Horse profile
Prisoner's Dilemma (GB)
9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer Maurice Andrew Ahern · Last owner Maurice Andrew Ahern
45 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Aug 2025 — 454 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 15th of 15
8 wins · 4 courses
New yard
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Prisoner's Dilemma won eight of 45 starts with all wins over 6f – 7f. Five of those came at Dundalk on the all-weather and three on turf at Curragh, Naas and Fairyhouse. The gelding won a handicap at Dundalk in Sep 2024 off an official rating of 68 and his last run, at Tipperary in Aug 2025, was his first for Maurice Andrew Ahern when he finished 15th of 15 off 70, 39lb below his highest ever mark of 109.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 39lb off peak
- 8–45Wins / Runs
- 17.8%Strike rate
- 17 (37.8%)Placed
- +35.50£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 2.03Fair A/E n=45 · 1.66 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 311 d
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 rating70↓ 39lb off peak
70
68–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 20 | 109A | 95 | — |
| Good | 16 | 130A | 99.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 94C | 62 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 87C | 74.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 130A | 95 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 104A | 80 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 127A | 103 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 45 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 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,895 runs since Apr 2018 (417 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.5% from 199. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.3% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +20.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 355 | 39 | 11% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 625 | 68 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 2 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 556 | 64 | 11.5% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 542 | 47 | 8.7% | −1.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 199 | 13 | 6.5% | −4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,605 | 174 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 5 from 20 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 144 | 22 | 15.3% | +4.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,169 | 124 | 10.6% | +0.1 | 8 from 34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,378 | 151 | 11% | +0.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 874 | 78 | 8.9% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 227 | 29 | 12.8% | +2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 93 | 5 | 5.4% | −5.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Epic Express (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Epic Express (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Express (GB) | 49 | 6 | 6f–1m | Class 5 |
| Keep The Gold (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Secret Harvest (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Secret Tryst (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 20 | 5 | 25% | +28.50 |
| Good | 16 | 2 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +15.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 19 | 5 | 26% | +29.50 |
| Curragh | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 1 | 25% | +15.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 8 | 24% | +46.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh O'Connor | 36 | 7 | 19% | +40.50 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 4 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | +5.50 |
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +14.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +12.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +19.50 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +17.50 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 Aug 25+301d | Tipperary | Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap Hesitant start - held up at the back - pushed along with 1 1/2f left - unable to close - faded away with no response late | 15/15 | 1½ | 10-0 | 70 | 103C | 56A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap Held a midfield spot early - still 8th at halfway - driven on approaching 2f out to move 7th with a furlong left - unable to close and finished 8th one-paced | 8/14 | 1 | 9-12 | 73 | 98B | 82A | Donagh O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+46d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) Held a midfield spot wide - urged forward to move into 5th 2f out - edged to the front inside the last furlong - kept going strongly to win | 1/13 | 10-0 | 68 | 95B | 89A | Donagh O'Connor | 20/1 | |
| 05 Aug 24+12d | Naas | Dickie & Biddy White Memorial Handicap Sat close to the front early - urged into the pack and slipped back through the field by halfway - unable to close the gap under pressure and held no more in reserve late | 13/15 | 3¾ | 9-13 | 74 | 45C | 56C | Donagh O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+124d | Naas | NFP Handicap | 11/19 | shd | 9-10 | 76 | 62C | 77A | Donagh O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 22 Mar 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Sky Bet Match5 Handicap | 8/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 87A | 76A | Donagh O'Connor | 7/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+30d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 80 | 92A | 84A | Donagh O'Connor | 20/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap | 4/7 | ½ | 9-4 | 81 | 95A | 80A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/2 |
| 19 Jan 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap | 3/13 | hd | 9-10 | 81 | 108B | 98A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays Return To Dundalk Handicap (50-85) | 6/14 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 84 | 100B | 86A | Donagh O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 23+96d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap | 12/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 86 | 80B | 74A | Donagh O'Connor | 22/1 |
| 10 Sep 23+3d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 22/22 | 4¾ | 8-11 | 88 | 19C | 60C | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 07 Sep 23+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 35 Handicap | 8/13 | hd | 8-12 | 91 | 96B | 83A | Gavin Ryan | 13/2 |
