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Horse profile

Sunrise Strider (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Michael J McDonagh · Owner Michael J Mcdonagh
by Pillar Coral (GB) out of According To Grace (IRE) (Robin Des Pres)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 10th of 18 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Sunrise Strider is a gelding by Pillar Coral out of an According To Grace mare who has yet to win from six starts on turf. He has raced at distances from 1m5f to 3m, mainly on heavy ground, and usually races held up. His official rating reached a highest ever mark of 85 and stood at 83 when he finished 10 of 18 in the Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Oct 2026.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Limerick, 27 Dec 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 5 figures · best 98B · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Heavy398B393 runs · 98 / 39
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m298B77.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f239C29.52 runs · 39 / 29.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 27 Dec 2025 Official rating 83 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 6 figures · best 104A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Heavy4104A1014 runs · 104 / 101
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3102C1003 runs · 102 / 100
1m5f – 2m2104A92.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 25 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 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pillar Coral (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.9% of 288 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−4.9—
Good10476.7%+1.80 from 1
Good to Soft8211.2%−3.70 from 1
Soft7234.2%−0.7—
Heavy26311.5%+6.60 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m11154.5%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f11643.4%−1.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m5247.7%+2.80 from 1
Over 3m9111.1%+6.2—

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
According To Grace (IRE) (Robin Des Pres)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cian Quirke 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
17 Oct 26+278d Limerick (IRE) Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II) 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Raced behind the main group - made ground towards the inner after 3 out - soon dropped away tamely before 3 out - finished 10th 10/18 12 10-11 8369C84C Cian Quirke 25/1
12 Jan 26+16d Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Novice Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran Settled in the pack early - still 8th at halfway - driven with two out but couldn't find more and held on for 11th 11/16 nk 10-0 84—90A Cian Quirke 14/1
2025 · 4 runs
27 Dec 25+20d Limerick D & J Glazing Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran Held up towards the back on the wide side - clipped heels at the third then made ground from 3 out to be in contention approaching the second-last where drifted right - required urging and clouted the last - lost the battle on the run-in 6/15 ½ 10-2 8598B104A Cian Quirke 100/1
07 Dec 25+28d Cork BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 17f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - held no chance in the straight - well held in 14th 14/19 3¾ 11-12 —20C102C Cian Quirke 125/1
09 Nov 25+160d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran Settled towards the back and keen early - close enough into 1st - hit the 3rd - up to 4th by the 5th - slipped to 6th after the next - form gave way in 9th before 2 out 11/11 1¼ 11-12 —39C100C Sean O'Keeffe 80/1
02 Jun 25 Listowel John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran Towards the back - ridden before the straight and 9th - no response from 2f out - plugged on without threatening 9/15 1 11-7 —57C81C Sean O'Keeffe 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sunrise Strider won?
Sunrise Strider (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Sunrise Strider?
Sunrise Strider (IRE) is trained by Michael J McDonagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Sunrise Strider's sire?
Sunrise Strider (IRE) is by Pillar Coral (GB) out of According To Grace (IRE), whose sire is Robin Des Pres.
What is Sunrise Strider's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 85.
What is Sunrise Strider's sire's record?
Pillar Coral (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.9% of 288 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 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.