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Horse profile

Small Is Beautiful (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer James Joseph Mangan · Last owner Mrs M Mangan
by Beneficial (GB) out of Cherry Black (IRE) (Roselier)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 May 2013 — 4,898 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 · 13th of 16 Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Small Is Beautiful (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Tramore (Aug 2012).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Small Is Beautiful (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
High As Akite (IRE)40——
Garcol (IRE)10——

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 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 5 Jan 2013 Official rating 92 at the last run, 31 May 2013

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 7 figures · best 96A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft496A83.5—
Heavy286C80.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m496A77.5—
2m1f – 2m4f293C89.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Beneficial (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.8—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+1—
Good5,29654910.4%00 from 1
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.4—
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.10 from 4
Heavy3,15932810.4%00 from 2
Standard (AW)6169.8%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.4—
1m – 1m1f10110%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f6457.8%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m4,89050210.3%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m4,70152211.1%+0.70 from 1
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.6—

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
Cherry Black (IRE) (Roselier)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Na Trachtalai Abu (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bay Cherry (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Na Trachtalai Abu (IRE)4652m6f–3m1f—
Health Is Wealth (IRE)3442m1f–3m2fClass 4
Fire In Soul (IRE)922m½f–2m1f—
Bay Cherry (IRE)1322m6½f–3mClass 3
Coole Cherry (IRE)1513m½f—
Thehairyfella (IRE)2612m7½f—
Grasscutter (IRE)230——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick Mangan 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr H D Dunne 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2013 · 3 runs
31 May 13+41d Tramore Graun Hill Suite - Perfect For Parties Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 5 11-9 9280C Patrick Mangan 16/1
20 Apr 13+105d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 7½ 10-13 9570C Patrick Mangan 14/1
05 Jan 13+62d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 11 11-2 9786C Patrick Mangan 16/1
2012 · 4 runs
04 Nov 12+14d Cork Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 22 11-1 9993C Patrick Mangan 16/1
21 Oct 12+51d Cork Corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 6/20 8½ 10-7 —96A Mr H D Dunne 25/1
31 Aug 12+12d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Hurdle 22f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 9-8 —74A Mr H D Dunne 40/1
19 Aug 12 Tramore Family Fun Day At Tramore Races Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 18 10-2 —75C Mr H D Dunne 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Small Is Beautiful won?
Small Is Beautiful (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
Who trained Small Is Beautiful?
Small Is Beautiful (IRE) was trained by James Joseph Mangan on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 31 May 2013.
Who is Small Is Beautiful's sire?
Small Is Beautiful (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Cherry Black (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What is Small Is Beautiful's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 31 May 2013. The highest on record is 99.
What is Small Is Beautiful's sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Small Is Beautiful's siblings?
Out of Cherry Black (IRE), Small Is Beautiful (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Na Trachtalai Abu (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bay Cherry (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Small Is Beautiful produced winners?
As a dam, Small Is Beautiful (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2012. 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.