sutton | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Midleton Rare (IRE) won?
- Midleton Rare (IRE) won 4 of 29 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.8%. Placed 8 times in total (27.6% of starts).
- Who trains Midleton Rare (IRE)?
- Midleton Rare (IRE) is trained by Noel C. Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Midleton Rare (IRE)'s sire?
- Midleton Rare (IRE) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Brooklyn Babe (IRE), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
- What going does Midleton Rare (IRE) prefer?
- Midleton Rare (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Midleton Rare (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 5 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Midleton Rare (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
- Who are Midleton Rare (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Brooklyn Babe (IRE), Midleton Rare (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Princess Sophia (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.