Horse profile
The Dabbler (IRE)
by Presenting (GB) out of Lirfox (FR) (Foxhound)
51 runs · 18 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Sligo, Gowran Park & Ballinrobe
Off 130 days · 14th of 16
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
The Dabbler is a gelding who has won three of 51 starts on turf, all on good going. He won the Glasshouse Hotel Handicap Hurdle over 3m at Sligo in Jun 2024 off an official rating of 108, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase over 3m at Gowran Park in Oct 2021, and a beginners chase at Ballinrobe over 2m5f – 3m in Aug 2021. He has never won on soft or heavier ground. Aged 13 at his last run in Jun 2026, he finished 14 of 16 in the Glasshouse Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Sligo off an official rating of 99.
Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 3–51Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 16 (31.4%)Placed
- −30.75£1 level staken=51 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=51 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 60dAvg 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 rating99↓ 28lb off peak
99
97–127
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 115B | 78 | — |
| Good | 8 | 120B | 103 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 141A | 93 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 122B | 92.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 122B | 96 | — |
| Over 3m | 12 | 141A | 92 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 115B | 53 | — |
Of 51 runs looked at, 15 have no figure: did not complete (7) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 51 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Presenting (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 7,022 | 840 | 12% | +1 | 3 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 10 |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 19 |
| Heavy | 2,759 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | 0 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,696 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,537 | 742 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 1 from 26 |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 2 from 16 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lirfox (FR) (Foxhound)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Renard (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Heather Moth (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Bad And Mad (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Good | 11 | 3 | 27% | +9.25 |
| Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Punchestown | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Galway | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sligo | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 1 | 4% | −23.00 |
| Over 3m | 16 | 2 | 13% | +1.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Walsh | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.75 |
| Mr P W Gleeson | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ross Berry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kieran Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Orr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sarah Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cait Dooley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R A Berry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 1 | 4% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 24 | 2 | 8% | −18.75 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.75 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 35 | 2 | 6% | −29.75 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 1 | 8% | +2.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jun 26+114d | Sligo | Glasshouse Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - still there approaching halfway - made no impression thereafter - well beaten in 14th | 14/16 | 2½ | 11-5 | 99 | 113B | 96A | Mr P W Gleeson | 28/1 |
