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Horse profile

Port Arthur (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer M C Grassick · Owner Joseph E Keeling Aidan Gleeson M C Grassick
by Australia (GB) out of Vestavia (IRE) (Alhaarth)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 21 Oct 2026 · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Port Arthur is a maiden who has run eight times without a win and placed twice. His best effort came when second of 11 at the Curragh in Sep 2026. He usually races prominently and last ran seventh of nine in mid division at Navan in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 73. By Australia out of a mare by Alhaarth he has raced exclusively on turf.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 3 Nov 2026
Official rating73↓ 6lb off peak
73 73–79

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh (IRE), 27 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 8 figures · best 105A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
Soft482A81.52 runs · 81 / 74.5
Good273C68.52 runs · 73 / 68.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
6f – 7f5105A823 runs · 105 / 81
1m – 1m1f269C66.52 runs · 69 / 66.5
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 29 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh (IRE), 27 Sep 2026 Official rating 73 at the last run, 21 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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 91A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
Soft484A80.52 runs · 77 / 62
Good275B65.52 runs · 75 / 65.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
6f – 7f591A843 runs · 91 / 77
1m – 1m1f267A61.52 runs · 67 / 61.5
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 29 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 7 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 21 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 4 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,670 runs since May 2018 (566 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+12—
Good to Firm6658112.2%+1.1—
Good1,50816510.9%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft6616710.1%−10 from 1
Soft96912112.5%+1.40 from 4
Heavy324299%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1,53016610.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3425.9%−5.20 from 1
6f – 7f643639.8%−1.30 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,25013610.9%−0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,09226812.8%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,17612911%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f355267.3%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m10876.5%−4.6—
Over 3m1218.3%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vestavia (IRE) (Alhaarth)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Texas Rock (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Texas Rock (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Texas Rock (IRE)6776f–1mListed
We Dare To Dream (IRE)1527f–7½fClass 4
Evident (IRE)3526f–7fClass 5
Elanora (IRE)2515f—
Mimosa Park (IRE)60——
Vestavian (IRE)50——
King Alfred (IRE)30——
Vartano (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 3 0 0% −3.00
W J Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
W. J. Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

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
21 Oct 26+14d Navan (IRE) Navan Racing Festival Advanced Price Tickets On Sale Now Maiden 5f · Yielding · 9 ran Raced in the pack's midst - urged along before halfway - soon lost ground and finished 7th 7/9 3¼ 9-8 7368A47A Robbie Colgan 12/1
07 Oct 26+10d Navan (IRE) Buy Now & Save With The Real Deal Bundle Maiden 6f · Yielding · 13 ran Prompt up with the front runner early - 4th at halfway - nudged by hands over 2f out - soon urged with nothing left in 5th over 1f out - reclaimed 4th inside the last 100 yards - weakened near the line to finish 5th 5/13 hd 9-8 7481C77A Robbie Colgan 8/1
27 Sep 26+12d Curragh (IRE) Celebrating County Kildare And Lexington Twinning Maiden 6f · Heavy · 11 ran Shared front spot early - lost command 2f out and urged on - chasing runner-up spot inside final furlong unable to close - held for second at the finish 2/11 3¾ 9-8 74105A91A Robbie Colgan 25/1
15 Sep 26+26d Punchestown (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m1f · Good · 14 ran Slowly away - dropped to the back of the field and never a factor - faded from over 1f out to finish well held 11/14 ¾ 9-8 7664C56C W. J. Lee 28/1
20 Aug 26+17d Leopardstown (IRE) Leopardstown Golf, Padel & Range Maiden 1m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Sat close to the front pack early - urged into 5th by halfway - asked for effort 2f out - flattened out and finished 5th 5/13 2½ 9-8 7969C67A Wayne Lordan 8/1
03 Aug 26+291d Naas (IRE) TRM Ironxcell For Energy Race 6f · Good · 5 ran Held up at the back - under pressure with no headway 2f out - moved into 3rd inside the final 150 yards and stayed on at one gear to finish 3rd 3/5 2½ 9-5 —73C75B W J Lee 18/1
2025 · 2 runs
16 Oct 25+28d Curragh Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden 6f · Yielding · 12 ran Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - moved through nicely to challenge outside 2f out - unable to get past pacesetter with a furlong left - eased back to 3rd then held on for 4th at the finish 4/12 ½ 9-4 —82A84A W J Lee 15/2
18 Sep 25 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Sat close to the front group early - down in 5th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left and up to 4th approaching the final furlong - held on for third at the line 3/12 1¼ 9-5 —82A84A W J Lee 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Port Arthur won?
Port Arthur (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Port Arthur?
Port Arthur (IRE) is trained by M C Grassick, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 October 2026.
Who is Port Arthur's sire?
Port Arthur (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Vestavia (IRE), whose sire is Alhaarth.
What is Port Arthur's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 21 October 2026. The highest on record is 79.
What is Port Arthur's sire's record?
Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,670 runs since May 2018 (566 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Who are Port Arthur's siblings?
Out of Vestavia (IRE), Port Arthur (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Texas Rock (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Texas Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 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.