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Read To Return (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer A J Martin · Last owner Spectacular Seven Syndicate
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Skipping Free (IRE) (Westerner)
26 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 May 2025 — 538 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 8th of 12 2 wins · Fairyhouse & Killarney Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Read To Return won two of 26 starts on turf, both over 2m5f – 3m on soft going. He took a handicap chase at Fairyhouse in Apr 2025 off an official rating of 108 and an earlier beginners chase at Killarney off 100. The gelding, by Fame And Glory out of a Westerner mare, finished 8 of 12 at Punchestown in May 2025 when last raced off an official rating of 113. He reached a highest ever mark of 116.

Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating113↓ 3lb off peak
113 95–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 30 Mar 2025

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 22 figures · best 130B · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft13130B88—
Good to Soft390A80—
Good394B88—
Heavy362A45—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m11130B70—
2m1f – 2m4f5110B88—
Over 3m488C76—
1m5f – 2m294B84.5—

Of 26 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 26 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 22 Apr 2025 Official rating 113 at the last jumps run, 1 May 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 73A the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 30 Apr 2022

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 →

Jumps 24 figures · best 128A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft14128A107.5—
Heavy4106C97—
Good to Soft3123A101—
Good3118A112—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m11128A106—
2m1f – 2m4f6121A107—
Over 3m4118A104—
1m5f – 2m3106C96—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 26 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 · 25 figures from 26 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 from 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fame And Glory (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm48918.8%+6.3—
Good1,83324813.5%+10 from 4
Good to Soft1,34615611.6%−0.90 from 3
Soft2,09725512.2%−0.32 from 15
Heavy84510512.4%−0.10 from 4
Standard (AW)3213.1%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f1100%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81322512.4%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,33430513.1%+0.60 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,66621012.6%+0.12 from 11
Over 3m344349.9%−2.60 from 4

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
Skipping Free (IRE) (Westerner)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 15 2 13% −4.12
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 8 1 13% +0.50
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +1.38
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −0.12
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Carberry 7 0 0% −7.00
Daniel King 4 0 0% −4.00
Phillip Enright 4 1 25% −1.62
Miss M O'Sullivan 3 1 33% +5.50
Conor Stone-Walsh 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B M Coonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 19 2 11% −8.12
None 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 7 1 14% +1.50
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 9 1 11% −6.62
2022 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 2 14% −3.12
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
01 May 25+9d Punchestown Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 33f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back - still 8th with five to jump - pushed along but unable to close 8/12 4¼ 11-12 11380C99C Mr Derek O'Connor 18/1
22 Apr 25+12d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Racecourse Ladies National Handicap Chase 21f · Soft · 12 ran Held up at the back - moved into contention on outer to reach 5th 3 out - into 3rd approaching last two before hitting the front - stayed on strongly to win 1/12 9-13 10866A128A Miss M O'Sullivan 15/2
10 Apr 25+11d Limerick Racing Again April 25th Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 19.5f · Good · 17 ran Settled handy early - slipped to 5th before pushing into 4th - made ground from three out to edge in front turning in - advantage lost soon after - slid back to 5th approaching two out - suffered a heavy knock and lost rider after that point UR/17 — 11-12 98—— Daniel King 15/2
30 Mar 25+36d Downpatrick Grant Bros Developments Handicap Hurdle 18f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - driven after 2 out - stayed on from the last to finish 4th 4/11 2¼ 11-1 9888A112A Daniel King 6/1
22 Feb 25+32d Fairyhouse Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 23 ran Settled in the pack - urged into effort 2 out and 8th - unable to find further response finishing well held 8/23 3½ 11-2 9988B102A Daniel King 17/2
21 Jan 25+20d Down Royal Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase 24f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Tracked the front group early - held a midfield spot by halfway then pushed along without gaining ground before 3 out - stayed on at one gear from the last to finish 5th 5/10 ½ 10-10 10955B101A Conor Stone-Walsh 7/2F
01 Jan 25+46d Fairyhouse Happy Retirement To Noel Fanning Handicap Hurdle 24.5f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran Settled in the pack - advanced into contention 3 out - 5th under pressure 2 out - up to 4th at the last then edged into 3rd late 3/21 7 10-10 99118B106B Conor Stone-Walsh 7/2
16 Nov 24+31d Cheltenham Steel Plate & Sections Ltd Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good · 11 ran Tracked the pace - lost momentum after a mistake at the 8th - pushed along before 3 out and weakening when hampered 2 out - finished 5th 5/11 6½ 10-10 11672A118A Mr Finian Maguire 9/2
16 Oct 24+165d Punchestown Morell Suite At Punchestown (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 23f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - moved into 4th after 5 out - pressed for effort from 3 out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th 4/12 5½ 12-4 10990A123A Mr Derek O'Connor 4/1J
04 May 24+33d Punchestown Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (0-145) 31.5f · Soft · 21 ran 9/21 30 10-0 11188C91C Daniel King 16/1
01 Apr 24+2d Fairyhouse Envirogreen Building Services Handicap Chase 24.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 2¼ 10-1 112-4C91C Conor Stone-Walsh 4/1
30 Mar 24+89d Fairyhouse Fred Kenny Memorial Ladies National Handicap Chase 21.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 11 10-8 11262A97A Miss M O'Sullivan 5/2J
01 Jan 24+15d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2024 Handicap Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 11-5 10045C97C Phillip Enright 15/8F
17 Dec 23+15d Navan Buy Your Navan 2024 Membership Now Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 nk 11-11 9968B121A Phillip Enright 5/4F
02 Dec 23+14d Fairyhouse Redweld Stables Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 20f · Soft · 20 ran 4/20 shd 10-1 98110B116A Phillip Enright 5/2F
18 Nov 23+48d Cheltenham Wienerberger Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 hd 9-11 11569B109A Mr B M Coonan 16/5F
01 Oct 23+6d Killarney Tote Fantasy Beginners Chase 23f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 10070A126B Phillip Enright 11/8
25 Sep 23+161d Roscommon Class Grass Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 24.5f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 nk 10-7 95101B120B Peter Carberry 11/8F
17 Apr 23+35d Tramore Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase 21.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 11-12 97117B120A Peter Carberry 5/2F
13 Mar 23+25d Thurles Leugh Beginners Chase 21f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 2 11-12 —130B101A Peter Carberry 25/1
16 Feb 23+22d Clonmel Monksgrange Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 19 11-12 —52C101C Peter Carberry 50/1
25 Jan 23+36d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse For Your Fundraiser Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 21 11-12 ——106C Simon Torrens 80/1
20 Dec 22+58d Naas Thank You Paul Quish Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 19 ran 8/19 ½ 11-12 ——101C Peter Carberry 20/1
23 Oct 22+148d Limerick www.angloprinters.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 5½ 11-12 —75C94C Peter Carberry 12/1
28 May 22+28d Punchestown Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 ¾ 11-12 —94B96A Peter Carberry 22/1
30 Apr 22 Punchestown Buggyman (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 5/23 3¾ 11-9 ——73A Miss M O'Sullivan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Read To Return (IRE) won?
Read To Return (IRE) won 2 of 26 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
Who trained Read To Return (IRE)?
Read To Return (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 1 May 2025.
Who is Read To Return (IRE)'s sire?
Read To Return (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Skipping Free (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
What going does Read To Return (IRE) prefer?
Read To Return (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Read To Return (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 1 May 2025. The highest on record is 116.
What is Read To Return (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.