Real Special (IRE)
Real Special (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off 58, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–10Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,100 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.2% from 409. Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 306.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 409 | 50 | 12.2% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 533 | 49 | 9.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 250 | 26 | 10.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Soft | 306 | 14 | 4.6% | −4.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 147 | 8 | 5.4% | −3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 419 | 36 | 8.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 162 | 14 | 8.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 499 | 48 | 9.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 310 | 25 | 8.1% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 387 | 41 | 10.6% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 457 | 43 | 9.4% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 220 | 15 | 6.8% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | −3.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delight (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Gorey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 09+7d | Tipperary | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 12/16 | 3½ | 9-2 | 58 | 43C | Kieran O'Neill | 20/1 |
| 02 Aug 09+15d | Cork | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 13/14 | 2 | 8-9 | 58 | 29A | Sam James | 16/1 |
| 18 Jul 09+15d | Tipperary | Www.tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (47-70) | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | 60 | 73A | Seamie Heffernan | 20/1 |
| 03 Jul 09+268d | Bellewstown | Bar One Racing Aertel Pages 647,648,649 Handicap (47-65) | 10/15 | shd | 9-2 | 60 | 44A | Shane Gorey | 20/1 |
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 08+19d | Navan | Kells Nursery Handicap | 8/9 | ¾ | 8-1 | 67 | 45A | Shane Gorey | 25/1 |
| 19 Sep 08+43d | Dundalk (AW) | Hackballscross Nursery | 10/10 | 7 | 8-11 | 70 | 25A | Pat Smullen | 12/1 |
| 07 Aug 08+21d | Tipperary (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 7/15 | 1½ | 9-3 | 70 | 58A | Colm O'Donoghue | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 08+8d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Book Tickets Online Median Auction Maiden | 8/14 | shd | 9-3 | — | 67A | Fran Berry | 16/1 |
| 09 Jul 08+34d | Naas | Madra Dog Foods EBF Maiden | 6/15 | 1 | 9-3 | 64 | 84A | W J Lee | 50/1 |
| 05 Jun 08 | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race | 12/12 | 4½ | 9-2 | 64 | 41C | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Real Special won?
- Real Special (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
- Who trained Real Special?
- Real Special (IRE) was trained by Patrick Carey on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 9 August 2009.
- Who is Real Special's sire?
- Real Special (IRE) is by Mull of Kintyre (USA) out of Real Delight (IRE), whose sire is Nicolotte.
- What is Real Special's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 9 August 2009. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Real Special's sire's record?
- Mull of Kintyre (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,100 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.2% from 409. Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 306.
- Who are Real Special's siblings?
- Out of Real Delight (IRE), Real Special (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.