Horse profile
Priory Park (IRE)
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Final Episode (IRE) (Definite Article)
38 runs · 23 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 4 Sep 2026 · 6th of 13
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Priory Park is a gelding who has won four of 38 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He gained those wins at four different courses, twice over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft or good to soft ground and once each over 2m5f – 3m on soft and over 3m on good. His most recent success came at Ballinrobe in Sep 2025. He finished sixth of 13 when held up in the Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan in Sep 2026.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 4–38Wins / Runs
- 10.5%Strike rate
- 8 (21.1%)Placed
- −3.17£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.25Fair A/E n=38 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 rating102↓ 19lb off peak
102
100–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 134
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 135A | 74 | 4 runs · 134 / 90 |
| Heavy | 8 | 80B | 66.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 108B | 94 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 105A | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 135A | 73.5 | 3 runs · 134 / 60 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 114A | 66.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 80B | 71.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 120B | 105 | 2 runs · 120 / 107 |
Flat
Of 38 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 38 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 13 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Mid-division 6 (46%) · 1 win
- Held up 5 (38%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 2,074 | 240 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,139 | 111 | 9.7% | −0.8 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,712 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 2 from 18 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,812 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,552 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | 2 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 646 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 1 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 136 | 22 | 16.2% | +5.7 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Final Episode (IRE) (Definite Article)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Minella Blueway (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Minella Blueway (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minella Blueway (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 2m3½f–3m | Class 2 |
| Who's The Boss (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Scotch On Da Rocks (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Heavy | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +10.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +8.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 9 | 2 | 22% | +13.50 |
| Eoin Staples | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Aidan Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr L P Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A E Kinirons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 3 | 12% | +4.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.33 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.50 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | +10.50 |
| Chase | 17 | 1 | 6% | −12.67 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Sep 26+31d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Held up near the back - urged into contention in 10th two out - stayed on same gear to finish sixth | 6/13 | 1¾ | 11-2 | 102 | 94B | 111A | Kevin Sexton | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 26+108d | Roscommon (IRE) | DNG Ivan Connaughton Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - driven up and lost touch after 4 out then well beaten at the finish | 15/15 | 7 | 11-5 | 103 | 60C | 101C | Kevin Sexton | 17/2 |
| 18 Apr 26+44d | Bellewstown | Pat & Eddie Smith Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - driven 4 out - unable to close from 2 out - kept on same pace to finish ninth | 9/15 | 9½ | 11-6 | 104 | 54C | 96C | Mr L P Barnett | 8/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+75d | Thurles | EASYFIX Equine Handicap Hurdle Settled in the middle of the pack - mistakes at both the fifth and fourth from home saw a slide towards the back - pressed for effort but found nothing more three out - retired from the contest before reaching two out | PU/13 | — | 11-9 | 107 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 25+36d | Thurles | Molony Cup Handicap Chase Settled midfield - up to 4th early in straight but unable to close on the front pair - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/16 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 104 | 120B | 115A | Eoin Staples | 4/1 |
| 14 Nov 25+51d | Cheltenham | Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - pushed along before three out and unable to quicken - made no headway approaching the last - well beaten in 12th | 12/18 | 1½ | 10-10 | 113 | 134B | 106A | Eoin Staples | 12/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+12d | Listowel | Devon Inn Dan Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - mistake three out - improved into contention up the outside before two out - sixth heading to the last - unable to find extra despite urging - stayed on same rate to finish 5th | 5/13 | ½ | 10-3 | 107 | 73B | 107A | Eoin Staples | 5/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+73d | Ballinrobe | Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back and racing wide - eighth early on then seventh before 2 out - made ground on the outer approaching the last - up to third entering the straight - hit the front inside the final furlong - powered clear late - finished full of running | 1/8 | 10-3 | 100 | 135A | 117A | Eoin Staples | 7/1 | |
| 01 Jul 25+31d | Tipperary | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - clipped heels in 7th and needed encouragement before fading 4 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/13 | — | 11-7 | 105 | — | — | Tiernan Power Roche | 14/1 |
