Horse profile
Romella (IRE)
by Milan (GB) out of The Keane Edge (IRE) (Definite Article)
47 runs · 16 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 13 days ago · 10th of 16
Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile
Romella is a mare who has won five of 47 starts on turf, all over 1m5f – 2m on good or good to soft ground. She won the Tipperary Town Mares Handicap Hurdle at Tipperary in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 85. She also won at Thurles, Punchestown, Roscommon and Clonmel, all in handicap hurdles. Aged 12 at her last run in Oct 2026, she finished 10 of 16 at Killarney off an official rating of 84.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 23lb off peak
- 5–47Wins / Runs
- 10.6%Strike rate
- 10 (21.3%)Placed
- −11.25£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.68Fair A/E n=47 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating84↓ 23lb off peak
84
72–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 85
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 118B | 86.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 11 | 109B | 70 | 2 · 70 / 68.5 |
| Heavy | 6 | 123C | 97 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 103A | 87 | 2 · 88 / 71.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 25 | 118B | 83 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 100B | 85 | 4 · 88 / 77.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 47 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 47 runs · as at 12 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (80%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Milan (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,842 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 552 | 66 | 12% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 5,167 | 647 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 4 from 21 |
| Good to Soft | 3,287 | 386 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 5,029 | 501 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 15 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,855 | 401 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 5 from 27 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,469 | 599 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 18 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,799 | 697 | 12% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,649 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
The Keane Edge (IRE) (Definite Article)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them The Dark Edge (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (The Dark Edge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dark Edge (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4½f–3m2f | Class 5 |
| Milans Edge (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Bombay Sapphire (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| Bop Bop Bobbin (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Chitter Chatter (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Westello (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 4 | 19% | +8.25 |
| Soft | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Clonmel | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Cork | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wexford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 27 | 5 | 19% | +8.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose McCurtin | 11 | 3 | 27% | +15.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Mr C J Shine | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Short | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 24 | 2 | 8% | −14.25 |
| Tongue tie | 17 | 3 | 18% | +9.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +21.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 40 | 5 | 13% | −4.25 |
| Chase | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 26+311d | Killarney (IRE) | Gortnavogue Ltd. T/A Seamus Weldon Handicap Hurdle Raced in the pack's midst - pushed along after 2 out - found nothing more and finished 10th | 10/16 | 1¾ | 10-8 | 84 | 85B | 86A | Alan O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 27 Nov 25+7d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't get closer before 2 out and faded into 10th | 10/13 | 9 | 11-5 | 91 | 55B | 84A | Danny Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+14d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase Held up towards back of the pack - still in 8th turning for home with no headway made - stayed on same speed to finish 7th | 7/15 | 8 | 10-0 | 73 | 67B | 86A | Daniel King | 25/1 |
| 06 Nov 25+13d | Clonmel | Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up in the pack - 6th at halfway - niggled into the straight and making no inroads before the last - one-paced on the run-in to finish 7th | 7/16 | 5½ | 10-1 | 73 | 70B | 88A | Sean O'Keeffe | 22/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+18d | Sligo | Callan Tansey Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - improved into 7th under pressure two out - unable to make further headway - well held in 8th | 8/13 | 14 | 11-7 | 92 | 88C | 88C | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+4d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled at the back early - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 3 out - joined for command when left clear before last - stayed on well to win | 1/7 | 11-0 | 85 | 83A | 113B | Phillip Enright | 11/2 | |
| 02 Oct 25+71d | Clonmel | Tickincor Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - pushed along to reach the front group before 2 out - shared the lead for a stride approaching 2 out - second and pushed out before the last then held on for the finish | 2/12 | ¾ | 10-5 | 72 | 87B | 101A | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+12d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back - improved into 6th after 3 out but couldn't threaten leaders after 2 out - stayed on same speed to finish 7th | 7/12 | 1¾ | 10-3 | 75 | 78A | 86A | Sam Ewing | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+10d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled with the pack early - dropped through the field after the 4th - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/17 | — | 11-1 | 87 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 22/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+71d | Tipperary | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back - clumsy at the 2nd - urged into the action and closed a bit from 4 out - bumped lightly 2 out then found nothing more in 5th | 5/16 | 5 | 10-6 | 78 | 77B | 92A | Jordan Gainford | 33/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+151d | Cork | Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - driven with three left and faded from two out - well held at the finish | 9/18 | ½ | 10-10 | 87 | 91B | 93A | Niall Moore | 50/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+2d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled behind the front group early - improved into contention by halfway then advanced approaching 2 out to hit the front on the run-in - driven out to assert and won going away | 1/8 | 10-8 | 82 | 104A | 104A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/4F | |
| 19 Nov 24+26d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Sat just behind pace early - briefly improved into 2nd before dropping back to 4th and unable to threaten up front - lost touch in 5th approaching two out | 7/11 | 9 | 11-2 | 82 | 60C | 73C | Richard Deegan | 11/2 |
