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Horse profile

Polanco (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer P F O'Donnell · Owner Anthony Hennessy
by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Exquisite Ruby (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Ran yesterday · 4th of 14 Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Polanco (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE) (Sep 2026). Last raced off 49, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 14lb off peak
49 47–63

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 18 Sep 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 9 figures · best 101C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3101C463 · 101 / 46
Standard (AW)298B872 · 98 / 87
Good to Soft274A71.51 · —
Soft257C42.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f676B633 · 76 / 69
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 18 Sep 2026 Official rating 49 at the last run, 16 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 9 figures · best 66A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good354A413 · 54 / 41
Standard (AW)266A632 · 66 / 63
Good to Soft262A52.51 · —
Soft249C46—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f662A463 · 60 / 43
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 3,916 runs since Jan 2008 (386 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+16.9—
Good to Firm5356512.1%+1.7—
Good1,02310810.6%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft373349.1%−1.30 from 2
Soft523509.6%−0.80 from 2
Heavy1391410.1%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,31213210.1%−0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5506912.5%+2.10 from 1
6f – 7f2,21923810.7%+0.30 from 6
1m – 1m1f719648.9%−1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f255187.1%−3.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m112119.8%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f4848.3%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m10220%+9.6—
Over 3m300%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Exquisite Ruby (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Exquisite Acclaim (IRE)7196f–1m—
Western Ruler (IRE)20——
Capital Offence (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wesley Joyce 3 0 0% −3.00
Julian Pietropaolo 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke McAteer 2 0 0% −2.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 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
16 Oct 26+28d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 8-11 4976B60A Julian Pietropaolo 11/4F
18 Sep 26+67d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) SIS, Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 hd 8-8 4798B66A Julian Pietropaolo 33/1
13 Jul 26+13d Killarney (IRE) Heights Hotel, Killarney Handicap 11.5f · Good · 14 ran settled towards the back - travelled easily - asked for effort without making ground early in the straight - failed to threaten and continued at the same level to the line 10/14 8 9-4 50101C41C Luke McAteer 125/1
30 Jun 26+27d Roscommon Jimmy Murray Agri Services Handicap (0-60) 7.5f · Good · 15 ran Handy early - moved up to second before 1f gone - dropped back over 2f out - faded to finish well beaten 15/15 2¼ 9-2 5540C36C Luke McAteer 50/1
03 Jun 26+25d Curragh Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap 6.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Sat close to pace on the near flank - dropped away with 2f left as effort was asked - gave in over a furlong out - eventually well held in 15th 15/18 ¾ 9-4 6069C43C Donagh O'Connor 66/1
09 May 26+233d Naas Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap 5f · Good · 16 ran Held tucked in behind pace-setters on the far rail - 5th and driven for effort with 2f left - couldn't find more in the closing stages - finished well held 12/16 1¼ 8-9 6346C54A Wesley Joyce 50/1
18 Sep 25+16d Naas Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran Settled towards rear pulling hard - squeezed for space after a furlong and a half - pushed along and made no further progress 2f out - well beaten in 14th 14/16 1¾ 9-0 —57C49C Wesley Joyce 150/1
02 Sep 25+63d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back - lost more ground into 9th approaching 3f out and made no progress - lost place late finishing 8th 8/12 3¼ 9-2 —74A62A Wesley Joyce 200/1
01 Jul 25 Roscommon Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7.5f · Yielding · 15 ran Slow to begin - settled towards the back - unable to make progress and well held throughout 13/15 11 9-2 —28C43C Jamie Powell 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Polanco (IRE) won?
Polanco (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trains Polanco (IRE)?
Polanco (IRE) is trained by P F O'Donnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
Who is Polanco (IRE)'s sire?
Polanco (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Exquisite Ruby (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Polanco (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 63.
What is Polanco (IRE)'s sire's record?
Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 3,916 runs since Jan 2008 (386 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
Who are Polanco (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Exquisite Ruby (GB), Polanco (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) (9). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.