How many races has Vital Island won?

Vital Island (IRE) won 3 of 29 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 7 times in total (24.1% of starts).

Who trains Vital Island?

Vital Island (IRE) is trained by R P O'Keeffe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 April 2026.

Who is Vital Island's sire?

Vital Island (IRE) is by Trans Island (GB) out of Persian Pearl (GB), whose sire is Hurricane Sky.

What going does Vital Island prefer?

Vital Island (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 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 Vital Island's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 30 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Vital Island's siblings?

Out of Persian Pearl (GB), Vital Island (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Vital Island (IRE)

14yo gelding · Trainer R P O'Keeffe · Owner R P Okeeffe

by Trans Island (GB) out of Persian Pearl (GB) (Hurricane Sky)

29 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2018

As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

3 wins · Punchestown Last run 30 Apr 2026 · 7th of 13 Last raced off OR 128

KTB Profile

Vital Island is a gelding with three wins from 29 starts all on turf and all at Punchestown. He won the Howden Cross Country Chase over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in May 2025 off a mark of 127 and the Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase over 3m on good in both Apr 2023 and Apr 2022. His last run came in the Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase at Punchestown in Apr 2026 where he finished 7 of 13 off an official rating of 128.

Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR at career high

3–29Wins / Runs
10.3%Strike rate
7 (24.1%)Placed
−15.00£1 level staken=29 at SP
1.48Fair A/E n=29 · 1.22 incl. margin
128Highest OR
72dBetween runs (median)longest 364 d

Official rating128At career-high mark

128 110–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 30 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 18 figures · best 107^B · median 28.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Soft	7	6^A	-16	—
Good to Soft	4	107^B	68	1 run · —
Good	3	100^B	56	—
Heavy	2	29^B	17	—
Good to Firm	2	75^A	68.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Over 3m	11	107^B	44	1 run · —
2m5f – 3m	6	100^B	-5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—

Of 27 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 27 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 3 May 2025 Official rating 128 at the last run, 30 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 21 figures · best 130^A · median 101

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Soft	8	130^A	98	—
Good to Soft	5	122^B	101	1 run · —
Good	3	129^A	120	—
Good to Firm	3	123^A	120	—
Heavy	2	115^A	105	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Over 3m	12	129^A	117	1 run · —
2m5f – 3m	8	130^A	96	—
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—

Of 27 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 27 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 5 analysed runs since May 2025

Prominent 3 (60%) · 1 win
Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Trans Island (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,743 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	33	2	6.1%	−2.9	—
Good to Firm	600	57	9.5%	+0.5	0 from 3
Good	1,299	100	7.7%	−1.3	2 from 6
Good to Soft	565	57	10.1%	+1.1	1 from 6
Soft	865	81	9.4%	+0.4	0 from 10
Heavy	378	35	9.3%	+0.3	0 from 4
Standard (AW)	1,003	96	9.6%	+0.6	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	435	49	11.3%	+2.3	—
6f – 7f	864	79	9.1%	+0.1	—
1m – 1m1f	486	32	6.6%	−2.4	—
1m2f – 1m4f	419	36	8.6%	−0.4	—
1m5f – 2m	951	79	8.3%	−0.7	—
2m1f – 2m4f	967	102	10.5%	+1.5	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	522	47	9%	0	1 from 10
Over 3m	99	4	4%	−5	2 from 18

