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Horse profile

Playin Cool (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer John James Feane · Owner J Browne
by Belardo (IRE) out of Colour Play (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Leopardstown Beaten favourite LTO Last run 18 Oct 2026 · 14th of 16 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Playin Cool is a gelding by Belardo out of a Medaglia d’Oro mare who won one of ten starts on turf. His sole success came at Leopardstown in Oct 2025 in the Fruit Shoot Maiden over 1m – 1m1f on heavy ground. He has raced seven times at that trip distance, winning once, and has never scored on good ground. His last run, at Leopardstown in Oct 2026, was his first off an official rating of 81 when he finished 14th of 16 as beaten favourite.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 26 Oct 2026
Official rating81↓ 3lb off peak
81 80–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 4 Jun 2026

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 10 figures · best 121A · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Good5102C955 runs · 102 / 95
Heavy299C951 run · —
Good to Soft2106C94.5—
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7106C965 runs · 102 / 96
6f – 7f2121A1021 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 26 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh (IRE), 29 Aug 2026 Official rating 81 at the last run, 18 Oct 2026

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 10 figures · best 108A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Good590A745 runs · 90 / 74
Heavy2103A961 run · —
Good to Soft287A83.5—
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7103A875 runs · 90 / 87
6f – 7f2108A941 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 26 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 10 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Belardo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,712 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.2—
Good to Firm3444212.2%+2—
Good877879.9%−0.30 from 5
Good to Soft391389.7%−0.50 from 2
Soft640599.2%−10 from 1
Heavy2152511.6%+1.41 from 2
Standard (AW)1,23812710.3%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f220209.1%−1.1—
6f – 7f1,3181309.9%−0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f968969.9%−0.31 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f84910412.2%+20 from 1
1m5f – 2m264218%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f8766.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+6.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Colour Play (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tango Five (IRE)30——
Ray Of Colours (IRE)50——
Poster Paint (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 1 33% +0.25
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 1 14% −3.75
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke McAteer 3 1 33% +0.25
Jack Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 3 1 33% +0.25

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
2026 · 7 runs
18 Oct 26+50d Leopardstown (IRE) Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap 8.5f · Good · 16 ran Held up around the centre of the pack - urged on and slipped back a place or two turning in - soon under hands and heels but made no dent over 1f out - faded late to finish 14th 14/16 1¼ 9-2 8181C74A Jack Cleary 7/2F
29 Aug 26+51d Curragh (IRE) Tote Irish Cambridgeshire 8f · Good · 17 ran Held up at the back of the pack - driven into contention approaching 2f out - 6th and asked for more with a furlong left - stayed on at same rate to finish 5th 5/17 1¼ 8-7 8496C87A Nathan Crosse 22/1
09 Jul 26+11d Leopardstown Double First Stables Irish EBF Nasrullah Handicap (Premier Handicap) 9f · Good · 11 ran Slow to begin - sat handy behind the pace-setters - driven in 4th 2f out before soon fading 11/11 2½ 9-1 8495A69A Ronan Whelan 11/2
28 Jun 26+24d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) 8f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back early - urged for effort with 2f left holding 10th - moved into 5th a furlong out - improved into 3rd close home - stayed on to finish third 3/13 3 9-0 84102C90A Ronan Whelan 10/1
04 Jun 26+12d Leopardstown BOYLE Sports Apprentice Handicap 7f · Soft · 10 ran Sat just behind the front group in 3rd - urged forward with 2f left - into 2nd a furlong out - edged in front close to the line before being caught right at the post 2/10 nse 9-6 80121A108A Jack Cleary 10/3F
23 May 26+50d Curragh Keadeen Hotel Handicap (Premier Handicap) 10f · Good · 20 ran Held up towards the back - urged wide with over 2f left - asked for effort but made no dent from inside the final furlong - well held in 15th 15/20 nk 8-11 8372C71A Luke McAteer 12/1
03 Apr 26+166d Curragh 1xBet.ie Proudly Supporting Irish Racing Mile Handicap 8f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - still down in 13th at halfway - boxed in approaching 2f out then eased left to move up to 7th inside the final furlong - found nothing more and finished 8th one-paced 8/21 shd 8-12 8399C89A Luke McAteer 9/1
2025 · 3 runs
19 Oct 25+33d Leopardstown Fruit Shoot Maiden 9f · Heavy · 13 ran Sat behind the front group early - fifth at halfway then fourth turning in - found space and made ground a furlong out - driven out to get up close home 1/13 9-8 —91C103A Luke McAteer 9/4
16 Sep 25+14d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 9.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled midpack early - back in 9th at halfway - began to improve under 2f out - up to 4th approaching final furlong - stayed on into 3rd but unable to threaten the front pair 3/14 5½ 9-8 —106C87A Seamie Heffernan 3/1J
02 Sep 25 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Slow to break - settled with the group early - 5th with 3f left - squeezed for space 2f out - unable to find extra 1f out and held in 4th to the line 4/16 1¾ 9-8 —83C80A Seamie Heffernan 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Playin Cool won?
Playin Cool (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Playin Cool?
Playin Cool (IRE) is trained by John James Feane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
Who is Playin Cool's sire?
Playin Cool (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Colour Play (USA), whose sire is Medaglia d'Oro.
What is Playin Cool's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 18 October 2026. The highest on record is 84.
What is Playin Cool's sire's record?
Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,712 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Playin Cool's siblings?
Out of Colour Play (USA), Playin Cool (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.