Horse profile
Penny Jar (IRE)
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Penny Blessing (IRE) (Captain Marvelous)
35 runs · 20 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Punchestown, Listowel & Bellewstown
Last run 16 Jul 2026
Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile
Penny Jar is a gelding with three wins from 35 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He won at Bellewstown in Jul 2022 off an official rating of 82, at Listowel in Sep 2022 off 88 and at Punchestown in Nov 2022 off 96, with two of those wins over 2m1f – 2m4f and one over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft, good and soft. He has not won since Nov 2022 and last ran at Killarney in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 91, 18lb below his highest ever mark of 109. He is usually held up.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 3–35Wins / Runs
- 8.6%Strike rate
- 7 (20%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.89Fair A/E n=35 · 1.45 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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 rating91↓ 18lb off peak
91
62–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 82
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 116B | 88.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 8 | 176C | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 106B | 93.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 116B | 92 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 176C | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 86B | 20 | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 106C | 96.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 65C | 61 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 106C | 94 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 87A | 76 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 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 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 8 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Court Cave (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,935 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,026 | 341 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 1,440 | 161 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,229 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 1 from 15 |
| Heavy | 934 | 64 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,786 | 169 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,850 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 2 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,522 | 264 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.50 |
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Gowran Park | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 2 | 12% | −2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick M O'Brien | 12 | 1 | 8% | −2.50 |
| Conor McNamara | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.50 |
| Alix Balfe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Orr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J Dunne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Browne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 19 | 3 | 16% | +4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +20.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 27 | 3 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Jul 26+41d | Killarney (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Held up towards the back - a touch adrift after the 7th - well behind and pulled up before the 8th | PU/15 | — | 11-3 | 91 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+48d | Clonmel | Bulmers Zero Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved to 4th before 3 out - dropped back and faded before 2 out - well held at the finish | 10/16 | ½ | 10-4 | 94 | 76B | 92A | Alix Balfe | 50/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+108d | Bellewstown | Tony Marmion Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back throughout - given a tap after the 5th - driven with no response approaching 3 out - dropped away - pulled up after the following fence | PU/16 | — | 11-8 | 97 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+41d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back of the pack early - clipped heels at the 1st and dropped a spot after a stumble by the 3rd - dropped towards the tail through the field before the 5th - gave up the effort turning into the straight - well held in 17th | 17/18 | 6 | 12-0 | 100 | 55C | 91C | Alix Balfe | 20/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+175d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Held up at the back - urged forward but made no headway approaching 3 out - unable to quicken in the straight - came down at the final fence | F/12 | — | 11-0 | 103 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 33/1 |
| 29 May 25+19d | Limerick | Richard Egan Electrical Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position - urged forward and lost ground into the home turn - kept trying from two out - finished sixth beaten 16 lengths | 6/12 | 5 | 11-8 | 106 | 82A | 111A | Kieren Buckley | 40/1 |
| 10 May 25+133d | Cork | Tesla Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled towards the back - stumbled at the opening fence - down in 14th past the 6th - lost touch before 2 out and finished well beaten in 12th | 12/14 | nk | 11-5 | 108 | 59B | 93A | Alix Balfe | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+41d | Leopardstown | Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled around midfield - came down at the 2nd | F/23 | — | 11-0 | 108 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 25/1 |
