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Pragmatism (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Jul 2021) · Last trainer J S Bolger · Last owner Patrick Bolger
3 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2021 — 1,908 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2021 · 1st of 9 Won last time out 2 wins · Galway & Roscommon Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Pragmatism (IRE) is 2 from 3. Won last time out at Galway. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Galway, 31 Jul 2021

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 3 figures · best 70A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft262A53.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f270A66—
Under 6f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 31 Jul 2021 Official rating 83 at the last run, 31 Jul 2021

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 98A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft293A87—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f298A95.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 6.7% of 2,031 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.7—
Good to Firm170148.2%+1.5—
Good555407.2%+0.51 from 1
Good to Soft209146.7%0—
Soft594376.2%−0.51 from 2
Heavy244218.6%+1.9—
Standard (AW)258103.9%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7656.6%−0.10 from 1
6f – 7f586508.5%+1.82 from 2
1m – 1m1f542315.7%−1—
1m2f – 1m4f357174.8%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m275196.9%+0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f156127.7%+1—
2m5f – 3m3925.1%−1.6—

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

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Clever And Cool (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Clever And Cool (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clever And Cool (IRE)2045f–7½fGroup 3
Focus On Heaven (IRE)416f—
Clever And Classy (IRE)1817½f—
Son Of Beauty (IRE)50——
Clever And Cute (IRE)50——
Tootick (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% −0.09
Good 1 1 100% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 1 1 100% +4.50
Roscommon 1 1 100% +0.91
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 2 100% +5.41
Under 6f 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
31 Jul 21+81d Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap 7f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 8370A98A Kevin Manning 9/2
11 May 21+38d Roscommon Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden 7.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 —62A93A Kevin Manning 10/11F
03 Apr 21 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 shd 9-7 —45A81A Kevin Manning 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Pragmatism (IRE) won?
Pragmatism (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2021, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Pragmatism (IRE)?
Pragmatism (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 31 July 2021.
Who is Pragmatism (IRE)'s sire?
Pragmatism (IRE) is by Vocalised (USA) out of Sunset Beauty (IRE), whose sire is Whipper.
What is Pragmatism (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 31 July 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Pragmatism (IRE)'s sire's record?
Vocalised (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 2,031 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pragmatism (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sunset Beauty (IRE), Pragmatism (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Clever And Cool (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Clever And Cool (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.