| 31 May 25+9d | Tramore | Tramore Handicap Chase Sat handy behind the front pair - fifth at halfway - urged forward after the 10th but weakened by the 12th - dropped towards the back before 5 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/9 | — | 11-10 | 105 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/1J |
| 22 May 25+10d | Limerick | Gairdin Glas Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - hit a rough jump in 4th around the 9th - moved into second after 11th - hit front 12th - stumbled slightly 3 out - drew clear before 2 out - stayed on strongly to win | 1/6 | 10-6 | 100 | 105A | 121B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/3 | |
| 12 May 25+137d | Killarney | Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - popped second and fumbled again six from home - improved into fifth from eighth - pushed along entering the straight without finding more - stayed on same gait to finish sixth | 6/15 | nk | 11-2 | 100 | — | 109A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+117d | Down Royal | Metcollect Oil Recycling Hunters Chase Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway then made no headway from 3 out - eased out of contention approaching 2 out | PU/12 | — | 11-7 | 107 | — | — | Eoin Staples | 7/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+263d | Curragh | Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Charity Race | 12/20 | ¾ | 12-0 | — | 64C | 65A | Mr A E Kinirons | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 23+16d | Punchestown | Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle | 14/17 | 32 | 11-4 | 109 | 54C | 94C | Mark McDonagh | 50/1 |
| 26 Nov 23+143d | Cork | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-9 | 109 | — | — | Kieren Buckley | 66/1 |
| 06 Jul 23+19d | Tipperary | Pierce Motors Handicap Hurdle | PU/15 | — | 11-3 | 112 | — | — | Jody McGarvey | 28/1 |
| 17 Jun 23+13d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Welcomes Racing TV Club Members Opportunity Beginners Chase | 3/6 | ½ | 11-8 | 110 | 84A | 106B | Aidan Kelly | 4/1 |
| 04 Jun 23+49d | Kilbeggan | Entegro Handicap Chase (0-123) | 9/10 | 99 | 11-3 | 111 | -87C | 96C | Jody McGarvey | 11/2 |
| 16 Apr 23+27d | Tramore | Book A Table For The August Festival Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 3 | 10-9 | 109 | 107A | 116A | Aidan Kelly | 4/1J |
| 20 Mar 23+40d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Novice Handicap Chase Final (grade B) | 7/12 | 1 | 10-3 | 110 | 67B | 104A | L P Dempsey | 18/1 |
| 08 Feb 23+22d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Members 2023 Handicap Chase (0-116) | 2/10 | hd | 11-6 | 107 | 74A | 122A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 17 Jan 23+27d | Clonmel | Jossestown Handicap Chase (0-109) | 7/10 | ¾ | 12-0 | 108 | 66B | 110A | Simon Torrens | 12/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 22+24d | Fairyhouse | Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Chase | 7/7 | 45 | 10-8 | 109 | — | 86C | Mark Walsh | 4/1 |
| 27 Nov 22+15d | Navan | Boardsmill Stud Irish EBF Beginners Chase | 14/15 | 26 | 11-12 | — | 0C | 116C | J J Slevin | 125/1 |
| 12 Nov 22+12d | Naas | Mongey Communications Beginners Chase | 5/12 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 47C | 105C | L P Dempsey | 66/1 |
| 31 Oct 22+187d | Wexford | Michael Moore Motors Beginners Chase | 9/14 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 58C | 110C | Simon Torrens | 100/1 |
| 27 Apr 22+10d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) | PU/24 | — | 11-6 | 119 | — | — | Aidan Kelly | 50/1 |
| 17 Apr 22+28d | Cork | BARONERACING.COM Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B) | 5/14 | 13 | 10-10 | 120 | 61C | 101C | Phillip Enright | 33/1 |
| 20 Mar 22+43d | Downpatrick | Toals Bookmakers Rated Hurdle | 6/9 | 3½ | 11-5 | 121 | 114A | 112A | Mark Walsh | 6/1 |
| 05 Feb 22+39d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power 'I'd Love A Can But Pints Are Cheaper' Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) | 21/24 | 9 | 10-5 | 121 | 24C | 101C | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 21+40d | Leopardstown | Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 1/28 | 11-10 | 111 | — | 137A | Mark Walsh | 9/2J | |
| 18 Nov 21+194d | Thurles | Thurlesraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/18 | 11-8 | 103 | 108B | 119A | Mark Walsh | 16/1 | |
| 08 May 21+20d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Rated Novice Hurdle | 5/10 | 6 | 11-2 | 105 | 96A | 98A | Mark Walsh | 9/1 |
| 18 Apr 21+40d | Tramore | Formahoof Handicap Hurdle | 11/14 | 4¼ | 11-4 | 106 | 88C | 103C | Mark Walsh | 11/2 |
| 09 Mar 21+29d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 4/14 | 2¾ | 11-6 | — | 72B | 112A | Mark Walsh | 2/1F |
| 08 Feb 21+64d | Fairyhouse | Congratulations To The ITBA_Official 2020 Award Winners Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 4/16 | 9 | 11-13 | — | 80B | 105A | Mark Walsh | 16/1 |
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 20 | Cork | Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/18 | 15 | 11-11 | — | 77B | 111A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Priory Park won?
- Priory Park (IRE) won 4 of 38 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 8 times in total (21.1% of starts).
- Who trains Priory Park?
- Priory Park (IRE) is trained by Edward F Power, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
- Who is Priory Park's sire?
- Priory Park (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Final Episode (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Priory Park prefer?
- Priory Park (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Priory Park's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 4 September 2026. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Priory Park's sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Priory Park's siblings?
- Out of Final Episode (IRE), Priory Park (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Minella Blueway (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Minella Blueway (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.