| 15 Feb 26+103d | Punchestown | Up The Yard Challenge Race | 12/14 | 1 | 12-0 | — | — | 60C | Cait Dooley | 50/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+20d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Settled just behind the pace early - slipped back through the field after the 5th - down to 6th after 7th - faded and pulled up before 2 out | PU/9 | — | 10-13 | 97 | — | — | Aidan Kelly | 8/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+37d | Punchestown | Premiere Weekend Ticket Just 25 For Limited Time Only (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Sat behind front group early - third at halfway - asked for effort to hit front after three out - overtaken again soon after - found nothing more and slipped to third on the run-in | 3/10 | 5 | 11-0 | 99 | 101A | 114A | Mr P W Gleeson | 16/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+93d | Galway | Galway Races Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - hampered 7th and unbalanced soon after - driven out approaching final stages - unable to make headway - stayed on at one level from over a furlong out to finish well beaten | 9/13 | 5½ | 10-4 | 102 | — | 93A | Mr P W Gleeson | 25/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+21d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Handy early spot - stumbled at the first - 8th at halfway - urged forward from 5 out - blundered again 3 out and soon ran out of steam - well held in 12th | 12/18 | 1¾ | 11-1 | 106 | 69B | 91A | Ross Berry | 18/1 |
| 17 May 25+193d | Wexford | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway then unable to gain ground into the straight - held no more thereafter finishing well held | 10/13 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 107 | 75B | 96A | Mr P W Gleeson | 25/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+20d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) Held up at the back of the field - lost more ground before the 4th - down in 8th past the 7th - found some renewed energy before the last - stayed on at one speed to the line without finding more | 6/10 | hd | 11-10 | 107 | 107A | 115A | Ross Berry | 8/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+65d | Punchestown | Morell Suite At Punchestown (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - pushed forward into 5th three out - third and driven turning for home - held that spot to the line for third | 3/12 | 2¾ | 11-8 | 106 | 93A | 119A | Mr P W Gleeson | 12/1 |
| 12 Aug 24+62d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle Held up just off the pace - small error at the 2nd - dropped towards the back from the 4th fence - niggled at 4 out - another minor blunder 2 out and found nothing more finishing a well-beaten 4th | 4/5 | 9½ | 10-12 | 116 | 107C | 96B | Ross Berry | 11/2 |
| 11 Jun 24+19d | Sligo | Glasshouse Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/12 | 11-11 | 108 | — | 125B | Mr R A Berry | 14/1 | |
| 23 May 24+39d | Limerick | IMS Integrated Media Solutions Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 12 | 11-2 | 110 | — | 93B | Mr P W Gleeson | 8/1 |
| 14 Apr 24+107d | Down Royal | Switch Today At fibrus.com Handicap Chase | 10/11 | ¾ | 11-5 | 114 | 71A | 101A | Mr P W Gleeson | 16/1 |
| 29 Dec 23+12d | Limerick | Geary's Garage Veterans Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 4¼ | 11-0 | 116 | 53C | 114B | Kieran Callaghan | 10/3 |
| 17 Dec 23+14d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/10 | 21 | 10-13 | 108 | 108A | 104B | Kieran Callaghan | 80/1 |
| 03 Dec 23+35d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed) | PU/18 | — | 9-9 | 118 | — | — | Charlie O'Dwyer | 25/1 |
| 29 Oct 23+76d | Galway | Marlin Hotel Dublin, Supporting The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 11-10 | 121 | — | — | Richard Deegan | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 23+10d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle | 6/9 | 12 | 11-2 | 109 | 112A | 104A | Sean Flanagan | 9/2 |
| 04 Aug 23+21d | Galway | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase | 4/17 | 11 | 10-8 | 122 | — | 118A | Sean Flanagan | 20/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+76d | Kilbeggan | AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase (Listed) | 8/13 | 5½ | 10-8 | 124 | 43C | 101C | Brian Hayes | 18/1 |
| 29 Apr 23+19d | Punchestown | Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (0-145) | 4/14 | 1 | 10-5 | 124 | 84B | 123A | Richard Deegan | 14/1 |
| 10 Apr 23+127d | Fairyhouse | Thebeautybasket.ie Handicap Chase | PU/12 | — | 11-2 | 125 | — | — | Richard Deegan | 14/1 |
| 04 Dec 22+21d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 7/12 | dht | 9-13 | 126 | 83A | 101A | Adam Ellis | 6/1 |
| 13 Nov 22+107d | Navan | Tynan's Bridge House Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 3/22 | nk | 11-2 | 111 | 110B | 122A | Adam Ellis | 50/1 |
| 29 Jul 22+19d | Galway | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase | 4/20 | ¾ | 10-12 | 126 | — | 118A | Richard Deegan | 25/1 |
| 10 Jul 22+40d | Sligo | Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 2 | 11-5 | 110 | 141A | 114A | Adam Ellis | 18/1 |
