Horse profile
Weihnachts (IRE)
by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Cesana (IRE) (Desert Prince)
43 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Mar 2025 — 599 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile
Weihnachts won four of 43 starts on turf, all in handicap chases on heavy ground. He gained his biggest success at Down Royal over 3m on soft in Apr 2024 off an official rating of 97 and had earlier wins at Cork, Gowran Park and Fairyhouse. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Mar 2025, finished held in the Dublin National Handicap Chase at Leopardstown off a mark of 101, 18lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 4–43Wins / Runs
- 9.3%Strike rate
- 11 (25.6%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=43 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 60dAvg 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.
Official rating101↓ 18lb off peak
101
95–119
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 107B | 70 | — |
| Heavy | 12 | 99A | 72.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 116B | 64 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 107B | 64 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 116B | 71.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 85B | 63.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 102C | 93 | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (7) · did not complete (6) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 43 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 since Dec 2024
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Beat Hollow (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,030 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 88 | 13.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 199 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 963 | 106 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,240 | 134 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 20 |
| Heavy | 451 | 56 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 3 from 20 |
| Standard (AW) | 969 | 95 | 9.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | +6.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 453 | 54 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 704 | 70 | 9.9% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,287 | 150 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,676 | 210 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,143 | 117 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 2 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 596 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 115 | 12 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 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
Cesana (IRE) (Desert Prince)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Grand Turina (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Grand Turina (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Turina (GB) | 31 | 4 | 2m–3m | Class 3 |
| Fat Faced Columbo (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 2m7f–2m7½f | Class 4 |
| Tough Trade (GB) | 14 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Monarch Of All (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dukes Mill (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 1 | 5% | +3.00 |
| Heavy | 20 | 3 | 15% | +7.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Cork | 6 | 1 | 17% | +13.00 |
| Limerick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Gowran Park | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 2 | 13% | +8.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Torrens | 23 | 4 | 17% | +27.50 |
| Mark Walsh | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss P Elvin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss N Parker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 2 | 9% | −13.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 9 | 1 | 11% | +10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | +15.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +12.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 33 | 4 | 12% | +17.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| NH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Mar 25+21d | Leopardstown | Dublin National Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - still down the field at halfway - dropped away before 3 out and pulled up | PU/14 | — | 10-7 | 101 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 80/1 |
| 09 Feb 25+44d | Navan | William Hill Proper Prices Handicap Chase Never prominent - errors at the 1st and the following fence and under pressure from early on - faded badly - taken out of the race before 3 out | PU/13 | — | 10-4 | 103 | — | — | Aidan Kelly | 25/1 |
| 27 Dec 24+257d | Limerick | Tim & Martin Molony Veterans Handicap Chase Prominent early and took command 4 out - driven up and lost front spot entering straight - held in third and unable to close before stumbling 2 out - held on for fourth without finding more | 4/6 | 7 | 10-8 | 105 | 51A | 85B | Simon Torrens | 12/1 |
| 14 Apr 24+81d | Down Royal | Switch Today At fibrus.com Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 10-9 | 97 | 84A | 114A | Simon Torrens | 22/1 | |
| 24 Jan 24+18d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-116) | PU/9 | — | 11-1 | 100 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 22/1 |
| 06 Jan 24+35d | Cork | EASYFIX Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 14 | 10-0 | 101 | — | 77C | Simon Torrens | 4/1 |
| 02 Dec 23+8d | Fairyhouse | Race And Stay Ladies Handicap Chase | 6/9 | nse | 9-13 | 103 | — | 84C | Miss P Elvin | 8/1 |
| 24 Nov 23+120d | Fairyhouse | Lorna Brooke Ireland V Britain (Q.R.) Challenge Handicap Chase (0-116) | 3/9 | 4 | 11-3 | 104 | — | 99B | Miss N Parker | 17/2 |
| 27 Jul 23+87d | Limerick | Racing Again October 21st Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | PU/17 | — | 12-0 | 95 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 25/1 |
