Horse profile
Portarlington (IRE)
36 runs · 20 courses · from May 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Downpatrick, Fairyhouse & Tramore
Last run 5 Jun 2026
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Portarlington is a gelding with four wins from 36 starts. He won the Denvirs Of Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on good in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 104, and earlier took two handicaps at Fairyhouse over 2m1f – 2m4f plus the Ladies Cove Handicap Chase at Tramore over 2m5f – 3m on heavy. All four wins came on turf in handicap company. He last ran at Clonmel in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 106.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 5 (13.9%)Placed
- −8.30£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.53Fair A/E n=36 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating106↓ 3lb off peak
106
48–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 115A | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 6 | 108A | 73.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 78B | 68 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 108A | 94 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 115A | 71 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 78B | 73.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 102A | 89 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 115C | 75 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 75A | 67 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 85A | 70 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 115C | 102 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 89C | 82 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 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 17 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (53%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (24%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (12%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (12%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,970 runs since Jun 2020 (389 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 259.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +17 | — |
| Good to Firm | 535 | 65 | 12.1% | +1.8 | — |
| Good | 1,027 | 108 | 10.5% | +0.2 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 378 | 34 | 9% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 539 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 145 | 14 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,335 | 134 | 10% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 556 | 69 | 12.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,247 | 240 | 10.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 735 | 64 | 8.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 19 | 7.3% | −3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | −2 | 2 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.7 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.80 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.20 |
| Downpatrick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.80 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +9.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J P Sutton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 4 | 3 | 75% | +10.70 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E T Mellerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 4 | 36% | +16.70 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +14.20 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 22 | 3 | 14% | −7.30 |
| Flat | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Jun 26+10d | Clonmel | Bulmers Zero Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - still in contention passing the 4th - running fourth but under pressure into the 6th and fell there | F/16 | — | 11-9 | 106 | — | — | P J O'Hanlon | 50/1 |
| 26 May 26+14d | Ballinrobe | FBD Handicap Hurdle Held up early - error at 1st fence - fell at 6th | F/15 | — | 11-4 | 106 | — | — | Mr J P Sutton | 50/1 |
| 12 May 26+189d | Sligo | Solar Generation Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pair - jumped awkwardly second - fourth at halfway - driven approaching three out then dropped away with little response finishing sixth | 6/12 | 19 | 11-3 | 108 | 92C | 96C | Mr J P Sutton | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 25+46d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Jackpot Jingle At Fairyhouse 13th December Handicap Hurdle Sat handy early - improved into 2nd then 3rd - dropped away after 4 out - trailed off through the straight and beaten a long way home | 10/13 | 10 | 11-4 | 109 | 46C | 98C | Mr J P Sutton | 66/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+25d | Downpatrick | Peter Fitzpatrick & Sons Estate Agents And Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase Settled around the pack - hit the 4th and pushed along by the 9th - dropped away 4 out to finish well beaten | 8/11 | 9½ | 10-12 | 103 | 71A | 88A | Mr J P Sutton | 12/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+26d | Downpatrick | Drop, Lock & Leave Handicap Chase Sat close behind pace - third at halfway - driven and slipped back nearing 3 out - fifth heading into last two furlongs and unable to find more | 5/9 | 14 | 11-0 | 104 | 61C | 90C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 5/1 |
| 30 Jul 25+15d | Galway | Tote Money-Back 2nd Every Race Today Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway - dropped away after 3 out and had little left approaching 2 out | 16/20 | 13 | 11-4 | 109 | — | 99C | Mr J P Sutton | 28/1 |
| 15 Jul 25+8d | Downpatrick | Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Set the pace throughout - driven approaching last and met determined pressure - fought back under urging to pull clear in the closing stages for the win | 1/9 | 11-5 | 104 | 115A | 124A | Mr J H Williamson | 7/2 | |
| 07 Jul 25+37d | Roscommon | Knockcroghery Claiming Hurdle Shared front role early - held clear spot from the 3rd then lost command around the 5th - slipped to 3rd by halfway - urged into 4th turning for home - held on without finding more from 3 out | 5/10 | 6 | 10-13 | 106 | 107B | 112A | Patrick M O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 31 May 25+27d | Tramore | Tramore Handicap Chase Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 2nd and settled just behind in third - clipped fence 5 out and pushed along before 3 out - had nothing left in the closing stages finishing well held in 6th | 6/9 | 14 | 11-11 | 106 | 68B | 87B | Keith Donoghue | 9/2 |
