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Horse profile

Ulysses (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Sir Michael Stoute · Last owner Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd
by Galileo (IRE) out of Light Shift (USA) (Kingmambo)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Oct 2017 — 3,308 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 3rd of 18 5 wins · 4 courses
KTB Profile

Ulysses (IRE) is 5 from 12 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Juddmonte International Stakes at York (Aug 2017). Hasn't won since Aug 2017. 3 of 5 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 2 from 7 on softer. All 5 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
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Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Ulysses (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,972 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm800%−10.6
Good to Firm4965711.5%+0.9
Good7537910.5%−0.1
Good to Soft258259.7%−0.9
Soft3083511.4%+0.8
Heavy891011.2%+0.6
Standard (AW)1,06010810.2%−0.4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f2229.1%−1.5
6f – 7f532458.5%−2.1
1m – 1m1f8308810.6%0
1m2f – 1m4f1,05712912.2%+1.6
1m5f – 2m431388.8%−1.8
2m1f – 2m4f861214%+3.4
2m5f – 3m1100%−10.6
Over 3m300%−10.6

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

Official rating121At career-high mark
121 98–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 8 Jul 2017

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 5 figures · best 115A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2112A102—
Good to Firm2115A100.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5115A92—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 23 Aug 2017 Official rating 121 at the last run, 23 Aug 2017

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 116A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6116A97—
Good to Firm4111A103—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f10116A100.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.52 from 4
Good5,30779014.9%+0.41 from 1
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.52 from 6
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 1
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.85 from 11
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Light Shift (USA) (Kingmambo)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dr Yes (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Dr Yes (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dr Yes (FR)621m3½f–1m4fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 2 33% +0.36
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +10.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 4 50% +15.50
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.64
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 2 100% +11.00
Newbury 2 1 50% −0.64
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 1 100% +4.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +4.50
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 5 45% +13.86
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jim Crowley 5 2 40% +9.00
Andrea Atzeni 3 2 67% +6.50
Ryan Moore 2 1 50% −0.64
Ted Durcan 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 6 3 50% +12.00
2016 5 2 40% +1.86
2015 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
01 Oct 17+39d Chantilly (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 1¼ 9-5 ——— Jim Crowley 9/1
23 Aug 17+25d York Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-6 12192B116A Jim Crowley 4/1
29 Jul 17+21d Ascot King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 4½ 9-7 121112A112A Jim Crowley 9/1
08 Jul 17+17d Sandown Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 119115A111A Jim Crowley 8/1
21 Jun 17+54d Ascot Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 shd 9-0 11686B100A Jim Crowley 9/2
28 Apr 17+244d Sandown bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 11683A101A Andrea Atzeni 3/1
27 Aug 16+31d Windsor Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 shd 8-11 111—106B Ryan Moore 8/11F
27 Jul 16+53d Goodwood BeringIce Gordon Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 98—96A Andrea Atzeni 9/2
04 Jun 16+22d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 9-0 98—81C Andrea Atzeni 8/1
13 May 16+20d Newbury Bathwick Tyres EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-5 ——100A Ryan Moore 4/11F
23 Apr 16+183d Leicester Totepool Betting On All Uk Racing Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 8-10 ——94A Ted Durcan 9/4
23 Oct 15 Newbury Al Basti Equiworld Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 hd 9-5 ——88A Ted Durcan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ulysses (IRE) won?
Ulysses (IRE) won 5 of 12 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 41.7%. Placed 10 times in total (83.3% of starts).
Who trained Ulysses (IRE)?
Ulysses (IRE) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 1 October 2017.
Who is Ulysses (IRE)'s sire?
Ulysses (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Light Shift (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
What going does Ulysses (IRE) prefer?
Ulysses (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ulysses (IRE)'s official rating?
Ulysses (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 121.
What is Ulysses (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Ulysses (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Light Shift (USA), Ulysses (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dr Yes (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Dr Yes (FR)). The wins came over 1m3½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Ulysses (IRE) sired winners?
As a sire, Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,972 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2015. 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.