Horse profile
Perfect Judgement (IRE)
by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Perfect Venture (GB) (Bahamian Bounty)
40 runs · 15 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Leopardstown
Last run 18 Sep 2026 · 8th of 14
Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile
Perfect Judgement is a gelding with five wins from 40 starts, three of them at 1m – 1m1f and four on standard going at Dundalk. He won three handicaps at Dundalk between Dec 2024 and Feb 2025 plus one at Leopardstown in Aug 2024. Typically held up, he finished eighth of 14 at Dundalk in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 56, 36lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 27 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 36lb off peak
- 5–40Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 8 (20%)Placed
- −13.40£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=40 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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 rating56↓ 36lb off peak
56
56–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 109A | 97 | 6 runs · 92 / 81 |
| Good | 14 | 99C | 82.5 | 5 runs · 99 / 84 |
| Soft | 6 | 84C | 70 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 93A | 90 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 109A | 86 | 10 runs · 95 / 83.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 103A | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 99C | 89 | 2 runs · 99 / 89 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 93A | 65 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 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 27 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 12 (44%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 11 (41%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (15%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,228 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 243 | 16 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 549 | 47 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 218 | 26 | 11.9% | +2.7 | — |
| Soft | 372 | 35 | 9.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 107 | 8 | 7.5% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 735 | 74 | 10.1% | +0.9 | 4 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 295 | 33 | 11.2% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,196 | 108 | 9% | −0.2 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 519 | 41 | 7.9% | −1.3 | 3 from 20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 149 | 18 | 12.1% | +2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −5.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24.1 | — |
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
Perfect Venture (GB) (Bahamian Bounty)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shalailah (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalailah (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Midnight Stagger (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Sadie's Day (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Perfect Glory (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mr Gus (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 4 | 24% | +1.60 |
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 16 | 4 | 25% | +2.60 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 3 | 15% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −3.40 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Whelan | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.40 |
| Jamie Powell | 5 | 3 | 60% | +9.00 |
| Conor Cusack | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| R. P. Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 15 | 3 | 20% | −1.00 |
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.40 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +5.60 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 26+16d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | SIS, Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Handicap | 8/14 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 56 | 92B | 75A | R. P. Whelan | 4/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+21d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Handicap (Div I) Settled midfield early - urged forward approaching 2f out and up into 7th under pressure inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 5th beaten 3 lengths | 5/16 | shd | 10-1 | 59 | 67C | 77A | Gavin Ryan | 8/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+21d | Gowran Park (IRE) | 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div I) Tracked front group - 8th at halfway - made ground with driving 2f out - went to front approaching final furlong - edged in front briefly - overtaken close home - stayed on to finish second | 2/16 | 1½ | 10-0 | 58 | 87C | 89A | Ronan Whelan | 11/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+34d | Naas (IRE) | O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack - tenth at halfway - eighth with a strong effort from 2f out but unable to make an impact | 15/18 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 60 | 72C | 61A | Conor Cusack | 8/1 |
| 18 Jun 26+8d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live Handicap Held up in the pack - improved into 5th and asked for effort 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish | 5/16 | hd | 9-6 | 62 | 95C | 79A | Ronan Whelan | 5/1 |
| 10 Jun 26+13d | Limerick | Twilight Summer Racing At Limerick Handicap Held up at the back - boxed in with 1 1/2f left then pushed along to find room and edge closer inside final furlong - continued at an even effort to the line finishing 7th | 7/15 | nk | 9-8 | 64 | 84C | 83A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 28 May 26+13d | Fairyhouse | Racing Again Next Friday Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - found a gap and edged forward over 2f out - unable to threaten leaders - finished seventh | 7/16 | 1½ | 9-4 | 67 | 99C | 68A | Conor Cusack | 25/1 |
| 15 May 26+63d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Friday Night Social Apprentice Handicap Held up in touch with tail of field - stayed on through final furlongs - unable to close - finished seventh | 7/15 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 84C | 77A | Conor Cusack | 18/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race Held up early - improved into 4th before being pressed for effort 2f out - unable to close on pace up front - finished 4th beaten 10½ lengths | 4/6 | ½ | 9-10 | 73 | 79A | 71B | Jamie Powell | 13/2 |
| 06 Mar 26+49d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Held up towards the back on the wide side - pushed along and slipped further back with 2f left - unable to threaten leaders - finished 12th | 12/14 | nk | 9-7 | 76 | 85B | 71A | Jack Kearney | 18/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+51d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Download Our New App Handicap Held up at the back - no impact through the race - well held at the finish | 10/11 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 79 | 68A | 66A | Donagh O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 25+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap Settled in the pack - urged into 6th with 2f left - asked for effort but couldn't find more - finished well held | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-13 | 82 | 69A | 77A | Jack Kearney | 6/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Held up at back - pushed along entering last quarter mile and edged into 5th - held on without further gain to finish 5th | 5/7 | ¾ | 9-1 | 85 | 83A | 79A | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| 10 Oct 25+58d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Now Streaming Every Race Live Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward with 2f left before running on in 7th under pressure inside the last furlong - stayed on same gait to finish 7th | 7/13 | 1 | 9-8 | 87 | 98B | 84A | Jack Kearney | 12/1 |
