Horse profile
Spanish Temptress (IRE)
20 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Limerick, Roscommon & Killarney
Last run 5 Aug 2026 · 4th of 5
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Spanish Temptress is a filly who has won four of 20 starts, all on soft ground. She recorded three of those wins over 1m – 1m1f and one over 6f – 7f, all in handicaps. She won the Ballyduane Stud Fillies Handicap at Limerick in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 82, having earlier scored at Roscommon and twice at Killarney. Aged 4 at her last run in Aug 2026, she finished fourth of five at Sligo off a career-high mark of 88.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 4–20Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 9 (45%)Placed
- −2.26£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.77Fair A/E n=20 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 146 d
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 rating88At career-high mark
88
60–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 121
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 118A | 96.5 | 6 runs · 118 / 92.5 |
| Good | 6 | 121A | 81.5 | 2 runs · 121 / 87 |
| Heavy | 2 | 76C | 70 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86B | 75 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 118A | 84 | 7 runs · 118 / 88 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 115C | 84.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 121A | 100 | 2 runs · 121 / 100 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 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 20 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 8 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (30%) · 3 wins
- Held up 5 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,353 runs since Apr 2023 (140 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.6% from 135. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.2% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 172 | 21 | 12.2% | −1 | — |
| Good | 352 | 50 | 14.2% | +1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 135 | 13 | 9.6% | −3.6 | — |
| Soft | 208 | 25 | 12% | −1.2 | 4 from 10 |
| Heavy | 67 | 7 | 10.4% | −2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 415 | 63 | 15.2% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 444 | 56 | 12.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 468 | 56 | 12% | −1.2 | 3 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 266 | 35 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 104 | 20 | 19.2% | +6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 9 | 24.3% | +11.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +20.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Panning For Gold (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Panning For Gold (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panning For Gold (IRE) | 10 | 5 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Bababobo (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Tempted Angel (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 4 | 40% | +7.74 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.12 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 3 | 21% | −3.26 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W J Lee | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Chris Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 2 | 100% | +7.62 |
| Nathan Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.38 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +5.12 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Aug 26+22d | Sligo (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Fillies Handicap Sat close to the pace in 4th - slipped to the rear after halfway and stayed there under pressure - unable to make ground into the straight finishing fourth beaten 5¾ lengths | 4/5 | 4 | 9-6 | 88 | 79C | 70B | W J Lee | 3/1 |
| 14 Jul 26+25d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap handy early before hitting the front after 1 1/2f - going easily over 2f out - shaken up and driven approaching the final furlong - came under pressure 1f out and was passed in the final 100 yards - held the runner-up spot to the line without finding more | 2/9 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 88 | 121A | 95A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+8d | Limerick | Ballyduane Stud Fillies Handicap Set the pace from the start - pushed along with two furlongs remaining - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/6 | 9-11 | 82 | 43A | 91B | Keithen Kennedy | 13/8F | |
| 11 Jun 26+10d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Handy early - 4th with 4f left - dropped to 5th entering straight - regained 4th inside final furlong and stayed on to finish 4th | 4/13 | 2½ | 10-2 | 82 | 97C | 97A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/3 |
| 01 Jun 26+8d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Settled off the pace early - still back in 7th at halfway - moved through to 5th two out - up to 3rd and pressing the leaders inside the final furlong - found extra to take second with a hundred yards left - stayed on strongly but denied by a narrow margin | 2/8 | shd | 9-3 | 79 | 118A | 104A | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| 24 May 26+29d | Curragh | Velo Coffee Handicap Handy early - fourth with 3f left before slipping back and pushed along inside final 2f - faded from there | 17/19 | 3 | 10-1 | 81 | 53C | 67C | W J Lee | 7/2 |
