Horse profile
Pimstrel (IRE)
9yo mare (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer G A Kingston · Last owner We Win Entertainment Limited
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Grand Minstrel (IRE) (Ashkalani)
39 runs · 15 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Sep 2025 — 414 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 9th of 11
5 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile
Pimstrel won five of 39 starts all on turf in handicaps. Three of those wins came over 6f to 7f and two over 1m to 1m1f with all five victories on soft or heavy ground. She gained her last two successes in October 2024 at Leopardstown on heavy and at Bellewstown on soft. The mare finished 9 of 11 at Gowran Park in September 2025.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 5–39Wins / Runs
- 12.8%Strike rate
- 11 (28.2%)Placed
- +87.50£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=39 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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 rating50↓ 12lb off peak
50
45–62
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 111C | 79 | — |
| Heavy | 11 | 110C | 57 | — |
| Good | 6 | 94C | 78.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 81A | 72.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86B | 84 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 111C | 80 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 104C | 70 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 39 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 Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,122 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 378.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 963 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 508 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 891 | 64 | 7.2% | −0.4 | 3 from 15 |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.5 | 2 from 11 |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +2 | 3 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.3 | 2 from 18 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 980 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 848 | 59 | 7% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 378 | 40 | 10.6% | +3 | — |
| Over 3m | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Grand Minstrel (IRE) (Ashkalani)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmuck Minstrel (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chief Entertainer (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Srowland Jack (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 3 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Heavy | 11 | 2 | 18% | +96.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 7 | 1 | 14% | +94.00 |
| Galway | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Bellewstown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Killarney | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 3 | 16% | +1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 2 | 11% | +88.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Mulligan | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Mark Enright | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 5 | 2 | 40% | +100.50 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Zoe McMullan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Browne-Souza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Willie Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 28 | 5 | 18% | +98.50 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +95.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 25+47d | Gowran Park | Membership At Gowran Park Fillies Claiming Race Dwelt badly at the start - drifted towards the rear early on - 11th at halfway - found little inside the final furlong to finish well held | 9/11 | 4¾ | 8-5 | 50 | 68C | 40C | Zoe McMullan | 66/1 |
| 17 Jul 25+16d | Leopardstown | Aer Lingus College Football Classic Apprentice Handicap Sluggish start - settled at the back - driven approaching 2f out - unable to close and finished 11th | 11/12 | 1 | 8-8 | 54 | 82A | 54A | Rory Mulligan | 25/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+29d | Roscommon | Shanagher Hearing Handicap (0-60) Dwelt at the outset - settled towards the back - found a turn of pace 3f from home - improved into contention 2f out - squeezed for space a furlong out then stayed on to finish seventh | 7/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 56 | 74C | 68A | Rory Mulligan | 10/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+217d | Gowran Park | KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Settled in 5th - pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away steadily to finish 7th | 7/12 | nk | 9-9 | 57 | 75A | 57A | Adam Browne-Souza | 20/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+8d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) Settled midpack early - urged for effort nearing the straight without gaining ground - asked for more and stayed on same gear late - finished ninth beaten well | 9/16 | ½ | 9-0 | 60 | 59C | 62A | Rory Mulligan | 11/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+18d | Leopardstown | Next Fixture Christmas Festival Handicap Slow to get going - settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - urged into 4th turning for home - hit the front a furlong out and stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/10 | 8-5 | 53 | 52A | 73A | Rory Mulligan | 5/1 | |
| 02 Oct 24+36d | Bellewstown | BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Settled just behind pace - still second at halfway before edging ahead outside 2f - driven clear approaching the furlong marker and stayed on strongly to win | 1/10 | 8-5 | 47 | 88A | 75A | Rory Mulligan | 4/1 | |
