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The Greek (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner It Takes Allsorts Syndicate
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Ballydunne Present (IRE) (Presenting)
29 runs · 19 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Aug 2024 — 817 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 7th of 7 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

The Greek is a gelding who won four of 29 starts on turf between Jul 2020 and Aug 2024. He gained all four wins in handicaps, two over 1m5f – 2m and two over 2m1f – 2m4f, on good, good to soft and soft going at four different courses. His biggest success came off an official rating of 128 when he took the Hurling Finals Live Coverage Tomorrow Handicap Chase at Punchestown in Jun 2023. He last ran at Kilbeggan in Aug 2024, finishing 7 of 7 off an official rating of 131.

Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating131↓ 6lb off peak
131 112–137

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 29 May 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 23 figures · best 130B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good9130B80—
Soft9108C98—
Good to Soft5106B90—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f12112B90.5—
1m5f – 2m11130B96—

Of 29 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 29 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 29 May 2024 Official rating 131 at the last jumps run, 10 Aug 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62B the best of the last 1 rated run · Sligo, 19 Aug 2020

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 23 figures · best 149A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good9133A111—
Soft9149A126—
Good to Soft5136A111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f12130B114.5—
1m5f – 2m11149A124—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 29 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 29 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,214 runs since Sep 2018 (226 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7718010.4%+2.21 from 11
Good to Soft529387.2%−11 from 6
Soft637446.9%−1.32 from 12
Heavy241114.6%−3.6—
Standard (AW)1300%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−8.2—
1m5f – 2m615376%−2.22 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f843748.8%+0.62 from 15
2m5f – 3m588569.5%+1.3—
Over 3m141149.9%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballydunne Present (IRE) (Presenting)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Templebredin (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Templebredin (IRE)912m4f—
Davitt Road Glory (IRE)90——
Janverlil (IRE)100——
Mrs Mason (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 2 17% +7.00
Good 11 1 9% −6.67
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +3.33
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 3 1 33% +5.00
Down Royal 3 1 33% +1.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 1 50% +2.33
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +14.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 15 2 13% −6.67
1m5f – 2m 14 2 14% +9.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 5 1 20% +10.00
Jack Kennedy 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Bowen 3 1 33% +1.33
Keith Donoghue 3 0 0% −3.00
Danny Gilligan 2 1 50% +6.00
Corey McGivern 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms L O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 1 100% +3.00
Niall Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
E O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 12 3 25% +4.33
Tongue tie 9 1 11% +6.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 4 2 50% +8.00
2022 11 1 9% −6.67
2021 9 1 11% +6.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% +1.00
Chase 13 3 23% +3.33
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 3 runs
10 Aug 24+39d Kilbeggan SwissMPC Medical Device And Pharmaceutical Consulting Handicap Chase 2m4f · Good · 7 ran Sat close to pace in 3rd - bumped lightly - moved up to challenge before stumbling 7th and dropping to 4th - driven on approaching 3 out - urged again in 5th and hit a marker before 2 out - faded from there to finish 7th 7/7 17 11-6 13177C110C Carl Millar 14/1
02 Jul 24+34d Tipperary Tipperary Town Plate Handicap Chase 2m1½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 8/9 ¾ 11-9 13397A108A Danny Gilligan 12/1
29 May 24+332d Wexford Wexford Racecourse Rated Hurdle 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 6 11-4 117106A126A Sam Ewing 33/1
2023 · 4 runs
02 Jul 23+22d Uttoxeter Bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-13 137—— Sean Bowen 10/1
10 Jun 23+44d Punchestown Hurling Finals Live Coverage Tomorrow Handicap Chase 2m · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 12885A136A Danny Gilligan 7/1
27 Apr 23+41d Punchestown Pigsback.com Handicap Chase (Grade B) 2m · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 4¼ 9-12 12950C90C Corey McGivern 40/1
17 Mar 23+122d Down Royal Follow On Instagram At bluegrasshorsefeed Rated Novice Chase 2m3½f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-11 122108C130B Denis O'Regan 3/1
2022 · 11 runs
15 Nov 22+11d Fairyhouse Advanced Ticket Offer At Fairyhouse.ie Rated Novice Chase 2m · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-9 122—— Jack Kennedy 8/1
04 Nov 22+43d Down Royal Start Your Free Trial Now At racingtv.com Handicap Chase 2m½f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-2 12098A126A Jack Kennedy 9/2
22 Sep 22+24d Perth Robertson - Home To More Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 12-2 12280C127C Sean Bowen 10/3
29 Aug 22+10d Downpatrick D H Handicap Chase 2m2f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 11-11 12069C108C Niall Moore 11/1
19 Aug 22+24d Killarney Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-130) 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran F/9 — 11-2 120—— Jordan Gainford 7/1
26 Jul 22+9d Perth Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1¾ 11-2 12590C124B Sean Bowen 11/4
17 Jul 22+15d Tipperary equuip - A Leg Up For Thoroughbred People Beginners Chase 2m1f · Yielding · 8 ran 4/8 hd 11-12 —86A116A Jordan Gainford 12/1
02 Jul 22+50d Bellewstown Bar One Racing 'Bellewstown' Handicap Hurdle 2m1f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 4 10-3 118112B102A Corey McGivern 22/1
13 May 22+15d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 2m · Good · 12 ran 10/12 3¾ 12-0 11978C103C Jack Kennedy 15/2
28 Apr 22+95d Punchestown Specialist Joinery Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123) 2m · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 8/25 1 11-10 119106B133A Jack Kennedy 28/1
23 Jan 22+28d Thurles Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle 1m7½f · Yielding · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-1 119—— Davy Russell 4/1
2021 · 9 runs
26 Dec 21+40d Leopardstown TRI Equestrian Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft · 26 ran 1/26 10-13 11298B149A Davy Russell 14/1
16 Nov 21+17d Limerick Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 2½ 11-4 11496B119A E O'Connell 13/2
30 Oct 21+29d Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 12-0 ——— Davy Russell 10/3
01 Oct 21+14d Gowran Park BetVictor Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 15 ran 4/15 2½ 12-0 —75B120A Davy Russell 9/4F
17 Sep 21+104d Downpatrick Bill McIlroy Bookmaker Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 15 11-6 —104B113A Davy Russell 7/4F
05 Jun 21+43d Tramore Visit West Waterford Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 3/13 4 11-6 —90B111A Keith Donoghue 6/5F
23 Apr 21+29d Kilbeggan New Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 11-6 —130B133A Mr J J Codd 6/5J
25 Mar 21+20d Cork corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 2¼ 11-13 —91B125A Keith Donoghue 6/5F
05 Mar 21+198d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Website For Merchandise Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m4f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 ¾ 11-13 —83B127A Keith Donoghue 9/1
2020 · 2 runs
19 Aug 20+37d Sligo Sligo Races Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 11-9 ——62B Ms L O'Neill 9/2
13 Jul 20 Roscommon Mount Talbot Flat Race 1m7½f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 nk 11-9 —96C111A Ms L O'Neill 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Greek won?
The Greek (IRE) won 4 of 29 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 13.8%. Placed 10 times in total (34.5% of starts).
Who trained The Greek?
The Greek (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 10 August 2024.
Who is The Greek's sire?
The Greek (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Ballydunne Present (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does The Greek prefer?
The Greek (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Greek's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 10 August 2024. The highest on record is 137.
What is The Greek's sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,214 runs since Sep 2018 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are The Greek's siblings?
Out of Ballydunne Present (IRE), The Greek (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Templebredin (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2020. 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.