Horse profile
St Denis's Well (IRE)
by Famous Name (GB) out of Annie Greene (IRE) (Indian Haven)
34 runs · 13 courses · from May 2022
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Navan & Down Royal
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 10th of 12
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
St Denis's Well is a gelding with six wins from 34 starts on turf, three of them at Navan and three at Down Royal. All six wins came in handicaps, three on heavy ground and two over 1m5f – 2m. He has also won over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft and on soft. His last run, at Clonmel in Oct 2026, saw him finish 10 of 12 off an official rating of 114.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 6–34Wins / Runs
- 17.6%Strike rate
- 10 (29.4%)Placed
- +30.91£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.96Fair A/E n=34 · 1.55 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 212 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 rating114↓ 8lb off peak
114
83–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 124
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 126A | 82 | 2 runs · 103 / 91 |
| Heavy | 7 | 112B | 79 | 2 runs · 112 / 106.5 |
| Good | 5 | 124A | 60 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 126A | 78 | 2 runs · 124 / 118 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 91A | 79 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 101B | 90.5 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 103B | 79 | 2 runs · 103 / 91 |
Of 34 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 34 runs · as at 9 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 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (17%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,512 runs since Apr 2016 (102 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 103 | 10 | 9.7% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 371 | 36 | 9.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 237 | 21 | 8.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 403 | 34 | 8.4% | −0.8 | 2 from 18 |
| Heavy | 167 | 20 | 12% | +2.8 | 3 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 228 | 18 | 7.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 190 | 16 | 8.4% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 260 | 18 | 6.9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 324 | 28 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 290 | 35 | 12.1% | +2.9 | 3 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 161 | 16 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −4.7 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Annie Greene (IRE) (Indian Haven)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodia (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 2 | 11% | −8.59 |
| Heavy | 8 | 3 | 38% | +44.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Navan | 6 | 3 | 50% | +46.50 |
| Downpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Down Royal | 4 | 3 | 75% | +8.41 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 3 | 25% | +0.41 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 2 | 33% | +39.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Caragh Monaghan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +36.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 5 | 3 | 60% | +11.91 |
| James Smith | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 17 | 2 | 12% | −5.50 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 3 | 38% | +42.41 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +6.91 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +35.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | +28.00 |
| Chase | 14 | 3 | 21% | +2.91 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+186d | Clonmel (IRE) | Clonmel Handicap Hurdle Jumped awkwardly at the first - up with the front group before slipping back at the 4th - down in tenth by 4 out - never a threat from 3 out and finished 10th | 10/12 | 5 | 11-9 | 114 | 124A | 104A | Caragh Monaghan | 22/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+29d | Downpatrick | Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase Settled in behind the pace early - shared the lead at stages before a stumble 6 out - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken 3 out - faded to finish well beaten in 9th | 9/15 | 9 | 10-11 | 120 | 79C | 107C | Jack Kennedy | 11/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+61d | Navan | BOYLE Sports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - third at halfway before sharing front spot 4 out - edged in front after the second-last - pressed and put back behind before the final fence - stayed on at unchanged effort for second | 2/7 | 4 | 11-4 | 112 | 112B | 121B | James Smith | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+29d | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven from four out but couldn't find more - pulled up before the last | PU/13 | — | 11-1 | 120 | — | — | James Smith | 11/1 |
| 30 Nov 25+14d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed) Held up towards the back - minor error 9th - up to 8th by halfway - improved to 7th entering the straight under pressure - into 6th before the last but unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same speed to finish sixth | 6/15 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 120 | 103B | 109A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 20/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+29d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Set the pace from the off - drifted right and clipped the opening fence then scratchy over the second - pushed along two out - headed at the last - back in front inside the final furlong and kept going to the line | 1/24 | 11-9 | 100 | 101B | 143A | James Smith | 3/1J | |
| 18 Oct 25+7d | Limerick | Master Chefs Classic Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - disputing second at halfway - driven on after four out then found little and dropped away before the last two | 9/11 | 8½ | 11-6 | 102 | 46A | 92A | Sam Ewing | 16/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+174d | Fairyhouse | Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - stumbled 3rd - well adrift by halfway - driven on after 6th - well beaten into the straight and no threat thereafter | 9/12 | 8 | 10-13 | 104 | 91C | 90C | Sam Ewing | 17/2 |
| 20 Apr 25+29d | Fairyhouse | Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle Handy early - blundered at the 2nd - down in 9th by halfway - unable to threaten leaders after three out - dropped away before the last two fences - well held at the finish | 9/20 | ¾ | 11-8 | 105 | 76C | 100C | Sam Ewing | 10/1 |
