Puma's Dream (IRE)
Puma's Dream won the www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Thurles in Feb 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. The gelding has one win and one place from four turf starts overall, with the success coming on his third run. He last ran at Cork in Mar 2026 when tenth of 10 in the Social Packs For The Easter Festival Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 119. He has raced three times on soft going.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 119Highest OR
- 42dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 91C | 74 | 3 runs · 91 / 74 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 123B | 98.5 | 2 runs · 123 / 98.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 Nov 2025
- Mid-division 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,013 runs since Oct 2019 (308 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 28 | 8 | 28.6% | +19.1 | — |
| Good | 945 | 94 | 9.9% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 712 | 71 | 10% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 916 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 396 | 37 | 9.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 794 | 65 | 8.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,099 | 98 | 8.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 907 | 95 | 10.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 196 | 27 | 13.8% | +4.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2019 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Maxxum (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Maxxum (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxxum (IRE) | 36 | 9 | 2m2½f–3m½f | Grade 2 |
| Magnium (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| Optum (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Mar 26+42d | Cork | Social Packs For The Easter Festival Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved up closer to the front before a mistake 7th - urged on after 4 out - found nothing more and dropped away - finished well beaten | 10/10 | 17 | 11-5 | 119 | 40C | 106C | Josh Williamson | 7/2J |
| 05 Feb 26+52d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle Sat just off the pace early - disputed front spot then dropped to fourth by halfway - driven up to hit the front after two out - stayed on strongly to the line and won | 1/14 | 11-4 | — | 74B | 128A | Jack Kennedy | 6/1 | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 25+22d | Naas | BAR 1 Betting Merry Christmas Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th under pressure before 2 out and held that spot at the last - stayed on at one effort in 4th | 4/20 | 1¼ | 11-7 | — | 123B | 122A | Sam Ewing | 66/1 |
| 23 Nov 25 | Cork | Join Racing TV Now With A Free Trial Maiden Hurdle Settled around midfield - pressed for effort with no response before the home turn - well held in 7th | 7/16 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 91C | 100C | Jake Coen | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Puma's Dream won?
- Puma's Dream (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Puma's Dream?
- Puma's Dream (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 March 2026.
- Who is Puma's Dream's sire?
- Puma's Dream (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Anshan Bay (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
- What going does Puma's Dream prefer?
- Puma's Dream (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Puma's Dream's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 19 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Puma's Dream's sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,013 runs since Oct 2019 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
- Who are Puma's Dream's siblings?
- Out of Anshan Bay (IRE), Puma's Dream (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Maxxum (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Maxxum (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.