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Play It By Ear (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2019) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney
by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Seriously (FR) (Sinndar)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2019 — 2,680 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2019 · 3rd of 8 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

Play It By Ear (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Ripon (Jun 2019).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Redcar, 28 May 2019

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 6 figures · best 94A · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good265A63.5—
Soft285A83.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f385A65—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 28 May 2019 Official rating 61 at the last run, 20 Jun 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 66A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good266A50.5—
Soft254A50.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f366A54—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dragon Pulse (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−0.2—
Good to Firm4474510.1%+1.20 from 1
Good918798.6%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft422358.3%−0.60 from 1
Soft773476.1%−2.80 from 2
Heavy286238%−0.9—
Standard (AW)1,39214710.6%+1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5707613.3%+4.4—
6f – 7f1,5011187.9%−10 from 1
1m – 1m1f928768.2%−0.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f6857310.7%+1.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m363185%−3.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f170148.2%−0.7—
2m5f – 3m4237.1%−1.8—
Over 3m200%−8.9—

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
Seriously (FR) (Sinndar)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Spit It Out (IRE)80——
Yeno It's Tricky (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 3 0 0% −3.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Tudhope 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Gormley 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Jun 19+23d Ripon Inn At South Stainley Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 6 9-10 6173C62C Daniel Tudhope 7/2
28 May 19+29d Redcar Follow RedcarRacing On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 ½ 9-7 6494A65A Daniel Tudhope 10/1
29 Apr 19+182d Thirsk Scouting For Girls - Live thirskraces Friday 16th August Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 12 9-1 6762C35C Jamie Gormley 20/1
29 Oct 18+10d Redcar British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-2 —82C47C Joe Fanning 11/1
19 Oct 18+22d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1 8-13 —85A54A Jamie Gormley 16/1
27 Sep 18 Pontefract Frier Wood Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 9-1 —65A66A Graham Lee 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Play It By Ear (IRE) won?
Play It By Ear (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2019. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Play It By Ear (IRE)?
Play It By Ear (IRE) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 20 June 2019.
Who is Play It By Ear (IRE)'s sire?
Play It By Ear (IRE) is by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Seriously (FR), whose sire is Sinndar.
What is Play It By Ear (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 20 June 2019. The highest on record is 67.
What is Play It By Ear (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dragon Pulse (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
Who are Play It By Ear (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Seriously (FR), Play It By Ear (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.