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Raffaello (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2021) · Last trainer W McCreery · Last owner W Mccreery
by War Command (USA) out of New Plays (IRE) (Oratorio)
28 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Sep 2021 — 1,867 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2021 · 11th of 14 2 wins · Leopardstown & Gowran Park Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Raffaello (IRE) is 2 from 28. Hasn't won since Jun 2019. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather. Last raced off 45, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 23lb off peak
45 45–68

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 15 Aug 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 27 figures · best 107C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good7107C66—
Soft795C81—
Standard (AW)693B90—
Good to Soft485A74—
Good to Firm270C63—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1893B73—
6f – 7f8107C77—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 28 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 28 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 15 Aug 2021 Official rating 45 at the last run, 17 Sep 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 27 figures · best 77A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good770A56—
Soft777A65—
Standard (AW)676A53.5—
Good to Soft471A43—
Good to Firm247C44.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1877A54—
6f – 7f874A56—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 28 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 28 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 9.6% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 285.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm12325%+15.4—
Good to Firm3083812.3%+2.70 from 2
Good5475910.8%+1.21 from 7
Good to Soft245187.3%−2.31 from 4
Soft285134.6%−50 from 8
Heavy931010.8%+1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)786789.9%+0.30 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10298.8%−0.8—
6f – 7f6827511%+1.41 from 9
1m – 1m1f591549.1%−0.51 from 18
1m2f – 1m4f507448.7%−0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m260249.2%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f9799.3%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m33412.1%+2.5—
Over 3m400%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
New Plays (IRE) (Oratorio)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Epona Plays (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Epona Plays (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Epona Plays (IRE)1541m–1m1½fGroup 2
Dolce Strega (IRE)1035f–7fGroup 3
Bumbasina (IRE)1321m—
My Duty (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 7 1 14% −1.00
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Gowran Park 6 1 17% +0.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +3.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 18 1 6% −14.00
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nathan Crosse 14 2 14% −4.00
Jack Cleary 5 0 0% −5.00
W J Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
Jessica Maye 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms T Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Dillon Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 2 11% −8.00
Visor 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 8 0 0% −8.00
2020 8 0 0% −8.00
2019 11 2 18% −1.00
2018 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
2021 · 8 runs
17 Sep 21+16d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 3½ 8-5 4589B37A Jessica Maye 25/1
01 Sep 21+17d Gowran Park Download The BoyleSports App Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 8f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 1½ 8-10 4566C41A Dillon Butler 12/1
15 Aug 21+25d Dundalk (AW) Download The Bar One Racing App Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 8-9 4593B60A Nathan Crosse 20/1
21 Jul 21+38d Naas O'Neill & Co. Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 ½ 8-4 4666C26C Jack Cleary 11/2
13 Jun 21+7d Gowran Park Holden Plant Rentals Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 8-2 4789C56A Jack Cleary 10/1
06 Jun 21+26d Listowel (IRE) Listowel Tidy Towns Handicap (Div II) 8f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 4¾ 8-5 5072C34C Jessica Maye 11/1
11 May 21+38d Killarney Killarney Outlook Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 1 8-6 5177C57A Jack Cleary 16/1
03 Apr 21+131d Cork CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 2¼ 9-4 5386C74A W J Lee 10/1
2020 · 8 runs
23 Nov 20+24d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 1¼ 8-9 5478A47A Jack Cleary 16/1
30 Oct 20+17d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 2¾ 9-5 5674B42A Nathan Crosse 5/1
13 Oct 20+11d Cork Mallow Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 9-7 5681A77A W J Lee 10/1
02 Oct 20+23d Dundalk (AW) Michael Cooney Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-4 5391B76A W J Lee 10/1
09 Sep 20+63d Cork Mallow Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 nk 9-5 5770C47C Nathan Crosse 25/1
08 Jul 20+14d Gowran Park Supporting The Irish Jockeys Fund Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 12/14 2½ 9-1 6064C45C Jack Cleary 40/1
24 Jun 20+13d Naas Naas Handicap (45-65) 8f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 17/18 nk 9-8 6253C44A Nathan Crosse 18/1
11 Jun 20+218d Gowran Park Download The BoyleSports App Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 1½ 9-9 6376C67A Nathan Crosse 11/2
2019 · 11 runs
06 Nov 19+15d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 1½ 9-7 6593B70A Nathan Crosse 12/1
22 Oct 19+53d Curragh Take Teens Racing Handicap 6f · Soft · 15 ran UR/15 — 8-12 64—— Ms T Roche 33/1
30 Aug 19+14d Curragh Curragh Celebrating The Rose Of Tralee Apprentice Handicap 7f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 21/23 1¾ 8-8 6776C42A Ms T Roche 33/1
16 Aug 19+14d Curragh Derek O'Sullivan Memorial Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 8f · Soft · 22 ran 11/22 2 9-10 6763C70A Nathan Crosse 14/1
02 Aug 19+43d Galway Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) 8.5f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 ¾ 9-7 6866C65A Nathan Crosse 14/1
20 Jun 19+4d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Centre Apprentice Handicap (45-75) 8f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 5885A71A Nathan Crosse 3/1
16 Jun 19+17d Gowran Park BetVictor Bet 5 Get 30 Offer Handicap (45-75) 7f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 8-2 58107C70A Nathan Crosse 5/1F
30 May 19+32d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap (45-65) 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 12/18 4½ 9-2 6256C42C Nathan Crosse 20/1
28 Apr 19+19d Navan BetVictor Proudly Sponsoring Irish Racing Handicap 10f · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 8-4 6595C55A Leigh Roche 33/1
09 Apr 19+10d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 ¾ 9-5 —81C65A Nathan Crosse 66/1
30 Mar 19+146d Navan Arkle Bar Maiden (Div 2) 8f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 1¾ 8-12 —63C42C Nathan Crosse 50/1
2018 · 1 run
04 Nov 18 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8f · Yielding · 19 ran 18/19 4½ 8-12 —44C52C Nathan Crosse 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Raffaello won?
Raffaello (IRE) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (10.7% of starts).
Who trained Raffaello?
Raffaello (IRE) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 17 September 2021.
Who is Raffaello's sire?
Raffaello (IRE) is by War Command (USA) out of New Plays (IRE), whose sire is Oratorio.
What going does Raffaello prefer?
Raffaello (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Raffaello's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 17 September 2021. The highest on record is 68.
What is Raffaello's sire's record?
War Command (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 285.
Who are Raffaello's siblings?
Out of New Plays (IRE), Raffaello (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Epona Plays (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Epona Plays (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2018. 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.