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Horse profile

She Is A Contender (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Ms Caroline Ahearn
by Arcadio (GER) out of Clover Pearl (IRE) (Luso)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jun 2022 — 1,607 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 · 2nd of 7 Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

She Is A Contender is a maiden who won none of six starts on turf between Jul 2021 and Jun 2022. She placed three times from six runs. Her best effort came when second of seven at Downpatrick in Jun 2022 in the Early Fathers Day Celebrations Opportunity Maiden Hurdle. She raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good or good to soft going. Headgear returned at that last run.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 12 Jun 2022

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 6 figures · best 108A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3108A97—
Good394B73—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3108A73—
1m5f – 2m294B91—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 5 Nov 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 116A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3116A102—
Good3116A94—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3102B94—
1m5f – 2m2116A116—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Arcadio (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6469.4%+0.2—
Good1,48016411.1%+1.90 from 3
Good to Soft789688.6%−0.60 from 3
Soft1,153938.1%−1.1—
Heavy431317.2%−2—
Standard (AW)6234.8%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.2—
6f – 7f600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2813.6%−5.6—
1m5f – 2m1,4631459.9%+0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991369.1%−0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m816708.6%−0.60 from 1
Over 3m159138.2%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Trooper Turnbull (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Trooper Turnbull (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Trooper Turnbull (IRE)1021m7f–2mClass 4
Staten Island (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Torrens 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieren Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Cavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2022 · 1 run
12 Jun 22+219d Downpatrick Early Fathers Day Celebrations Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m5½f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 10 10-9 97B100B Kieren Buckley 7/2
2021 · 5 runs
05 Nov 21+22d Hexham Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 nse 10-12 88A116A Sean Bowen 2/1
14 Oct 21+22d Tramore www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1 11-7 94B116A Simon Torrens 7/1
22 Sep 21+26d Perth Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow EBF Mares' National Hunt Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 9½ 10-12 108A102B Sean Bowen 6/1
27 Aug 21+45d Down Royal Sean Graham Bookmaker Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2¾ 11-1 71B94A Simon Torrens 25/1
13 Jul 21 Downpatrick Great Outdoors Flat Race 2m3f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 nk 11-2 73C84C Mr S Cavanagh 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has She Is A Contender won?
She Is A Contender (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2022. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained She Is A Contender?
She Is A Contender (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 12 June 2022.
Who is She Is A Contender's sire?
She Is A Contender (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Clover Pearl (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
What is She Is A Contender's sire's record?
Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are She Is A Contender's siblings?
Out of Clover Pearl (IRE), She Is A Contender (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Trooper Turnbull (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Trooper Turnbull (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.