| 22 Mar 25+30d | Navan | Kilberry Handicap Chase Tracked handy - moved into second after the 8th - hit the front before four out - challenged two out - lost the advantage to sit third soon after - unable to threaten in front from there - held that spot without finding more late on | 4/11 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 122 | 79A | 126A | James Smith | 9/1 |
| 20 Feb 25+53d | Punchestown | QuinnBet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Listed) Settled in the pack - hit a fence lightly at the 3rd then lost touch 3 out - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/17 | — | 10-2 | 122 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+3d | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Handy early - clipped fence 1st and 2nd - third early on - hit front after 8th - matched for the lead 11th - blundered and lost jockey 3 out | UR/17 | — | 11-2 | 122 | — | — | Oakley Brown | 9/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+26d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Set the pace from the off - roused before the final two hurdles - driven out and stayed on strongly to score | 1/15 | 11-2 | 94 | — | 122A | James Smith | 2/1F | |
| 30 Nov 24+13d | Fairyhouse | Race And Stay Ladies Handicap Chase Settled towards the outer in the pack - stumbled at the 1st and blundered heavily at the 5th momentarily losing the stirrup - improved to join the front rank 4 out - moved clear 3 out going strongly - driven on approaching 2 out - blundered and overtaken at the last - battled on gamely to the line for second | 2/10 | 2½ | 11-1 | 119 | 91A | 130A | Caragh Monaghan | 9/1 |
| 17 Nov 24+23d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat behind pace - third at halfway with a minor error at the 5th - moved through to challenge two out and hit the front - given a squeeze approaching the last - overtaken late and unable to find more - finished second | 2/23 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 91 | 100B | 130A | Keith Donoghue | 6/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+18d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Held up in the pack early - unable to challenge through the contest - well held at the finish | 11/18 | 1¾ | 11-8 | 122 | 49C | 105C | Mr R James | 33/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+42d | Fairyhouse | House Restaurant Open For All Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up in last place - still down in 10th after 7th - mistake at 8th - made progress before 3 out - up into 4th at the last after being 5th on the final circuit - lost footing on the run-in - stayed on for 4th but never landed a serious blow | 4/11 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 91 | 64A | 107A | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| 26 Aug 24+22d | Downpatrick | Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Sat close up early and shared front spot - small error at first fence - went clear in front after second - driven up front until overtaken 2 out - then stumbled and faded back - trailed in eighth before last then allowed to finish in own time | 8/9 | 25 | 11-11 | 91 | 60C | 90C | Keith Donoghue | 4/1 |
| 04 Aug 24+125d | Galway | Kinlay Hostel Chase Sent straight to the front - clumsy over the fourth - lost top spot for a moment at the seventh then regained it - drifted right and lost the advantage four out - drifted right again two out - pushed along in fourth and unable to close after the last before fading | 5/7 | ½ | 10-12 | 120 | 87C | 107C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 66/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+15d | Fairyhouse | Envirogreen Building Services Handicap Chase | 6/9 | 15 | 11-1 | 121 | -14C | 105C | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 17 Mar 24+13d | Down Royal | Follow On Instagram At bluegrasshorsefeed Rated Novice Chase | 1/7 | 11-3 | 107 | 126A | 127B | Jack Kennedy | 13/2 | |
| 04 Mar 24+41d | Leopardstown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | 7/8 | 3¼ | 12-0 | 107 | — | 102A | Mr J Dunne | 6/1 |
| 23 Jan 24+3d | Down Royal | Aspall Handicap Chase (0-95) | 1/14 | 12-3 | 91 | 78B | 131A | Jack Kennedy | 10/11F | |
| 20 Jan 24+22d | Navan | Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-102) | 1/13 | 11-3 | 91 | 79B | 114B | Jack Kennedy | 13/2 | |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+3d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/14 | ½ | 10-11 | 92 | 53B | 101A | Caragh Monaghan | 9/2 |
| 26 Dec 23+37d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 4/19 | 4½ | 11-3 | 92 | 97B | 108A | Caragh Monaghan | 13/2 |
| 19 Nov 23+212d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/22 | 10-2 | 83 | 90B | 118A | Caragh Monaghan | 40/1 | |
| 21 Apr 23+19d | Kilbeggan | Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/16 | — | 11-4 | 85 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| 02 Apr 23+31d | Downpatrick | Billie And Bertie Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/12 | 18 | 10-8 | 86 | 66C | 79C | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 02 Mar 23+71d | Clonmel | Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 4/12 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 86 | 82A | 104A | Keith Donoghue | 40/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 22+31d | Fairyhouse | Tote Always SP Or Better Maiden Hurdle | 10/16 | shd | 11-4 | — | — | 105C | Keith Donoghue | 200/1 |
| 20 Nov 22+191d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online At corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 13/23 | 7½ | 11-7 | — | 16C | 98C | Donagh Meyler | 250/1 |
| 13 May 22+7d | Kilbeggan | Irish Farmers Journal Maiden Hurdle | 13/15 | 2½ | 10-7 | — | 26C | 87C | James O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 06 May 22 | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Racecourse Helping Festina Lente Find A New Home Maiden Hurdle | 12/12 | 37 | 10-12 | — | 18C | 84C | Conor Maxwell | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has St Denis's Well won?
- St Denis's Well (IRE) won 6 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 10 times in total (29.4% of starts).
- Who trains St Denis's Well?
- St Denis's Well (IRE) is trained by Ian Patrick Donoghue, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is St Denis's Well's sire?
- St Denis's Well (IRE) is by Famous Name (GB) out of Annie Greene (IRE), whose sire is Indian Haven.
- What going does St Denis's Well prefer?
- St Denis's Well (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is St Denis's Well's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is St Denis's Well's sire's record?
- Famous Name (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,512 runs since Apr 2016 (102 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are St Denis's Well's siblings?
- Out of Annie Greene (IRE), St Denis's Well (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.