| 27 Aug 24+34d | Bellewstown | Gibneys Malahide Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled just behind the front group and 5th at halfway - urged into contention on the inside with 3f left and still very much involved a furlong out - unable to reel in the front two but stayed on at one gait to finish 3rd | 3/14 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 47 | 75C | 78A | Chris Hayes | 15/2 |
| 24 Jul 24+70d | Naas | O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/14 | 6½ | 8-11 | 48 | 111C | 71A | Rory Mulligan | 16/1 |
| 15 May 24+175d | Sligo | Yeats Country Claiming Race | 13/13 | 9 | 8-9 | 49 | 44C | 27C | Oisin McSweeney | 10/1 |
| 22 Nov 23+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 12/14 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 50 | 82B | 51A | Robert Whearty | 12/1 |
| 30 Oct 23+8d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 7/16 | nse | 8-5 | 50 | 81C | 61A | Sean D Bowen | 5/1C |
| 22 Oct 23+40d | Leopardstown | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 8-2 | 47 | 87A | 62A | Sean D Bowen | 14/1 |
| 12 Sep 23+14d | Galway | Galway Handicap (47-70) | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-11 | 51 | 83A | 63A | Rory Cleary | 5/1 |
| 29 Aug 23+41d | Bellewstown | Gibneys Malahide Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 8/15 | hd | 9-7 | 56 | 70C | 69A | Robbie Colgan | 18/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+261d | Killarney | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 12/14 | 4¾ | 9-8 | 57 | 79C | 45C | Robbie Colgan | 25/1 |
| 31 Oct 22+18d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 14/16 | 2½ | 9-0 | 61 | 41C | 50C | James Ryan | 11/1 |
| 13 Oct 22+21d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-65) | 17/20 | nk | 10-0 | 62 | 66C | 65C | Mark Enright | 10/1 |
| 22 Sep 22+16d | Listowel | Thorn Plant Hire Handicap (47-70) | 8/12 | 2 | 9-10 | 62 | 60A | 67A | Mark Enright | 9/2 |
| 06 Sep 22+86d | Galway | Galway Handicap (47-70) | 1/16 | 9-2 | 56 | 104C | 89A | Mark Enright | 9/1 | |
| 12 Jun 22+26d | Gowran Park | Gowran Festival Of Speed August 21st Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/15 | ½ | 9-10 | 56 | 94C | 86A | Mark Enright | 5/1 |
| 17 May 22+197d | Killarney | Killarney Outlook Handicap (47-65) | 3/13 | 1½ | 9-8 | 57 | 82C | 80A | Mark Enright | 28/1 |
| 01 Nov 21+23d | Laytown (AW) | tote+ Pays You More At tote.ie Claiming Race | 6/10 | ¾ | 10-3 | 57 | — | 73A | Rory Cleary | 7/1 |
| 09 Oct 21+10d | Limerick | Treo Eile, Retraining Ireland's Racehorses Handicap (45-65) | 11/16 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 57 | 35C | 62C | Leigh Roche | 11/2F |
| 29 Sep 21+8d | Bellewstown | Seamus Murphy Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 2/12 | hd | 9-7 | 56 | 81A | 89A | Leigh Roche | 2/1F |
| 21 Sep 21+3d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 1/15 | 8-12 | 45 | 94C | 82A | Leigh Roche | 7/2F | |
| 18 Sep 21+334d | Gowran Park | Xenon Security Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 2/16 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 45 | 78C | 77A | Leigh Roche | 16/1 |
| 19 Oct 20+49d | Gowran Park | Download The BoyleSports App Handicap (45-65) | 11/13 | 4½ | 9-3 | 49 | 43C | 49C | Ross Coakley | 11/1 |
| 31 Aug 20+10d | Roscommon | Frenchpark Handicap (45-65) | 6/14 | ½ | 8-11 | 52 | 80C | 63A | Ryan Sexton | 15/2 |
| 21 Aug 20+6d | Killarney | Diarmuid Cronin Electrical Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 4/11 | ½ | 8-12 | 53 | 93A | 61A | Willie Byrne | 5/1 |
| 15 Aug 20+29d | Dundalk (AW) | Download The BarOneRacing.com App Handicap (45-65) | 4/13 | 2½ | 9-10 | 53 | 86B | 72A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 17 Jul 20+9d | Limerick | Newcastle West Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 6/16 | ½ | 9-3 | 53 | 93C | 74A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 |
| 08 Jul 20+259d | Gowran Park | Supporting The Irish Jockeys Fund Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 8-10 | 45 | 110C | 85A | Leigh Roche | 100/1 | |
| 23 Oct 19+96d | Navan | www.navanracecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) | 19/23 | 7 | 8-4 | 45 | 53C | 42C | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
| 19 Jul 19+25d | Killarney | Tote Handicap (45-65) | 11/15 | 7½ | 8-13 | 49 | 74C | 43C | Ronan Whelan | 40/1 |
| 24 Jun 19+275d | Ballinrobe | Bay Leaf Handicap (45-65) | 9/14 | 3 | 8-6 | 50 | 56C | 37C | Gavin Ryan | 22/1 |
| 22 Sep 18+8d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) | 14/15 | 4¾ | 9-0 | — | 57C | 60C | Rory Cleary | 40/1 |
| 14 Sep 18+25d | Listowel | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/15 | ½ | 8-6 | — | 53C | 72A | Rory Cleary | 100/1 |
| 20 Aug 18 | Roscommon | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race (Plus 10) | 11/14 | nk | 8-6 | — | 60C | 49A | Rory Cleary | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pimstrel (IRE) won?
- Pimstrel (IRE) won 5 of 39 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 11 times in total (28.2% of starts).
- Who trained Pimstrel (IRE)?
- Pimstrel (IRE) was trained by G A Kingston on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 2 September 2025.
- Who is Pimstrel (IRE)'s sire?
- Pimstrel (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Grand Minstrel (IRE), whose sire is Ashkalani.
- What going does Pimstrel (IRE) prefer?
- Pimstrel (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 15 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 Pimstrel (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 2 September 2025. The highest on record is 62.
- What is Pimstrel (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,122 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 378.
- Who are Pimstrel (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Grand Minstrel (IRE), Pimstrel (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.