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Horse profile

New Variant (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer J S Bolger · Last owner Mrs J S Bolger
by New Approach (IRE) out of Global Reach (IRE) (Galileo)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jun 2023 — 1,216 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 · 5th of 11 2 wins · Naas & Tipperary Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

New Variant (IRE) is 2 from 9. Hasn't won since May 2023. Last raced off a career-high mark of 98.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating98At career-high mark
98 79–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 133 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 23 Jun 2023

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 133A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4133A101.5—
Good to Soft2123A89.5—
Heavy2103A86.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5133A116—
1m – 1m1f270C58.5—
6f – 7f287C71.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 6 May 2023 Official rating 98 at the last run, 23 Jun 2023

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 94B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft484A78.5—
Good to Soft294B80—
Heavy280A71—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f594B81—
1m – 1m1f268A65—
6f – 7f284A75—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
New Approach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.7—
Good1,63020012.3%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.21 from 2
Soft95810711.2%−1.41 from 4
Heavy283289.9%−2.70 from 2
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.42 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

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
Global Reach (IRE) (Galileo)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Global Crossing (IRE)20——
Global Welfare (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −1.75
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.25
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 3 1 33% +0.25
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +1.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +0.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke McAteer 6 2 33% −0.50
Kevin Manning 2 0 0% −2.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 2 29% −1.50
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 2 40% +0.50
2022 4 0 0% −4.00

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
23 Jun 23+15d Limerick Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF Martin Molony Stakes (Listed) 12.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 5/11 2 8-12 98133A81A Luke McAteer 11/1
08 Jun 23+33d Leopardstown King George V Cup (Listed) 12f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 1½ 9-5 9856C81B Rory Cleary 5/2
06 May 23+16d Naas Alto Equine Building Solutions Rated Race 10f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 1/6 8-11 83123A94B Luke McAteer 9/4
20 Apr 23+15d Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden 12.5f · Yielding · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 83116C76B Luke McAteer 5/4F
05 Apr 23+150d Leopardstown aparto Student (C & G) Maiden 10f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 3½ 9-5 79103A80A Luke McAteer 22/1
06 Nov 22+29d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8f · Heavy · 20 ran 9/20 1¾ 9-4 —70C62A Luke McAteer 22/1
08 Oct 22+13d Curragh Mongey Communications Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 9f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 hd 9-4 —47C68A Luke McAteer 9/1
25 Sep 22+10d Curragh Williamhill.ie Irish EBF Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 shd 9-7 —87C84A Kevin Manning 66/1
15 Sep 22 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 9-7 —56A66A Kevin Manning 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has New Variant (IRE) won?
New Variant (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained New Variant (IRE)?
New Variant (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 23 June 2023.
Who is New Variant (IRE)'s sire?
New Variant (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Global Reach (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does New Variant (IRE) prefer?
New Variant (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is New Variant (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 23 June 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is New Variant (IRE)'s sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are New Variant (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Global Reach (IRE), New Variant (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.