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Horse profile

The Great Unknown (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Henry De Bromhead · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Mrs Paul Shanahan
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Queens Gesture (IRE) (Getaway)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Nov 2024 — 721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 5th of 16 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

The Great Unknown is a maiden who has run seven times on turf without a win and with one place. She showed her best effort when second of 10 at Killarney in Oct 2024. The mare last ran at Gowran Park in Nov 2024 where she finished fifth of 16 in the Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase having been held and wore first-time headgear. She reached a highest ever official rating of 104.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tramore, 16 Aug 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. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 113B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good2103C97—
Soft293A82.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2103C97—
2m5f – 3m2113B103—
1m5f – 2m272B70—

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 6 Oct 2024 Official rating 104 at the last run, 16 Aug 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 118A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good2110A108—
Soft2118A117.5—
Heavy2107A104.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3118A107—
2m1f – 2m4f2110A108—
2m5f – 3m2117B112.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Run style from 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.7—
Good1,88425613.6%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft1,57321613.7%+0.40 from 1
Soft2,46032013%−0.30 from 2
Heavy99713013%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.3—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,22831013.9%+0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,81540514.4%+1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,54717211.1%−2.20 from 2
Over 3m2913712.7%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Queens Gesture (IRE) (Getaway)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Queen Maeve (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Queen Maeve (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Queen Maeve (IRE)512mClass 1

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rachael Blackmore 3 0 0% −3.00
Mike O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 6 runs
09 Nov 24+34d Gowran Park Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good · 16 ran Set the early gallop before slotting behind the front group and sitting 3rd at halfway - dropped to 4th and asked for effort turning into the straight - unable to gain ground after 3 out - hampered at the last leaving 5th - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th 5/16 4¼ 11-5 —91B110A Mike O'Connor 13/2
06 Oct 24+51d Killarney Ross Golf Club Beginners Chase 2m7½f · Yielding · 10 ran Up with the front group - clipped by a rival at the first and lost momentum at the 5th - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out and driven - came to challenge from the last and stuck on but could not peg back the winner 2/10 1 11-5 —93A117B Mike O'Connor 3/1F
16 Aug 24+112d Tramore Comeragh Veterinary Kilmachthomas Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled midpack early - moved closer to front runners but clipped the fence twice around the 7th and again 4 out - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken after that and finished well held 11/15 hd 11-10 104113B108A Rachael Blackmore 4/1F
26 Apr 24+22d Downpatrick Billie & Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 10-11 104103C106B Rachael Blackmore 5/4F
04 Apr 24+83d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran 4/19 1¼ 11-7 —68B107A Darragh O'Keeffe 11/2
12 Jan 24+34d Naas Matt Britton Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 25 ran 5/25 ½ 11-5 —72B118A Rachael Blackmore 15/2
2023 · 1 run
09 Dec 23 Navan Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 26 ran 5/26 10 11-0 ——102A Darragh O'Keeffe 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Great Unknown won?
The Great Unknown (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained The Great Unknown?
The Great Unknown (IRE) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 9 November 2024.
Who is The Great Unknown's sire?
The Great Unknown (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Queens Gesture (IRE), whose sire is Getaway.
What is The Great Unknown's official rating?
The Great Unknown (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 104.
What is The Great Unknown's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Great Unknown's siblings?
Out of Queens Gesture (IRE), The Great Unknown (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Queen Maeve (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Queen Maeve (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.