The Declaimer (IRE)
The Declaimer is a gelding who won one of 13 starts on turf. His sole success came in the Holycross Handicap Hurdle at Thurles in Nov 2021 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft when rated 99. He has not won since. Aged 8 at his last run in Aug 2024, he finished held in the Glenallen Homes Handicap Chase at Downpatrick off an official rating of 95, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=13 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 118dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 135
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 67C | 39 | — |
| Good | 4 | 135B | 93.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 92B | 86.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 98B | 71 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 135B | 97.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +3.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 290 | 24 | 8.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,035 | 113 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 439 | 48 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 768 | 54 | 7% | −2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 541 | 43 | 7.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 631 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 397 | 46 | 11.6% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 242 | 15 | 6.2% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 967 | 91 | 9.4% | +0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 747 | 68 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 298 | 33 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Above The City (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above The City (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
| Tech Talk (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 24+14d | Downpatrick | Glenallen Homes Handicap Chase (0-95) Held up at back - urged up early and lost touch after 7th - dropped away and pulled up before 3 out | PU/11 | — | 12-0 | 95 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 25/1 |
| 12 Aug 24+81d | Ballinrobe | Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Settled off the pace - midfield around halfway - pressed on into contention two out - then found nothing and dropped away late | 5/8 | 32 | 11-9 | 104 | 60C | 91C | Donagh Meyler | 28/1 |
| 23 May 24+32d | Limerick | CUBE Handicap Chase (0-102) | PU/9 | — | 11-13 | 97 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 15/2 |
| 21 Apr 24+660d | Tramore | Keltech Supporting Tramore GAA Handicap Chase (0-102) | 7/13 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 97 | 75B | 108A | Keith Donoghue | 9/1 |
| 01 Jul 22+35d | Wexford | Shamrock Enterprises Beginners Chase | 7/9 | 32 | 11-12 | — | 24C | 97C | Keith Donoghue | 14/1 |
| 27 May 22+190d | Limerick | Patrickswell Beginners Chase | 7/15 | 22 | 11-12 | — | 89C | 93C | L P Dempsey | 18/1 |
| 18 Nov 21+132d | Thurles | Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/16 | 11-11 | 99 | 92B | 135A | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 | |
| 09 Jul 21+33d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/14 | 3¼ | 11-10 | 97 | 135B | 120A | Keith Donoghue | 17/2 |
| 06 Jun 21+58d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Axa Smart Farm Insurance Midlands National Day Friday 9th July Handicap Hurdle | 5/14 | nk | 11-9 | 97 | 98B | 117A | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 09 Apr 21+134d | Wexford | Good Enuf To Eat Banqueting Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 3/11 | nk | 12-0 | 95 | 81A | 118A | Keith Donoghue | 10/1 |
| 26 Nov 20+26d | Thurles | Holycross Maiden Hurdle | 3/13 | 29 | 11-11 | — | 67C | 93C | Keith Donoghue | 200/1 |
| 31 Oct 20+21d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle | 13/18 | 37 | 11-10 | — | -73C | 100C | Keith Donoghue | 300/1 |
| 10 Oct 20 | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 14/16 | 12 | 11-5 | — | 39C | 90C | L P Dempsey | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Declaimer (IRE) won?
- The Declaimer (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained The Declaimer (IRE)?
- The Declaimer (IRE) was trained by Tom Dreaper on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 26 August 2024.
- Who is The Declaimer (IRE)'s sire?
- The Declaimer (IRE) is by Arakan (USA) out of Idle Twitter (IRE), whose sire is Flying Legend.
- What going does The Declaimer (IRE) prefer?
- The Declaimer (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Declaimer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 26 August 2024. The highest on record is 104.
- What is The Declaimer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Arakan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
- Who are The Declaimer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Idle Twitter (IRE), The Declaimer (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Above The City (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.