| 24 Oct 24+12d | Clonmel | Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Handy early - 6th at halfway - moved up to 3rd turning in - shared front spot approaching 2 out - lost momentum before the last then found under pressure to hold on for 2nd | 2/12 | 2½ | 10-4 | 81 | 103A | 102A | Mr C J Shine | 17/2 |
| 12 Oct 24+9d | Fairyhouse | Frank Lynch & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved to 2nd after 3 out and hit the front before the following fence - hard at work and under vigorous pressure before the last - passed and outpointed at the last - plugged on at one tempo in 2nd on the run-in to finish 2¾ lengths adrift | 2/10 | 2¾ | 10-13 | 80 | 66B | 109A | Danny Gilligan | 12/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+46d | Clonmel | Tickincor Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled midfield - 8th with three furlongs left - up to 6th turning for home - pressed for effort but unable to close before the last then held on steadily for 6th | 6/16 | 3½ | 10-13 | 80 | 85B | 99A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+11d | Tramore | Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) Held up towards the back - made no headway from three out - well held at the finish | 7/14 | 5 | 10-7 | 80 | — | 77A | Sam Ewing | 22/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+25d | Wexford | Visit Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Sat close to the front pack early - still 4th at halfway - urged into 4th turning for home - dropped to 5th and had little left in reserve down the run-in finishing 6th | 6/13 | 2¼ | 10-6 | 80 | 104B | 93A | Mr C J Shine | 8/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+8d | Wexford | Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 4/14 | ¾ | 10-6 | 80 | 100B | 92A | Mr C J Shine | 7/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+35d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 7/14 | 5 | 11-1 | 82 | 100B | 89A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 31 May 24+183d | Tramore | Dunmore East Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/15 | 4¼ | 11-5 | 84 | — | 89A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+42d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 6/17 | 2½ | 11-6 | 87 | 66B | 104A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| 19 Oct 23+9d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 4/12 | 6 | 11-7 | 88 | 88A | 104A | Phillip Enright | 7/1 |
| 10 Oct 23+11d | Punchestown | Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/18 | hd | 10-3 | 88 | 59B | 99A | Gavin Brouder | 40/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+18d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/15 | 12 | 11-12 | 92 | 59C | 88C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 11 Sep 23+312d | Galway | angloprinters.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | PU/14 | — | 11-0 | 95 | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 40/1 |
| 03 Nov 22+23d | Thurles | Ballagh Mares Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 10-4 | 101 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 20/1 |
| 11 Oct 22+32d | Punchestown | Paddy Power 'Is It Cold Enough To Have The Heating On' Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/20 | 5 | 11-2 | 102 | 78B | 97A | Michael O'Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 09 Sep 22+44d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) | 11/12 | 13 | 11-8 | 102 | 4C | 96C | Ambrose McCurtin | 16/1 |
| 27 Jul 22+19d | Galway | Free Jackpot All Customers At Tote.ie Irish Ebf Mares Handicap Hurdle | 11/18 | ½ | 10-2 | 104 | 57C | 94A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+39d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/19 | 9 | 11-8 | 106 | 78C | 92C | Ambrose McCurtin | 12/1 |
| 30 May 22+211d | Ballinrobe | Portwest Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/16 | 30 | 11-9 | 107 | 20C | 97C | Ambrose McCurtin | 20/1 |
| 31 Oct 21+18d | Cork | WhatOddsPaddy Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 6/17 | 3 | 11-6 | 107 | 100B | 97A | Ambrose McCurtin | 8/1 |
| 13 Oct 21+16d | Punchestown | Welcome Back Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/11 | 11-3 | 99 | 99A | 111A | Ambrose McCurtin | 7/2 | |
| 27 Sep 21+108d | Roscommon | Athlone Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/17 | 11-2 | 93 | 94B | 119A | Ambrose McCurtin | 12/1 | |
| 11 Jun 21+21d | Clonmel | Suir Blueway Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/15 | 10-11 | 86 | 118B | 113A | Ambrose McCurtin | 15/2 | |
| 21 May 21+185d | Wexford | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 4/10 | 27 | 11-11 | 88 | 59C | 81C | Phillip Enright | 9/2 |
| 17 Nov 20+58d | Limerick | Croom Mares Handicap Hurdle | 6/14 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 90 | 110B | 95A | Adam Short | 28/1 |
| 20 Sep 20+27d | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1) | PU/15 | — | 10-11 | 92 | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 20/1 |
| 24 Aug 20+172d | Ballinrobe | John Rochford Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 10/14 | 1½ | 11-0 | 92 | — | 78C | Ambrose McCurtin | 11/2 |
| 05 Mar 20+86d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 3/18 | 4¼ | 11-3 | 91 | 94B | 120A | Ambrose McCurtin | 7/1 |
| 10 Dec 19+33d | Tramore | New Year's Day Early Bird Tickets At Tramoreraces.ie Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/12 | 18 | 10-8 | 91 | 123C | 86C | Phillip Enright | 7/1 |
| 07 Nov 19+226d | Thurles | Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/16 | ½ | 10-7 | 87 | 109B | 118A | Phillip Enright | 13/2 |
| 26 Mar 19+47d | Clonmel | Vee Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 10/17 | ¾ | 11-3 | 89 | 88C | 86C | Ambrose McCurtin | 25/1 |
| 07 Feb 19+23d | Thurles | thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle | 6/18 | 28 | 10-10 | — | 81C | 87C | Phillip Enright | 100/1 |
| 15 Jan 19+19d | Fairyhouse | Online Discounts At fairyhouse.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle | 13/13 | 2½ | 11-1 | — | 89C | 86C | Ambrose McCurtin | 100/1 |
| 27 Dec 18 | Limerick | Goggin Buckley Maiden Hurdle | 14/18 | shd | 10-9 | — | 71C | 78C | Shane Shortall | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Romella (IRE) won?
- Romella (IRE) won 5 of 47 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.6%. Placed 10 times in total (21.3% of starts).
- Who trains Romella (IRE)?
- Romella (IRE) is trained by Brendan Maurice Walsh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Romella (IRE)'s sire?
- Romella (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of The Keane Edge (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Romella (IRE) prefer?
- Romella (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Romella (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 4 October 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Romella (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,842 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Romella (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of The Keane Edge (IRE), Romella (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: The Dark Edge (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (The Dark Edge (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.