Dragon Of Malta (IRE)
9yo Gelding · Bay · IRE
Career Overview
Dragon Of Malta (IRE) is a 9yo bay gelding, trained by P F O'Donnell and owned by Gzira Syndicate. He is by Dragon Pulse (IRE), out of Shraayef (GB), by Nayef, bred by Raymond P Doyle. From 71 career starts, he has won 9 times, placed on 22 occasions, at a 12.7% strike rate. He has earned £83.6k in prize money. He holds an official rating of 82. He shows a preference for yielding going (2w from 8r). He has a notable course record at Listowel (3w from 9r).
AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect
Dragon Of Malta (IRE)(IRE)
Form
871145
Active
Age
9
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
OR
82
TF
—
Runs
71
Wins
9
Places
22
Performance Metrics
Win Rate
12.7%
Place Rate
31.0%
Total Runs
71
Best OR
82
Career Earnings
£83.6k
Smart Signals
🏆Course SpecialistListowel — 3w from 9r (33%)
🌧️Going preferenceHeavy — 4w from 16r (25%)
✨In form2 wins in last 5 runs
Ratings & Form History
Official Rating · Speed Figure · Finishing Position
- Finish Pos.
- Off. Rating
- Speed Fig.
Earnings Per Race
£102.9k totalPedigree
Breeder
Raymond P Doyle
Racing TypeFlat
ColourBay
StatusActive
Performance Analysis
Going Preference
Heavy16
4W 7P 25%
Soft15
1W 5P 7%
Good14
1W 2P 7%
Yielding8
2W 4P 25%
Good To Yielding6
0W 1P 0%
Soft To Heavy5
1W 2P 20%
Yielding To Soft3
0W 1P 0%
Good To Firm2
0W 0P 0%
Standard2
0W 0P 0%
Class Record
Class 41
0W 0P 0%
Seasonal Form
Sept16
7W 11P 44%
Feb1
0W 0P 0%
Mar3
0W 0P 0%
Apr2
0W 0P 0%
May5
0W 0P 0%
Jun10
0W 0P 0%
Jul5
0W 1P 0%
Aug12
2W 3P 17%
Oct14
0W 6P 0%
Nov3
0W 1P 0%
Headgear Impact
With66
9W 22P 14%
Without5
0W 0P 0%
Draw Performance
Low (1-3)17
2W 3P · Avg 6.4
Mid (4-6)12
3W 4P · Avg 4.2
High (7+)40
4W 15P · Avg 6.5
Jockey Record
Course Form
Beaten Distances
Avg Win Margin
0.0L
Avg Beaten
2.7L
Closest Loss
0.2L
Rating Trends (RPR · TS · OR)
- RPR
- TS
- OR
Market Trend (Starting Price)
- SP (dec)
- BSP
Race History
Race History
| Date | Pos | Track | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | SP | OR | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov 2026 | 8 | Curragh (IRE) | Ryans Cleaning Race | 7ff | Yielding To Soft | Nina Doherty | 100/1 | 88 | — | |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 7 | Leopardstown (IRE) | Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap | 8.5ff | Good | Julian Pietropaolo | 28/1 | 88 | — | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 1 | Listowel (IRE) | WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap | 7ff | Yielding | Julian Pietropaolo | 100/30F | 73 | — | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1 | Listowel (IRE) | Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap | 9ff | Yielding | Julian Pietropaolo | 5/1 | 73 | — | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 4 | Roscommon (IRE) | WTW Willis Handicap | 7.5ff | Good To Yielding | Julian Pietropaolo | 20/1 | 75 | — | |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 5 | Galway (IRE) | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap | 7ff | Yielding | Julian Pietropaolo | 20/1 | 76 | — | |
| 10 Jun 2026 | 4 | Limerick | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Memorial Handicap | 8ff | Yielding | Julian Pietropaolo | 40/1 | 77 | — | |
| 31 May 2026 | 13 | Listowel | Croom House Stud Handicap | 6.5ff | Good | Sylvia O'Donnell | 33/1 | 80 | — | |
| 19 May 2026 | 8 | Cork | Blackwater Apprentice Handicap | 7ff | Soft To Heavy | Max Popan | 40/1 | 82 | — | |
| 08 Nov 2025 | 15 | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap | 7ff | Heavy | Julian Pietropaolo | 22/1 | 82 | — | |
| 01 Oct 2025 | 3 | Bellewstown | Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap | 8ff | Soft | Julian Pietropaolo | 9/1 | 82 | — | |
| 23 Sep 2025 | 1 | Listowel | Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap | 7ff | Heavy | Julian Pietropaolo | 11/4F | 66 | — | |
