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Horse profile

The Switch (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2006) · Last trainer Denis Ahern · Last owner C E G Hickey
by Beneficial (GB) out of Denieses Joy (IRE) (Good Thyne)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2006 — 7,458 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2006
KTB Profile

The Switch (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 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 102C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Thurles, 9 Feb 2006

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 2 figures · best 102C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2102C99—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2102C99—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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
Beneficial (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.9—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+0.9—
Good5,29554910.4%−0.1—
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.3—
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.20 from 2
Heavy3,15932810.4%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)6169.8%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.5—
1m – 1m1f10110%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f6457.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m4,89050210.3%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m4,70052211.1%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Denieses Joy (IRE) (Good Thyne)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Bulb (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Bulb (IRE)1812m5f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Derek O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
21 May 06+101d Navan Navan Golf Club Maiden Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 26 ran PU/26 — 11-12 — Davy Russell 20/1
09 Feb 06+19d Thurles Thurlesraces.ie INH Flat Race 18f · Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 7 12-0 102C Mr Derek O'Connor 14/1
21 Jan 06 Naas Newbridge (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race 19f · Soft · 24 ran 20/24 7 12-0 96C Mr Derek O'Connor 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Switch (IRE) won?
The Switch (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2006.
Who trained The Switch (IRE)?
The Switch (IRE) was trained by Denis Ahern on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 21 May 2006.
Who is The Switch (IRE)'s sire?
The Switch (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Denieses Joy (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
What is The Switch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Switch (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Denieses Joy (IRE), The Switch (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Bulb (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2006. 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.