| 20 Aug 23+8d | Curragh | Bord Na Mona Recycling Handicap | 5/13 | nk | 9-7 | 93 | 102C | 99A | Donagh O'Connor | 10/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+31d | Curragh | Sheehy Motors Skoda Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 95 | 91A | 89A | Donagh O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+311d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 10-0 | 95 | 89A | 91A | Donagh O'Connor | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Sep 22+22d | York | Elevator Company Garrowby Stakes (Listed) | 4/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 109 | 110A | 104A | Donagh O'Connor | 15/2 |
| 13 Aug 22+8d | Curragh | Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap | 1/8 | 10-0 | 103 | 113A | 107A | J M Sheridan | 3/1F | |
| 05 Aug 22+19d | Tipperary | Botanica International Race | 3/6 | 2 | 9-12 | 103 | 127A | 98B | Donagh O'Connor | 9/2 |
| 17 Jul 22+22d | Curragh | Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) | 4/5 | 3½ | 9-10 | 103 | 106C | 85B | Donagh O'Connor | 33/1 |
| 25 Jun 22+29d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Dash Stakes (listed) | 2/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 100 | 101A | 110A | Donagh O'Connor | 18/1 |
| 27 May 22+61d | Fairyhouse | Racing TV Race | 1/6 | 9-12 | 92 | 96A | 100B | Donagh O'Connor | 8/1 | |
| 27 Mar 22+2d | Naas | Compas Stallions Handicap | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 84 | 94C | 92A | Jake Coen | 9/2 |
| 25 Mar 22+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Home Of Irish All-Weather Racing At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 1/10 | 10-0 | 84 | 109A | 94A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/2 | |
| 04 Mar 22+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap | 9/13 | ¾ | 9-8 | 84 | 77B | 77A | Sam Ewing | 4/1F |
| 02 Feb 22+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-4 | 85 | 109A | 93A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/2 |
| 05 Jan 22+19d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (50-85) | 1/14 | 9-12 | 81 | 82B | 95A | Donagh O'Connor | 10/1 | |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 21+49d | Dundalk (AW) | BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Handicap (45-75) (Div 2) | 1/14 | 10-2 | 75 | 95B | 96A | Donagh O'Connor | 9/2F | |
| 29 Oct 21+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Betvictor Loyalty Club Handicap (50-80) | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 77 | 104A | 82A | Donagh O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 25 Sep 21+23d | Curragh | William Hill Ireland Pick Your Places Handicap | 13/15 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 98C | 64A | Gary Halpin | 28/1 |
| 02 Sep 21+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Donate To The Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle In Honour Of Pat Smullen Handicap (50-80) | 5/11 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 78 | 95A | 85A | Donagh O'Connor | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 21+146d | Killarney | Bordeaux Racecourse Rated Race | 9/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 80 | 96A | 75A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 26 Mar 21+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 9-13 | 82 | 98A | 89A | Donagh O'Connor | 10/3F |
| 05 Mar 21+77d | Dundalk (AW) | Hollywoodbets Racing & Sports Betting Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 79 | 104A | 82A | Donagh O'Connor | 7/1 |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 20+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Test Your Tipping Talents At PUNTERS.HOLLYWOODBETS.COM Every Dundalk Meeting Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 9-13 | 75 | 83B | 89A | Donagh O'Connor | 7/2J | |
| 25 Nov 20+57d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (50-80) | 3/12 | hd | 9-9 | 75 | 85A | 80A | Donagh O'Connor | 16/5F |
| 29 Sep 20+15d | Cork | Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Handicap | 2/12 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 76 | 130A | 83A | Gavin Ryan | 12/1 |
| 14 Sep 20+67d | Tipperary | Ballykisteen Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 76 | 70C | 69A | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 09 Jul 20+19d | Navan | Wilkinstown Handicap (50-80) | 12/18 | 2 | 9-13 | 79 | 88C | 69A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/2 |
| 20 Jun 20+242d | Naas | Sobac Healthy Soil Healthy Animal www.soil.ie Handicap (50-75) | 1/16 | 9-10 | 72 | 79C | 97A | Donagh O'Connor | 18/1 | |
| 2019 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 19+21d | Curragh | Flat Rath Maiden | 6/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 73 | 56C | 62A | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 01 Oct 19+76d | Cork | Buy Online At corkracecourse.ie Maiden | 8/17 | 1½ | 9-5 | 74 | 59C | 60A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 17 Jul 19+20d | Killarney | Aherns Garage Castleisland Irish EBF Maiden | 3/13 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 73C | 86A | Donagh O'Connor | 4/1 |
| 27 Jun 19+26d | Curragh | Troytown Grey Abbey Veterinary Hospital Irish European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden | 2/14 | 5 | 9-2 | — | 87C | 85A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 01 Jun 19 | Navan | www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden | 3/17 | 5 | 9-2 | — | 51C | 72A | Donagh O'Connor | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Prisoner's Dilemma won?
- Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) won 8 of 45 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 17.8%. Placed 17 times in total (37.8% of starts).
- Who trained Prisoner's Dilemma?
- Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) was trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 8 August 2025.
- Who is Prisoner's Dilemma's sire?
- Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) is by Toronado (IRE) out of Keep The Secret (GB), whose sire is Sakhee's Secret.
- What going does Prisoner's Dilemma prefer?
- Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 20 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 Prisoner's Dilemma's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 8 August 2025. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Prisoner's Dilemma's sire's record?
- Toronado (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,895 runs since Apr 2018 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.5% from 199. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.3% from 144.
- Who are Prisoner's Dilemma's siblings?
- Out of Keep The Secret (GB), Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Epic Express (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Epic Express (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.