Horse profile
Superior Council (IRE)
40 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newcastle (AW) & Hamilton
Last run 5 Feb 2026 · 11th of 12
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Superior Council is 2 from 40, both wins at Class 6 level in handicaps over 6f-7f, one on good at Hamilton in Jun 2025 and one on standard at Newcastle in Nov 2025. He has raced 12 times at Newcastle, winning once, and 17 times on all-weather surfaces for that sole AW success. Usually held up, he finished 11 of 12 at Southwell in Feb 2026 when last seen. Aged 7 at his last run in Feb 2026, he raced off an official rating of 49, 15lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 2–40Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- −27.50£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.46Fair A/E n=40 · 0.38 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 40dAvg between runs
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 rating49↓ 15lb off peak
49
45–64
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 75
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 109A | 91 | 9 runs · 109 / 96 |
| Good | 12 | 110A | 86 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 109C | 69.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 83C | 74.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 64A | 63.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 110A | 85 | 9 runs · 109 / 96 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 99B | 77 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 runs · as at 3 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 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (35%) · 0 wins
- Led 8 (31%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 5 (19%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,582 runs since Mar 2010 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 5,161 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 2,370 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,467 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 684 | 68 | 9.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,545 | 875 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,127 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,610 | 1,190 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,889 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,934 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 254 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Protest Rally (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Protest Rally (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protest Rally (IRE) | 36 | 5 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Sandhoe (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Deise Delight (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Regal Guest (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Odyssee Rules (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 24 | 2 | 8% | −11.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 2 | 6% | −20.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Tuke | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Andrew Mullen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Hannah Crawford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Archie Young | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neve Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Katelyn Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 20 | 2 | 10% | −7.50 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −6.50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Feb 26+13d | Southwell (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Classified Stakes Held up towards the back - never involved - well held throughout - finished 11th | 11/12 | 1 | 9-9 | 49 | 42A | 38A | Dylan Hogan | 6/1 |
| 23 Jan 26+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Classified Stakes (Div 1) Fought for control early - settled around the pack's centre - pushed along and drifted left inside the final furlong then found nothing more | 8/9 | nk | 9-2 | 50 | 75A | 47A | Cara Tuke | 5/2 |
| 20 Jan 26+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes Went straight to the front - pushed along and drifted left approaching the last furlong where overtaken - weakened close home to finish 5th | 5/10 | hd | 9-2 | 50 | 60A | 58A | Cara Tuke | 7/2F |
| 10 Jan 26+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap (Div 2) Set the pace early - came under pressure with 2f left - pushed out approaching final furlong - lost front spot inside the furlong marker but fought back close home - narrowly touched off in 2nd | 2/8 | nse | 8-11 | 50 | 99A | 75A | Cara Tuke | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 19 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 25+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Travelled down the middle and went to the front of the pack - urged forward with 2f left - lost top spot inside the final furlong and slipped back to third - drifted right in the process - found renewed energy in the closing stages to stay on well | 3/14 | 1½ | 8-11 | 50 | 97B | 70A | Cara Tuke | 10/3 |
| 09 Dec 25+4d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 1) Handy early - shaken up to hit front two out - overtaken inside final furlong and unable to find more late - finished third | 3/14 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 50 | 91B | 81A | Archie Young | 2/1F |
| 05 Dec 25+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Went straight to front - lost the advantage inside final 2f and pressed on - battled to the line but pipped | 3/10 | ½ | 8-6 | 50 | 109A | 72A | Cara Tuke | 11/1 |
| 18 Nov 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace from the off - pushed along a furlong out - lost the advantage inside the final furlong - fought back to prevail close home | 1/14 | 8-9 | 48 | 96B | 69A | Cara Tuke | 9/2 | |
| 06 Nov 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 2) Went straight to front - lost command inside the last furlong and had nothing more to give - finished 5th beaten 2 lengths | 5/14 | nk | 8-9 | 48 | 104B | 66A | Cara Tuke | 9/2 |
| 21 Oct 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Apprentice Handicap Sent to the front early - dropped behind rival before regaining command inside final 2f - outpaced in closing 110 yards - stayed on for the runner-up spot | 2/13 | 1 | 8-4 | 48 | 87B | 86A | Cara Tuke | 16/1 |
