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Turlough Abu (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer V T O'Brien · Owner Jarlath Mcdonagh
by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Few Words (GB) (Fraam)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 25 Sep 2026 · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Turlough Abu is a filly by Soldier's Call out of Few Words who has yet to win from nine starts on turf. She has raced over trips from 1m to 3m on ground ranging from good to heavy without placing. Typically held up she finished 13 of 15 in the Trant Goodwill Stakes Handicap Hurdle at Listowel in Sep 2026 when last raced off OR 80.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2025 · 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 99C · median 53.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good299C782 runs · 99 / 78
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f299C74.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
Flat 4 figures · best 106C · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f253C13—
1m2f – 1m4f2106C74.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 76C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 21 Jul 2026 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 25 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 1 Sep 2025

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 5 figures · best 83C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good383C763 runs · 83 / 76
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m283C782 runs · 83 / 78
2m1f – 2m4f279C77.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
Flat 4 figures · best 52C · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f241C37.5—
1m2f – 1m4f252C50.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier's Call (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,126 runs since Mar 2023 (217 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.6% from 199. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4% from 247.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−9.1—
Good to Firm335329.6%+0.5—
Good581498.4%−0.70 from 4
Good to Soft1992713.6%+4.50 from 2
Soft273228.1%−10 from 2
Heavy8078.8%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)646568.7%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7118111.4%+2.3—
6f – 7f1,028918.9%−0.2—
1m – 1m1f247104%−5.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f7879%−0.10 from 2
1m5f – 2m4149.8%+0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1900%−9.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m200%−9.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2023 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Few Words (GB) (Fraam)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Maria Magdalena (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Maria Magdalena (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maria Magdalena (IRE)3341m3½f–2m½fClass 3
Rozene (IRE)1135fClass 5
Behind The Wall (IRE)812m—
Many Words (IRE)260——
Hassaniya (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
N G McCullagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Aidan Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
G B Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
25 Sep 26+50d Listowel (IRE) Trant Goodwill Stakes Handicap Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Sat close to pace early - clipped first obstacle - settled midfield by halfway - lost touch before 3 out and finished well beaten 13/15 40 10-6 8043C73C Aidan Kelly 150/1
06 Aug 26+16d Sligo (IRE) Mulhern Leonard Chartered Accountants Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Good · 7 ran Settled in midfield early - blundered 4 out with nothing to offer - lost touch before 3 out - well held at the finish 5/7 69 10-7 8257C62C Phillip Enright 80/1
21 Jul 26+56d Ballinrobe (IRE) O'Hare's Bar Maiden Hurdle 2m1½f · Good · 15 ran Shared the front early - hampered and overtaken before the 1st - 5th at halfway - shaken up after 3 out - untidy at 2 out and faded after 7/15 7 10-7 —99C76C Conor Stone-Walsh 300/1
26 May 26+218d Ballinrobe Auray Assessors Fillies Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 10 ran Held up at the rear from the off - hint of a stumble at the opening fence - dropped away and finished well beaten 8/10 11 10-8 ——83C Cian Quirke 400/1
2025 · 5 runs
20 Oct 25+38d Gowran Park Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden 1m1½f · Heavy · 8 ran Held up at the back - pushed along with 3f left - fell away and finished well beaten 8/8 33 9-3 —-27C41C Leigh Roche 200/1
12 Sep 25+11d Ballinrobe Burke's Clonbur 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 11 ran Handy early after an early stumble - up to 4th at halfway - slipped to 6th and hit one three out - lost more ground approaching the last two furlongs - faded right out of contention - finished well beaten in 9th 9/11 76 10-4 —50C79C G B Noonan 250/1
01 Sep 25+18d Roscommon Racing Here Again On September 29th Maiden 1m4f · Soft · 15 ran Sat close to pace early - pushed along turning for home - dropped away steadily thereafter - finished well beaten in 14th 14/15 5½ 9-3 —43C52C N G McCullagh 250/1
14 Aug 25+12d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 1m2½f · Good · 13 ran Slow to break - held up in the pack throughout - pushed along with no headway made over 3f out - well held at the finish 10/13 5½ 9-3 —106C49C N G McCullagh 400/1
02 Aug 25 Galway Bathshack Maiden 1m½f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - made no impression - well held throughout 15/16 9½ 9-3 —53C34C N G McCullagh 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Turlough Abu won?
Turlough Abu (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Turlough Abu?
Turlough Abu (IRE) is trained by V T O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
Who is Turlough Abu's sire?
Turlough Abu (IRE) is by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Few Words (GB), whose sire is Fraam.
What is Turlough Abu's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 25 September 2026. The highest on record is 82.
What is Turlough Abu's sire's record?
Soldier's Call (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,126 runs since Mar 2023 (217 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.6% from 199. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4% from 247.
Who are Turlough Abu's siblings?
Out of Few Words (GB), Turlough Abu (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Maria Magdalena (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Maria Magdalena (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. 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.