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Horse profile

The Holmeister (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer David Richard Barry · Last owner Its Time Syndicate
by Rule of Law (USA) out of Kick And Run (IRE) (Presenting)
22 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2025 — 371 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 9th of 16 2 wins · Limerick & Ballinrobe Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

The Holmeister is a gelding who has won two of 22 starts on turf, both in handicap hurdles over 2m5f – 3m on good going at Limerick and Ballinrobe in Jul 2022 off a mark of 83. He has never scored on soft or good to soft ground from seven attempts. Last raced off OR 77, 19lb below his highest ever mark, he finished 9 of 16 when held in the Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Oct 2025.

Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 19lb off peak
77 77–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney, 18 Jul 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 19 figures · best 124B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good13124B90—
Soft488C79.5—
Good to Soft285B78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9124B88—
2m1f – 2m4f998B84—
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 18 Oct 2025 Official rating 77 at the last run, 18 Oct 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 20 figures · best 113A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good14113A89—
Soft496A85—
Good to Soft297A86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10113A86.5—
2m1f – 2m4f9102A89—
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 22 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Rule of Law (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 310 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4125%+19.2—
Good12575.6%−0.22 from 15
Good to Soft5635.4%−0.40 from 2
Soft9366.5%+0.70 from 5
Heavy2813.6%−2.2—
Standard (AW)400%−5.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f900%−5.8—
1m – 1m1f400%−5.8—
1m5f – 2m8344.8%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f12486.5%+0.70 from 10
2m5f – 3m7556.7%+0.92 from 11
Over 3m1516.7%+0.90 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kick And Run (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mccabe Creek (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mccabe Creek (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mccabe Creek (IRE)3322m½f–2m3½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 15 2 13% +2.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 5 0 0% −5.00
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 3 1 33% +8.00
Limerick 2 1 50% +4.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% +6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Foley 8 1 13% +3.00
Michael O'Sullivan 6 1 17% +0.00
G B Noonan 3 0 0% −3.00
John Shinnick 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieran Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin G Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 2 10% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 8 2 25% +9.00
2021 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 2 11% −2.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2025 · 2 runs
18 Oct 25+13d Limerick Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 21f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway then improved into midfield before stumbling 4 out - unable to threaten leaders after and well held at the finish 9/16 ¾ 10-2 7759B81A John Shinnick 50/1
05 Oct 25+346d Killarney William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 23f · Yielding · 12 ran Sat close up in second early - nudged into command after 4 out but lost front spot before the following fence - faded quickly under pressure to finish well held 11/12 5½ 10-2 7775C71C John Shinnick 33/1
2024 · 4 runs
24 Oct 24+22d Clonmel Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 7th Handicap Chase (0-102) 17f · Good · 13 ran Sat close to pace early - disputed second at halfway - clipped a fence three out then had nothing left and dropped away late 10/13 5 9-12 7755C68C G B Noonan 22/1
02 Oct 24+54d Sligo Leo McMorrow Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 21f · Good · 11 ran Tracked front pack early - 5th at halfway - pushed into 4th 3 out - unable to close before the following fence - error at the last while down in 5th and unable to find more - finished 7th well beaten 7/11 5½ 10-0 7988B79A G B Noonan 11/1
09 Aug 24+22d Wexford Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 24f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to the front - second at halfway - dropped away fast after 3 out and eased to a stop before the following fence PU/14 — 11-11 87—— Michael O'Sullivan 11/1
18 Jul 24+641d Killarney Kerry Drain Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 2½ 11-6 8790B102A Michael O'Sullivan 33/1
2022 · 8 runs
16 Oct 22+14d Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 19f · Yielding · 17 ran 13/17 38 11-9 9588C89C Michael O'Sullivan 12/1
02 Oct 22+6d Killarney Play The Tote Exacta On Every Race Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 8 11-1 96121A87A Michael O'Sullivan 8/1
26 Sep 22+49d Roscommon Class Grass Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 24f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 10 10-9 9675C83C Jack Foley 6/1
08 Aug 22+18d Ballinrobe C.J. Sheeran Ltd Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 5 11-1 96117B104A Michael O'Sullivan 4/1
21 Jul 22+2d Limerick John Thomas Mcnamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-0 8390B111A Michael O'Sullivan 5/1F
19 Jul 22+16d Ballinrobe Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-13 83—113A Jack Foley 10/1
03 Jul 22+27d Tramore Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle August 27th Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 9-11 85124B86A Kieran Callaghan 8/1
06 Jun 22+207d Listowel Mike Lawlee Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 3½ 10-8 8584B96A Jack Foley 22/1
2021 · 8 runs
11 Nov 21+42d Clonmel Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-102) 20.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-6 85—— Jack Foley 14/1
30 Sep 21+6d Clonmel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 14 11-0 8585B75A Jack Foley 10/3F
24 Sep 21+21d Listowel Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 24f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 3 10-13 8571B97A Jack Foley 15/2
03 Sep 21+13d Kilbeggan Belvedere House, Gardens & Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 25f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 10-12 8595B102A Jack Foley 14/1
21 Aug 21+32d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good · 17 ran 5/17 13 11-2 8698B94A Jack Foley 40/1
20 Jul 21+5d Ballinrobe Mayo News Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 23 11-6 —61C90C B J Cooper 80/1
15 Jul 21+39d Killarney Dawn Omega Milk Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 2 10-13 —70C85C Eoin G Kelly 125/1
06 Jun 21 Kilbeggan (IRE) Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div II) 18.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 12 11-2 —61C88C G B Noonan 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Holmeister won?
The Holmeister (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained The Holmeister?
The Holmeister (IRE) was trained by David Richard Barry on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 18 October 2025.
Who is The Holmeister's sire?
The Holmeister (IRE) is by Rule of Law (USA) out of Kick And Run (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does The Holmeister prefer?
The Holmeister (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Holmeister's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 18 October 2025. The highest on record is 96.
What is The Holmeister's sire's record?
Rule of Law (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 310 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Holmeister's siblings?
Out of Kick And Run (IRE), The Holmeister (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mccabe Creek (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mccabe Creek (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.