A Year Older (IRE)
A Year Older is a gelding who has won two of 13 starts on turf, both in handicaps. He won the Take A Pull Podcast Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse over 3m on soft ground off 83 in Jan 2026 and the Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase at Limerick over 2m5f-3m on good ground off 87 in May 2026. Typically held up, he last ran at Hexham in Jun 2026 off his career-high mark of 100.
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 3 (23.1%)Placed
- +37.50£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.82Fair A/E n=13 · 2.23 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 128
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 90B | 71 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 98B | 77 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 128B | 99 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 90B | 77 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 128B | 113 | 2 runs · 128 / 113 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 70B | 65 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 82B | 76 | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (36%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 604 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).
Strongest on good going: 17.2% from 186. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.6% from 105. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.6% from 165. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8.6% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +9.6 | — |
| Good | 186 | 32 | 17.2% | +4.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 105 | 9 | 8.6% | −4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 164 | 21 | 12.8% | +0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 50 | 4 | 8% | −4.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 139 | 12 | 8.6% | −4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 168 | 16 | 9.5% | −3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 165 | 29 | 17.6% | +5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 68 | 11 | 16.2% | +3.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +16 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh Meyler | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 1 | 100% | +40.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +45.50 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | +33.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Jun 26+7d | Hexham | Stan Hayhurst Memorial Handicap Chase Settled with the pack early - down the field by the 4th - pressed for effort after the 14th - dropped away soon after - scrappy 3 out - well beaten and pulled up after 2 out | PU/7 | — | 12-0 | 100 | — | — | Ben Harvey | 3/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+16d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes 'Get More With Racing Bet Builder' Handicap Chase Sat close up early - mid-pack in 6th by the 7th - made ground from four out but couldn't get on terms by two out - kept going to the line - snatched second right at the post | 2/16 | 2¾ | 10-8 | 92 | 98B | 116A | Ben Harvey | 5/1 |
| 21 May 26+39d | Limerick | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 2) Sat behind front pair early - moved up to hit the front before the 5th then lost the advantage before the 8th - shared the advantage turning into the straight - pressed on to edge back in front early in the run-in - stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/12 | 11-1 | 87 | 60A | 120A | Ben Harvey | 17/2 | |
| 12 Apr 26+101d | Down Royal | Fibrus Total Home Wi-Fi Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled in the pack early - up to second by halfway - still in touch when fell 4 out | F/15 | — | 10-11 | 83 | — | — | Ben Harvey | 5/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+294d | Fairyhouse | Take A Pull Podcast Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace - 6th at halfway - moved into 2nd turning for home - hit the front before the last and stayed on strongly to score | 1/17 | 10-2 | 83 | 128B | 119A | Daniel King | 40/1 | |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 13 Mar 25+88d | Limerick | Lynch Quarries Handicap Hurdle (0-100) held up in the pack early - improved position after 3 out - held little extra from 2 out - well held at the finish | 8/18 | 3¾ | 10-12 | 84 | 70B | 81A | Donagh Meyler | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+33d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-116) Settled towards the back - stumbled at the opening fence - midfield around halfway - lost touch approaching three out - eased down and pulled up before two out | PU/12 | — | 10-0 | 87 | — | — | Mike O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+23d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Student Day Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled midpack early - 8th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - finished well held in 9th | 9/14 | nk | 9-10 | 89 | — | 85A | Gavin Brouder | 33/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+16d | Limerick | Crown Paints Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Race up with the pace early - dropped to 9th by halfway - urged on and lost touch after 3 out then found nothing more | 12/13 | 3½ | 10-11 | 92 | 90B | 85A | Donagh Meyler | 100/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+42d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Held up at the back - urged forward early - made no progress from 3 out and finished well beaten | 11/15 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 93 | 82B | 83A | Donagh Meyler | 40/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+76d | Kilbeggan | End Of Season Celebration September 6th Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - driven to keep tempo before 3 out where hit the fence - unable to find more and well held in 12th | 12/14 | 3½ | 11-4 | — | 70C | 78C | Donagh Meyler | 125/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+45d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes 'We Play Together' Novice Hurdle | 5/6 | 63 | 11-1 | — | 44C | 90C | Gavin Brouder | 150/1 |
| 24 Apr 24 | Bellewstown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 6/10 | 14 | 11-4 | — | 77C | 91C | Donagh Meyler | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has A Year Older won?
- A Year Older (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trains A Year Older?
- A Year Older (IRE) is trained by Karl Thornton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 June 2026.
- Who is A Year Older's sire?
- A Year Older (IRE) is by Mamool (IRE) out of Legally Binding (IRE), whose sire is Double Eclipse.
- What going does A Year Older prefer?
- A Year Older (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 A Year Older's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 13 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is A Year Older's sire's record?
- Mamool (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 604 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 17.2% from 186. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.6% from 105. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.6% from 165. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8.6% from 139.