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Horse profile

Strong Link (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Ross O'Sullivan · Last owner Tinnahinch Construction Limited
by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Miss Illusion (IRE) (Oscar)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Sep 2025 — 385 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 2nd of 7 3 wins · Galway, Tipperary & Wexford Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

Strong Link won three of seven starts on turf between May 2025 and Jul 2025. Each win came on a first visit to the course at Galway, Tipperary and Wexford, all over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft. The gelding, who raced off a career-high mark of 131, finished second of seven at Listowel in Sep 2025.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tipperary, 3 Jul 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 144B · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3144B128—
Good2107C105.5—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5144B107—
1m5f – 2m285A80—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 3 Jul 2025 Official rating 131 at the last run, 27 Sep 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 143A · median 133
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3143A135—
Good2133A131—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5143A133—
1m5f – 2m2141B135—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 4 analysed runs

  • Midfield 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Diamond Boy (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26830.8%+18.8—
Good6608012.1%+0.12 from 2
Good to Soft4785411.3%−0.71 from 3
Soft7407910.7%−1.30 from 1
Heavy3475014.4%+2.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1715.9%−6.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f700%−12—
1m – 1m1f1600%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f18211.1%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m84111213.3%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f97710510.7%−1.33 from 5
2m5f – 3m3544512.7%+0.7—
Over 3m55814.5%+2.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Illusion (IRE) (Oscar)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Take Stock (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Take Stock (IRE)712m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.25
Good 2 2 100% +5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +2.50
Tipperary 1 1 100% +2.25
Wexford 1 1 100% +2.50
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 3 60% +5.25
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Harney 3 0 0% −3.00
Keith Donoghue 2 1 50% +1.25
Donagh Meyler 1 1 100% +2.50
Mr J L Gleeson 1 1 100% +2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 3 60% +5.25
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 4 1 25% −0.50
Hurdle 3 2 67% +3.75

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
27 Sep 25+58d Listowel Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Sat just behind pace-setter early - improved into 3rd approaching 6th - made ground again 3 out - battled on into 2nd up the straight - narrowly denied at the line 2/7 ½ 11-10 13177B135A Keith Donoghue 9/4
31 Jul 25+28d Galway Guinness Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled off the pace early - still 6th with no headway approaching 2 out - improved into 5th turning for home - moved right and finished hard down the inner - got up in the final strides to score 1/9 11-4 —107C133A Donagh Meyler 5/2
03 Jul 25+36d Tipperary O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled at the back early - improving into midfield after three out - into contention approaching two out with a small stumble - going strongly to challenge before the last - asked for effort and hit the front on the run-in to win comfortably 1/15 11-12 —128B143A Keith Donoghue 9/4
28 May 25+94d Wexford Racing Again 4th July Flat Race 20f · Good · 12 ran Settled off the pace - made steady progress into contention approaching the final two furlongs - urged forward to challenge the front-runner inside the last - hit the front and pulled away close home 1/12 12-0 —104A129A Mr J L Gleeson 5/2
23 Feb 25+59d Naas William Hill Proper Prices (Pro/Am) Flat Race 15.5f · Heavy · 4 ran Settled towards the back early - up into 3rd by 4f - into 2nd by halfway - asked for effort with 1 1/2f left but couldn't reach the front-runner - stayed on at one gait to finish 2nd 2/4 7½ 11-0 —75C141B Tom Harney 7/2
26 Dec 24+40d Down Royal Metcollect Metal Recycling (Pro/Am) Flat Race 17f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held in midfield - up to 7th at the halfway point - moved into 2nd spot with 3f remaining - eased back to 3rd early in the straight and stayed on steadily to finish 3rd 3/14 14 11-7 —144B123A Tom Harney 10/3
16 Nov 24 Navan Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 11 ran Settled midfield early - improved into 3rd under pressure with 2f left before taking 2nd approaching the final furlong and a half - held the effort to the line for 2nd 2/11 3½ 11-7 —85A129A Tom Harney 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Strong Link (IRE) won?
Strong Link (IRE) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 6 times in total (85.7% of starts).
Who trained Strong Link (IRE)?
Strong Link (IRE) was trained by Ross O'Sullivan on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 27 September 2025.
Who is Strong Link (IRE)'s sire?
Strong Link (IRE) is by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Miss Illusion (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Strong Link (IRE) prefer?
Strong Link (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Strong Link (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 27 September 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Strong Link (IRE)'s sire's record?
Diamond Boy (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Strong Link (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Miss Illusion (IRE), Strong Link (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Take Stock (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.