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Horse profile

Playing Card (IRE)

2yo gelding · Trainer Harry Eustace · Owner Valmont
2 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2026
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Ran 6 days ago · 7th of 11
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 2yo gelding with 2 starts since Sep 2026. Finished 7 of 11 at Nottingham last time. By Sottsass (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 669 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Nottingham, 14 Oct 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 2 figures · best 79A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f279A752 · 79 / 75

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 23 Sep 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 2 figures · best 77B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f277B682 · 77 / 68

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 21 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 669 runs since Jan 2008 (107 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.8% from 190. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 132. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 207.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.7—
Good to Firm56916.1%+4.4—
Good174169.2%−2.5—
Good to Soft8478.3%−3.40 from 1
Soft132118.3%−3.4—
Heavy29517.2%+5.5—
Standard (AW)1903015.8%+4.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.7—
6f – 7f1391611.5%−0.2—
1m – 1m1f207188.7%−30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2633412.9%+1.2—
1m5f – 2m53815.1%+3.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6233.3%+21.6—

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

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hollywell Stream (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hollywell Stream (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hollywell Stream (IRE)711m2fClass 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
14 Oct 26+21d Nottingham British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Made all the running - niggled when challenged 3f out - under urgent driving 2f out - overtaken over 1f out and soon out of it - faded inside final furlong to finish 7th 7/11 ½ 9-7 79A59C Hector Crouch 9/4F
23 Sep 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (Div I) (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 9 ran Settled off the front group early - pushed along and closed in from 2f out - stayed on same speed final furlong to finish second beaten 2¼ lengths 2/9 2¼ 9-4 71A77B Pat Cosgrave 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Playing Card (IRE) won?
Playing Card (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Playing Card (IRE)?
Playing Card (IRE) is trained by Harry Eustace, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
Who is Playing Card (IRE)'s sire?
Playing Card (IRE) is by Sottsass (FR) out of Au Clair De Lune (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
What is Playing Card (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sottsass (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 669 runs since Jan 2008 (107 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.8% from 190. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 132. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 207.
Who are Playing Card (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Au Clair De Lune (IRE), Playing Card (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hollywell Stream (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hollywell Stream (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2026. 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.