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Horse profile

Romantic (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2019) · Last trainer Noel C Kelly · Last owner Thomas Patrick Mcgettigan
by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Welsh Love (GB) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
53 runs · 26 courses · from Aug 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jan 2019 — 2,845 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2019 · 11th of 12 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile

Romantic (IRE) is 4 from 53. Hasn't won since Mar 2018. All 4 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off 52, 42lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 53 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 42lb off peak
Official rating52↓ 42lb off peak
52 45–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 13 Aug 2018

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 102B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8102B78—
Soft480C68—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7102B76—
1m2f – 1m4f480C79—
6f – 7f264B63—
Jumps 8 figures · best 125B · median 49.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3125B87—
Soft234C23.5—
Heavy2-42C-44.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6125B39—
2m1f – 2m4f287C60.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 13 Aug 2018 Official rating 52 at the last flat run, 6 Jan 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 14 Jul 2017 Official rating 85 at the last jumps run, 31 Aug 2018

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 →

Flat 45 figures · best 94A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1788A60—
Good to Firm979A68—
Soft880A64.5—
Good794A72—
Heavy390A64—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f2294A70—
1m2f – 1m4f1676A64.5—
6f – 7f786A71—
Jumps 8 figures · best 105C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good397A87—
Soft2101C88—
Heavy2105C99—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6105C87—
2m1f – 2m4f2101C94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 53 figures from 53 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+9—
Good to Firm1,62117911%+0.70 from 10
Good2,60526710.2%−0.11 from 10
Good to Soft1,1721089.2%−1.10 from 1
Soft1,72118310.6%+0.30 from 10
Heavy607518.4%−1.91 from 5
Standard (AW)4,08342410.4%+0.12 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f87910411.8%+1.5—
6f – 7f4,77349910.5%+0.20 from 7
1m – 1m1f3,04533811.1%+0.84 from 22
1m2f – 1m4f2,0891959.3%−10 from 16
1m5f – 2m697598.5%−1.80 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f305185.9%−4.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m761114.5%+4.2—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

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
Welsh Love (GB) (Ela-Mana-Mou)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Galileo Galilei (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Galileo Galilei (IRE)511m4f—
National Flag (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 2 12% −4.00
Good to Firm 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 10 1 10% −2.00
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Heavy 5 1 20% +4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 1 14% +1.00
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 9 1 11% −4.00
Gowran Park 6 1 17% +2.00
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +7.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +8.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 22 4 18% +8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 16 0 0% −16.00
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 11 1 9% −2.00
Ben Curtis 6 1 17% −1.00
Oisin Orr 4 0 0% −4.00
Kevin Smith 4 0 0% −4.00
Ian Mongan 4 0 0% −4.00
Rory Cleary 3 0 0% −3.00
Connor King 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Queally 3 0 0% −3.00
D C Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Todd 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Downey 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Harley 1 1 100% +7.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
D Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Leonard 1 1 100% +7.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 42 4 10% −12.00
Blinkers 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 9 1 11% −1.00
2017 10 0 0% −10.00
2016 6 2 33% +11.00
2015 12 0 0% −12.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 7 1 14% −2.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 45 4 9% −15.00
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00

