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Political Stance (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer C Byrnes · Owner Byrnes Bloodstock Limited
by Libertarian (GB) out of Miss Melanie (GB) (Phoenix Reach)
9 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Limerick (IRE) Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 1st of 16 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 6 of 8 analysed runs — Political Stance (IRE) is 1 from 9. Won last time out at Limerick (IRE) — ridden in mid-division, a departure from the usual pattern.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating87↓ 6lb off peak
87 87–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 10 Aug 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 114B · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3104B901 run · —
Good to Soft292B872 runs · 92 / 87
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3104B923 runs · 104 / 92
2m1f – 2m4f264C32.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m2114B1021 run · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick (IRE), 17 Oct 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 17 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 113A · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3113A982 runs · 113 / 102.5
Good398C971 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3113A923 runs · 113 / 92
2m1f – 2m4f298C911 run · —
1m5f – 2m297A96.51 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 25 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 8 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Held up 6 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Libertarian (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 558 runs since Nov 2020 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm500%−7.5—
Good180168.9%+1.40 from 3
Good to Soft116108.6%+1.11 from 3
Soft18394.9%−2.60 from 2
Heavy6269.7%+2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−7.5—
1m – 1m1f5120%+12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f9111.1%+3.6—
1m5f – 2m153117.2%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f243208.2%+0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m12797.1%−0.41 from 3
Over 3m1900%−7.50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Melanie (GB) (Phoenix Reach)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +8.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 1 100% +10.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Philip Byrnes 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom Kelly 3 1 33% +8.00
Mr L Burke-Ott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark McDonagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% +9.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 1 17% +5.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 6 runs
17 Oct 26+13d Limerick (IRE) Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m5½f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran settled in midfield - upsides at halfway and went on after 3 out - pushed after 2 out and pulled away - kept finding on the run-in to win 1/16 10-8 8792B113A Tom Kelly 10/1
04 Oct 26+23d Killarney (IRE) Gleneagle Group Handicap Hurdle 2m7f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Jostled at the first - raced freely early and sat sixth at the midpoint - fourth 4 out after a small error and a smack - under pressure soon after - no threat when untidy 2 out and weakened to finish 5th 5/13 1¾ 10-10 8982B92A Tom Kelly 12/1
11 Sep 26+32d Ballinrobe (IRE) Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase 2m1f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up at the back - never a factor - well beaten in 12th 12/16 11 10-2 901C84C Tom Kelly 16/1
10 Aug 26+146d Ballinrobe (IRE) Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Good · 16 ran Settled around the centre of the field - hit the second-last awkwardly - unable to close from the final flight - well held at the finish 10/16 11 11-7 91104B92A Philip Byrnes 9/2
17 Mar 26+19d Down Royal Bluegrass Respire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m4½f · Yielding · 14 ran Held up at the back - clipped a couple early fences and settled last - pulled up before the 6th PU/14 — 11-7 93—— Philip Byrnes 13/2
26 Feb 26+255d Clonmel William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle 2m½f · Heavy · 8 ran Held up towards the back and a shade eager early - improved into 8th after the 3rd then 6th three out - moved through into 4th before edging into 3rd approaching the straight - unable to threaten the front pair when promoted to 2nd two out - eventually weakened in that spot for a well-held second 2/8 20 11-0 93114B96B Philip Byrnes 18/1
2025 · 3 runs
16 Jun 25+16d Kilbeggan Watch Every Race Live On Racing TV (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the back - fighting for control early - unable to close from 3 out - down in 9th and pushed along at the last but held for 7th 7/14 2½ 11-5 —90B97A Mr L Burke-Ott 40/1
31 May 25+17d Listowel Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 17 ran Held up towards the back - unable to make headway approaching 3 out - dropped away early in the straight - well held at the finish 12/17 4 11-12 —64C98C Mark McDonagh 100/1
14 May 25 Tipperary Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Held up at the back - lost touch and no impact - well held in 9th 9/15 1 11-4 ——98A Philip Byrnes 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Political Stance won?
Political Stance (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Political Stance?
Political Stance (IRE) is trained by C Byrnes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Political Stance's sire?
Political Stance (IRE) is by Libertarian (GB) out of Miss Melanie (GB), whose sire is Phoenix Reach.
What going does Political Stance prefer?
Political Stance (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Political Stance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 93.
What is Political Stance's sire's record?
Libertarian (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 558 runs since Nov 2020 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.