| 25 Apr 26+17d | Limerick | Lorraine O'Mara Birthday Remembrance Handicap Tracked group in behind - sixth at the midpoint - pushed along to reach contention 2f out - battling in third with a furlong left - stayed on well approaching the finish - hit the front inside the last strides but caught right at the line | 2/16 | nse | 9-3 | 79 | 102C | 96A | Chris Hayes | 15/2 |
| 08 Apr 26+11d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven into 4th approaching 2f out and into 3rd inside the final furlong - flattened out to hold on for third | 3/16 | 3 | 10-0 | 80 | 88C | 94A | W J Lee | 15/2 |
| 28 Mar 26+146d | Curragh | Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap Held up early - driven into contention with 2f left to move up to 9th then 7th inside final furlong - finished without extra gain in 6th | 6/14 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 81 | 76C | 80A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 25+20d | Curragh | Finlay Volvo Premier Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up towards back - pushed along under pressure with 1½f left - unable to close - well held at the line | 16/23 | ½ | 8-12 | 81 | 64C | 71A | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| 13 Oct 25+7d | Roscommon | Guinness Handicap Settled in the pack - still 7th at halfway - eased over to the left and found room 2f out to move into second inside the final furlong - hit the front in the closing stages and stayed on strongly to score | 1/15 | 9-3 | 71 | 115C | 98A | Colin Keane | 6/1 | |
| 06 Oct 25+17d | Killarney | Lough Leane Handicap Settled midfield early - 7th at halfway then 4th and pushed along with a furlong and a half left - finished strongly to hit the front late and win | 1/11 | 9-9 | 65 | 96A | 94A | W J Lee | 9/2 | |
| 19 Sep 25+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap Sat close to the front group early - 7th at halfway - driven on with a furlong and a half left but flattened out inside the final 150 yards | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 66 | 86B | 68A | Chris Hayes | 20/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+15d | Curragh | Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap Sat close behind pace early - second at halfway - driven approaching final 2f - dropped to third and empty inside closing furlong to finish ninth | 9/21 | hd | 9-7 | 69 | 80C | 80A | Chris Hayes | 11/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+17d | Galway | Arthur Guinness Handicap Held up at the back throughout - driven approaching the straight without improving - faded to finish 13th | 13/16 | 1½ | 10-0 | 69 | 41C | 58C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 6/1 |
| 15 Jul 25+3d | Killarney | Irish Examiner Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack early - fourth at halfway - moved through to hit the front two furlongs out - pushed on and stayed strong to the line | 1/7 | 10-0 | 60 | 101A | 99A | Colin Keane | 13/8F | |
| 12 Jul 25+91d | Limerick | Follow Limerick On Instagram Handicap (0-60) Sat behind the front-runner early - fourth at the midpoint - made progress with two furlongs left - hit the front approaching the final furlong - fought on gamely but caught late | 2/12 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 60 | 91A | 90A | W J Lee | 9/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+6d | Curragh | Tote Multiples Available On Tote.ie Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Held up at the back - pushed along and made progress inside final 2f - stayed on same speed to finish well held | 8/14 | shd | 9-3 | — | 63C | 60A | Nathan Crosse | 80/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+135d | Cork | Annual Membership Available Today Fillies Maiden Slow into stride - settled at back of field - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on late without threatening finished 6th | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-3 | — | 83A | 67A | Nathan Crosse | 250/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 22 Nov 24 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - asked for effort out wide entering the straight - slipped towards the back and found nothing more inside the final two furlongs - eventually well held | 14/14 | 4¼ | 9-2 | — | 64C | 40C | Luke McAteer | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spanish Temptress won?
- Spanish Temptress (IRE) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
- Who trains Spanish Temptress?
- Spanish Temptress (IRE) is trained by Richard John O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 August 2026.
- Who is Spanish Temptress's sire?
- Spanish Temptress (IRE) is by Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) out of Sweet Temptation (IRE), whose sire is Amadeus Wolf.
- What going does Spanish Temptress prefer?
- Spanish Temptress (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Spanish Temptress's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 5 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Spanish Temptress's sire's record?
- Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,353 runs since Apr 2023 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.6% from 135. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.2% from 104.
- Who are Spanish Temptress's siblings?
- Out of Sweet Temptation (IRE), Spanish Temptress (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Panning For Gold (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Panning For Gold (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.