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Horse profile

Sporting Aclaim (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Denis Gerard Hogan · Owner T M Partnership
by Aclaim (IRE) out of Grape Shot (GB) (Nathaniel)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 26 Nov 2025 · 6th of 14 Last raced off OR 43
KTB Profile

Sporting Aclaim is a maiden who has failed to win in 11 starts and has placed once. He showed his best effort when third of 14 at Dundalk in Nov 2025. The gelding, by Aclaim out of a Nathaniel mare, is usually held up and last ran sixth of 14 in a Dundalk handicap off an official rating of 43. He has raced on turf and all-weather without success.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating43↓ 7lb off peak
43 43–50

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 26 Nov 2025

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 10 figures · best 101B · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)5101B974 runs · 101 / 97
Soft255C36.5—
Good283C80.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5101B853 runs · 101 / 97
1m2f – 1m4f597B721 run · —
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 26 Nov 2025 Official rating 43 at the last flat run, 26 Nov 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 95A the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 12 Oct 2025

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 64A · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)564A534 runs · 64 / 58
Soft251C50—
Good256C52.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f564A593 runs · 64 / 63
1m2f – 1m4f553A491 run · —
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 from 11 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Aclaim (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,536 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.7% from 387.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%0—
Good to Firm4104310.5%+0.5—
Good547499%−10 from 3
Good to Soft2162511.6%+1.6—
Soft2532911.5%+1.50 from 2
Heavy7268.3%−1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1,0281009.7%−0.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4805110.6%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,50016110.7%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f387266.7%−3.30 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f127118.7%−1.30 from 5
1m5f – 2m2229.1%−0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f17211.8%+1.8—
2m5f – 3m300%−10—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grape Shot (GB) (Nathaniel)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lillehammer (GB)20——
Cookie Queen (GB)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Casey 3 0 0% −3.00
J M Sheridan 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicola Burns 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 11 runs
26 Nov 25+7d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Sat close to pace early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - slipped to 7th inside final furlong and unable to threaten 6/14 ¾ 8-6 43101B64A Jack Cleary 17/2
19 Nov 25+12d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards the back - urged into effort in the straight - still 9th inside final furlong and stayed on without threatening 9/14 ½ 8-9 4397B53A Nathan Crosse 15/2
07 Nov 25+7d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Bet Builder Boost Handicap (0-60) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Sent to front early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - lost command approaching final furlong and slipped to third - held that spot to the line without finding more 3/14 nk 8-6 4397B63A Jack Cleary 14/1
31 Oct 25+11d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Slow to begin - settled towards the back of the pack - 7th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't find extra gear - stayed on same effort to finish 6/14 ½ 8-0 4385B52A Alan Casey 33/1
20 Oct 25+8d Gowran Park Racing Club Membership Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 8.5f · Heavy · 15 ran Settled just behind pace early - hit front briefly before 4f mark then lost command - pressed from inside approaching 3f out - driven but couldn't respond over 2f out and finished 7th 7/15 3 8-1 4464C59A Alan Casey 50/1
12 Oct 25+16d Cork WTW Willis 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 15.5f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - fenced awkwardly right at the 2nd and repeated the fault - no response from 2 out and finished 9th holding a steady rhythm to the line 9/10 3¼ 10-11 —70A95A Gavin Brouder 125/1
26 Sep 25+25d Dundalk (AW) Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) 12f · Standard · 14 ran Dwelt and settled at the back - urged on entering the straight - stayed on same speed from the last furlong marker without threatening 11/14 ¾ 8-3 4772B40A Nicola Burns 33/1
01 Sep 25+13d Roscommon Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (0-60) 12f · Soft · 11 ran Hesitant start - settled midpack wide - pressed for effort turning in - well held into finish 8/11 15 9-8 5018C49C J M Sheridan 28/1
19 Aug 25+12d Roscommon District Speciality Coffee Apprentice Maiden 12f · Good · 8 ran Drifted a touch right leaving the stalls - held up at the tail throughout - driven with two furlongs left but had nothing more to give - beaten well into eighth 8/8 3¾ 9-1 —78C49C Alan Casey 200/1
07 Aug 25+24d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 9f · Good · 13 ran Sluggish start - held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish 11/13 3½ 9-8 —83C56C J M Sheridan 300/1
14 Jul 25 Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 11.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - lost touch inside final two furlongs - well held at the finish 7/8 6½ 9-8 —55C51C J M Sheridan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sporting Aclaim won?
Sporting Aclaim (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts in 2025. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trains Sporting Aclaim?
Sporting Aclaim (GB) is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 November 2025.
Who is Sporting Aclaim's sire?
Sporting Aclaim (GB) is by Aclaim (IRE) out of Grape Shot (GB), whose sire is Nathaniel.
What is Sporting Aclaim's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 43, from the run on 26 November 2025. The highest on record is 50.
What is Sporting Aclaim's sire's record?
Aclaim (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,536 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.7% from 387.
Who are Sporting Aclaim's siblings?
Out of Grape Shot (GB), Sporting Aclaim (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.