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Horse profile

Release The Beast (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nolan · Owner Coffey Buckley Families
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Miss Franklin (IRE) (Orpen)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Limerick & Galway Last run 30 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Release The Beast is a gelding who has won two of 11 starts on turf, both on soft going. He won the Connollys RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle at Galway in Oct 2023 over 1m5f – 2m and the O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Rated Novice Chase at Limerick in Dec 2024 over 2m1f – 2m4f, each on his first visit to the track. He has six places from his 11 runs. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2026 he finished in the Frontline Security Handicap Chase at Punchestown off an official rating of 132.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating132↓ 4lb off peak
132 123–136

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 26 Oct 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 123A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft5116A1041 run · —
Heavy2105C96—
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6123A1072 runs · 123 / 113.5
1m5f – 2m3105C621 run · —

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 146A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 26 Oct 2025 Official rating 132 at the last run, 30 Apr 2026

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 146A · median 130.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft6139B130.51 run · —
Heavy2120A116—
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6146A133.52 runs · 146 / 141
1m5f – 2m4135A1211 run · —

Of 11 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 · 10 figures from 11 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 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (63%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Affinisea (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+11.9—
Good4515712.6%−0.50 from 1
Good to Soft3234313.3%+0.20 from 1
Soft3434613.4%+0.32 from 7
Heavy1351712.6%−0.50 from 2
Standard (AW)200%−13.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+11.9—
1m5f – 2m4655211.2%−1.91 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5447513.8%+0.71 from 6
2m5f – 3m2103014.3%+1.2—
Over 3m35617.1%+4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Franklin (IRE) (Orpen)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them She's Commanche (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
She's Commanche (IRE)2122m2f–2m4f—
She's Tobias (IRE)110——
Getaway Plan (IRE)10——
Little Beast (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 2 29% −2.25
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +1.75
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −3.25
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 7 1 14% −5.00
Eoin Staples 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam McKenna 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 1 100% +1.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −3.25
None 3 1 33% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 1 33% −0.25
2023 2 1 50% +0.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% −5.25
Hurdle 3 1 33% −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
2026 · 2 runs
30 Apr 26+50d Punchestown Frontline Security Handicap Chase (Listed) 16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran Up with the front group before a severe blunder at the 1st and unseated rider UR/20 — 11-1 132—— Eoin Staples 5/1
11 Mar 26+75d Cheltenham Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 20 ran Settled in the pack early - clipped the first fence and fumbled at the 8th - pushed along and made progress after 3 out - kept going into the last - nabbed fourth right at the finish 4/20 5 10-9 13662B135A Sean Flanagan 10/1
2025 · 4 runs
26 Dec 25+61d Leopardstown Racing Post Handicap Chase 17f · Yielding · 20 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention after 4 out - up to 5th with 2 to jump - into 3rd before the last under a drive - found extra to take 2nd on the run-in and stayed on strongly for 2nd 2/20 2¼ 10-12 128104B136A Liam McKenna 7/2F
26 Oct 25+189d Wexford Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Sat behind the front group early - 5th at the midpoint - moved through to hit the front 4 out - driven out in the straight but overtaken late to finish second 2/11 1¾ 11-7 125123A146A Sean O'Keeffe 8/1
20 Apr 25+59d Fairyhouse BoyleSports, Proud Sponsors Since 2014 Novice Handicap Chase (Listed) 17f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - 4th after the 6th then untidy in 5th two out - couldn't find more before the last and held for 6th 6/9 4 10-9 12787A120A Sean Flanagan 9/2
20 Feb 25+56d Punchestown Concept Colours Rated Novice Chase 16f · Soft · 6 ran Sat close to the front pack - asked for effort 3 out - disputing 3rd soon after - down in 5th before the last then faded 6/6 ¾ 11-9 12944B107B Sean Flanagan 9/4F
2024 · 3 runs
26 Dec 24+33d Limerick O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Rated Novice Chase 17.5f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran Sat second early - hit front turning into straight - driven clear before final two furlongs and drifted left inside final furlong - kept going strongly to win 1/7 11-5 —116A139B Jordan Gainford 7/4
23 Nov 24+308d Punchestown Conway Piling Beginners Chase 19f · Soft · 12 ran Settled midpack early - improved into contention 4 out - driven into 4th place through the following two markers but unable to threaten the front pair - moved up to 3rd inside the last furlong - stayed on steadily for 3rd 3/12 6 11-12 —70A131A Sean Flanagan 50/1
20 Jan 24+49d Navan Race Displays Rated Novice Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 4¼ 11-2 123105C112B Sean Flanagan 12/1
2023 · 2 runs
02 Dec 23+35d Fairyhouse Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle 20f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 3 12-0 —110C116C Sean Flanagan 17/2
28 Oct 23 Galway Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-11 ——130A Sean Flanagan EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Release The Beast won?
Release The Beast (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trains Release The Beast?
Release The Beast (IRE) is trained by Paul Nolan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 April 2026.
Who is Release The Beast's sire?
Release The Beast (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Miss Franklin (IRE), whose sire is Orpen.
What going does Release The Beast prefer?
Release The Beast (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Release The Beast's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 30 April 2026. The highest on record is 136.
What is Release The Beast's sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Release The Beast's siblings?
Out of Miss Franklin (IRE), Release The Beast (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: She's Commanche (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m2f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.