| 09 Oct 25+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Florence Jamieson Memorial Handicap (Div 2) Went forward from the middle of the pack early - opened up a big advantage by the midway point before the gap narrowed inside the final two furlongs - overtaken nearing the last furlong and edged out for second right at the line | 3/10 | nse | 8-4 | 47 | 106A | 66A | Cara Tuke | 16/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Settled handy behind the pace early - moved into second before a furlong gone and held that spot to halfway - stayed in touch before being driven out and staying on approaching the last furlong - flattened out near the line and gave up a couple of spots to finish fifth | 5/11 | ½ | 8-3 | 47 | 106A | 61A | Cara Tuke | 28/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+16d | Musselburgh | 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Slow to break - settled with leading group - moved through 2f out before fading final furlong - finished 7th | 7/10 | 3¾ | 8-8 | 49 | 64A | 40A | Cara Tuke | 16/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+21d | Thirsk | Ladies' Day Saturday 6th September Book Now Classified Stakes Held up in the pack - pressed for effort with 3f left - soon lost ground - finished 7th | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 49 | 99B | 48A | Greg Fairley | 8/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+7d | Musselburgh | Evolution BPS McCabe And Little Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Tracked the front group from an outer position - urged forward but lost touch 2f out - dropped away in the last furlong - finished fifth | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-9 | 49 | 70A | 54A | Miss Hannah Crawford | 8/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+6d | Musselburgh | Neilsons And Graham And Sibbald Handicap Handy early - shaken up to hit the front two out - lost command inside final furlong - kept trying but flattened out near the line - held for third | 3/7 | nk | 9-3 | 49 | 87A | 75A | Andrew Mullen | 10/3 |
| 26 Jul 25+9d | Newcastle (AW) | probio-energy.com Energy:Reborn Classified Stakes (Div 1) Sat behind the front group - urged forward with over 2f left - kept responding to snatch second close home but no match for the winner | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 49 | 78A | 72A | Andrew Mullen | 7/1 |
| 17 Jul 25+3d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Tracked leader in 2nd - driven approaching 2f out and holding a shot with a furlong left - weakened inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 50 | 110A | 68B | Andrew Mullen | 5/2 |
| 14 Jul 25+7d | Ayr | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Driven early and lost touch with the pack - urged firmly with 2f left - stayed on in the closing stages to grab second | 2/7 | 6½ | 9-2 | 50 | 96A | 69A | Greg Fairley | 11/2 |
| 07 Jul 25+16d | Ayr | Luxury Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged forward soon after the break - lost touch under pressure with over 2f left - finished eighth beaten just under three lengths | 8/16 | nk | 9-2 | 50 | 109C | 73A | Greg Fairley | 4/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+10d | Ayr | Dalcon Civil Engineering Classified Stakes (Div 1) | 2/9 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 50 | 81A | 70A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/4F |
| 11 Jun 25+13d | Hamilton | hamilton-park.co.uk Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Went straight to front - lost the advantage approaching 4f out - regained command inside final 2f - pulled away in the last furlong to score | 1/7 | 10-2 | 45 | 96B | 76A | Miss Hannah Crawford | 6/1 | |
| 29 May 25+219d | Carlisle | Blogger The Train Stopper Handicap Held up eagerly in the pack - driven wide of rivals two out - couldn't threaten leaders in the closing stages - finished sixth | 6/12 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 45 | 71A | 56A | Andrew Mullen | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 24+8d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - dropped to 10th inside final furlong and unable to close | 8/24 | ¾ | 8-5 | 47 | 59C | 60A | Neve Bennett | 40/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+5d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Sat behind the front group - 5th at halfway - urged into 3rd turning in - asked for more 2f out but found little and slipped to 4th with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to the line finishing 4th | 4/15 | hd | 8-13 | 47 | 70C | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 7/2F |
| 09 Oct 24+53d | Navan | Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Bumped at the break and hampered - tardy away and dropped to the back of the pack - progress to 9th and pushed along 2f out - moved up to 5th 1f out - plugged on in the closing stages to finish 3rd | 3/18 | ½ | 8-12 | 47 | 68C | 84A | Hugh Horgan | 14/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+22d | Curragh | Tote.ie Handicap (47-65) Sluggish start - trailed the pack from the off - made no impression - finished well behind in 24th | 24/28 | nk | 8-12 | 47 | 63C | 43C | Gavin Ryan | 18/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+20d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) | 9/23 | 1 | 8-12 | 47 | 85C | 64A | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+31d | Naas | Lily & Wild Amazing Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 8/18 | ½ | 8-10 | 47 | 85C | 67A | Hugh Horgan | 16/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+131d | Curragh | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap | 10/19 | 1 | 8-7 | 48 | 78C | 60A | Wayne Lordan | 33/1 |
| 26 Jan 24+102d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/14 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 51 | 99B | 50A | Donagh O'Connor | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 23+61d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 10/16 | 1 | 9-7 | 55 | 56C | 53C | Donagh O'Connor | 20/1 |
| 16 Aug 23+222d | Gowran Park | BOYLESPORTS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 15/15 | ½ | 8-13 | 58 | 88C | 39C | Katelyn Bailey | 18/1 |
| 06 Jan 23+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 9/14 | 2 | 9-10 | 62 | 71B | 62A | Paddy Harnett | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 22+52d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 13/14 | nk | 9-13 | 62 | 77B | 67A | J M Sheridan | 10/1 |
| 18 Oct 22+117d | Gowran Park | Dine At Gowran Park Handicap (47-70) | 5/16 | hd | 9-8 | 62 | 83C | 82A | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 22+19d | Leicester | Ladies' Day Saturday 2nd July Book Now Handicap | 5/8 | hd | 9-8 | 64 | 64A | 64A | David Nolan | 9/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+183d | Doncaster | Cazoo Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 78A | 66A | Jack Garritty | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 21+39d | Newcastle (AW) | Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 71B | 70A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 |
| 25 Oct 21 | Redcar | Racing TV Club Day EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/15 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 79C | 75A | Kieran Shoemark | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Superior Council won?
- Superior Council (IRE) won 2 of 40 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Superior Council?
- Superior Council (IRE) is trained by Iain Jardine, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 February 2026.
- Who is Superior Council's sire?
- Superior Council (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Odyssee (FR), whose sire is Teofilo.
- What going does Superior Council prefer?
- Superior Council (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Superior Council's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 5 February 2026. The highest on record is 64.
- What is Superior Council's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,582 runs since Mar 2010 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
- Who are Superior Council's siblings?
- Out of Odyssee (FR), Superior Council (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Protest Rally (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Protest Rally (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.