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Portland Row (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer J A Nash · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Black Empress (IRE) (Septieme Ciel)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jul 2023 — 1,197 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Portland Row is a maiden who was yet to win from eight starts on turf. He raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m5f – 3m, with four runs on soft ground and three on heavy. His best effort came when fourth of 14 at Ballinrobe in Apr 2023. The gelding, by Vendangeur out of Black Empress, last ran at Limerick in Jul 2023 off an official rating of 83, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark of 92.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 9lb off peak
83 83–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe, 14 Apr 2023

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 5 figures · best 86B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft286B76.5—
Heavy269B58—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m369B67—
2m5f – 3m286B83—

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 8 Jan 2023 Official rating 83 at the last run, 27 Jul 2023

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 5 figures · best 100C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2100C95.5—
Heavy295A88.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3100C95—
2m5f – 3m291A89—

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 776 runs since Dec 2012 (82 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm800%−9.1—
Good2082210.6%+1.50 from 1
Good to Soft156138.3%−0.8—
Soft2762910.5%+1.40 from 4
Heavy12375.7%−3.40 from 3
Standard (AW)400%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f19526.3%+17.2—
1m5f – 2m275279.8%+0.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f288196.6%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m1741910.9%+1.80 from 4
Over 3m1815.6%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Dec 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Black Empress (IRE) (Septieme Ciel)

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
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Brouder 3 0 0% −3.00
Aidan Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 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
2023 · 6 runs
27 Jul 23+58d Limerick Racing Again October 21st Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-11 83—— Aidan Kelly 16/1
30 May 23+46d Ballinrobe FBD Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m6f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 2¾ 10-13 8580B87A Gavin Brouder 22/1
14 Apr 23+15d Ballinrobe Sherry Fitzgerald Mayo Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 12 11-0 8686B91A Gavin Brouder 25/1
30 Mar 23+63d Naas Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m7½f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 11-3 89—— Gavin Brouder 33/1
26 Jan 23+18d Gowran Park Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-4 92—— L P Dempsey 66/1
08 Jan 23+10d Naas I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 25 ran 11/25 2 11-12 —67C100C Denis O'Regan 100/1
2022 · 2 runs
29 Dec 22+256d Limerick Racing TV Rated Novice Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara) 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 11 11-4 —47B82B Simon Torrens 40/1
17 Apr 22 Cork Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 1 11-2 —69B95A Jack Foley 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Portland Row won?
Portland Row (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Portland Row?
Portland Row (IRE) was trained by J A Nash on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 27 July 2023.
Who is Portland Row's sire?
Portland Row (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Black Empress (IRE), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What is Portland Row's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 27 July 2023. The highest on record is 92.
What is Portland Row's sire's record?
Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 776 runs since Dec 2012 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.