How many races has Reluctant Dancer won?

Reluctant Dancer (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2009.

Who trained Reluctant Dancer?

Reluctant Dancer (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 14 March 2009.

Who is Reluctant Dancer's sire?

Reluctant Dancer (IRE) is by Sassanian (USA) out of Rose Palma (FR), whose sire is Great Palm.

Who are Reluctant Dancer's siblings?

Out of Rose Palma (FR), Reluctant Dancer (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bally Lagan (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bally Lagan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Reluctant Dancer (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2009) · Last trainer E McNamara · Last owner Mrs Miriam Murphy

by Sassanian (USA) out of Rose Palma (FR) (Great Palm)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2009

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 14 Mar 2009 — 6,437 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Mar 2009

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Feb 2009 and Mar 2009, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. By Sassanian (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
14dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86^C the best of the last 1 rated run · Navan, 28 Feb 2009

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 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 · 1 figure from 2 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Sassanian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	4	0	0%	−10.3	—
Good to Firm	46	5	10.9%	+0.6	—
Good	154	20	13%	+2.7	—
Good to Soft	122	9	7.4%	−2.9	—
Soft	222	20	9%	−1.3	0 from 1
Heavy	112	14	12.5%	+2.2	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	1	0	0%	−10.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m2f – 1m4f	2	0	0%	−10.3	—
1m5f – 2m	152	19	12.5%	+2.2	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	323	32	9.9%	−0.4	—
2m5f – 3m	149	13	8.7%	−1.6	—
Over 3m	35	4	11.4%	+1.1	—

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

Dam

Rose Palma (FR) (Great Palm)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bally Lagan (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bally Lagan (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Bally Lagan (IRE)	48	4	2m2f–2m4f	Class 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	KTB	Jockey	SP
2009 · 2 runs
14 Mar 09+14d	Limerick	Botanica Natural Beauty Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran	PU/14	—	11-0	—	Joseph Holly	20/1
28 Feb 09	Navan	Kilberry Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 19 ran	7/19	9	11-0	86^C	Joseph Holly	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Reluctant Dancer won?: Reluctant Dancer (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2009.
Who trained Reluctant Dancer?: Reluctant Dancer (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 14 March 2009.
Who is Reluctant Dancer's sire?: Reluctant Dancer (IRE) is by Sassanian (USA) out of Rose Palma (FR), whose sire is Great Palm.
What is Reluctant Dancer's sire's record?: Sassanian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Reluctant Dancer's siblings?: Out of Rose Palma (FR), Reluctant Dancer (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bally Lagan (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bally Lagan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.