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Vital Plot (USA)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2015) · Last trainer Liam Kenny · Last owner Liam Kenny Thomas F Hughes
by Theatrical (IRE) out of First Breeze (USA) (Woodman)
51 runs · 21 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 May 2015 — 4,192 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2015 · 5th of 9 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Vital Plot (USA) is 5 from 51, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Tipperary Supporters Club Joe Mac Novice Hurdle at Tipperary (Oct 2008). Hasn't won since Jul 2011. Last raced off 114, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 51 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating114↓ 16lb off peak
114 61–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 2 May 2014 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 1 May 2015

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 65C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 30 May 2011 Official rating 61 at the last flat run, 4 Sep 2011

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 34 figures · best 134A · median 113.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft11134A116—
Good9133A110—
Heavy7128A111—
Good to Soft5130A113—
Good to Firm2115A111.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m18134A116—
2m1f – 2m4f12133A106.5—
Over 3m3121B118—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 13 figures · best 84A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft484C71.5—
Good380C65—
Standard (AW)260C60—
Good to Firm284A72—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f984C65—
1m5f – 2m284A74.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 51 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 51 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
Theatrical (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 636 runs since Jan 2008 (47 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 25% from 164. Weakest on good going: 10% from 160.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+3—
Good to Firm1061312.3%−1.40 from 4
Good1601610%−3.71 from 13
Good to Soft62711.3%−2.41 from 8
Soft9655.2%−8.52 from 16
Heavy4249.5%−4.21 from 8
Standard (AW)1644125%+11.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.7—
6f – 7f4037.5%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f711014.1%+0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2253616%+2.31 from 9
1m5f – 2m1812916%+2.33 from 22
2m1f – 2m4f9699.4%−4.31 from 14
2m5f – 3m1400%−13.70 from 1
Over 3m800%−13.70 from 4

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
First Breeze (USA) (Woodman)

