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Padraic's Choice (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Patrick T Foley · Last owner P Meany
by Dansant (GB) out of Dunbrody Cove (IRE) (Balla Cove)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 May 2025 — 530 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 Won at Downpatrick New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Padraic's Choice won one of 18 starts, the success coming in the Dennison JCB Handicap Chase at Downpatrick in Aug 2023 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 75. All 18 runs came on turf. He last ran at Clonmel in May 2025, where his last run was his first for Patrick T Foley and headgear returned. Aged 10 at his last run in May 2025.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 10lb off peak
76 75–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 28 Sep 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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 116B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft489B61.5—
Good394C86—
Heavy283A35.5—
Good to Soft2116B107.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f899B78.5—
1m5f – 2m2116B66.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 28 Aug 2023 Official rating 76 at the last run, 15 May 2025

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 13 figures · best 104A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft592A83—
Heavy390A87—
Good3104A94—
Good to Soft294A86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9104A87—
1m5f – 2m394A84—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dansant (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 542 runs since Jan 2008 (64 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+8.8—
Good146138.9%+11 from 5
Good to Soft8122.5%−5.40 from 2
Soft191147.3%−0.60 from 5
Heavy1101311.8%+3.90 from 6
Standard (AW)800%−7.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.9—
6f – 7f500%−7.9—
1m – 1m1f1200%−7.9—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m13785.8%−2.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2122310.8%+2.91 from 11
2m5f – 3m157127.6%−0.30 from 3
Over 3m1000%−7.9—

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
Dunbrody Cove (IRE) (Balla Cove)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dynamo Dan (IRE)20——
Dunbrody Lass (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 5 1 20% +12.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 1 100% +16.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jody McGarvey 5 1 20% +12.00
Shane Fenelon 5 0 0% −5.00
Richard Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Browne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% +3.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 3 1 33% +14.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 7 0 0% −7.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Chase 7 1 14% +10.00

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
2025 · 1 run
15 May 25+595d Clonmel Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 19.5f · Good · 15 ran Fractious early - held up towards the back throughout - lost touch before 4 out - dropped right away and pulled up before 2 out PU/15 — 10-4 76—— Simon Torrens 16/1
2023 · 3 runs
28 Sep 23+31d Clonmel Tickincor Handicap Chase (0-102) 18f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 nk 10-9 8383A90A Jody McGarvey 12/1
28 Aug 23+239d Downpatrick Dennison JCB Handicap Chase (0-95) 19f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-9 7574A104A Jody McGarvey 16/1
01 Jan 23+12d Tramore Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Heavy · 13 ran UR/13 — 10-6 80—— Kevin Sexton 18/1
2022 · 4 runs
20 Dec 22+19d Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Handicap Chase (0-102) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 2¼ 10-2 82—65A Shane Fenelon 16/1
01 Dec 22+60d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase 18f · Yielding · 12 ran 10/12 3½ 10-2 8370B78A Jordan Gainford 17/2
02 Oct 22+29d Killarney Tote Always SP Or Better At Killarney Handicap Chase (0-102) 17f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 10-4 83—— Shane Fenelon 11/2
03 Sep 22+382d Wexford Dan Byrne Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 1¾ 10-8 82116B94A Shane Fenelon 16/1
2021 · 2 runs
17 Aug 21+201d Sligo Mullaghmore Beach Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 10-0 8089B92A Shane Fenelon 28/1
28 Jan 21+45d Gowran Park Daly Farrell Chartered Accountants Beginners Chase 16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 12-0 86—— Ian Power 300/1
2020 · 7 runs
14 Dec 20+34d Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Heavy · 19 ran 11/19 1¼ 11-1 82—87C Jody McGarvey 40/1
10 Nov 20+36d Fairyhouse fairyhouse.ie (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 64 11-8 84-12C85C Shane Fenelon 16/1
05 Oct 20+53d Killarney Ross Road Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 23f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 4½ 11-5 8694C86C Jody McGarvey 33/1
13 Aug 20+20d Tramore Brownstown Head Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 11-8 8686B94A Jody McGarvey 50/1
24 Jul 20+14d Cork corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 19 11-7 —53C83C Richard Condon 200/1
10 Jul 20+178d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 3¾ 11-1 —99B79A Conor McNamara 250/1
14 Jan 20+47d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Maiden Hurdle 22.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-8 ——— Richard Condon 100/1
2019 · 1 run
28 Nov 19 Thurles Christmas Party Race Day Saturday 21st December Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 13 10-11 —17C84C Barry Browne 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Padraic's Choice won?
Padraic's Choice (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 2 times in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Padraic's Choice?
Padraic's Choice (IRE) was trained by Patrick T Foley on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 15 May 2025.
Who is Padraic's Choice's sire?
Padraic's Choice (IRE) is by Dansant (GB) out of Dunbrody Cove (IRE), whose sire is Balla Cove.
What going does Padraic's Choice prefer?
Padraic's Choice (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Padraic's Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 15 May 2025. The highest on record is 86.
What is Padraic's Choice's sire's record?
Dansant (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 542 runs since Jan 2008 (64 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
Who are Padraic's Choice's siblings?
Out of Dunbrody Cove (IRE), Padraic's Choice (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2019. 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.