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Horse profile

Obligatory (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Tim Easterby · Last owner Habton Racing Club
by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Obligada (IRE) (Beat Hollow)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Oct 2024 — 732 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 1st of 6 Won last time out Won at Catterick Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Obligatory is a gelding who won one of 12 starts on turf. The win came at Class 5 level over 6f-7f on soft ground at Catterick in Oct 2024. He had raced at nine different courses and was rated 15 lb below his highest ever mark of 72 when successful last time out off 57. The son of Dandy Man out of Obligada had shown placed form on four occasions prior to that.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating57↓ 15lb off peak
57 57–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 21 Aug 2024

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 12 figures · best 92A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft474A64.5—
Good380A73—
Good to Soft378A61—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f792A61—
Under 6f578A73—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 19 Oct 2024 Official rating 57 at the last run, 19 Oct 2024

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 12 figures · best 75B · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft475B55.5—
Good374A60—
Good to Soft361A47—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f775B61—
Under 6f568B47—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 from 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dandy Man (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,927 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm921415.2%+6.1—
Good to Firm2,47725610.3%+1.20 from 1
Good3,1672648.3%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft1,3401098.1%−10 from 3
Soft1,7171367.9%−1.21 from 4
Heavy4655010.8%+1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)5,6695349.4%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4,43350711.4%+2.30 from 5
6f – 7f7,6246438.4%−0.71 from 7
1m – 1m1f2,0411587.7%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f580447.6%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m17095.3%−3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f6623%−6.1—
2m5f – 3m1200%−9.1—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

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
Obligada (IRE) (Beat Hollow)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Poetic Force (IRE) (18 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Poetic Force (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Poetic Force (IRE)126187f–1m2fClass 4
Rory The Cat (IRE)4151m2f–1m7½fClass 4
Anglo Saxson (IRE)4657f–1mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 1 9% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 4 1 25% +6.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% +3.00
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Allan 9 0 0% −9.00
Cam Hardie 2 1 50% +8.00
Sean Kirrane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 10 1 10% +0.00
2023 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
19 Oct 24+21d Catterick Every Race Live On Racing TV Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 6 ran Sat close to the front - urged forward with over 2f left - hit front inside final furlong and kept finding more 1/6 9-5 5771A75B Cam Hardie 9/1
28 Sep 24+38d Ripon Michael Raby Memorial Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran Knocked at the break - held up in the pack throughout - lost touch from the final furlong and dropped away close home 8/9 5 9-4 5958A43A Cam Hardie 40/1
21 Aug 24+35d Carlisle Every Race Live On RacingTV Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran Sent to front early - lost command approaching 4f out - regained control with strong progress before 2f out - driven out inside final furlong when overtaken - kept battling to finish second 2/8 4 9-4 5880A74A David Allan 18/1
17 Jul 24+26d Thirsk JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1¼ 8-11 6278A47A David Allan 28/1
21 Jun 24+21d Redcar Come Racing On Ladies' Day Tomorrow Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 5½ 9-6 6646B28A David Allan 28/1
31 May 24+6d Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 9-5 7061B61A David Allan 13/2
25 May 24+22d Haydock Betfred Double Delight Edge Green Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 9 9-6 7245C42C Sean Kirrane 100/1
03 May 24+9d Musselburgh Join Racing TV Now Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 ¾ 9-3 7273C51B David Allan 4/1
24 Apr 24+22d Catterick EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-5 7174A68B David Allan 4/1
02 Apr 24+245d Pontefract Northern Commercials Iveco Driveaway Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 9-4 —92A75A David Allan 80/1
01 Aug 23+6d Beverley EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 5 9-4 —19B32A David Allan 25/1
26 Jul 23 Catterick British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 hd 9-7 —54B60A David Allan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Obligatory (IRE) won?
Obligatory (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Obligatory (IRE)?
Obligatory (IRE) was trained by Tim Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 19 October 2024.
Who is Obligatory (IRE)'s sire?
Obligatory (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Obligada (IRE), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
What going does Obligatory (IRE) prefer?
Obligatory (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 Obligatory (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 19 October 2024. The highest on record is 72.
What is Obligatory (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,927 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
Who are Obligatory (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Obligada (IRE), Obligatory (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Poetic Force (IRE) (18). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Poetic Force (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. 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.