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Horse profile

Very Demanding (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Apr 2017) · Last trainer Denis Gerard Hogan · Last owner Back In The Game Syndicate
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Pretty Demanding (IRE) (Night Shift)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Apr 2017 — 3,490 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2017 · 18th of 19 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Very Demanding (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 54C · median 34
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f253C26.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 37C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 28 Oct 2016 Official rating 45 at the last run, 8 Apr 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 4 figures · best 37C · median 35.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f237C35.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−2.5—
Good to Firm406307.4%−0.7—
Good520448.5%+0.4—
Good to Soft277196.9%−1.20 from 1
Soft280238.2%+0.10 from 1
Heavy7800%−8.10 from 1
Standard (AW)974899.1%+10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f229208.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,101857.7%−0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f571518.9%+0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f383328.4%+0.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m176126.8%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f7334.1%−4—
2m5f – 3m1400%−8.1—
Over 3m6350%+41.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pretty Demanding (IRE) (Night Shift)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Party Island (IRE) (11 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Party Island (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Party Island (IRE)63117f–1m4fClass 4
Jack The Laird (IRE)2815fClass 6
Silk Fairy (IRE)40——
Intense Effort (IRE)20——
Tres Exigeant (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rory Cleary 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew Breslin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2017 · 1 run
08 Apr 17+162d Leopardstown Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap 10f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 18/19 7½ 7-11 4515C31C Andrew Breslin 33/1
2016 · 3 runs
28 Oct 16+12d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 3½ 9-0 —54C37C Rory Cleary 100/1
16 Oct 16+8d Naas Coulsty E.B.F. Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 12/12 7½ 9-0 —0C34C Rory Cleary 66/1
08 Oct 16 Limerick Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 6.5f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 nk 8-6 —53C37C Rory Cleary 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Very Demanding won?
Very Demanding (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained Very Demanding?
Very Demanding (IRE) was trained by Denis Gerard Hogan on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 8 April 2017.
Who is Very Demanding's sire?
Very Demanding (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Pretty Demanding (IRE), whose sire is Night Shift.
What is Very Demanding's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 8 April 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Very Demanding's sire's record?
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Very Demanding's siblings?
Out of Pretty Demanding (IRE), Very Demanding (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Party Island (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Party Island (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.