10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Master Speaker (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Methayel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Master Speaker (IRE)8756f–1m—
Methayel (IRE)1741m–1m½fClass 5
No Strings (IRE)731m–1m2½f—
Breezy Zoff (IRE)3627f–7½f—
Tango Time (IRE)411m—
Pink Sands (IRE)615fClass 5
Be My Storm (IRE)1111m1f—
Island Court (IRE)110——
Silk Kimono (IRE)30——
Wind Turbine (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 16 2 13% +4.50
Good 13 1 8% −8.50
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −4.50
Heavy 8 1 13% −5.25
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 7 1 14% −2.50
Punchestown 6 0 0% −6.00
Leopardstown 6 0 0% −6.00
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 3 1 33% +12.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 1 50% +0.75
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +2.50
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +4.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 22 3 14% −10.25
2m1f – 2m4f 14 1 7% −9.50
1m2f – 1m4f 9 1 11% +6.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian O'Connell 10 1 10% −5.50
Pat Smullen 6 1 17% +9.00
Ian McCarthy 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr J J Codd 3 0 0% −3.00
Kevin Sexton 3 0 0% −3.00
L McNiff 3 0 0% −3.00
R Walsh 3 3 100% +8.75
Robbie McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Colm O'Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
B J Cooper 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr M M O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Gorey 2 0 0% −2.00
D T Evans 2 0 0% −2.00
Tim Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 25 1 4% −20.50
Blinkers 11 4 36% +15.75
Tongue tie + blinkers 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 15 1 7% −10.50
2010 7 0 0% −7.00
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 7 3 43% +4.75
2007 5 1 20% +10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 27 3 11% −15.25
Flat 13 1 8% +2.00
Chase 11 1 9% −6.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
01 May 15+49d Punchestown Racing Post Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 5½ 12-0 114113B Mr J J Codd 12/1
13 Mar 15+287d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 24 ran 14/24 6 12-0 114118C Mr J J Codd 25/1
30 May 14+28d Stratford W+S Recycling Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' Chase (The 56th Running) Class 2 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 12-0 114— Mr J J Codd 6/1
02 May 14+512d Punchestown Donohue Marquees Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 2/12 20 12-0 114121B Robbie McNamara 11/1
06 Dec 12+39d Clonmel Fethard Handicap Chase (0-116) 20.5f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 3 11-7 11499C Ian McCarthy 20/1
28 Oct 12+10d Wexford M.W. Hickey Memorial Handicap Chase (0-130) 19f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 11-2 116102C Ian McCarthy 20/1
18 Oct 12+18d Punchestown 10 Admission All Non Festival Racedays Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 10-8 105101A Kevin Sexton 10/1
30 Sep 12+7d Clonmel Tipp FM Family Raceday Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1) 24f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 1 11-2 106110A Kevin Sexton 20/1
23 Sep 12+156d Gowran Park Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Good · 20 ran 13/20 2¼ 10-12 10993A Kevin Sexton 20/1
20 Apr 12+27d Wexford Black Point Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 7½ 11-0 111108A Brian O'Connell 16/1
24 Mar 12+147d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 12/18 3½ 10-11 11398A Brian O'Connell 33/1
29 Oct 11+16d Naas Copper Face Jacks Supporting Kildare GAA Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 20f · Heavy · 17 ran 9/17 hd 9-10 114110A Ian McCarthy 20/1
13 Oct 11+15d Punchestown Paul Carberry Autobiography Best Seller Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1 11-7 114129A Ian McCarthy 20/1
28 Sep 11+24d Sligo Martin Reilly Motors Hyundai i40 Chase 20f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 2¼ 11-12 —114C Brian O'Connell 8/1
04 Sep 11+8d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1¾ 9-12 6160C Colm O'Donoghue 12/1
27 Aug 11+35d Galway Deacy Gilligan Novice Chase 18f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 30 11-6 —105C Brian O'Connell 14/1
23 Jul 11+6d Wexford Poolcourt Ltd. Beginners Chase (Div 2) 19f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-12 —125A Brian O'Connell 7/2
17 Jul 11+16d Tipperary 'thank You To Alan Quinlan' Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran F/15 — 11-12 —— Brian O'Connell 14/1
01 Jul 11+12d Wexford Audrey McGrath Memorial Chase 19f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 6 10-12 —92C Brian O'Connell 25/1
19 Jun 11+6d Gowran Park Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 hd 10-10 115115A Brian O'Connell 20/1
13 Jun 11+14d Roscommon Gerry Igoe Land Drainage Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 11-5 117106A Tim Carroll 20/1
30 May 11+27d Ballinrobe F.B.D. Insurance Handicap (47-70) 14f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 shd 9-9 6565C Colm O'Donoghue 10/1
03 May 11+18d Punchestown '3' Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 8/19 1½ 9-9 119109A Ian McCarthy 25/1
15 Apr 11+12d Wexford Black Point Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 4½ 11-4 119131A B J Cooper 25/1
03 Apr 11+84d Limerick Ladies Go Free Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 15 11-2 121100C Brian O'Connell 25/1
09 Jan 11+12d Leopardstown Mcr Hurdle (extended Handicap Hurdle - Rated 0-145) (grade B) 16f · Soft · 26 ran 16/26 19 10-9 12498C Brian O'Connell 50/1
28 Dec 10+13d Leopardstown Star - Best For Racing Coverage Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 5 10-7 122111A L McNiff 25/1
15 Dec 10+31d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 hd 10-7 124116A L McNiff 25/1
14 Nov 10+125d Punchestown Darcy Sands Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 nk 11-7 126116A L McNiff 16/1
12 Jul 10+66d Dundalk (AW) Boylesports.com Handicap 17f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 9 8-9 7160A P B Beggy 25/1
07 May 10+51d Wexford Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 11.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 1 9-3 7360A B J Cooper 10/1
17 Mar 10+53d Wexford Richard Browne & Sons Ltd. Hurdle 16f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 9 11-9 127121B Mr M M O'Connor 15/8
23 Jan 10+89d Leopardstown MCR Hurdle (Extended Handicap) 16f · Heavy · 30 ran 12/30 shd 10-10 129128A Mr M M O'Connor 25/1
26 Oct 09+8d Leopardstown Elmwood Handicap (55-85) 10f · Yielding · 22 ran 19/22 1 9-6 7765C Pat Smullen 7/1
18 Oct 09+31d Naas Profile Systems Ltd. Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 1½ 11-10 130133A Robbie McNamara 14/1
17 Sep 09+70d Listowel Guinness Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 1 11-4 130130A Paul Townend 9/1
09 Jul 09+13d Leopardstown Rathdown Handicap (50-85) 14f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 5/22 nk 9-7 7584A Pat Smullen 11/2
26 Jun 09+166d Curragh Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Derby 12f · Soft · 19 ran 6/19 1 9-10 7578A Shane Gorey 8/1
11 Jan 09+42d Leopardstown Pierse Hurdle (Extended Handicap (0-145) 16f · Yielding · 29 ran F/29 — 10-6 130— Conor O'Farrell 20/1
30 Nov 08+56d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 2½ 11-7 130125A Timmy Murphy 12/1
05 Oct 08+23d Tipperary Tipperary Supporters Club Joe Mac Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-1 —126B R Walsh 7/4F
12 Sep 08+14d Cork Dromahane Handicap (55-80) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 10 9-13 7554C Pat Smullen EvensF
29 Aug 08+7d Down Royal B.P. McKeefry Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 11-7 130130A R Walsh 5/2
22 Aug 08+14d Kilbeggan Donlon Development Ltd. (C&G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-7 130134A R Walsh 9/2
08 Aug 08+111d Cork Killetra Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 13/24 9 11-7 13082C D T Evans 14/1
19 Apr 08+198d Cork Doneraile Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 21 ran UR/21 — 11-7 —— D T Evans 10/1
04 Oct 07+12d Gowran Park McEnery Cup Handicap (60-100) 12f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 hd 8-8 8165C Pat Smullen 6/1
22 Sep 07+50d Fairyhouse Korean Racing Authority Handicap (60-100) 12f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 ¾ 9-0 7680C Pat Smullen 8/1
03 Aug 07+23d Galway Guinness Handicap (Premier) 12f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 3½ 8-2 8545C Shane Gorey 10/1
11 Jul 07+108d Naas Donoghue's Scaffolding Maiden 10f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 —84C Pat Smullen 14/1
25 Mar 07 Curragh Ladbrokes Poker EBF Maiden 8f · Heavy · 15 ran 8/15 2 9-5 —76C P Shanahan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vital Plot (USA) won?
Vital Plot (USA) won 5 of 51 archived starts between 2007 and 2015, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 7 times in total (13.7% of starts).
Who trained Vital Plot (USA)?
Vital Plot (USA) was trained by Liam Kenny on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 1 May 2015.
Who is Vital Plot (USA)'s sire?
Vital Plot (USA) is by Theatrical (IRE) out of First Breeze (USA), whose sire is Woodman.
What going does Vital Plot (USA) prefer?
Vital Plot (USA) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 16 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vital Plot (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 1 May 2015. The highest on record is 130.
What is Vital Plot (USA)'s sire's record?
Theatrical (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 636 runs since Jan 2008 (47 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 25% from 164. Weakest on good going: 10% from 160.
Who are Vital Plot (USA)'s siblings?
Out of First Breeze (USA), Vital Plot (USA) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Master Speaker (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Methayel (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.