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Horse profile

Selskar (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2012) · Last trainer C W J Farrell · Last owner J P Hill
by Viking Ruler (AUS) out of Hope's Blue (IRE) (Octagonal)
19 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Feb 2012 — 5,366 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2012 · 9th of 13 Won at Cork Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Selskar (IRE) is 1 from 19. Hasn't won since May 2011. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 14 on softer).

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating109↓ 5lb off peak
109 94–114

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 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 26 Dec 2011 Official rating 109 at the last run, 18 Feb 2012

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 15 figures · best 125A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6114A97—
Heavy5114A94—
Good4125A119.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9125A99—
1m5f – 2m6124A109—

Of 19 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 19 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
Viking Ruler (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 109. Weakest on soft going: 4.1% from 145. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.2% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−8.6—
Good to Firm7279.7%+1.10 from 1
Good1371410.2%+1.61 from 4
Good to Soft6523.1%−5.50 from 1
Soft14564.1%−4.50 from 7
Heavy70710%+1.40 from 6
Standard (AW)1091614.7%+6.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−8.6—
6f – 7f10698.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f1131614.2%+5.6—
1m2f – 1m4f8633.5%−5.1—
1m5f – 2m170137.6%−10 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f104109.6%+11 from 10
2m5f – 3m2314.3%−4.30 from 1
Over 3m200%−8.6—

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
Hope's Blue (IRE) (Octagonal)

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 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 1 25% +13.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 1 50% +15.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% +7.00
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 7 0 0% −7.00
Phillip Enright 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr H D Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 1 100% +16.00
Tim Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 16 0 0% −16.00
None 2 1 50% +15.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 9 1 11% +8.00
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Chase 8 1 13% +9.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 3 runs
18 Feb 12+28d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Handicap Chase 18f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 32 10-3 10989C A E Lynch 25/1
21 Jan 12+10d Naas DUBES & Trinity Horse Racing Hype Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 2 9-13 9683A A E Lynch 12/1
11 Jan 12+16d Fairyhouse Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-8 109— Mr H D Dunne 25/1
2011 · 9 runs
26 Dec 11+18d Leopardstown Racing Post All You Need For Irish Racing Handicap Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 10 9-10 10990A A E Lynch 14/1
08 Dec 11+38d Clonmel Parade Ring Snack Bar Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 4½ 11-6 110114A A E Lynch 16/1
31 Oct 11+19d Wexford M.W. Hickey Memorial Handicap Chase (0-130) 19f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 13 10-8 11099B Keith Donoghue 25/1
12 Oct 11+118d Punchestown www.punchestown.com For Better Value Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 12/17 11 10-11 11295C A E Lynch 20/1
16 Jun 11+20d Ffos Las Sinclair Volkswagen Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-5 114— Paddy Brennan 10/1
27 May 11+5d Cork Mallow Town Summer Bbq Evening July 8th Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-12 114125A Sean Flanagan 16/1
22 May 11+52d Limerick Join The Tote Go Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 2½ 10-12 98115A Phillip Enright 16/1
31 Mar 11+32d Cork CIT SU Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 5/20 ¾ 11-8 98114A A E Lynch 7/1
27 Feb 11+59d Leopardstown Foxrock Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 18f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 7 10-8 98107A A E Lynch 25/1
2010 · 6 runs
30 Dec 10+165d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 17/18 4 11-5 9981C Tim Carroll 9/1
18 Jul 10+95d Tipperary Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 4½ 11-1 95124A Phillip Enright 10/1
14 Apr 10+7d Gowran Park Inistioge Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 20 ran 4/20 1¼ 11-9 95114A Phillip Enright 20/1
07 Apr 10+24d Fairyhouse Ballyhack Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 7 11-12 94104A Davy Russell 8/1
14 Mar 10+18d Navan Kells Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 19 ran F/19 — 11-11 —— Kevin Coleman 50/1
24 Feb 10+94d Fairyhouse Course Signage At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 24 10-13 —94C Phillip Enright 66/1
2009 · 1 run
22 Nov 09 Aintree Weatherbys Bank Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-8 —— Timmy Murphy 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Selskar won?
Selskar (IRE) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
Who trained Selskar?
Selskar (IRE) was trained by C W J Farrell on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 18 February 2012.
Who is Selskar's sire?
Selskar (IRE) is by Viking Ruler (AUS) out of Hope's Blue (IRE), whose sire is Octagonal.
What going does Selskar prefer?
Selskar (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Selskar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 18 February 2012. The highest on record is 114.
What is Selskar's sire's record?
Viking Ruler (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 109. Weakest on soft going: 4.1% from 145. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.2% from 113.

Record shown from November 2009. 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.