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Horse profile

Task Ahead (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Jan 2025) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Task Ahead Partnership
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Strategise (IRE) (Strategic Prince)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jan 2025 — 623 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Task Ahead is a Mehmas colt who was yet to win or place from eight starts between Jul 2024 and Jan 2025. He raced five times at Dundalk on the all-weather and three times on turf, without success over 6f to 1m1f on good to soft ground. His official rating stood at 62 at its highest and 51 at his last run, when he finished 13 of 14 in a Dundalk handicap.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating51↓ 11lb off peak
51 51–62

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Dec 2024

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.

Flat 8 figures · best 90B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)590B78—
Good271A66—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f590B78—
1m – 1m1f375C71—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Dec 2024 Official rating 51 at the last run, 29 Jan 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.

Flat 8 figures · best 72A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)572A59—
Good265A63—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f572A61—
1m – 1m1f365A55—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mehmas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,061 runs since Jan 2008 (745 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1.1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.7—
Good1,94722111.4%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft7478311.1%−0.5—
Soft9129610.5%−1.10 from 1
Heavy2032110.3%−1.3—
Standard (AW)2,77633612.1%+0.50 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,07926712.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f4,23647211.1%−0.50 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,34815611.6%00 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3614211.6%0—
1m5f – 2m3013.3%−8.3—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.6—
Over 3m100%−11.6—

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
Strategise (IRE) (Strategic Prince)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Oh So Perfect (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Oh So Perfect (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oh So Perfect (IRE)1427fClass 6
Precedent (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 7 0 0% −7.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00

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
29 Jan 25+42d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran Settled just off the front group - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort but flattened out 2f out - eventually beaten well home in 13th 13/14 nk 8-9 5177B53A Nathan Crosse 33/1
18 Dec 24+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f · Standard · 14 ran Settled close to the front early - hit the front after 2f - challenged for command at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out then lost the advantage inside the last two furlongs - faded through the closing stages to finish ninth 9/14 ½ 9-6 5578B59A Donagh O'Connor 20/1
11 Dec 24+40d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along entering straight but unable to close - held on for tenth 10/14 shd 9-10 5790B68A Donagh O'Connor 25/1
01 Nov 24+14d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 13 ran Sluggish start - stayed towards the rear throughout - made no impression on the finish - well held in 12th 12/13 10 9-9 6067C43C Donagh O'Connor 17/2
18 Oct 24+57d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along in 11th two out - improved to 7th final furlong but held 7/14 ½ 9-11 6280B72A Donagh O'Connor 22/1
22 Aug 24+19d Leopardstown BoyleSports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Maiden 8f · Good · 11 ran Settled with the field early - slipped to 7th by halfway - pushed for a response inside final 2f - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth 6/11 1¼ 9-8 —71A65A Donagh O'Connor 150/1
03 Aug 24+24d Galway Bathshack Maiden 8.5f · Soft · 16 ran Held around midpack early - pushed into 5th two furlongs out but couldn't quicken and faded to finish well held 7/16 3¾ 9-8 —75C55A Donagh O'Connor 200/1
10 Jul 24 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 ¾ 9-8 —61C61A Donagh O'Connor 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Task Ahead (IRE) won?
Task Ahead (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Task Ahead (IRE)?
Task Ahead (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 29 January 2025.
Who is Task Ahead (IRE)'s sire?
Task Ahead (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Strategise (IRE), whose sire is Strategic Prince.
What is Task Ahead (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 29 January 2025. The highest on record is 62.
What is Task Ahead (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,061 runs since Jan 2008 (745 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Task Ahead (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Strategise (IRE), Task Ahead (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Oh So Perfect (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Oh So Perfect (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.