Horse profile
Special Cadeau (GB)
by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Speciosa (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
20 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Thurles & Huntingdon
Last run 17 Jul 2026 · 7th of 9
Last raced off OR 138
KTB Profile
Special Cadeau is 2 from 20 on turf. Both wins came at 1m5f – 2m on good going, the first in a Class 5 maiden NH flat race at Huntingdon in Nov 2021 and the second in the Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase at Thurles in Feb 2025. Each success came on a first visit to the course. The gelding, who is by Nathaniel out of Speciosa, finished 7 of 9 in a handicap chase at Killarney in Jul 2026.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
- 2–20Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 7 (35%)Placed
- +50.25£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=20 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 142Highest OR
- 89dAvg 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 rating138↓ 4lb off peak
138
121–142
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 105A | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 5 | 106A | 80 | 2 runs · 106 / 80.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 94A | 66 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 135A | 123 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 111B | 97.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 106A | 46.5 | 3 runs · 106 / 53 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 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 12 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 6 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,095 runs since Apr 2016 (639 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 4 | 19% | +7.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 784 | 102 | 13% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,868 | 233 | 12.5% | +0.8 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,007 | 114 | 11.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,245 | 143 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 409 | 49 | 12% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,761 | 184 | 10.4% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 326 | 21 | 6.4% | −5.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 882 | 79 | 9% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,506 | 334 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,143 | 252 | 11.8% | +0.1 | 2 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 827 | 94 | 11.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 338 | 32 | 9.5% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 69 | 17 | 24.6% | +12.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Speciosa (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Wintercrack (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wintercrack (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintercrack (GB) | 17 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Dark Spec (GB) | 8 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Specialty (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Vernatti (GB) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Asteroidea (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 4 |
| Grouseman (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Sperrin (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vermuyden (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | +64.25 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 1 | 100% | +66.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 2 | 15% | +57.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 7 | 1 | 14% | +60.00 |
| Dylan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Townend | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss J Townend | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Pat Taaffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 2 | 11% | +51.25 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +60.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | +58.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Jul 26+128d | Killarney (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Daily Money Back Meeting Handicap Steeplechase midfield early - sixth at halfway - driven and slipped to the back before 3 out - failed to threaten and finished well beaten | 7/9 | 14 | 11-5 | 138 | 38C | 113C | Dylan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+102d | Cheltenham | Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along after three out - baulked at the second-last - stayed on at one level but bumped again nearing the final flight - finished tenth | 10/20 | hd | 11-0 | 141 | 55B | 128A | Mike O'Connor | 80/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 25+28d | Fairyhouse | EASYFIX Equine Handicap Chase (Listed) Held up towards the back - improved into 7th then 6th - stumbled 3 out - unable to threaten leaders before fading | 6/12 | 1½ | 10-11 | 141 | 53A | 111A | Dylan Whelan | 13/2 |
| 01 Nov 25+33d | Ascot | Grundon Waste Management Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked the pace group early - clipped a step in mid-race spell - kept responding late but outpaced approaching the line for 3rd | 3/10 | 1¼ | 10-10 | 142 | 106A | 136A | Mike O'Connor | 7/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+60d | Roscommon | Ballymore Group Irish EBF Kilbegnet Novice Chase (Grade 3) Sat close behind front group early - third at halfway - urged forward approaching three out then moved up to second after that - driven and stayed on at one gear to the line for second | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 138 | 94A | 142B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+13d | Galway | Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th but hung the fence 4 out - pushed along and unable to find more finishing 5th | 5/11 | 7 | 11-1 | 140 | 40C | 127A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+104d | Killarney | Lee Strand Novice Chase Sat third early - closed to challenge from four out and shared advantage briefly before giving way at two out - driven before the last but unable to close on winner | 2/4 | 4½ | 11-7 | 142 | 20C | 141B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+58d | Aintree | Rosconn Group Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - clipped the opening obstacle - pushed along three out then hit next - lost touch approaching the last to finish well beaten in 5th | 5/5 | ½ | 11-7 | 142 | 80C | 124B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 06 Feb 25+41d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase Tracked the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd three out - pushed along to challenge entering the straight - edged in front near the last despite a slight error and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/15 | 11-12 | — | — | 150A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 66/1 | |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+27d | Leopardstown | Spinal Injuries Ireland Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - slipped back to 10th after the 4th - lost touch before 2 out - well held in 17th | 17/19 | 2¼ | 10-10 | 125 | 56C | 103C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 30 Nov 24+66d | Fairyhouse | Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle Sat just behind the pace - pushed along in 8th turning for home - moved through to 5th at the last - stayed on into 2nd but couldn't reach the winner | 2/25 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 125 | 103B | 138A | Brian Hayes | 12/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+174d | Listowel | McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle Took up the running - relinquished advantage before the 3rd - moved into a prominent group at the 4th - under pressure before 2 out and soon dropped away by the leading duo - forfeited third approaching the last | 4/11 | 6 | 11-12 | — | 105A | 112A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/2 |
| 04 Apr 24+33d | Naas | Book Your Summer Season BBQ Packages At Naas Racecourse Maiden Hurdle | 2/19 | 1¾ | 11-12 | — | 111B | 147A | Paul Townend | 5/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+34d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle | 4/6 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | 135A | 118B | Paul Townend | 2/1 |
| 28 Jan 24+276d | Naas | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 4/11 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 96A | 123A | Danny Mullins | 11/2 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Apr 23+46d | Punchestown | JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race | 8/9 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 121 | — | 64B | Mr Pat Taaffe | 25/1 |
| 12 Mar 23+36d | Limerick | Good Luck To All Irish Runners In Cheltenham (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/5 | 7½ | 12-0 | 121 | 103C | 112B | Miss J Townend | 5/4F |
| 04 Feb 23+37d | Leopardstown | Shabra Charity Oliver Brady Memorial Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2) | 8/8 | 13 | 11-11 | — | 64C | 109C | Mr B O'Neill | 17/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 22+404d | Leopardstown | Plusvital Flat Race | 3/9 | 2¼ | 11-11 | — | — | 151A | Miss J Townend | 9/2 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 21 | Huntingdon | MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing 'Junior' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 10-12 | — | 101A | 116B | Paul O'Brien | 9/4F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Cadeau won?
- Special Cadeau (GB) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 7 times in total (35% of starts).
- Who trains Special Cadeau?
- Special Cadeau (GB) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 July 2026.
- Who is Special Cadeau's sire?
- Special Cadeau (GB) is by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Speciosa (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Special Cadeau prefer?
- Special Cadeau (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Special Cadeau's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 138, from the run on 17 July 2026. The highest on record is 142.
- What is Special Cadeau's sire's record?
- Nathaniel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,095 runs since Apr 2016 (639 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.
- Who are Special Cadeau's siblings?
- Out of Speciosa (IRE), Special Cadeau (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Wintercrack (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wintercrack (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.