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Horse profile

Special Order (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner Andrea Graham Wylie
by Orpen (USA) out of Siraka (FR) (Grand Lodge)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Apr 2007 — 7,128 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 4th of 13 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Special Order (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Wetherby (Nov 2006).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 9 Mar 2007 Official rating 95 at the last run, 23 Apr 2007

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 5 figures · best 108C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy2102C95—
Soft2108C96—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3108C88—
2m1f – 2m4f2102C91—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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
Orpen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3912.6%−6.4—
Good to Firm438409.1%+0.10 from 1
Good891758.4%−0.6—
Good to Soft501367.2%−1.8—
Soft7197410.3%+1.30 from 2
Heavy285289.8%+0.80 from 3
Standard (AW)1,1611099.4%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2422711.2%+2.2—
6f – 7f1,31413510.3%+1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,013939.2%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f543356.4%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m511499.6%+0.60 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f286196.6%−2.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m11354.4%−4.6—
Over 3m1616.3%−2.7—

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
Siraka (FR) (Grand Lodge)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strait Of Mewsina (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Strait Of Mewsina (IRE)217f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

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

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
23 Apr 07+45d Sedgefield Saltwell Signs Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 2 11-0 9580C Paddy Brennan 11/4
09 Mar 07+40d Ayr C.J. Pask Wines Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 9 11-5 9788C Paddy Brennan 7/1
28 Jan 07+47d Kelso John Smith's Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 11 10-12 —84C Paddy Brennan 10/1
2006 · 3 runs
12 Dec 06+20d Sedgefield Take Control With WBX.COM Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 10-12 —102C Paddy Brennan 13/2
22 Nov 06+24d Wetherby Dransfield Novelty Company Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 10 10-12 —108C Paddy Brennan 9/2
29 Oct 06 Carlisle British Legion Poppy Appeal NH Flat Race Class 6 · 14f · Heavy · 13 ran F/13 — 10-12 —— Paddy Brennan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Special Order won?
Special Order (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Special Order?
Special Order (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 23 April 2007.
Who is Special Order's sire?
Special Order (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Siraka (FR), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
What is Special Order's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 23 April 2007. The highest on record is 97.
What is Special Order's sire's record?
Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
Who are Special Order's siblings?
Out of Siraka (FR), Special Order (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strait Of Mewsina (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.