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Horse profile

The Playful Priest (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2015) · Last trainer Kim Bailey · Last owner Peter P Elliott
by Presenting (GB) out of First Strike (IRE) (Magical Strike)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Feb 2015 — 4,285 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2015
KTB Profile

The Playful Priest (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Exeter, 19 Jan 2015

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 2 figures · best 92C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 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 · 2 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+100 from 1
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.8—
Good7,02484012%+10 from 1
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 1
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.8—
Heavy2,7602749.9%−1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,69772210.8%−0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m6,53974211.3%+0.3—
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
First Strike (IRE) (Magical Strike)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Final Day (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Beef To The Heels (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Final Day (IRE)1051m7½f–2m5fClass 2
Beef To The Heels (IRE)2032mClass 1
Strike Back (IRE)1712m1f—
Strike Is Back (IRE)1612m—
Sutherland Belle (IRE)2012m—
Boston Oscar (IRE)150——
Corrib Boy (IRE)190——
Rossback (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Aodhagan Conlon 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
11 Feb 15+23d Chepstow Truvape Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-4 — David Bass 100/1
19 Jan 15+1202d Exeter Cheltenham Preview Evening 3rd March Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m1f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 28 11-4 92C Jason Maguire 25/1
2011 · 2 runs
05 Oct 11+35d Ludlow ludlowracecourse.co.uk Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Firm · 3 ran RO/3 — 10-11 — Aodhagan Conlon 7/2
31 Aug 11 Hereford Play Casino At victorchandler.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 28 11-0 74C A P McCoy 6/5F

Quick answers

How many races has The Playful Priest won?
The Playful Priest (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2011 and 2015.
Who trained The Playful Priest?
The Playful Priest (IRE) was trained by Kim Bailey on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 11 February 2015.
Who is The Playful Priest's sire?
The Playful Priest (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of First Strike (IRE), whose sire is Magical Strike.
What is The Playful Priest's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are The Playful Priest's siblings?
Out of First Strike (IRE), The Playful Priest (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Final Day (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Beef To The Heels (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2011. 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.