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Horse profile

Sublimity (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer Robert Alan Hennessy · Last owner W Hennessy
by Selkirk (USA) out of Fig Tree Drive (USA) (Miswaki)
25 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2011 — 5,621 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 · 4th of 11 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 145
KTB Profile

Sublimity (FR) is 6 from 25 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham (Mar 2007). Hasn't won since Jan 2011. 6 of 19 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 6 on quicker. Last raced off 145, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating145↓ 20lb off peak
145 108–165

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 (jumps) 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 25 May 2011 Official rating 145 at the last jumps run, 25 May 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 28 May 2009 Official rating 108 at the last flat run, 8 Jun 2005

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.

Jumps 21 figures · best 145A · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft9143B132—
Good4133B126.5—
Heavy4145A128.5—
Good to Soft4140A137—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m19145A133—
2m1f – 2m4f2124C119.5—
Flat 4 figures · best 84A · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f284C80.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 25 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
Selkirk (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38821.1%+9.8—
Good to Firm7528911.8%+0.50 from 1
Good1,07611210.4%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft5827212.4%+1.10 from 4
Soft6718011.9%+0.65 from 10
Heavy228187.9%−3.41 from 5
Standard (AW)1,02411711.4%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−6.9—
6f – 7f7297710.6%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,10312711.5%+0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,18316213.7%+2.41 from 2
1m5f – 2m785769.7%−1.65 from 20
2m1f – 2m4f3584011.2%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m143117.7%−3.6—
Over 3m2514%−7.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fig Tree Drive (USA) (Miswaki)

10 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Estate (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Estate (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Estate (GB)4952m–2m5fClass 2
EstateI (GB)212m–2m5fClass 2
Pandoro De Lago (IRE)711m2fClass 5
Whocalledmespeedy (IRE)20——
Mountain Retreat (IRE)90——
Attenzione (IRE)150——
Showtime Lady (IRE)30——
Ridge Rose (GB)30——
Pure Mischief (IRE)40——
Falkirk (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 5 50% +34.60
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 5 1 20% −3.67
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 10 2 20% −1.50
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheltenham 5 1 20% +12.00
Cork 1 1 100% +1.10
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +0.33
Curragh 1 1 100% +16.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 20 5 25% +8.93
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +15.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P A Carberry 16 4 25% +10.83
A E Lynch 3 1 33% −0.90
Andrew J McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Johnny Murtagh 2 1 50% +15.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 1 25% −1.90
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 4 1 25% +0.00
2007 3 2 67% +15.33
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 4 2 50% +17.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 5 24% +7.93
Flat 4 1 25% +13.00

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
25 May 11+87d Punchestown Motivate Challenge Supported By Failte Ireland Hurdle 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 5 11-8 145129A P A Carberry 6/1
27 Feb 11+35d Leopardstown Ballsbridge Hurdle 18f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 5 11-5 150115A A E Lynch 7/1
23 Jan 11+20d Leopardstown BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 30 11-10 153109C A E Lynch 25/1
03 Jan 11+50d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-5 155134B A E Lynch 11/10F
14 Nov 10+294d Punchestown Dobbins & Madigans At Punchestown Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 23 11-10 158106B Andrew J McNamara 10/1
24 Jan 10+26d Leopardstown Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 11-10 161145A P A Carberry 10/1
29 Dec 09+31d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2 11-10 161143B P A Carberry 5/1
28 Nov 09+184d Newcastle WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2½ 11-7 161140A P A Carberry 20/1
28 May 09+79d Leopardstown Seamus & Rosemary Mcgrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (listed Race) (listed) 14f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 shd 9-1 —84A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
10 Mar 09+44d Cheltenham Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 15/23 14 11-10 161112C P A Carberry 20/1
25 Jan 09+27d Leopardstown Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 10 11-10 161121A P A Carberry 2/1F
29 Dec 08+23d Leopardstown December Festival Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 161139A P A Carberry 3/1
06 Dec 08+225d Wetherby WBX.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 hd 11-7 162142B Andrew J McNamara 9/4
25 Apr 08+45d Punchestown ACCbank Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 3 11-12 162133B P A Carberry 15/8F
11 Mar 08+87d Cheltenham Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1 11-10 162140A P A Carberry 7/1
15 Dec 07+277d Cheltenham boylesports.com International Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 nk 11-8 165124C P A Carberry 7/2J
13 Mar 07+45d Cheltenham Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-10 148132C P A Carberry 16/1
27 Jan 07+277d Navan Navan Golf Club Membership Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-12 138136C P A Carberry 1/3F
25 Apr 06+42d Punchestown VC Bet Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 3½ 11-12 137120C P A Carberry 5/1
14 Mar 06+37d Cheltenham Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 4/20 2 11-7 138134C P A Carberry 16/1
05 Feb 06+39d Punchestown Byrne Group PLC Novice Hurdle (Grd2) 16f · Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 14 11-2 123100C P A Carberry 5/1
28 Dec 05+203d Leopardstown O'Dwyer's Stillorgan Orchard Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-12 —130C P A Carberry 7/2
08 Jun 05+45d Leopardstown Jockey Club Of Turkey Silver Stakes (Listed) 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 30 9-10 10884C Johnny Murtagh 10/1
24 Apr 05+21d Leopardstown Heritage Stakes (Listed) 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 4 9-3 10875C Declan McDonogh 7/2
03 Apr 05 Curragh AES Alleged Stakes (Listed) 10f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 10877C Johnny Murtagh 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sublimity (FR) won?
Sublimity (FR) won 6 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 24%. Placed 10 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Sublimity (FR)?
Sublimity (FR) was trained by Robert Alan Hennessy on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 25 May 2011.
Who is Sublimity (FR)'s sire?
Sublimity (FR) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Fig Tree Drive (USA), whose sire is Miswaki.
What going does Sublimity (FR) prefer?
Sublimity (FR) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sublimity (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 25 May 2011. The highest on record is 165.
What is Sublimity (FR)'s sire's record?
Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
Who are Sublimity (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Fig Tree Drive (USA), Sublimity (FR) has 10 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Estate (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Estate (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.