The Grand (IRE)
The Grand is a lightly raced gelding by Lope De Vega out of a dam who has produced five winners from five runners to date including King Chaos with two wins. His sire’s progeny have recorded 1668 wins from 12072 runs since Jan 2008. He made his debut at Southwell in Aug 2025 and finished 6 of 6 in a Class 5 maiden at Newcastle the following month on standard going over 1m. All two starts have been on the all-weather.
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- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
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KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 44
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 44A | 16.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,750 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,550 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,865 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 708 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,684 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 475 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,588 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,574 | 514 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,268 | 466 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 953 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them King Chaos (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m3f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (King Chaos (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Chaos (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 1m3f–1m4½f | Class 5 |
| Lion City (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 5 |
| Royal Free Hotel (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Anner Castle (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Fumata (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 25+33d | Newcastle (AW) | Border Minstrel Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled over-eager early - sat just off the front pack out wide - lost ground final 2f - finished sixth beaten well over 14 lengths | 6/6 | 6 | 9-7 | 44A | 41B | Jonny Peate | 200/1 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Southwell (AW) | Grace & Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sat close to front pack early - dropped away and driven approaching halfway - well beaten thereafter - finished last of the field | 13/13 | 42 | 9-4 | -11C | 49C | Grace McEntee | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Grand (IRE) won?
- The Grand (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained The Grand (IRE)?
- The Grand (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 19 September 2025.
- Who is The Grand (IRE)'s sire?
- The Grand (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Marigold Hotel (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is The Grand (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
- Who are The Grand (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Marigold Hotel (IRE), The Grand (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: King Chaos (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (King Chaos (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.