Horse profile
Paradise Lost (IRE)
by Australia (GB) out of Honour Bright (IRE) (Danehill)
32 runs · 15 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Roscommon
Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 6th of 21
Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile
Paradise Lost is a gelding who has won one of 32 starts on turf. His sole success came in a handicap at Roscommon in Oct 2024 over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground. Typically held up, he was held in four of seven analysed runs. He finished sixth of 21 in the Isuzu Ireland Handicap at Curragh in Oct 2026.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 49lb off peak
- 1–32Wins / Runs
- 3.1%Strike rate
- 8 (25%)Placed
- −28.00£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.34Fair A/E n=32 · 0.26 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 rating65↓ 49lb off peak
65
62–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 145C | 103 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 7 | 109C | 64 | — |
| Good | 2 | 152C | 126 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 152C | 101.5 | 3 runs · 152 / 116 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 145C | 71 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 108B | 81.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 108B | 108 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 125A | 109 | 2 runs · 109 / 102.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 108B | 89 | 2 runs · 108 / 107.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 125A | 108 | 2 runs · 109 / 102.5 |
Of 32 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 32 runs · as at 23 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (44%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (38%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,659 runs since Jan 2008 (565 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 665 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,505 | 165 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 660 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 965 | 121 | 12.5% | +1.3 | 1 from 13 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | 0 from 13 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,526 | 165 | 10.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −5.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 643 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,247 | 136 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,089 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,173 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 355 | 26 | 7.3% | −3.9 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
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
Honour Bright (IRE) (Danehill)
9 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Botany Bay (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botany Bay (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m4f–1m5f | — |
| Coolibah (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Fort Denison (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Karrakatta (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Barrier Reef (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Santa Fe (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Star Bonita (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bright Girl (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Honourably (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| Heavy | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brouder | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| W J Lee | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| B J Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 0 | 0% | −25.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 26+13d | Curragh (IRE) | Isuzu Ireland Handicap Towards the back early - urged 2f out then 11th 1f out - stayed on late for 6th but never a danger | 6/21 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 65 | 103C | 71A | Julian Pietropaolo | 14/1 |
| 02 Oct 26+112d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Prominent from the outset and 4th at halfway - urged on turning in but made no dent approaching the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 5th | 5/14 | 1½ | 10-10 | 104 | 108B | 120A | Mark Walsh | 13/2 |
| 12 Jun 26+23d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day At Fairyhouse 8th July Handicap Hesitant start and urged forward - held up towards the back - 14th with 3f left - improved to 9th before 2f out - stayed on same tempo to finish fifth beaten 8.5 lengths | 5/18 | nk | 9-1 | 67 | 152C | 73A | N G McCullagh | 18/1 |
| 20 May 26+36d | Gowran Park | Family Fun Day June 1st Handicap Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - made ground into the straight - unable to threaten leaders inside final two furlongs and finished 5th | 5/13 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 68 | 116C | 72A | Gavin Brouder | 12/1 |
| 14 Apr 26+38d | Clonmel | Drangan Novice Handicap Hurdle Urged forward to sit behind the front-runner early - into 2nd by the 8th before hitting a flat spot 4 out - 3rd turning into the straight - rallied into 2nd before 2 out then slipped back to 3rd after it - unable to close in on the front pair and awkward at the last - stayed on at one gear to the line finishing 3rd | 3/9 | 2¼ | 11-6 | 104 | 107A | 124A | Gavin Brouder | 5/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+54d | Gowran Park | BOYLE Sports Cheltenham Bank Builder Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - upped tempo to third approaching 3 out but blundered there - slipped back to fourth then fifth before 2 out - little threat rounding the last - finished strongly to snatch third late | 3/11 | ½ | 11-7 | 104 | 109A | 131A | Gavin Brouder | 14/1 |
| 12 Jan 26+16d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Novice Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway then driven into the straight and up to 5th before the last - stayed on without extra gear to finish 5th | 5/16 | ½ | 11-6 | 104 | — | 118A | Gavin Brouder | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+68d | Limerick | D & J Glazing Novice Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - blundered 4 out - moved into contention on the inner turning in - driven to chase leaders but couldn't quicken from 2 out and held gait to the line - finished 7th | 7/15 | 2½ | 11-8 | 105 | 96B | 120A | Gavin Brouder | 20/1 |
