Phidias Ovation (IRE)
Phidias Ovation is a gelding by Acclamation out of a Desert Prince mare who has failed to win or place in seven starts since his debut at Fairyhouse in Oct 2025. He has raced over 6f to 2m on good, soft and all-weather surfaces without success. His last run, at Navan in Aug 2026, saw him finish 22 of 22 in a handicap off an official rating of 51, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 59Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 63
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 81C | 75 | 4 runs · 81 / 75 |
| Soft | 2 | 79C | 62 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 79C | 76 | 2 runs · 79 / 77.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 81C | 77.5 | 2 runs · 81 / 77.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,702 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 4,409 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,952 | 214 | 11% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 2,132 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 563 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,577 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,759 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,507 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,510 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,209 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 481 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fearless Fire (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fearless Fire (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fearless Fire (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Dolly May (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Impediment (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Delicious Poison (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Skipper (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Joyce | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 26+9d | Navan (IRE) | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap Settled around midpack early keeping keen - upped to press the front-runners by halfway - lost touch in the straight and beaten well home | 22/22 | 6 | 9-4 | 51 | 72C | 53C | Wesley Joyce | 100/1 |
| 18 Aug 26+67d | Roscommon (IRE) | QuinnBet Apprentice Optional Claiming Race Set the pace early - driven to keep going before losing front spot inside final 2f - had nothing more to offer and dropped away from over 1f out - finished well held in 10th | 10/10 | ½ | 10-2 | 53 | 74C | 64C | Wesley Joyce | 125/1 |
| 12 Jun 26+31d | Fairyhouse | Kate O'Sullivan Memorial Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - settled at the back of the field - made no impression on the race - finished well beaten in 16th | 16/17 | 11 | 9-11 | 55 | 81C | 50C | N G McCullagh | 66/1 |
| 12 May 26+17d | Killarney | FEXCO Maiden Shared the pace early - hit the front after a furlong then lost command inside the final two furlongs - unable to find more and held late for 7th | 7/13 | 2 | 9-9 | 59 | 76C | 61A | Robbie Colgan | 150/1 |
| 25 Apr 26+171d | Limerick | Anglo Printers Maiden Held in the pack through the early stages - pressed for effort with 2f left but unable to find more - eventually finished 12th | 12/15 | ¾ | 9-9 | — | 79C | 60A | N G McCullagh | 200/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Student Race Day At Dundalk Stadium Maiden Sluggish start - settled just behind the front group and third by halfway - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken and faded from 2f out | 8/9 | 1 | 9-8 | — | 63A | 42A | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
| 11 Oct 25 | Naas | Lily & Wild Maiden Held up at the back - made no impression - trailed home well beaten in 15th | 15/16 | 8½ | 9-8 | — | 45C | 62C | W J Lee | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Phidias Ovation won?
- Phidias Ovation (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Phidias Ovation?
- Phidias Ovation (IRE) is trained by P C O'Donnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 August 2026.
- Who is Phidias Ovation's sire?
- Phidias Ovation (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Pediment (GB), whose sire is Desert Prince.
- What is Phidias Ovation's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 27 August 2026. The highest on record is 59.
- What is Phidias Ovation's sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,702 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
- Who are Phidias Ovation's siblings?
- Out of Pediment (GB), Phidias Ovation (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fearless Fire (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fearless Fire (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.