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Horse profile

Reliable Prince (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer E Bolger · Owner Mrs Claire Gleeson
by Reliable Man (GB) out of Castara (FR) (Cape Cross)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 26 Mar 2026 · 3rd of 8
KTB Profile

Reliable Prince is a gelding by Reliable Man out of a Cape Cross mare who has shown one placing from five starts on turf. He has contested races over 1m5f to 2m4f on soft or heavy ground at four different courses without success. His best effort came when he finished third of eight in the Kilmanahan Beginners Chase at Clonmel in Mar 2026 where he was held.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 26 Mar 2026

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 5 figures · best 109A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3109A392 runs · 109 / 74
Heavy283A64.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3109A831 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f246C42.52 runs · 46 / 42.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 26 Mar 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 5 figures · best 126A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3126A1042 runs · 126 / 115
Heavy2118A111.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3126A1181 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2105C104.52 runs · 105 / 104.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,208 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 105. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−8.4—
Good to Firm58712.1%+3.7—
Good2092210.5%+2.1—
Good to Soft182168.8%+0.4—
Soft246176.9%−1.50 from 3
Heavy10543.8%−4.60 from 2
Standard (AW)406358.6%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+16.6—
6f – 7f178137.3%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f258155.8%−2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f384318.1%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m215219.8%+1.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1011312.9%+4.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m59610.2%+1.8—
Over 3m9111.1%+2.7—

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
Castara (FR) (Cape Cross)

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 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J L Gleeson 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
26 Mar 26+71d Clonmel Kilmanahan Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 8 ran Held up at back - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th 3 out - improved into 3rd 2 out - asked for effort but couldn't quicken - stayed on same speed from the last to finish 3rd 3/8 1½ 11-12 109A126A Mr J L Gleeson 25/1
14 Jan 26+38d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding · 8 ran Held up early - crept into contention before the 5th - down in touch through 6th and 7th - unable to threaten leaders and dropped away late finishing sixth 6/8 4¾ 11-7 39C104C Charlie O'Dwyer 150/1
2025 · 3 runs
07 Dec 25+288d Cork BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 17f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - made little impression through the contest - no real challenge in the closing stages - finished 13th 13/19 12 11-12 46C105C Mr J L Gleeson 80/1
22 Feb 25+30d Fairyhouse Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield early - blundered at the 5th and pressed for effort soon after - lost touch late to finish 10th 10/12 4¼ 11-5 36C96C Mr J L Gleeson 33/1
23 Jan 25 Gowran Park Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran Held up at the back - improved into contention 3 out - pushed along into 5th place 2 out - fourth approaching the last but unable to find more 4/10 6 11-3 83A118A Mr J L Gleeson 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Reliable Prince won?
Reliable Prince (FR) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Reliable Prince?
Reliable Prince (FR) is trained by E Bolger, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 March 2026.
Who is Reliable Prince's sire?
Reliable Prince (FR) is by Reliable Man (GB) out of Castara (FR), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Reliable Prince's sire's record?
Reliable Man (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,208 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 105. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.9% from 101.

Record shown from January 2025. 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.