| 31 May 22+31d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Grade B) | F/15 | — | 10-8 | 126 | — | — | Richard Deegan | 22/1 |
| 30 Apr 22+12d | Punchestown | Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (0-145) | 2/15 | 11 | 10-4 | 126 | 120B | 117A | E Walsh | 16/1 |
| 18 Apr 22+64d | Fairyhouse | beautybasket.ie Handicap Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-2 | 127 | — | — | E Walsh | 11/2 |
| 13 Feb 22+77d | Punchestown | Hollywoodbets Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Grade B) | BD/13 | — | 10-2 | 127 | — | — | E Walsh | 13/2 |
| 28 Nov 21+35d | Fairyhouse | Baroneracing.com Porterstown Handicap Chase (grade B) | 2/11 | 3 | 9-12 | 123 | 100A | 122A | Conor Orr | 11/2 |
| 24 Oct 21+22d | Galway | Marlin Hotel Dublin, Supporting The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Chase | 2/8 | hd | 10-5 | 119 | 78A | 121A | E Walsh | 11/4F |
| 02 Oct 21+40d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase | 1/5 | 11-4 | 116 | 11C | 123B | E Walsh | 5/4F | |
| 23 Aug 21+76d | Ballinrobe | Ballinrobe Water Towers Beginners Chase | 1/10 | 11-9 | 116 | 106A | 120A | E Walsh | 2/1F | |
| 08 Jun 21+14d | Roscommon | Connacht National Handicap Chase | 4/15 | 4¼ | 9-13 | 116 | 100B | 113A | Sarah Kavanagh | 11/1 |
| 25 May 21+52d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 2/13 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 111 | 114B | 114B | Conor Orr | 10/1 |
| 03 Apr 21+21d | Fairyhouse | McCauley Pharmacy Ladies National Handicap Chase | 3/13 | 14 | 10-5 | 111 | 78B | 103A | Sarah Kavanagh | 11/1 |
| 13 Mar 21+41d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Grade B) | 7/12 | shd | 9-5 | 111 | 96A | 92A | Jordan Gainford | 16/1 |
| 31 Jan 21+15d | Naas | Tipper Road Novice Handicap Chase | 4/14 | 1½ | 10-0 | 111 | 89B | 114A | E Walsh | 25/1 |
| 16 Jan 21+93d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase | 5/10 | shd | 10-12 | 113 | 67A | 95B | E Walsh | 25/1 |
| 15 Oct 20+38d | Tramore | Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase | 4/9 | 3½ | 12-0 | — | 86A | 113A | Denis O'Regan | 7/2 |
| 07 Sep 20+16d | Galway | Win Big With Tote Beginners Chase | 7/11 | 1 | 12-0 | — | 51A | 116A | Denis O'Regan | 100/1 |
| 22 Aug 20+258d | Killarney | Play Lotto On The BoyleSports App Beginners Chase | 11/11 | 46 | 12-0 | — | -30C | 105C | Denis O'Regan | 66/1 |
| 08 Dec 19+28d | Punchestown | Carmel Colgan Memorial/Blackrock Insurance Supporting Kilmacud Crokes Handicap Hurdle | 3/15 | 16 | 11-0 | 113 | 115B | 116A | E Walsh | 8/1 |
| 10 Nov 19+203d | Navan | navanracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 5/16 | 2½ | 11-9 | 113 | 122B | 123A | Sean Flanagan | 16/1 |
| 21 Apr 19+85d | Fairyhouse | YR Sauce Novice Handicap Hurdle | 14/15 | 19 | 11-1 | 114 | 51C | 105C | Denis O'Regan | 14/1 |
| 26 Jan 19+41d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 21st -23rd April Maiden Hurdle | 7/21 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 67B | 102A | Denis O'Regan | 9/2 |
| 16 Dec 18+18d | Navan | John Lynch Carpets Maiden Hurdle | 5/9 | 4¾ | 11-12 | — | 90C | 103C | Denis O'Regan | 20/1 |
| 28 Nov 18+202d | Punchestown | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 6/11 | nk | 11-12 | — | — | 119A | Denis O'Regan | 50/1 |
| 10 May 18+38d | Tipperary | P2p.ie The Irish Point To Point Website (c & G) Point-to-point Flat Race | 8/10 | 4¾ | 11-11 | — | 53C | 97A | Mr D G Lavery | 33/1 |
| 02 Apr 18 | Cork | Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race | 5/8 | 13 | 11-11 | — | — | 59C | Mr D G Lavery | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Dabbler (IRE) won?
- The Dabbler (IRE) won 3 of 51 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 16 times in total (31.4% of starts).
- Who trains The Dabbler (IRE)?
- The Dabbler (IRE) is trained by Liam P Cusack, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 June 2026.
- Who is The Dabbler (IRE)'s sire?
- The Dabbler (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Lirfox (FR), whose sire is Foxhound.
- What going does The Dabbler (IRE) prefer?
- The Dabbler (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Dabbler (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 9 June 2026. The highest on record is 127.
- What is The Dabbler (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are The Dabbler (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lirfox (FR), The Dabbler (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.