Pontificate (IRE)
Pontificate (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Killarney (May 2015).
- 0–12Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (8.3%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 49Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 172. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 121 | 10 | 8.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 540 | 35 | 6.5% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 172 | 6 | 3.5% | −3.9 | — |
| Soft | 397 | 39 | 9.8% | +2.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 145 | 14 | 9.7% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 208 | 13 | 6.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 122 | 4 | 3.3% | −4.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 206 | 13 | 6.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 254 | 16 | 6.3% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 434 | 28 | 6.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 366 | 36 | 9.8% | +2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 158 | 16 | 10.1% | +2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | +4.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Proper Madam (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proper Madam (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Wish Upon A Star (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cottage Garden (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor King | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Keith Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Conneely | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms K Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Pontificate (IRE) won?
- Pontificate (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2013 and 2015. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
- Who trained Pontificate (IRE)?
- Pontificate (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 9 October 2015.
- Who is Pontificate (IRE)'s sire?
- Pontificate (IRE) is by Papal Bull (GB) out of Fluency (GB), whose sire is Formidable I.
- What is Pontificate (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 9 October 2015. The highest on record is 49.
- What is Pontificate (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Papal Bull (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 172. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.
- Who are Pontificate (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fluency (GB), Pontificate (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Proper Madam (IRE) (1). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.