| 22 Sep 2025 | 1 | Listowel | Visit Millennium Machinery Open House Exhibition 9th - 11th October Handicap | 8ff | Heavy | Donagh O'Connor | 6/1 | 66 | — | |
| 02 Sep 2025 | 2 | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 8ff | Good To Yielding | Wesley Joyce | 20/1 | 63 | — | |
| 02 Aug 2025 | 12 | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap | 7ff | Yielding | Wayne Hassett | 16/1 | 65 | — | |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 4 | Limerick | Summer Racing At Limerick Handicap | 8ff | Good | Colin Keane | 6/1 | 67 | — | |
| 30 May 2025 | 6 | Down Royal | BoyleSports Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 7ff | Good | Colin Keane | 16/1 | 68 | — | |
| 11 May 2025 | 11 | Killarney | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle | 17ff | Good | Ben Harvey | 125/1 | — | — | |
| 20 Apr 2025 | 7 | Cork | Bar One Racing Hurdle | 16ff | Soft | Ben Harvey | 250/1 | — | — | |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 9 | Galway | KONE Handicap (50-80) | 8.5ff | Heavy | Darragh O'Sullivan | 11/1 | 71 | — | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 5 | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap (50-80) | 7.5ff | Soft | Shane Foley | 11/2 | 71 | — | |
| 24 Sep 2024 | 2 | Listowel | Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap (50-80) | 7ff | Yielding | Shane Foley | 11/2 | 68 | — | |
| 03 Aug 2024 | 14 | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 7ff | Soft | Shane Foley | 9/2 | 70 | — | |
| 16 Jul 2024 | 4 | Killarney | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap | 8ff | Good To Firm | Shane Foley | 18/1 | 72 | — | |
| 26 Jun 2024 | 7 | Naas | Nursery Of Champions Apprentice Handicap | 8ff | Good | Kyle Faulkner | 28/1 | 74 | — | |
| 12 Jun 2024 | 5 | Limerick | Jim Ryan Memorial Handicap | 8ff | Good To Firm | Kyle Faulkner | 40/1 | 77 | — | |
| 02 Jun 2024 | 10 | Listowel | Croom House Stud Handicap | 6.5ff | Good | Kyle Faulkner | 66/1 | 78 | — | |
| 22 Oct 2023 | 9 | Leopardstown | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 7ff | Heavy | Calum Hogan | 9/1 | 78 | — | |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 5 | Killarney | Tote Now Online At Tote.ie Handicap | 8ff | Heavy | James Ryan | 10/1 | 79 | — | |
| 19 Sep 2023 | 1 | Listowel | Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap (50-80) | 7ff | Soft | Oisin Murphy | 10/3F | 76 | — | |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 5 | Roscommon | Londis Roscommon Handicap | 7.5ff | Yielding To Soft | Colin Keane | 10/3J | 79 | — | |
| 05 Aug 2023 | 1 | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 7ff | Heavy | Colin Keane | 4/1F | 70 | — | |
| 18 Jul 2023 | 3 | Killarney | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap | 8ff | Yielding | Colin Keane | 12/1 | 70 | — | |
| 24 Jun 2023 | 6 | Limerick | Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap (50-80) | 7ff | Yielding | Seamie Heffernan | 7/1 | 73 | — | |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 6 | Limerick | Tote Download The App Handicap | 8ff | Soft | Seamie Heffernan | 11/1 | 74 | — | |
| 08 Oct 2022 | 16 | Curragh | O'Reilly Consulting Group Supporting The IRFU Charitable Trust Apprentice Handicap | 8ff | Soft | Jake Coen | 10/1 | 79 | — | |
| 01 Oct 2022 | 3 | Killarney | Kellihers Toyota Handicap | 8ff | Soft | Jake Coen | 13/2 | 79 | — | |
| 20 Sep 2022 | 4 | Listowel | Southern Milling & Paul & Vincent Quality Feeds Handicap (50-80) | 7ff | Good To Yielding | Jake Coen | 5/1 | 79 | — | |
| 29 Aug 2022 | 2 | Roscommon | RoscommonRacecourse.ie Handicap | 7ff | Good | Seamie Heffernan | 22/1 | 78 | — | |
| 26 Jul 2022 | 5 | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) | 7ff | Good To Yielding | Jake Coen | 22/1 | 78 | — | |
| 11 Jun 2022 | 10 | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Handicap | 8ff | Good | Seamie Heffernan | 28/1 | 79 | — | |
| 25 Oct 2021 | 8 | Galway | KONE Handicap (50-80) | 8.5ff | Heavy | Siobhan Rutledge | 8/1 | 80 | — | |
