The Holy Apostle (IRE)
The Holy Apostle is a maiden who has failed to win in 12 starts on turf. He showed his best effort when third of nine at Killarney in Aug 2025. Typically held up, he finished 12 of 12 at Navan in Aug 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 53, 15lb below his highest ever mark of 68. By Waldgeist out of an Enchanted Empress mare, he has raced on good, soft and good to soft going.
- 0–12Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (8.3%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=12 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 241 d
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 64
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 126C | 64 | 3 runs · 126 / 80 |
| Soft | 4 | 89C | 44 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 91A | 58 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 89C | 72 | 2 runs · 80 / 68 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 126C | 61 | 3 runs · 126 / 61 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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.
Run style from 12 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Prominent 5 (42%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (42%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 943 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.1% from 234.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 214 | 19 | 8.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 175 | 18 | 10.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 69 | 8 | 11.6% | +2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 266 | 19 | 7.1% | −1.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 77 | 7 | 9.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 234 | 12 | 5.1% | −3.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 392 | 44 | 11.2% | +2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 176 | 16 | 9.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 3 | 5.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +0.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2023 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Cambria Legend (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cambria Legend (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Legend (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4½f | Class 4 |
| Enchanted Magic (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Great Dancer (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Rockview Empress (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McAteer | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 26+21d | Navan (IRE) | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div II) slow to get going - sat behind the front group wide - pushed along with 2f left before fading out of contention | 12/12 | 11 | 8-7 | 53 | 56C | 28C | Rory Cleary | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+33d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Renault Ireland Handicap Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway then driven and unable to find headway inside final two furlongs - faded to finish 18th beaten 11 lengths | 18/22 | ½ | 8-7 | 57 | 80C | 47A | Rory Cleary | 14/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+14d | Naas | Care At Home Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack early - up into 4th by halfway after moving closer - pushed into 3rd 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong for eighth | 8/16 | ½ | 9-13 | 59 | 126C | 60A | Luke McAteer | 50/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+10d | Down Royal | Belfast Live: Number 1 For News And Sport Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - eventually well held in 9th | 9/10 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 8C | 53C | Luke McAteer | 40/1 |
| 10 Jun 26+241d | Limerick | Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap Shared front spot early - hit the front approaching 3f in - challenged from 5f out - pushed along and lost command 3f out - dropped away and finished well adrift | 16/16 | 22 | 9-8 | 64 | 61C | 52C | Luke McAteer | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 25+14d | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final Settled towards the back - pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/11 | 2 | 8-13 | 67 | 30A | 54A | Seamie Heffernan | 100/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+10d | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Nursery Handicap Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - shaken up wide 2f out to move into 5th with a furlong left - held on steadily without further improvement to finish 5th | 5/11 | ¾ | 8-7 | 68 | 58A | 61A | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 16/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+27d | Naas | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - pushed along from 3f out and into 2nd 2f out - flattened out inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/16 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 68 | 89C | 62A | Luke McAteer | 8/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+55d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap Held up at the back early - improved into 5th by halfway - driven approaching 2f out to take 3rd inside final furlong - finished strongly for 3rd | 3/9 | nk | 9-0 | 68 | 64A | 78A | Luke McAteer | 50/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+9d | Curragh | Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Sat close to pace early - 6th at halfway - driven and lost touch approaching 2f out with nothing left to give - allowed to finish in last furlong well held | 13/13 | 7 | 9-5 | — | 48C | 56C | Luke McAteer | 250/1 |
| 19 Jun 25+15d | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Sat close to the pace and fought for control early - slipped back to 6th by halfway - couldn't threaten those ahead in 7th with a furlong and a half left - faded late to finish 7th | 7/10 | 1¼ | 8-13 | — | 61A | 57A | Luke McAteer | 10/1 |
| 04 Jun 25 | Curragh | Sky Bet For The Fans Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Held up at back - under pressure in 8th with 2f left - asked for effort but couldn't close - finished well held | 7/10 | nk | 9-7 | — | 91A | 72A | Luke McAteer | 250/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Holy Apostle won?
- The Holy Apostle (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
- Who trains The Holy Apostle?
- The Holy Apostle (IRE) is trained by Brendan W Duke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 August 2026.
- Who is The Holy Apostle's sire?
- The Holy Apostle (IRE) is by Waldgeist (GB) out of Enchanted Empress (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What is The Holy Apostle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 27 August 2026. The highest on record is 68.
- What is The Holy Apostle's sire's record?
- Waldgeist (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 943 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.1% from 234.
- Who are The Holy Apostle's siblings?
- Out of Enchanted Empress (IRE), The Holy Apostle (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Cambria Legend (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cambria Legend (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Nov 2026.