| 13 Aug 25+30d | Gowran Park | Castleacre Insurance Handicap Held up early - driven to improve into contention over a furlong out - stayed on same gait to snatch third near the line | 3/5 | ½ | 9-1 | 85 | 88C | 78B | Jack Kearney | 14/1 |
| 14 Jul 25+33d | Killarney | TXODDS Handicap Held up towards rear from the off - never troubled the front end - dropped away well beaten - finished 11th | 11/11 | 2 | 9-7 | 86 | 58A | 62A | Jack Kearney | 25/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+18d | Limerick | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Memorial Handicap Settled midpack early - fighting bridle - up to 4th at halfway - moved smoothly into 3rd with 2f left - finished strongly in final stretch - just edged out for 3rd | 3/7 | ½ | 9-11 | 86 | 11A | 85A | Jack Kearney | 15/2 |
| 24 May 25+92d | Curragh | QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held around midfield early - driven from over a furlong out - unable to close and finished well beaten in 13th | 13/18 | ¾ | 9-2 | 91 | 85C | 75A | Jamie Powell | 40/1 |
| 21 Feb 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out - into 4th a furlong out but unable to threaten leaders - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/11 | nse | 9-6 | 92 | 107A | 87A | Jack Kearney | 15/2 |
| 07 Feb 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap Sat handy early behind the pace - dropped to 5th at the midway point moving smoothly - improved into contention with two furlongs left - hit the front inside the last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 9-10 | 84 | 109A | 96A | Jamie Powell | 3/1 | |
| 17 Jan 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap Settled midfield - 6th at the halfway stage - moved through smoothly to make ground wide out with 2f left - driven to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/8 | 9-4 | 78 | 100A | 88A | Jamie Powell | 2/1F | |
| 2024 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Botanica International Apprentice Rated Race Settled towards rear early - still back in 7th at halfway - moved into contention 2f out - up to 5th after a brief check 1 1/2f out - pushed into 4th with a furlong left - fought back to challenge in the closing stages before edging clear in the final strides | 1/9 | 9-4 | 74 | 108A | 94A | Jamie Powell | 6/1 | |
| 04 Dec 24+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap Sat handy in behind pace - pushed along with 2f left - up to 3rd a furlong out - unable to find more late and edged back to finish 5th | 5/14 | ½ | 9-8 | 75 | 103B | 81A | Wayne Hassett | 4/1 |
| 22 Nov 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Rated Race Settled in the middle of the pack early - still back in sixth at halfway - urged forward to move into fifth inside the last two furlongs - stayed on at one gait through the closing stages to finish fourth beaten 2.5 lengths | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 77 | 103A | 80A | Ronan Whelan | 10/3 |
| 01 Nov 24+38d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (50-80) Held up towards the back - pushed along in 11th with 2f left - improved to 7th approaching the final furlong before staying on at one gear to finish fifth | 5/14 | nk | 10-0 | 79 | 97B | 91A | Ronan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+33d | Listowel | Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap (50-80) Settled towards the centre of the field and 7th at halfway - driven into contention inside the last two furlongs but squeezed for space when looking to strike inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 4th beaten 1¾ lengths | 4/12 | nk | 9-8 | 74 | 80A | 86A | Ronan Whelan | 13/2 |
| 22 Aug 24+19d | Leopardstown | Aer Lingus College Football Handicap Held up towards the back - improving into 7th with 3f left - eased across and made ground into the last 1½f - up to 4th with a furlong to go before finishing full of running to snatch the win right on the line | 1/18 | 9-8 | 69 | 99C | 92A | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 | |
| 03 Aug 24+5d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) Tracked the pace early - still 5th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left then unable to find more inside final furlong and a half - well held in 11th | 11/14 | 7½ | 9-9 | 74 | 63C | 54A | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+33d | Galway | Clayton Hotel Galway Handicap (50-80) | 5/15 | hd | 9-9 | 74 | 77C | 92A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 26 Jun 24+32d | Naas | ARKequine Coming To Stockists Near You Handicap | 6/7 | nk | 8-10 | 76 | 86A | 64A | Cian MacRedmond | 16/1 |
| 25 May 24+14d | Curragh | Finlay Volvo Handicap | 13/13 | hd | 8-6 | 79 | 81C | 59A | Cian MacRedmond | 33/1 |
| 11 May 24+21d | Naas | Declan Landy Fencing Handicap | 10/14 | 1 | 8-12 | 82 | 69C | 67A | Cian MacRedmond | 25/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+36d | Curragh | Download The New Tote App Rated Race | 4/9 | 1½ | 8-13 | 82 | 93A | 74A | Cian MacRedmond | 11/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+59d | Dundalk (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Race | 3/5 | ½ | 9-0 | 82 | 97C | 83B | Adam Caffrey | 10/3 |
| 16 Jan 24+94d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Race | 1/10 | 9-0 | 77 | 97A | 77A | Cian MacRedmond | 18/5 | |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 23+22d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 8/13 | ¾ | 8-9 | 78 | 87C | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 4/1F |
| 22 Sep 23+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-6 | 78 | 82B | 90A | Ben Coen | 10/3 |
| 06 Sep 23+17d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race | 3/4 | 3 | 8-6 | — | 75C | 66B | Cian MacRedmond | 10/3 |
| 20 Aug 23+25d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden | 4/23 | hd | 9-6 | — | 80C | 91A | Ronan Whelan | 3/1J |
| 26 Jul 23 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 37A | 76A | Gary Halpin | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Perfect Judgement won?
- Perfect Judgement (IRE) won 5 of 40 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 8 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Perfect Judgement?
- Perfect Judgement (IRE) is trained by P J F Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
- Who is Perfect Judgement's sire?
- Perfect Judgement (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Perfect Venture (GB), whose sire is Bahamian Bounty.
- What going does Perfect Judgement prefer?
- Perfect Judgement (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 17 starts (23.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Perfect Judgement's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Perfect Judgement's sire's record?
- Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,228 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Perfect Judgement's siblings?
- Out of Perfect Venture (GB), Perfect Judgement (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shalailah (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.