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Horse profile

Ovation (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Patrick J Flynn · Last owner Mrs Patrick J Flynn
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Stolen Tear (FR) (Cadeaux Genereux)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Apr 2008 — 6,759 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 · 13th of 21 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Ovation (IRE) is yet to win from 25 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 18 at Tralee (Jun 2005). Last raced off 82, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 8lb off peak
82 67–90

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 (jumps) 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 21 Feb 2008 Official rating 82 at the last jumps run, 19 Apr 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 68C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 4 Jul 2006 Official rating 67 at the last flat run, 7 Dec 2007

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 15 figures · best 106C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft8101C92—
Heavy4106C93—
Good277C75.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m14106C86—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 8 figures · best 68C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft361C57—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f361C57—
1m – 1m1f368C63—
6f – 7f255C42.5—

Of 25 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 25 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.70 from 3
Good1,24815212.2%+0.90 from 3
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 12
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 5
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.90 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.30 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

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
Stolen Tear (FR) (Cadeaux Genereux)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Colwyn Bay (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Colwyn Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Colwyn Bay (IRE)3541m6f–2m½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 4 0 0% −4.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 0 0% −16.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 3 0 0% −3.00
Barry Geraghty 3 0 0% −3.00
Davy Russell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R J Kiely 2 0 0% −2.00
Keith Maher 2 0 0% −2.00
J R Barry 2 0 0% −2.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
S J Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss P Gundry 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R P Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 0 0% −14.00
Blinkers 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 10 0 0% −10.00
2005 9 0 0% −9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 0 0% −17.00
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00

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
19 Apr 08+48d Cork Cobh Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Good · 21 ran 13/21 6 11-4 8274A D J Casey 20/1
02 Mar 08+10d Clonmel Moyle Rovers Under 21 Champions Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 3½ 10-7 8579C S J Hassett 25/1
21 Feb 08+76d Clonmel Suir Ladies Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 13/18 11 11-7 8883C Miss A Foley 12/1
07 Dec 07+16d Dundalk (AW) Boyne Waste Services Handicap (50-70) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 4½ 9-11 6740C W J Lee 16/1
21 Nov 07+13d Fairyhouse Culmullin Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 3½ 11-7 89101C Davy Russell 9/1
08 Nov 07+360d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 6 11-7 8977C R Walsh 10/1
13 Nov 06+1d Limerick Christmas Pavilion Handicap Hurdle (81-95) 16f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 hd 11-0 8897C Mr R J Kiely 11/2
12 Nov 06+14d Limerick (IRE) OBI Business Development Advisors Britain v Ireland Ladies Challenge Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 11-1 88101C Miss P Gundry 5/1
29 Oct 06+23d Wexford Newbay Casino Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 3/15 1¼ 10-13 87101C Mr R J Kiely 14/1
06 Oct 06+94d Gowran Park Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (60-80) 7f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1¾ 9-4 7355C Keith Maher 20/1
04 Jul 06+32d Gowran Park Kilkenny Handicap (60-90) 9.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1 8-13 7468C Seamie Heffernan 12/1
02 Jun 06+28d Down Royal Barclay Communications o2 Advance Partner Handicap (50-80) 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 14/14 4 9-6 7430C Danny Grant 12/1
05 May 06+18d Cork AIB North Cork Handicap 10f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 ½ 8-7 7757C Danny Grant 20/1
17 Apr 06+10d Cork Siucra Handicap (60-100) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 5/11 shd 8-4 7763C Danny Grant 14/1
07 Apr 06+8d Wexford Richard Browne & Sons Ltd Novice Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 7 10-4 8897C Roger Loughran 8/1
30 Mar 06+119d Thurles Nenagh Handicap (50-80) (Div 2) 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 nk 9-4 7762C Keith Maher 10/1
01 Dec 05+125d Thurles Munster Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 8/18 1 11-3 8975C Martin Ferris 10/1
29 Jul 05+25d Galway Guinness (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 18f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 14/18 1½ 10-3 9085C Mr R P Quinlan 10/1
04 Jul 05+20d Roscommon Lecarrow Handicap (60-100) 10f · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 3 9-0 8561C Pat Smullen 8/1
14 Jun 05+9d Gowran Park Dunbell Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 16f · Good To Firm · 19 ran UR/19 — 10-9 89— Barry Geraghty 9/4F
05 Jun 05+52d Tralee Liberator Handicap Hurdle (70-88) 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 7 11-7 87106C Barry Geraghty 8/1
14 Apr 05+11d Tipperary Tipperary Racecourse Membership Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 5/20 5 11-7 —85C Davy Russell 16/1
03 Apr 05+10d Tramore Www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-6 —— J R Barry 12/1
24 Mar 05+19d Thurles Ballynonty Novice Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 30 10-6 —75C J R Barry 10/1
05 Mar 05 Navan Two Weeks To Cheltenham Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 9/22 2 11-7 —87C Barry Geraghty 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ovation (IRE) won?
Ovation (IRE) has yet to win, from 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
Who trained Ovation (IRE)?
Ovation (IRE) was trained by Patrick J Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 19 April 2008.
Who is Ovation (IRE)'s sire?
Ovation (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Stolen Tear (FR), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
What is Ovation (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 19 April 2008. The highest on record is 90.
What is Ovation (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Ovation (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Stolen Tear (FR), Ovation (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Colwyn Bay (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Colwyn Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.