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Horse profile

Realism (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer E Bolger · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Galileo (IRE) out of Where (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
16 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2025 — 456 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 2nd of 15 New yard Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Realism never won in 16 starts and placed four times. A son of Galileo out of a Danehill Dancer mare, he reached an official rating of 109. His best effort came when second of 15 in the David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe in Jul 2025, where he was held. That last run, at Ballinrobe in Jul 2025, was his first for E Bolger.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating106↓ 3lb off peak
106 92–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe, 22 Jul 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 9 figures · best 107B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5107B80—
Good3102B75—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5102B75—
1m5f – 2m4107B88.5—
Flat 6 figures · best 125A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy2101A73—
Good2125A99.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4101A86—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 22 Jul 2025 Official rating 106 at the last jumps run, 22 Jul 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 7 Oct 2024 Official rating 92 at the last flat run, 15 Nov 2024

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 10 figures · best 123A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5121A100—
Good3123A118—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5123A118—
1m5f – 2m5121A100—
Flat 6 figures · best 83B · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy282B76.5—
Good283B83—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f483B81.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 4 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 5
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 6
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 3
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Where (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dream With Me (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Rain Goddess (IRE)).

Family form: Queenstown (IRE) finished 2nd of 10 at Ascot, 17 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dream With Me (IRE)1531m2f–1m4fClass 4
Queenstown (IRE)1921m4f–1m6f—
Rain Goddess (IRE)927f–1m1fGroup 3
Drama Queen (IRE)411m3½f—
Invention (IRE)50——
Pink Coral (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 4 0 0% −4.00
Wayne Lordan 4 0 0% −4.00
Simon Torrens 3 0 0% −3.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
22 Jul 25+249d Ballinrobe David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back and not always jumping cleanly - clipped heels 3rd - improved into midfield but blundered 5th - still in 7th before the last and asked for effort - stayed on strongly to snatch second right at the line 2/15 1½ 11-11 106102B123A Mark Walsh 6/1
15 Nov 24+12d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran Sat close to front and hit the front after 2f - driven up and lost advantage into the straight - third and asked for effort 1f out but unable to find more inside final furlong 6/13 nse 9-11 9294B80A Declan McDonogh 9/2
03 Nov 24+27d Cork E. Tarrant & Sons Banteer Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good · 20 ran Sat close to the front pair - second at halfway - shared the lead approaching three out - blundered there - driven along and lost the advantage - held third with little response but stayed on to finish fourth 4/20 1¼ 11-8 10875B118A Aidan Kelly 5/1
07 Oct 24+149d Killarney Killarney Races Final Farewell To 2024 Maiden 11f · Heavy · 6 ran Sat close up early - 3rd at halfway - slipped to 5th turning in - urged into 2nd with 2f left - couldn't find more and lost that spot inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish third 3/6 1½ 9-9 99101A82B Dylan Browne McMonagle 11/10F
11 May 24+177d Cork Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Rated Novice Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2½ 11-5 10773A116A Mark Walsh 6/1
16 Nov 23+66d Punchestown Ladbrokes Play 'Instant Spins' Daily Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 ¾ 11-8 10878B100A Simon Torrens 18/1
11 Sep 23+10d Galway angloprinters.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 nse 11-11 108107B121A Mark Walsh 18/5F
01 Sep 23+144d Down Royal Kerry Foods Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 17f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 11-11 10898B121A Mark Walsh 6/1
10 Apr 23+72d Fairyhouse Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 12/19 4¾ 10-4 10997B90A Simon Torrens 15/2
28 Jan 23+33d Fairyhouse Rich History & Well Chosen At Kedrah House Stud Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 25 ran 5/25 ¾ 10-13 —80C95C Simon Torrens 28/1
26 Dec 22+15d Limerick Cj Sheeran 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 3 11-0 ——104A Brian Hayes 3/1
11 Dec 22+57d Cork Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 9/20 2 11-0 —55B108A L P Dempsey 4/1
15 Oct 22+63d Leopardstown Gables Foxrock Cup Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 hd 9-8 10378A81A Wayne Lordan 10/11F
13 Aug 22+112d Curragh Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3) 10f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 4¼ 9-0 —74A83B Wayne Lordan 66/1
23 Apr 22+174d Navan Racing Next On Saturday May 14th Maiden 13f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 shd 9-8 —125A83A Wayne Lordan 7/1
31 Oct 21 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8f · Heavy · 20 ran 6/20 ¾ 9-7 —45C71A Wayne Lordan 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Realism (IRE) won?
Realism (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2025. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Realism (IRE)?
Realism (IRE) was trained by E Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 22 July 2025.
Who is Realism (IRE)'s sire?
Realism (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Where (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Realism (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 22 July 2025. The highest on record is 109.
What is Realism (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Realism (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Where (IRE), Realism (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dream With Me (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Rain Goddess (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.