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Horse profile

The Special House (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Brian Ellison · Last owner Melton Mowbray Bowls Club
by Dalakhani (IRE) out of Noble Galileo (IRE) (Galileo)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Dec 2016 — 3,617 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 · 10th of 14 Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

The Special House (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 5 at Chelmsford City (AW) (Apr 2015). Last raced off 57, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 55C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 10 Dec 2016 Official rating 57 at the last run, 10 Dec 2016

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 57B · median 46.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm347A45—
Standard (AW)257B56—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f457B46.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Dalakhani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 5,037 runs since Feb 2008 (497 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.6% from 278. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 153.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9—
Good to Firm73510113.7%+2.10 from 3
Good1,19114712.3%+0.70 from 1
Good to Soft684669.6%−2—
Soft87810512%+0.4—
Heavy278248.6%−3—
Standard (AW)1,23613510.9%−0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12325%+13.4—
6f – 7f3523710.5%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f8438810.4%−1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,21429413.3%+1.70 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,07412511.6%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f370256.8%−4.8—
2m5f – 3m153106.5%−5.1—
Over 3m19315.8%+4.2—

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

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Graffitista (IRE)50——
Noble Duchess (IRE)40——
Monamie (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Franny Norton 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael J M Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2016 · 1 run
10 Dec 16+513d Newcastle (AW) Arrange A Pinnacle Stable Visit At Wynyard Handicap Class 6 · 2m½f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 6 9-10 5778C55C Ben Curtis 20/1
2015 · 5 runs
16 Jul 15+28d Doncaster Betdaq 0% Racing On Saturdays Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 15 9-0 63—34C Silvestre De Sousa 7/1
18 Jun 15+47d Ripon Stray FM Celebrating Ladies Day Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 3 8-9 65—46A Franny Norton 9/1
02 May 15+16d Thirsk toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 7 8-6 ——47A Michael J M Murphy 12/1
16 Apr 15+10d Chelmsford City (AW) Win Big With The Totejackpot Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 ¾ 8-11 ——57B Franny Norton 7/1
06 Apr 15 Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 2 8-13 ——45C Franny Norton 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Special House won?
The Special House (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2015 and 2016.
Who trained The Special House?
The Special House (IRE) was trained by Brian Ellison on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 10 December 2016.
Who is The Special House's sire?
The Special House (IRE) is by Dalakhani (IRE) out of Noble Galileo (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is The Special House's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 10 December 2016. The highest on record is 65.
What is The Special House's sire's record?
Dalakhani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 5,037 runs since Feb 2008 (497 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.6% from 278. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 153.
Who are The Special House's siblings?
Out of Noble Galileo (IRE), The Special House (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.