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Horse profile

Union Gap (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2021) · Last trainer Paul W Flynn · Last owner C Munnelly
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Vivachi (IRE) (Red Ransom)
20 runs · 13 courses · from May 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jun 2021 — 1,963 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2021 · 15th of 18 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Union Gap (IRE) is yet to win from 20 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 23 at Cork (Dec 2018). Last raced off 102, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 18lb off peak
102 52–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 9 Dec 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 11 figures · best 121C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4106B75—
Soft4121C49.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5121C106—
2m1f – 2m4f482B62.5—
2m5f – 3m249C34—
Flat 7 figures · best 111C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3111C96—
Good to Firm287C76—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4111C91.5—
1m2f – 1m4f365A58—

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 22 Apr 2021 Official rating 102 at the last jumps run, 7 Jun 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 18 Apr 2019 Official rating 52 at the last flat run, 11 Jan 2021

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 12 figures · best 130A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4122A102.5—
Soft4100C92—
Heavy2130A120—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5130A108—
2m1f – 2m4f4109A92.5—
2m5f – 3m3110C100—
Flat 7 figures · best 69A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft369A68—
Good to Firm258C55—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m469A63—
1m2f – 1m4f361C52—

Of 20 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 20 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 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.90 from 3
Good1,15213411.6%+1.80 from 5
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.40 from 2
Soft759678.8%−10 from 7
Heavy263186.8%−30 from 2
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−10 from 3
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.40 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.50 from 4
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

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
Vivachi (IRE) (Red Ransom)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Laura Bullion (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Bugs Moran (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Laura Bullion (IRE)3931m4f–2m½f—
Bugs Moran (IRE)1423m–3m½fClass 1
Star Adventure (IRE)422m3f–2m4f—
Lill Smith (IRE)170——
Mary Kate (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 4 0 0% −4.00
Colin Keane 3 0 0% −3.00
L P Dempsey 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin Orr 2 0 0% −2.00
Eoin G Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T D Geoghegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
E Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Max Browne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 0 0% −16.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 6 0 0% −6.00
2018 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 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
07 Jun 21+5d Listowel Mike Lawlee Memorial Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 18 ran 15/18 ½ 11-10 10259C92C Eoin G Kelly 80/1
02 Jun 21+41d Wexford Sunny South East Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran PU/11 — 12-0 102—— L P Dempsey 28/1
22 Apr 21+28d Kilbeggan KilbegganRaces.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 11-9 10449C97C L P Dempsey 100/1
25 Mar 21+73d Cork Blackwater (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Yielding · 15 ran 15/15 12 11-11 10933C91C Mr T D Geoghegan 150/1
11 Jan 21+25d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 16f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 12 9-7 5242C51C Shane Foley 18/1
17 Dec 20+369d Down Royal Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Irish Ebf Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 10 12-0 —66C93C Denis O'Regan 28/1
14 Dec 19+20d Fairyhouse Irish Racing Yearbook Maiden Hurdle 23f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 26 11-3 116—110C Sean Flanagan 25/1
24 Nov 19+55d Navan Mervyn Gray Construction Handicap Hurdle 22f · Soft · 17 ran 16/17 52 11-1 11819C100C Sean Flanagan 33/1
30 Sep 19+120d Roscommon Boyle Maiden Hurdle 15.5f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 4½ 11-7 119121C84C Sean Flanagan 2/1F
02 Jun 19+35d Kilbeggan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 3¼ 10-10 12082B109A E Walsh 4/5F
28 Apr 19+10d Navan Come To The Family Day May 18th Handicap 13f · Yielding · 20 ran 6/20 nk 8-12 5996C68A Colin Keane 5/1F
18 Apr 19+130d Clonmel Next Evening Meeting May 16th Handicap (45-65) 16f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 3½ 9-4 57111C69A Colin Keane 5/1
09 Dec 18+15d Cork Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 2/23 ¾ 11-0 —121B130A Jonathan Moore 8/1
24 Nov 18+18d Gowran Park Thanks To All Our Customers 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 2½ 11-0 —106B122A Sean Flanagan 7/1
06 Nov 18+8d Fairyhouse Winter Festival 1st & 2nd December 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 10-5 —91B108A Max Browne 50/1
29 Oct 18+59d Galway Reaney's Of Galway Supporting NUIG Volunteer Services Abroad Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 12f · Soft · 18 ran 14/18 1 9-1 5852C46C Oisin Orr 25/1
31 Aug 18+69d Down Royal Allied Bakeries 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 4¾ 10-12 —49C88C Jonathan Moore 25/1
23 Jun 18+21d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Median Auction Maiden 10.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 9-0 —65A52A Oisin Orr 33/1
02 Jun 18+20d Navan Adrian Fox Memorial Maiden 13f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 13 9-5 —87C58C Colin Keane 40/1
13 May 18 Leopardstown Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden 12f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 15 9-5 —58C61C Shane Foley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Union Gap (IRE) won?
Union Gap (IRE) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 4 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Union Gap (IRE)?
Union Gap (IRE) was trained by Paul W Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 7 June 2021.
Who is Union Gap (IRE)'s sire?
Union Gap (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Vivachi (IRE), whose sire is Red Ransom.
What is Union Gap (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 7 June 2021. The highest on record is 120.
What is Union Gap (IRE)'s sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Union Gap (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Vivachi (IRE), Union Gap (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Laura Bullion (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Bugs Moran (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.