| 20 Oct 25+16d | Gowran Park | Racing Again November 8th Handicap Settled off the pace early - dropped towards the back - pushed along with no response 3f out - beaten a distance in 15th | 15/15 | 2 | 9-6 | 72 | 61C | 67C | W J Lee | 9/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+198d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Lady Riders Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - 12th at the halfway point - shifted wide into the straight but found little threat two furlongs out - edged closer late to finish ninth | 9/15 | 2 | 11-6 | 73 | 52C | 74A | Miss A B O'Connor | 11/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+33d | Cork | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield spot early - roused into the straight in 8th and never threatened leaders - stayed on same gear to finish well held | 8/20 | 5 | 10-13 | 110 | 108B | 105A | Gavin Brouder | 18/1 |
| 15 Feb 25+34d | Gowran Park | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - error 4 out - improved into 7th after 3 out - awkward at 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish ninth | 9/20 | 3¾ | 11-4 | 112 | 58B | 109A | Simon Torrens | 12/1 |
| 12 Jan 25+83d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Towards the back of the field - nudged for effort approaching 3 out - made limited progress on the outside into the straight - plodded on at one speed up the run-in to finish 8th | 8/16 | 2 | 11-1 | 112 | 89B | 113A | Gavin Brouder | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 24+7d | Gowran Park | Racing Again November 9th Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - still 8th at the halfway point - made ground into contention approaching 4f out - swept to the front with a furlong left - overtaken close home - battled on to go down by a short head | 2/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 69 | 109C | 95A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 14 Oct 24+46d | Roscommon | Thank You For Your Support Handicap (47-65) Held up at the back - still 14th at halfway - urged forward on the outside entering the straight - asked for effort 2f out - improved into 4th inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and stayed on strongly to win | 1/16 | 10-1 | 64 | 104C | 95A | W J Lee | 3/1F | |
| 29 Aug 24+42d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 7th Handicap (47-65) Held a midfield spot travelling wide - 8th with 3f left and pushed along - 9th approaching final furlong - unable to close finished 8th beaten 4¼ lengths | 8/22 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 64 | 100C | 77A | W J Lee | 16/5F |
| 18 Jul 24+50d | Killarney | KPH Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 15/15 | ½ | 11-10 | 112 | 72B | 106A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 29 May 24+20d | Tipperary | Visit Tipperary Handicap (47-65) | 2/17 | 2 | 9-13 | 62 | 145C | 94A | W J Lee | 9/2F |
| 09 May 24+107d | Gowran Park | Racing Again May 22nd Handicap (47-70) | 5/16 | ½ | 9-8 | 62 | 128C | 75A | W J Lee | 17/2 |
| 23 Jan 24+25d | Down Royal | Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle | 5/11 | 3 | 11-4 | 114 | 74C | 102C | Simon Torrens | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+29d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 5/10 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 114 | 125A | 118A | Simon Torrens | 13/2 |
| 30 Nov 23+30d | Thurles | Sign Up To Gavinlynchracing.com Maiden Hurdle | 2/16 | 3½ | 10-13 | 114 | 108B | 136A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 31 Oct 23+15d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap | 8/20 | 2¾ | 8-13 | 64 | 64C | 61A | Robert Whearty | 11/1 |
| 16 Oct 23+177d | Gowran Park | Join The Gowran Park Racing Club Handicap (47-65) | 5/16 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 64 | 81C | 82A | Robert Whearty | 8/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+24d | Navan | Donaghmore Handicap | 5/19 | 4¼ | 9-6 | 67 | 58C | 76A | Wayne Lordan | 8/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+49d | Navan | Enjoy Hospitality At Navan Racecourse Handicap (47-70) | 7/14 | ½ | 10-0 | 69 | 46C | 75C | N G McCullagh | 6/1 |
| 08 Feb 23+25d | Fairyhouse | Bulmers Bundle For Easter Maiden Hurdle | 2/12 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 38A | 125A | B J Cooper | 4/6F |
| 14 Jan 23+19d | Fairyhouse | Race Displays Hurdle | 4/7 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | — | 120A | B J Cooper | 40/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+64d | Limerick | Cj Sheeran 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | — | 120A | B J Cooper | 9/2 |
| 23 Oct 22+28d | Curragh | Sp Or Better Guaranteed With The Tote Maiden | 4/16 | 3½ | 9-8 | — | 78C | 64A | N G McCullagh | 33/1 |
| 25 Sep 22+91d | Curragh | William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden | 11/24 | 3½ | 9-8 | — | 54C | 63A | N G McCullagh | 150/1 |
| 26 Jun 22 | Curragh | Arioneo Irish Ebf Maiden | 8/13 | 3½ | 9-8 | — | 25C | 61C | N G McCullagh | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Paradise Lost won?
- Paradise Lost (IRE) won 1 of 32 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.1%. Placed 8 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Paradise Lost?
- Paradise Lost (IRE) is trained by Charles O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
- Who is Paradise Lost's sire?
- Paradise Lost (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Honour Bright (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Paradise Lost prefer?
- Paradise Lost (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Paradise Lost's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Paradise Lost's sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,659 runs since Jan 2008 (565 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Paradise Lost's siblings?
- Out of Honour Bright (IRE), Paradise Lost (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Botany Bay (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.