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
06 Jan 19+58d Newcastle (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 12.5f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 11/12 11 10-1 5247C49C Charlie Todd 40/1
09 Nov 18+70d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 6 9-2 5464B32A Oisin Orr 33/1
31 Aug 18+18d Down Royal Hovis Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 6½ 11-2 8565C76C Roger Loughran 28/1
13 Aug 18+55d Ayr Book For The William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 9-6 5778A67A P J McDonald 14/1
19 Jun 18+46d Sligo Darcy Contract Cleaning Services Handicap (45-65) 10.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 shd 9-6 5880C66A Robbie Downey 33/1
04 May 18+11d Newcastle (AW) Advantex Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 9-6 5874B69A Luke Morris 10/1
23 Apr 18+27d Navan Racing Again May 19th Handicap (45-65) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 11/18 1¾ 9-4 5854C62A Oisin Orr 16/1
27 Mar 18+73d Southwell (AW) sunbets.co.uk Download The App Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-9 5276A80A Martin Harley 7/1
13 Jan 18+10d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 9-2 5280B60A Oisin Orr 9/4F
03 Jan 18+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Middle Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 hd 9-4 52102B88A Oisin Orr 9/2
02 Dec 17+133d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 nse 9-4 5580A69A Adam Kirby 16/1
22 Jul 17+8d Gowran Park Racing Again August 16th Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7f · Yielding · 15 ran 14/15 nk 9-0 5862C44A D Hogan 16/1
14 Jul 17+52d Cork Buy Online At corkracecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 24 ran 15/24 1¾ 11-1 9176C81C A E Lynch 28/1
23 May 17+11d Gowran Park Kilkenny Senior Hurlers Race Day June 24th Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 9.5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 9/17 nse 9-9 6074C61C Chris Hayes 12/1
12 May 17+11d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 35 9-11 9413C75C Kevin Smith 20/1
01 May 17+10d Down Royal Pat O'hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 20 ran 7/20 6 11-5 —125B97A Kevin Smith 66/1
21 Apr 17+41d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 13 11-5 —87C87C Kevin Smith 100/1
11 Mar 17+17d Gowran Park Best Of Luck To The Irish At Cheltenham Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 86 11-5 —-47C93C Kevin Smith 100/1
22 Feb 17+11d Punchestown Festival Party Pack From 25 Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 14/17 38 11-12 —-42C105C Robbie Colgan 100/1
11 Feb 17+141d Naas O'Driscoll O'Neil Insurance Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 24 ran 22/24 15 11-12 —34C101C Brian O'Connell 80/1
23 Sep 16+9d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 2½ 9-11 6296B81A Chris Hayes 10/1
14 Sep 16+35d Listowel Seamus Mulvaney Handicap 9f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 1 8-10 62—54A Chris Hayes 11/2
10 Aug 16+32d Gowran Park Golf Membership At Gowran Park For 2017 Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 9.5f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 58—94A Killian Leonard 7/1
09 Jul 16+8d Tipperary Costello's Tavern Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 1 9-5 59—80A Donnacha O'Brien 3/1F
01 Jul 16+37d Bellewstown Jim Fuller Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 8-11 48—90A Chris Hayes 8/1
25 May 16+166d Gowran Park Cat Laughs Goes Racing June 6th Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 9.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-8 45—79A Chris Hayes 16/1
11 Dec 15+30d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 2½ 9-0 49—36A Rory Cleary 14/1
11 Nov 15+12d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 1½ 9-3 51—62A Connor King 10/1
30 Oct 15+9d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 2¼ 9-1 54—59A Connor King 16/1
21 Oct 15+112d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Handicap (47-70) 8f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 1 8-9 51—75A Rory Cleary 20/1
01 Jul 15+11d Fairyhouse Dublin Racing Club Race Day Handicap (47-65) 10f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 1 9-2 53—52A Rory Cleary 11/1
20 Jun 15+2d Down Royal Albany Handicap (50-80) 10.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 4¾ 9-0 54—53B Chris Hayes 6/1
18 Jun 15+8d Leopardstown Leopardstown Club Members Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 hd 9-1 54—66A Chris Hayes 11/2
10 Jun 15+13d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Great Value Packages Handicap (47-65) 12f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 2¼ 9-5 54—68A Chris Hayes 14/1
28 May 15+19d Fairyhouse Promote Your Business At Fairyhouse In 2015 Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 10f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 nk 9-3 54—76A D C Byrne 11/2
09 May 15+24d Gowran Park Ladies Day June 20th Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 12f · Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 1¾ 8-13 57—64A D C Byrne 9/1
15 Apr 15+26d Leopardstown Ross Nugent Foundation Handicap (47-75) 8f · Soft · 18 ran 4/18 6 8-9 59—63A Connor King 25/1
20 Mar 15+329d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Rated Race 8f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 nk 9-5 68—55B Chris Hayes 20/1
25 Apr 14+303d Dundalk (AW) Marshes Shopping Centre Ladies Day Saturday 12th July At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-75) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 10 10-0 72—49C Chris Hayes 14/1
26 Jun 13+4d Naas Revamp Building And Renovation Supporting Naas Hurling Handicap (60-90) 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 2 8-11 70—60A Chris Hayes 10/1
22 Jun 13+22d Down Royal Louis Roederer Handicap (50-80) 10.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 3¾ 9-6 70—65A Ben Curtis 14/1
31 May 13+6d Down Royal Barclay Mobile App Design Handicap 7f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 9-4 70—86A Ben Curtis 8/1
25 May 13+41d Curragh Dublincoach.ie To The Curragh Races Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 13/21 1½ 9-9 74—75A Ben Curtis 18/1
14 Apr 13+9d Leopardstown FM104 Strawberry Alarm Clock Family Days Handicap (50-85) 7f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-3 74—71A Ben Curtis 12/1
05 Apr 13+8d Dundalk (AW) www.thetote.com Maiden 8f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 67—81A Ben Curtis 4/1
28 Mar 13+228d Dundalk (AW) Irish News The Last Line Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 10-0 65—87A Ben Curtis 25/1
12 Aug 12+17d Folkestone Rose And Crown At Stelling Minnis Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 13 8-12 65—41C Ian Mongan 13/8F
26 Jul 12+62d Doncaster Napoleons Casinos Sheffield Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 3 8-13 67—76A Ian Mongan 20/1
25 May 12+25d Haydock PHS Washroom Services Handicap (Betfair 10 Furlong Flat Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 6/14 2½ 9-1 69—73A Tom Queally 20/1
30 Apr 12+188d Kempton (AW) Mascot Grand National 07.05.12 Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 7 9-4 72—52C Tom Queally 10/1
25 Oct 11+57d Yarmouth British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 hd 9-3 ——71A Tom Queally 9/1
29 Aug 11+23d Warwick British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 1½ 9-3 ——72A Ian Mongan 28/1
06 Aug 11 Lingfield (AW) British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (AWT) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 8 9-3 ——44C Ian Mongan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Romantic (IRE) won?
Romantic (IRE) won 4 of 53 archived starts between 2011 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.5%. Placed 10 times in total (18.9% of starts).
Who trained Romantic (IRE)?
Romantic (IRE) was trained by Noel C Kelly on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 6 January 2019.
Who is Romantic (IRE)'s sire?
Romantic (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Welsh Love (GB), whose sire is Ela-Mana-Mou.
What going does Romantic (IRE) prefer?
Romantic (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Romantic (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 6 January 2019. The highest on record is 94.
What is Romantic (IRE)'s sire's record?
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Who are Romantic (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Welsh Love (GB), Romantic (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Galileo Galilei (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2011. 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.