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Thekingofconnemara (IRE)

16yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Thomas Dowling · Last owner Mrs Eileen Dowling
by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Top Of The Cloud (GB) (Cloudings)
35 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jan 2023 — 1,404 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 2 wins · Gowran Park & Cork Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Thekingofconnemara won two of 35 starts on turf, both over 2m5f – 3m. He took a maiden hurdle at Cork on good to soft in May 2014 and a handicap hurdle at Gowran Park on soft in Oct 2014 off an official rating of 121. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 128, last ran at Fairyhouse in Jan 2023 off 80, 48lb below his career high.

Based on 35 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 48lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 48lb off peak
80 80–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 71 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 14 Nov 2018

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 9 figures · best 94B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good376B71—
Soft259C54.5—
Good to Soft294B93—
Heavy286A18.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m794B71—
Over 3m276B63—

Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 1 Jan 2022 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 1 Jan 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 24 May 2013

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 30 figures · best 136A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft12136A111—
Heavy7119B111—
Good7124A106—
Good to Soft4133A117—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m20136A108—
2m1f – 2m4f6127A115—
Over 3m3121A106—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 35 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 35 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Oct 2010 (236 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm166137.8%−3.5—
Good1,13013411.9%+0.60 from 10
Good to Soft4324510.4%−0.91 from 4
Soft8569511.1%−0.21 from 14
Heavy4535712.6%+1.30 from 7
Standard (AW)2328.7%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f31412.9%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m7158411.7%+0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,05012511.9%+0.60 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,0181009.8%−1.52 from 22
Over 3m2423414%+2.70 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Top Of The Cloud (GB) (Cloudings)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 1 7% −8.50
Good 10 0 0% −10.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 9 1 11% −5.50
Fairyhouse 7 0 0% −7.00
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 1 50% +3.50
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 22 2 9% −13.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P Heskin 8 2 25% +1.00
Jonathan Burke 4 0 0% −4.00
M P Fogarty 4 0 0% −4.00
Benjamin P Kennedy 3 0 0% −3.00
B J Cooper 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Sexton 2 0 0% −2.00
A E Lynch 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathal Landers 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McParlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J M Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 32 2 6% −23.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 9 0 0% −9.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 7 2 29% +2.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 2 12% −8.00
Chase 12 0 0% −12.00
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
01 Jan 23+335d Fairyhouse Tote+ Pays You More At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-9 80—— Danny Mullins 33/1
2022 · 2 runs
31 Jan 22+30d Punchestown Punchestown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 3m · Yielding · 21 ran 16/21 1¼ 10-10 8359C80C Benjamin P Kennedy 25/1
01 Jan 22+3d Fairyhouse Tote+ Pays You More At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 2) 3m½f · Yielding · 17 ran 5/17 ¾ 9-12 86—95A Benjamin P Kennedy 50/1
2021 · 1 run
29 Dec 21+1039d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m6½f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 23 9-9 83—68C Benjamin P Kennedy 33/1
2019 · 2 runs
24 Feb 19+29d Naas Naas Rugby Club Handicap Chase 3m · Good · 7 ran 3/7 5½ 9-9 9754A95A Cathal Landers 12/1
26 Jan 19+35d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Great Food Great Deals Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m1f · Yielding · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-3 100—— Conor Maxwell 33/1
2018 · 9 runs
22 Dec 18+13d Thurles Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m½f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 shd 11-6 103—93C B J Cooper 10/1
09 Dec 18+25d Punchestown K Club Handicap Chase 3m1½f · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 1 10-9 10450B104A Mr N McParlan 12/1
