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Horse profile

Two Pair (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Paul Nolan · Owner Cathy Byrne
by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Sorcillera (GB) (Anzillero)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Bellewstown Ran 80 days ago · 11th of 20 Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Two Pair is a mare who won one of eight starts over hurdles on turf. She took the William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle at Bellewstown in Apr 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 107. All her wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft. Typically ridden with patience, she was held up in four of six analysed runs and finished 11 of 20 at Galway in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 106.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 18 Apr 2026

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 8 figures · best 115B · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft3115B1122 · 115 / 113.5
Good to Soft291A67.51 · —
Heavy2106B722 · 106 / 72
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6115B97.55 · 115 / 106
1m5f – 2m291A84.51 · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 18 Apr 2026 Official rating 106 at the last run, 29 Jul 2026

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 8 figures · best 120A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft3120A1192 · 120 / 119.5
Good to Soft2102A1001 · —
Heavy2119A109.52 · 119 / 109.5
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6120A111.55 · 120 / 119
1m5f – 2m2105A101.51 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26830.8%+18.8—
Good6608012.1%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft4785411.3%−0.70 from 2
Soft7407910.7%−1.31 from 3
Heavy3475014.4%+2.40 from 2
Standard (AW)1715.9%−6.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f700%−12—
1m – 1m1f1600%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f18211.1%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m84111213.3%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f97710510.7%−1.31 from 6
2m5f – 3m3544512.7%+0.7—
Over 3m55814.5%+2.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sorcillera (GB) (Anzillero)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Lilting Verse (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Lilting Verse (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lilting Verse (IRE)2132m–2m7½fListed
Urbanist (IRE)3032m–3mClass 4
Airtothethrone (IRE)2022m7f–3mClass 5
Blofeld (IRE)312mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +5.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +7.50
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 5 1 20% +3.50
Conor Stone-Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Smithers 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J W Hendrick 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +5.50
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% +2.50
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
29 Jul 26+74d Galway (IRE) Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 20 ran Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort on the rail after three out - unable to find further response from there - well held in 11th 11/20 1 10-7 10678C105A Conor Stone-Walsh 28/1
16 May 26+28d Wexford Forth Mountain Trails Mares Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sat close to the pace early - moved into second 5 out - dropped away after 3 out - held 6th before fading late 8/14 6½ 11-9 10744B102A Sean Flanagan 7/2J
18 Apr 26+110d Bellewstown William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled behind the front group early - blundered slightly in second - dropped to 5th by the midpoint - up to 4th two out - into second soon after - edged ahead approaching the final fence - driven out and matched close home - asserted in the closing stages to score 1/16 10-11 107115B119A Sean Flanagan 15/2
29 Dec 25+38d Limerick Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Sat handy behind pace - jumped awkwardly in 4th - up to 3rd by halfway - hampered turning into straight while under pressure - no response and hampered again at 2 out then faded late 5/9 ¾ 10-13 —38A100A Sean Flanagan 3/1
21 Nov 25+29d Fairyhouse Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Mares Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Heavy · 16 ran Held up behind pace - lost ground briefly with error 2nd - pushed along into 2nd 2 out and still there at last - unable to challenge and slipped back to 5th late 5/16 ¾ 10-13 —106B119A Sean Flanagan 10/3
23 Oct 25+203d Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back - pushed into 6th turning for home - advanced to 2nd approaching the last and battled on but couldn't collar the winner 2/12 1½ 11-7 —112A120A Sean Flanagan 14/1
03 Apr 25+93d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - moved through to share command 6f out - pushed along entering the straight - lost place to 4th 2f out and unable to threaten in front 4/9 2¾ 10-10 —91A98A Conor Smithers 6/1
31 Dec 24 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 18.5f · Soft · 16 ran Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway before finding some headway 2f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish sixth 6/16 hd 11-4 —89B104A Mr J W Hendrick 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Two Pair (IRE) won?
Two Pair (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Two Pair (IRE)?
Two Pair (IRE) is trained by Paul Nolan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 July 2026.
Who is Two Pair (IRE)'s sire?
Two Pair (IRE) is by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Sorcillera (GB), whose sire is Anzillero.
What going does Two Pair (IRE) prefer?
Two Pair (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Two Pair (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 29 July 2026. The highest on record is 107.
What is Two Pair (IRE)'s sire's record?
Diamond Boy (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Two Pair (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sorcillera (GB), Two Pair (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Lilting Verse (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Lilting Verse (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.