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Horse profile

Sportivo (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer John J Walsh · Last owner John H Kierans
by Oscar (IRE) out of Celtic Serf (GB) (Celtic Cone)
28 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Nov 2009 — 6,196 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 4 wins · Clonmel & Thurles Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Sportivo (IRE) is 4 from 28. Hasn't won since Mar 2009. All 4 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating121↓ 1lb off peak
121 74–122

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 136B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 1 Mar 2009 Official rating 121 at the last run, 18 Nov 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 22 figures · best 136B · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy9122A98—
Soft8136B104.5—
Good4107C85.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f14136B100.5—
1m5f – 2m6112B94.5—
2m5f – 3m2115C102.5—

Of 28 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 28 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
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.5—
Good4,65847910.3%−0.61 from 4
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.90 from 1
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.13 from 12
Heavy3,15234510.9%00 from 11
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.70 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.24 from 19
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.20 from 2
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Celtic Serf (GB) (Celtic Cone)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Miss Pepperpot (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Pepperpot (IRE)4552m–2m6f—
Mocha Mystery (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 3 25% +5.50
Heavy 11 0 0% −11.00
Good 4 1 25% +2.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 6 2 33% +6.00
Limerick 5 0 0% −5.00
Clonmel 3 2 67% +9.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 19 4 21% +5.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Coleman 11 3 27% +6.50
Ken Whelan 8 0 0% −8.00
Andrew Leigh 3 1 33% +3.50
Eddie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 14 4 29% +10.00
Tongue tie 10 0 0% −10.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 1 17% −0.50
2008 4 1 25% +1.50
2007 11 2 18% +2.00
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 4 20% +4.00
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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
2009 · 6 runs
18 Nov 09+35d Clonmel Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-7 121— Eddie Power 12/1
14 Oct 09+213d Punchestown Www.punchestown.com Handicap Chase (0-130) 2m4f · Yielding · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-5 122— Kevin Coleman 25/1
15 Mar 09+14d Limerick Charleville Cheese Handicap Chase (0-130) 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-8 122— Kevin Coleman 6/1F
01 Mar 09+15d Clonmel Munster Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m1f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 114136B Kevin Coleman 9/2
14 Feb 09+42d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 1½ 11-4 112122A Kevin Coleman 25/1
03 Jan 09+13d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group Handicap Chase (0-130) 2m · Soft · 9 ran 80/9 11-6 112— Kevin Coleman 8/1
2008 · 4 runs
21 Dec 08+21d Thurles Gift Horse Gallery Horse & Jockey Hotel Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m2f · Heavy · 18 ran 12/18 3 11-9 113107C Kevin Coleman 10/1
30 Nov 08+290d Fairyhouse Caffrey's Of Batterstown Handicap Chase ( 0-140) 2m1f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-13 113— Tom Doyle 16/1
14 Feb 08+40d Thurles Horse And Jockey Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m2f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-7 104122A Kevin Coleman 9/2F
05 Jan 08+13d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group Handicap Chase (0-130) 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 10-4 103112B Kevin Coleman 11/2
2007 · 11 runs
23 Dec 07+24d Thurles Gift Horse Gallery Horse & Jockey Hotel Hdcp Chase (0-116) 2m2f · Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 10-6 96115C Kevin Coleman 11/2
29 Nov 07+5d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m6f · Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 2½ 10-8 93115C Martin Ferris 7/1
24 Nov 07+9d Gowran Park Irish Racing Yearbook Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 2 10-3 9389C Andrew Leigh 5/1
15 Nov 07+7d Clonmel Prior Park Service Station Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-6 8498C Andrew Leigh 11/2
08 Nov 07+50d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m2f · Good · 18 ran 2/18 1 10-7 83107C Andrew Leigh 14/1
19 Sep 07+25d Listowel Seamus Mulvaney Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m1f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 nk 9-7 9173C T G M Ryan 25/1
25 Aug 07+12d Tralee Grand Hotel Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3 9-9 7894C Kevin Coleman 20/1
13 Aug 07+79d Ballinrobe Brodericks Electrical Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran RO/15 — 10-2 74— Kevin Coleman 25/1
26 May 07+69d Tralee (IRE) O'Keeffe Marquees Hire Handicap Chase 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 2½ 10-7 8173C Denis O'Regan 12/1
18 Mar 07+32d Limerick Limerick Motor City Hyundai Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 8/18 17 10-3 7783C Ken Whelan 20/1
14 Feb 07+47d Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 1¾ 10-5 7898C Ken Whelan 16/1
2006 · 6 runs
29 Dec 06+19d Limerick O'Kelly Bros Demolition Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m2f · Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 4 10-5 8186C Ken Whelan 20/1
10 Dec 06+31d Punchestown Buy 07 Punchestown Membership Beginners Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 18 ran 14/18 3½ 11-12 81103C Ken Whelan 50/1
09 Nov 06+252d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 26 11-12 —90C Ken Whelan 50/1
02 Mar 06+8d Limerick Shaun McManus Fundraiser Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 2½ 11-12 8191C Ken Whelan 25/1
22 Feb 06+18d Punchestown Festival Hospitality Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 22 ran 14/22 1 11-12 —95C Ken Whelan 33/1
04 Feb 06+37d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Schooling Grounds Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 25 ran 19/25 3½ 11-12 —87C Ken Whelan 25/1
2005 · 1 run
29 Dec 05 Limerick Noel Kierans Memorial I.N.H. Flat Race 2m2f · Heavy · 18 ran 6/18 7 11-7 —89C Mr M J Walsh 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sportivo won?
Sportivo (IRE) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 8 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Sportivo?
Sportivo (IRE) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 18 November 2009.
Who is Sportivo's sire?
Sportivo (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Celtic Serf (GB), whose sire is Celtic Cone.
What going does Sportivo prefer?
Sportivo (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sportivo's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 18 November 2009. The highest on record is 122.
What is Sportivo's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Sportivo's siblings?
Out of Celtic Serf (GB), Sportivo (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Miss Pepperpot (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.