14 Nov 18+28d Fairyhouse Sponsorship At Fairyhouse Enquire Today Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m7½f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 3½ 11-5 10271B117B Liam Quinlan 10/1
17 Oct 18+27d Punchestown Ingoldsby (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 2¾ 11-6 10476B106A Mr Finian Maguire 10/1
20 Sep 18+30d Clonmel Lisronagh Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 6/12 3½ 10-11 10492A108A Conor Orr 25/1
21 Aug 18+16d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle 2m7½f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-1 107—— B J Cooper 20/1
05 Aug 18+126d Galway Kenny Galway Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 8/19 3¾ 10-5 10994B101A Kevin Brouder 50/1
01 Apr 18+10d Cork Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 3m · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 8½ 11-8 112-49C106C Kevin Sexton 25/1
22 Mar 18+655d Cork Ucc Don't Step On The Crest Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 14 10-12 11386A102B Denis O'Regan 33/1
2016 · 4 runs
05 Jun 16+44d Kilbeggan Streamstown Handicap Chase (0-123) 3m1f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-6 117—— A P Heskin 7/2
22 Apr 16+26d Kilbeggan Sean Hughes Memorial Mullingar Park Hotel Handicap Chase 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 shd 11-3 116—121A A P Heskin 4/1F
27 Mar 16+67d Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 4¼ 11-12 ——111B A E Lynch 11/10F
20 Jan 16+23d Fairyhouse Book Your Easter Festival Tickets Today Beginners Chase 3m · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 11-12 ——119B A P Heskin 13/2
2015 · 4 runs
28 Dec 15+30d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 3m · Heavy · 21 ran 13/21 5 10-11 126—111C A P Heskin 50/1
28 Nov 15+56d Fairyhouse Auld Stand Ratoath/Kellys Pub Ashbourne Beginners Chase 2m5½f · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 7½ 11-12 ——110C A E Lynch 33/1
03 Oct 15+244d Gowran Park Kilkenny Racing Festival Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 3m · Good · 17 ran 13/17 22 11-7 127—103C Jonathan Burke 20/1
01 Feb 15+35d Punchestown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 3m · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 3¼ 11-1 128—112A A P Heskin 16/1
2014 · 7 runs
28 Dec 14+56d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 3m · Soft · 21 ran 16/21 1¼ 10-12 128—108A Jonathan Burke 5/1F
02 Nov 14+29d Cork Paddy Power Collect Winning Bets In Any Shop E.B.F. Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 3m · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 4 11-3 128—127A M P Fogarty 4/1
04 Oct 14+124d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie Handicap Hurdle (grade C) 3m · Yielding · 10 ran 1/10 10-10 121—136A A P Heskin 9/2
02 Jun 14+24d Listowel John J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good · 17 ran 4/17 nk 10-6 118—124A Jonathan Burke 7/1
09 May 14+19d Cork Friday July 11th Bbq Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 1/24 11-12 ——133A A P Heskin 5/2F
20 Apr 14+49d Cork Corkracecourse.ie (pro/am) Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 2 11-7 ——116A Jonathan Burke 13/2
02 Mar 14+282d Leopardstown Leopardstown Club Summer Membership Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2¼ 11-12 ——127A A P Heskin 20/1
2013 · 3 runs
24 May 13+54d Cork Social Package Flat Race 2m · Good · 20 ran 5/20 shd 11-9 ——64A Miss J M Mangan 4/1F
31 Mar 13+32d Cork Corkracecourse.ie (pro/am) Flat Race 2m3f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 4/15 4 11-7 ——114A Kevin Sexton 5/1
27 Feb 13+62d Fairyhouse Buy Easter Tickets On tickets.ie Flat Race 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 11-11 ——107A M P Fogarty 3/1
2012 · 2 runs
27 Dec 12+67d Leopardstown Paddy Power On Your Mobile Flat Race 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 4¾ 11-11 ——124A M P Fogarty 4/1
21 Oct 12 Cork Paddy Power Cork Grand National November 4th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 4 11-11 ——126A M P Fogarty 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thekingofconnemara won?
Thekingofconnemara (IRE) won 2 of 35 archived starts between 2012 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.7%. Placed 9 times in total (25.7% of starts).
Who trained Thekingofconnemara?
Thekingofconnemara (IRE) was trained by Thomas Dowling on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 1 January 2023.
Who is Thekingofconnemara's sire?
Thekingofconnemara (IRE) is by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Top Of The Cloud (GB), whose sire is Cloudings.
What going does Thekingofconnemara prefer?
Thekingofconnemara (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thekingofconnemara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 1 January 2023. The highest on record is 128.
What is Thekingofconnemara's sire's record?
Vinnie Roe (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Oct 2010 (236 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.