| 09 Oct 2021 | 2 | Limerick | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Munster Mile Handicap | 8ff | Heavy | Siobhan Rutledge | 6/1 | 80 | — | |
| 25 Sep 2021 | 11 | Curragh | William Hill Ireland Pick Your Places Handicap | 7ff | Good | Gavin Ryan | 4/1F | 77 | — | |
| 21 Sep 2021 | 2 | Listowel | Listowel Arms Hotel Handicap | 8ff | Yielding To Soft | Gavin Ryan | 14/1 | 77 | — | |
| 07 Sep 2021 | 1 | Galway | Galway Handicap (45-70) | 7ff | Good | Shane Foley | 5/1J | 68 | — | |
| 16 Aug 2021 | 9 | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap | 7.5ff | Good To Yielding | Shane Foley | 22/1 | 72 | — | |
| 28 May 2021 | 15 | Fairyhouse | Next Meeting At Fairyhouse June 11th Apprentice Handicap (45-75) | 10ff | Soft To Heavy | Sylvia O'Donnell | 16/1 | 73 | — | |
| 28 Mar 2021 | 9 | Naas | Cappella Sansevero At Compas Stallions Handicap | 7ff | Soft | Shane Crosse | 10/1 | 77 | — | |
| 21 Mar 2021 | 6 | Curragh | WhatOddsPaddy Handicap | 8ff | Soft To Heavy | Cian MacRedmond | 12/1 | 78 | — | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 10 | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap | 8ff | Standard | Siobhan Rutledge | 50/1 | 79 | — | |
| 02 Nov 2020 | 3 | Curragh | GAIN Equine Nutrition Handicap | 7ff | Heavy | Danny Sheehy | 11/1 | 79 | — | |
| 26 Oct 2020 | 6 | Galway | Kone Handicap | 8.5ff | Heavy | Shane Foley | 12/1 | 79 | — | |
| 04 Oct 2020 | 3 | Killarney | KillarneyRaces.ie Handicap (50-85) | 8ff | Soft | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 13/2 | 78 | — | |
| 24 Sep 2020 | 3 | Listowel | David McManus Bookmaker Handicap (50-80) | 7ff | Heavy | Shane Crosse | 8/1 | 76 | — | |
| 11 Sep 2020 | 1 | Limerick | Shannon Handicap (45-70) | 7ff | Soft To Heavy | Colin Keane | 9/2C | 65 | — | |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 5 | Curragh | TRM Nutrition - Supporting Stable Staff Apprentice Handicap (45-75) | 7ff | Heavy | Danny Sheehy | 15/2 | 68 | — | |
| 21 Aug 2020 | 1 | Killarney | Diarmuid Cronin Electrical Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 8ff | Heavy | Shane Crosse | 10/3 | 60 | — | |
| 16 Aug 2020 | 4 | Cork | CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap (45-75) | 10ff | Soft | J M Sheridan | 11/1 | 61 | — | |
| 02 Aug 2020 | 6 | Galway | Kenny Galway Handicap (50-70) | 8.5ff | Soft | Andrew Slattery | 11/1 | 62 | — | |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 9 | Limerick | Askeaton Handicap (45-65) | 8ff | Good | J M Sheridan | 16/1 | 63 | — | |
| 13 Mar 2020 | 11 | Dundalk (AW) | Winter Series Awards Day Saturday 4th April Handicap | 8ff | Standard | J M Sheridan | 9/1 | 64 | — | |
| 28 Oct 2019 | 2 | Galway | www.swordsecurity.com Nursery Handicap (45-70) (Plus 10) | 7ff | Soft To Heavy | J M Sheridan | 11/2 | 64 | — | |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 2 | Curragh | Happy Halloween Nursery Handicap (45-70) (Plus 10) | 8ff | Soft | J M Sheridan | 7/1 | 63 | — | |
| 14 Oct 2019 | 6 | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) | 7ff | Heavy | Nathan Crosse | 16/1 | 63 | — | |
| 29 Sep 2019 | 4 | Curragh | Curragh Autumn Festival Nursery Handicap (45-70) (Plus 10) | 6ff | Heavy | J M Sheridan | 25/1 | 62 | — | |
| 18 Sep 2019 | 17 | Naas | Christmas Party At Naas Racecourse Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) | 8ff | Good | Oisin Orr | 25/1 | 65 | — | |
| 31 Aug 2019 | 5 | Down Royal | Taylor Group Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) | 7ff | Soft | Gary Carroll | 20/1 | 65 | — | |
| 23 Jun 2019 | 11 | Tipperary (IRE) | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10 Race) | 5ff | Good | Gary Carroll | 66/1 | — | — | |
| 10 Jun 2019 | 8 | Roscommon | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 7ff | Soft | Oisin Orr | 33/1 | — | — | |
| 13 Apr 2019 | 13 | Naas | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 5ff | Good To Yielding | Gary Carroll | 12/1 | — | — |
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