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Persian Pearl (GB) (Hurricane Sky)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Pickandchoose (IRE)	3	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	10	0	0%	−10.00
Good to Soft	6	1	17%	−0.50
Good	6	2	33%	+2.50
Heavy	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Firm	3	0	0%	−3.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 2	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Punchestown	22	3	14%	−8.00
Cheltenham	2	0	0%	−2.00
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Craon (FR)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Thurles	1	0	0%	−1.00
Downpatrick	1	0	0%	−1.00
Clonmel	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Over 3m	18	2	11%	−9.50
2m5f – 3m	10	1	10%	−4.50
2m1f – 2m4f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Mr B T Stone	6	1	17%	−0.50
Tiernan Power Roche	5	0	0%	−5.00
Mr M J Scallan	5	0	0%	−5.00
Mr B O Walsh	4	2	50%	+4.50
J J Slevin	2	0	0%	−2.00
Mr G L Murphy	2	0	0%	−2.00
Sean O'Keeffe	2	0	0%	−2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe	1	0	0%	−1.00
Mr J J Codd	1	0	0%	−1.00
Mr T Power Roche	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Tongue tie	27	3	11%	−13.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00
None	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	1	0	0%	−1.00
2025	5	1	20%	+0.50
2024	2	0	0%	−2.00
2023	5	1	20%	−1.00
2022	5	1	20%	−0.50
2021	2	0	0%	−2.00
2020	1	0	0%	−1.00
2019	5	0	0%	−5.00
2018	3	0	0%	−3.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chase	28	3	11%	−14.00
Flat	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2026 · 1 run
30 Apr 26+139d	Punchestown	Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 4m1f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Shared front spot early - minor stumble at the 12th - moved clear from 15th and asked for effort - lost command 2 out and dropped away to finish seventh	7/13	1¼	11-5	128	107^B	99^A	Mr B T Stone	25/1
2025 · 5 runs
12 Dec 25+19d	Cheltenham	Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m5½f · Good · 14 ran Settled midpack early - moved into third by the 6th - fading before a heavy interference sent down at the 13th	BD/14	—	10-7	128	—	—	Tiernan Power Roche	125/1
23 Nov 25+178d	Punchestown	Colm Quinn BMW Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m½f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran Settled handy early - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th after the 15th - dropped away again after the 18th - faded before three out and pulled up after two out	PU/15	—	11-9	127	—	—	Darragh O'Keeffe	25/1
29 May 25+26d	Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)	France Sire Prix Anjou-Loire Challenge (Listed Cross Country Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 4m4½f · Very Soft · 14 ran	PU/14	—	10-10	—	—	—	Mr B T Stone	35/1
03 May 25+2d	Punchestown	Howden Cross Country Chase 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Settled behind front group early - shared front spot from the 7th - went clear and asked for effort 3 out - kept up the urging - challenged hard 2 out - hit the front again inside the last after being reeled in - kept going to prevail	1/11		11-5	127	28^A	122^B	Mr B T Stone	9/2
01 May 25+364d	Punchestown	Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 4m1f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Sat close to the pace early - suffered a heavy interference 12th - shared front running from 19th - pushed along and lost the advantage before 2 out - slipped to 4th by the last and could not get competitive with the front pair	4/12	9	11-0	127	91^A	109^A	Mr B T Stone	12/1
2024 · 2 runs
02 May 24+87d	Punchestown	Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 4m1f · Yielding · 14 ran	PU/14	—	11-5	127	—	—	Tiernan Power Roche	18/1
05 Feb 24+52d	Punchestown	SBK P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase 3m½f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran	PU/10	—	12-0	127	—	—	J J Slevin	40/1
2023 · 5 runs
15 Dec 23+19d	Cheltenham	Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m5½f · Soft · 13 ran	11/13	1	9-9	127	—	91^C	Tiernan Power Roche	28/1
26 Nov 23+84d	Punchestown	Pigsback.com Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m · Soft · 8 ran	2/8	3½	11-9	110	6^A	130^A	J J Slevin	16/1
03 Sep 23+129d	Craon (FR)	Prix Super U Craon (Listed Cross Country Race) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran	PU/11	—	10-11	—	—	—	Tiernan Power Roche	12/1
27 Apr 23+2d	Punchestown	Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 4m2f · Good · 12 ran	1/12		11-5	110	56^A	129^A	Mr B O Walsh	3/1
25 Apr 23+156d	Punchestown	Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 3m1f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran	2/12	3	11-5	110	-16^B	119^A	Mr B O Walsh	11/10F
2022 · 5 runs
20 Nov 22+206d	Punchestown	Pigsback.com Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m1f · Yielding · 17 ran	5/17	½	11-2	110	-15^B	124^A	Mr B T Stone	100/1
28 Apr 22+2d	Punchestown	Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 4m2f · Good · 14 ran	UR/14	—	11-5	110	—	—	Mr B O Walsh	17/2
26 Apr 22+72d	Punchestown	Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 3m1f · Good · 14 ran	1/14		11-0	110	44^B	120^A	Mr B O Walsh	7/2
13 Feb 22+21d	Punchestown	Hollywoodbets Bet 10 Get 30 P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase 3m1f · Heavy · 15 ran	4/15	nse	10-11	110	5^B	115^A	Mr B T Stone	125/1
23 Jan 22+271d	Thurles	Thurles Racecourse Hunters Chase 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran	5/7	55	11-2	110	—	101^C	Tiernan Power Roche	40/1
2021 · 2 runs
27 Apr 21+72d	Punchestown	Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 3m1f · Good To Firm · 15 ran	2/15	1¼	11-9	110	62^B	123^A	Mr J J Codd	10/1
14 Feb 21+362d	Punchestown	P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase 3m1f · Soft · 17 ran	10/17	9	10-13	110	-15^C	99^C	Mr T Power Roche	50/1
2020 · 1 run
18 Feb 20+93d	Punchestown	P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase 3m1f · Heavy · 14 ran	8/14	5½	10-11	110	29^B	95^A	Mr M J Scallan	50/1
2019 · 5 runs
17 Nov 19+177d	Punchestown	Ems Copiers Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m · Soft · 17 ran	7/17	17	10-11	—	-26^C	97^C	Mr M J Scallan	66/1
24 May 19+22d	Downpatrick	Frank Fitzsimmons Memorial Hunters Chase 2m7½f · Good · 8 ran	6/8	4½	11-0	—	100^B	90^B	Mr M J Scallan	9/2
02 May 19+2d	Punchestown	Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase 4m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	2/9	½	11-0	—	75^A	120^B	Mr M J Scallan	50/1
30 Apr 19+110d	Punchestown	Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 3m1f · Good · 17 ran	F/17	—	11-0	—	—	—	Mr M J Scallan	20/1
10 Jan 19+53d	Clonmel	Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran	6/7	35	11-7	—	45^C	77^C	Mr G L Murphy	6/1
2018 · 3 runs
18 Nov 18+204d	Punchestown	EMS Copiers Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m · Good To Firm · 10 ran	4/10	18	10-11	—	—	93^C	Mr G L Murphy	66/1
28 Apr 18+4d	Punchestown	Dooley Insurances Cross Country Chase 3m · Soft · 14 ran	4/14	7½	11-0	—	-20^B	95^A	Sean O'Keeffe	50/1
24 Apr 18	Punchestown	Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 3m · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran	5/12	4½	11-0	—	-16^B	93^A	Sean O'Keeffe	9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Vital Island won?: Vital Island (IRE) won 3 of 29 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 7 times in total (24.1% of starts).
Who trains Vital Island?: Vital Island (IRE) is trained by R P O'Keeffe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 April 2026.
Who is Vital Island's sire?: Vital Island (IRE) is by Trans Island (GB) out of Persian Pearl (GB), whose sire is Hurricane Sky.
What going does Vital Island prefer?: Vital Island (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 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 Vital Island's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 30 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Vital Island's sire's record?: Trans Island (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,743 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vital Island's siblings?: Out of Persian Pearl (GB), Vital Island (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 5 analysed runs since May 2025

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 2 of 29 runs

▾Course

▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Headgear

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