| 04 May 25+107d | Sligo | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Stumbled leaving stalls - settled second before slipping back to third under pressure with 2f left - lost place from the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | nk | 8-11 | 48 | 102A | 51A | Dylan O'Connor | 10/3F |
| 17 Jan 25+20d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - urged into the straight but made no impact turning in - stayed on same pace to finish ninth | 9/13 | ½ | 8-13 | 49 | 59B | 57A | James Ryan | 3/1F |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+14d | Leopardstown | Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Sat just behind the front pack early - disputed second at halfway - pushed along into the straight and unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished well held | 8/23 | 2¼ | 10-12 | 106 | — | 108A | Mr J H Williamson | 7/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+18d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse, Racecourse Of The Year 2024 Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) Contended for the lead early and met the first fence boldly though a touch extravagant - settled in 4th by halfway - a minor error 5 out before moving up to 2nd at the following fence - sharing the front 3 out - in front turning in - pressed on after 2 out and went away at the last - surged on the run-in before the effort was steadied near | 1/12 | 11-1 | 96 | 108A | 117A | Mr J H Williamson | 6/5F | |
| 26 Nov 24+14d | Tramore | Ladies Cove Handicap Chase (0-95) Set the pace early sharing command - lost front spot at the 6th before rejoining battle from 5 out - hit the front once more approaching 3 out - pushed along 2 out - stayed on strongly from the final flight to win | 1/13 | 12-0 | 95 | — | 128A | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 | |
| 12 Nov 24+24d | Fairyhouse | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat close to the pace early - fourth turning at halfway - pushed along on the rail after three out - up into third nearing the following fence - closed to second before the last and got up in front inside the final furlong and a half - stayed on strongly to score | 1/14 | 11-4 | 88 | — | 108A | Mr J H Williamson | 7/1 | |
| 19 Oct 24+29d | Limerick | Race Displays Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Settled midpack early - pushed along in 10th approaching 2 out - unable to find more late - finished 8th | 8/18 | 7 | 11-10 | 89 | 81B | 99A | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+46d | Downpatrick | Caleb & Ezra Starkey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Handy early behind front pack - 8th at halfway - asked for effort out wide approaching two out - stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 5/13 | hd | 11-3 | 89 | 100B | 106A | John Shinnick | 10/1 |
| 05 Aug 24+11d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - jumped errors and made no progress from 4 out - well held at the finish | 13/16 | hd | 11-10 | 91 | 62C | 86C | Mark McDonagh | 14/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+12d | Wexford | Wexford Heritage Trails Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 10/13 | ½ | 11-11 | 92 | 78B | 95A | Mark McDonagh | 15/2 |
| 13 Jul 24+268d | Wexford | Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 6/14 | shd | 11-11 | 92 | 93B | 105A | Mark McDonagh | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 23+18d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 11/12 | ¾ | 11-13 | 95 | 73A | 88A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/1 |
| 01 Oct 23+46d | Killarney | Tote Fantasy, Who's In Your Stable Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 3/11 | 9 | 11-7 | 95 | 94A | 112A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 16 Aug 23+33d | Gowran Park | BOYLESPORTS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 13/15 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 53 | 89C | 44A | Seamie Heffernan | 40/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+8d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | F/17 | — | 11-10 | 95 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/1J |
| 06 Jul 23+36d | Bellewstown | McNally's Pharmacy 365 Handicap (47-65) | 5/16 | nk | 9-0 | 54 | 115C | 61A | Jamie Powell | 25/1 |
| 31 May 23+44d | Wexford | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | F/14 | — | 11-8 | 95 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| 17 Apr 23+117d | Tramore | Newtown Maiden Hurdle | 7/13 | hd | 10-6 | — | 60C | 91C | Mr E T Mellerick | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 22+24d | Fairyhouse | Thanks To All Our Sponsors In 2022 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 9/14 | 1 | 10-9 | — | — | 95C | Mike O'Connor | 125/1 |
| 27 Nov 22+11d | Navan | Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 11/22 | 2 | 10-9 | — | 74B | 105A | Mike O'Connor | 250/1 |
| 16 Nov 22+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) | 10/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 57 | 75A | 56A | Gavin Ryan | 40/1 |
| 26 Oct 22+34d | Curragh | Play Novileague At Novibet Handicap (47-70) | 20/26 | 7½ | 9-3 | 61 | 24C | 58C | Seamie Heffernan | 100/1 |
| 22 Sep 22+40d | Listowel | Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Handicap | 13/14 | 13 | 9-1 | 64 | 54C | 40C | Jamie Powell | 50/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+14d | Tramore | Dan Cowman Memorial Maiden | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | — | 85A | 47A | Danny Gilligan | 100/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+74d | Galway | Bathshack Maiden | 15/17 | 4½ | 9-3 | — | 75C | 41C | Jake Coen | 80/1 |
| 17 May 22 | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 70A | 63A | Nathan Crosse | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Portarlington won?
- Portarlington (IRE) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (13.9% of starts).
- Who trains Portarlington?
- Portarlington (IRE) is trained by Ian Patrick Donoghue, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 June 2026.
- Who is Portarlington's sire?
- Portarlington (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Mudammera (IRE), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What going does Portarlington prefer?
- Portarlington (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Portarlington's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 5 June 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Portarlington's sire's record?
- Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,970 runs since Jun 2020 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 259.
- Who are Portarlington's siblings?
- Out of Mudammera (IRE), Portarlington (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.