| 01 May 23+36d | Down Royal | Club Mixers Handicap Chase | 7/12 | 9½ | 11-0 | 107 | 102C | 103C | Jody McGarvey | 50/1 |
| 26 Mar 23+36d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Social Media Handicap Chase | 7/7 | 6½ | 10-5 | 109 | 39A | 87A | Simon Torrens | 11/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+42d | Gowran Park | Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 13 | 10-13 | 110 | 92C | 97C | Simon Torrens | 25/1 |
| 07 Jan 23+69d | Cork | Annual Membership Available Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 10-3 | 105 | 69A | 115B | Simon Torrens | 18/1 | |
| 30 Oct 22+55d | Wexford | Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 106 | 99A | 100A | Simon Torrens | 11/1 |
| 05 Sep 22+50d | Galway | Kenny Developments Handicap Chase (0-116) | 13/15 | 1½ | 11-7 | 109 | 76C | 93C | Simon Torrens | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 22+16d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Plate Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 75 | 10-5 | 112 | 47C | 82C | Simon Torrens | 17/2 |
| 01 Jul 22+26d | Wexford | Molloy Metals Wexford GAA Raceday Handicap Chase | 5/11 | nk | 10-6 | 114 | 86A | 109A | Simon Torrens | 18/1 |
| 05 Jun 22+85d | Kilbeggan | Entegro Handicap Chase (0-123) | 6/9 | 9½ | 11-11 | 117 | 17A | 101A | Simon Torrens | 16/1 |
| 12 Mar 22+31d | Gowran Park | Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 9/10 | 1½ | 10-0 | 118 | — | 98A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 09 Feb 22+32d | Fairyhouse | Discover Meath Handicap Chase (0-130) | 6/15 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 118 | 85B | 117A | Simon Torrens | 25/1 |
| 08 Jan 22+28d | Cork | GAIN Handicap Chase | 3/8 | ½ | 11-2 | 118 | 64A | 113A | Simon Torrens | 18/1 |
| 11 Dec 21+27d | Fairyhouse | Visit Fairyhouse.ie For Christmas Ideas Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 17 | 11-0 | 119 | 41C | 97C | Simon Torrens | 18/1 |
| 14 Nov 21+16d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Chase | 7/8 | 12 | 10-3 | 119 | — | 86A | L P Dempsey | 8/1 |
| 29 Oct 21+157d | Down Royal | Ladbrokes Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 2¾ | 11-3 | 118 | — | 119A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 25 May 21+84d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/12 | 22 | 11-4 | 102 | 66C | 88C | Simon Torrens | 5/1 |
| 02 Mar 21+22d | Gowran Park | Download The BoyleSports App Careys Cottage Cup Novice Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 10-10 | 107 | 86B | 118A | Simon Torrens | 2/1F | |
| 08 Feb 21+56d | Fairyhouse | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 9-7 | 97 | 94A | 110A | Simon Torrens | 9/2 | |
| 14 Dec 20+32d | Naas | Naas Nursery Of Champions Handicap Chase (0-109) | 6/18 | ¾ | 11-3 | 98 | — | 114A | Mark Walsh | 13/2 |
| 12 Nov 20+26d | Clonmel | Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-109) | 9/14 | 1½ | 11-4 | 99 | 36B | 93A | Mark Walsh | 4/1J |
| 17 Oct 20+40d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase | F/11 | — | 10-5 | 99 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 18/5 |
| 07 Sep 20+174d | Galway | October Bank Holiday Weekend At Galway Handicap Chase (0-109) | 2/10 | 14 | 11-4 | 99 | 57A | 111A | Mark Walsh | 7/2 |
| 17 Mar 20+31d | Wexford | Tomcoole Farm Ltd. Novice Handicap Chase | 3/7 | ¾ | 10-1 | 98 | 76B | 109A | L P Dempsey | 15/2 |
| 15 Feb 20+121d | Gowran Park | Talbot Carlow Careys Cottage Cup Novice Handicap Chase | 5/9 | ½ | 10-6 | 98 | — | 101A | Jody McGarvey | 25/1 |
| 17 Oct 19+17d | Tramore | Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Niall P Madden | 50/1 |
| 30 Sep 19+20d | Roscommon | Castlerea Beginners Chase | 11/16 | 9½ | 11-12 | — | 33C | 102C | L P Dempsey | 66/1 |
| 10 Sep 19+35d | Listowel | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 9/14 | 1 | 11-8 | 107 | 80B | 90A | Mark Walsh | 10/1 |
| 06 Aug 19+107d | Roscommon | Paul Byron Shoes Maiden Hurdle | 2/12 | 14 | 11-7 | 107 | 107B | 110A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/1 |
| 21 Apr 19+36d | Fairyhouse | YR Sauce Novice Handicap Hurdle | 13/15 | 49 | 10-10 | 109 | 64C | 100C | Rachael Blackmore | 14/1 |
| 16 Mar 19+30d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 84B | 99A | Mark Walsh | 10/1 |
| 14 Feb 19+40d | Clonmel | Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle | 2/17 | shd | 11-11 | — | 116B | 126A | Mark Walsh | 25/1 |
| 05 Jan 19+48d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online Maiden Hurdle | 16/22 | 1½ | 11-10 | — | 64C | 103C | Jody McGarvey | 66/1 |
| 18 Nov 18+220d | Cork | Matchbook Time To Move Over Maiden Hurdle | 8/20 | 32 | 11-7 | — | 62C | 97C | Jody McGarvey | 50/1 |
| 12 Apr 18 | Limerick | Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Listed) | 6/6 | 5½ | 11-2 | — | 67A | 106B | James O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Weihnachts (IRE) won?
- Weihnachts (IRE) won 4 of 43 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.3%. Placed 11 times in total (25.6% of starts).
- Who trained Weihnachts (IRE)?
- Weihnachts (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 2 March 2025.
- Who is Weihnachts (IRE)'s sire?
- Weihnachts (IRE) is by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Cesana (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
- What going does Weihnachts (IRE) prefer?
- Weihnachts (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 20 starts (15%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Weihnachts (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 2 March 2025. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Weihnachts (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Beat Hollow (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,030 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Weihnachts (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Cesana (IRE), Weihnachts (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Grand Turina (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Grand Turina (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.