| 17 Nov 24+25d | Navan | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle (80-130) Settled midfield early - moved into 5th after four out and up to 3rd turning for home - pressed on but couldn't quicken from two out finishing well held | 15/23 | 2½ | 10-0 | 109 | 90B | 92A | Patrick M O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+19d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival Real Deal Package On Sale Now Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward from three out and made headway under pressure with two to go - moved up into third entering the last furlong - edged back to finish fourth | 4/19 | 2 | 9-10 | 62 | 106C | 78A | Robert Whearty | 25/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+36d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up towards the back on the wide side - made progress into contention turning in - into 3rd at the last - stayed on late to snatch 2nd near the line | 2/18 | 2¼ | 11-6 | 108 | 91B | 125A | Patrick M O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+89d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 7th Handicap (47-65) Slow to begin - held up towards back of pack wide - pressed for effort in 17th with 3f left - faded to finish 19th | 19/22 | nk | 9-12 | 64 | 94C | 63A | James Ryan | 66/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+21d | Tramore | Racing TV Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/13 | 18 | 11-7 | 109 | 176C | 100C | Patrick M O'Brien | 9/2 |
| 11 May 24+170d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 5/17 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 109 | 116B | 115A | Patrick M O'Brien | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 23+23d | Thurles | ThurlesRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | F/15 | — | 11-7 | 109 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 31 Oct 23+31d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap | 11/20 | 1 | 9-7 | 67 | 57C | 65C | Colin Keane | 33/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+15d | Killarney | Bet 5 Get 20 At Tote.ie Maiden | 3/5 | 2 | 9-9 | — | 65C | 73B | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| 15 Sep 23+44d | Ballinrobe | Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 4/14 | 3¼ | 11-4 | 109 | 109B | 119A | Patrick M O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 02 Aug 23+13d | Galway | Tote.ie Never Beaten By SP (Q.R.) Maiden | 12/16 | ¾ | 11-5 | — | — | 66A | Mr J Dunne | 66/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+9d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 3/15 | 1½ | 11-3 | 107 | 93B | 111A | Patrick M O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 11 Jul 23+171d | Tramore | Tote Always SP Or Better At Tramore Maiden | 4/10 | 4 | 9-2 | — | 87A | 60A | Robert Whearty | 40/1 |
| 21 Jan 23+53d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/18 | hd | 11-9 | 104 | 96B | 128A | Conor McNamara | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 22+66d | Punchestown | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/22 | 11-8 | 96 | 86B | 121A | Conor McNamara | 15/2 | |
| 24 Sep 22+84d | Listowel | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 1/16 | 11-0 | 88 | 106B | 116A | Conor McNamara | 4/1 | |
| 02 Jul 22+221d | Bellewstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 1/13 | 10-13 | 82 | 97B | 108A | Patrick M O'Brien | 17/2 | |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 21+52d | Punchestown | William Hill Ireland Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 5/16 | 9½ | 11-5 | 83 | 81B | 96A | Conor Orr | 33/1 |
| 02 Oct 21+14d | Gowran Park | Holden Plant Rentals Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/19 | — | 11-6 | 86 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 25/1 |
| 18 Sep 21+24d | Navan | Bar One Racing 30 New Account Offer Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 7/18 | 3½ | 11-0 | 88 | 94B | 94A | Conor Orr | 40/1 |
| 25 Aug 21+73d | Bellewstown | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 11/15 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 91 | — | 86C | Cian Walsh | 80/1 |
| 13 Jun 21+152d | Downpatrick | Virtual Live Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 9/11 | 5½ | 11-11 | 93 | 46C | 86C | Barry Browne | 25/1 |
| 12 Jan 21+73d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Supporting Irish Injured Jockeys Maiden Hurdle | 13/16 | 1½ | 11-1 | — | 20C | 83C | Conor Orr | 80/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 20+29d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle | 14/18 | 21 | 11-5 | — | -95C | 95C | Conor McNamara | 250/1 |
| 02 Oct 20+74d | Gowran Park | Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 7/14 | nk | 11-9 | — | 86B | 98A | Keith Donoghue | 250/1 |
| 20 Jul 20+19d | Gowran Park | Follow Gowran Park On Instagram Flat Race | 7/9 | 3 | 10-13 | — | — | 48C | Mr D G Lavery | 66/1 |
| 01 Jul 20 | Tipperary | Ballykisteen Flat Race | 8/12 | 7 | 11-2 | — | 12A | 93A | Mr J Dunne | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Penny Jar won?
- Penny Jar (IRE) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 7 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Penny Jar?
- Penny Jar (IRE) is trained by Patrick Downey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.
- Who is Penny Jar's sire?
- Penny Jar (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Penny Blessing (IRE), whose sire is Captain Marvelous.
- What going does Penny Jar prefer?
- Penny Jar (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Penny Jar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 16 July 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Penny Jar's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,935 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.