Umpire's Call (IRE)
Umpire's Call is a gelding by Jukebox Jury out of Dawson's Corner who has won one of six starts on turf. He won the William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle at Naas in Mar 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off a mark of 104. All five subsequent runs at that trip produced one win and two places overall. He last ran at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 111.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.59Fair A/E n=6 · 1.98 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 23dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 48
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 91C | 69.5 | 2 · 91 / 69.5 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 91C | 69.5 | 2 · 91 / 69.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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 3 analysed runs
- Led 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 2,215 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.3% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 60 | 10 | 16.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 624 | 80 | 12.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 50 | 10.8% | −2.7 | — |
| Soft | 653 | 102 | 15.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 261 | 41 | 15.7% | +2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 155 | 16 | 10.3% | −3.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −7.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 96 | 10 | 10.4% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 146 | 18 | 12.3% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 663 | 92 | 13.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 739 | 105 | 14.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 426 | 57 | 13.4% | −0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 80 | 13 | 16.3% | +2.8 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman Fitz (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 26+32d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle Took up the lead early - displaced momentarily at the 5th and again turning for home - faded rapidly in the straight and pulled up before the last | PU/20 | — | 11-3 | 111 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 8/1 |
| 04 Mar 26+25d | Naas | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - challenged briefly at the 6th before regaining command 3 out - pushed along 2 out - battled on strongly to the line | 1/11 | 11-6 | 104 | 48A | 130A | Keith Donoghue | 7/2 | |
| 07 Feb 26+23d | Naas | Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle Sat close to pace early - hit first fence awkwardly - pushed along into 4th after two out - couldn't close the gap - held third at the last but faded to finish well beaten | 3/12 | 5½ | 11-12 | 104 | 91C | 109C | Keith Donoghue | 18/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+20d | Fairyhouse | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle Set the pace early - clipped the fourth and third from home - lost front spot 2f out under pressure - slipped to third before the last and had nothing more on the run-in | 3/15 | 8½ | 11-12 | — | — | 116A | Jordan Gainford | 9/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+15d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - still not involved by two out in 12th - beaten well through the closing stages | 10/22 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 55C | 100C | L P Dempsey | 150/1 |
| 11 Dec 25 | Punchestown | Matchbook Backs Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back after the 4th then found nothing and lost touch approaching 4 out - pulled up before the final fence | PU/18 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Umpire's Call (IRE) won?
- Umpire's Call (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Umpire's Call (IRE)?
- Umpire's Call (IRE) is trained by J P Dempsey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 April 2026.
- Who is Umpire's Call (IRE)'s sire?
- Umpire's Call (IRE) is by Jukebox Jury (IRE) out of Dawson's Corner (IRE), whose sire is Tikkanen.
- What going does Umpire's Call (IRE) prefer?
- Umpire's Call (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Umpire's Call (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 5 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Umpire's Call (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 2,215 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.3% from 155.
- Who are Umpire's Call (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dawson's Corner (IRE), Umpire's Call (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.