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Aces Four (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer Ferdy Murphy · Last owner The Dprp Aces Partnership
by Fourstars Allstar (USA) out of Special Trix (IRE) (Peacock I)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2008 — 6,799 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 5th of 8 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Aces Four (IRE) is 6 from 17, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase at Aintree (Apr 2007). Hasn't won since Apr 2007. 5 of 9 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 8 on softer. Last raced off 125, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating125↓ 32lb off peak
125 107–157

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 130C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 13 Apr 2007 Official rating 125 at the last run, 9 Mar 2008

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 14 figures · best 130C · median 114.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7128C109—
Good5130C123—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7128C116—
1m5f – 2m3113C101—
Over 3m2130C124.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2123C118—

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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
Fourstars Allstar (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 940 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−7.1—
Good to Firm140139.3%+2.21 from 2
Good290175.9%−1.24 from 7
Good to Soft123118.9%+1.81 from 7
Soft235156.4%−0.70 from 1
Heavy129118.5%+1.4—
Standard (AW)1000%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f700%−7.1—
1m5f – 2m195168.2%+1.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f350205.7%−1.42 from 2
2m5f – 3m273197%−0.13 from 8
Over 3m1131210.6%+3.51 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Special Trix (IRE) (Peacock I)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Hell Cat Maggie (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Back On The Road (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hell Cat Maggie (IRE)2032m½f–2m4½f—
Back On The Road (IRE)3632m3f–3mClass 6
Ocras Mor (IRE)722m–2m2f—
Supreme Trix (IRE)112m—
Cappamurra (IRE)20——
Angel Trix (IRE)60——
Sister Trix (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 4 57% +9.00
Good to Soft 7 1 14% −4.80
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% +5.50
Class 3 4 2 50% +4.20
Class 1 3 1 33% +0.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 2 100% +3.70
Ayr 2 1 50% +0.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 1 100% +2.50
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +5.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +6.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 3 38% +7.20
Over 3m 4 1 25% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 9 3 33% +0.20
Keith Mercer 4 3 75% +11.00
Richie McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Ewan Whillans 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 4 1 25% −0.50
2006 8 5 63% +12.70
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 3 33% +6.00
Chase 8 3 38% +1.20

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
09 Mar 08+127d Market Rasen totesport betXtra win only Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-7 125104B Ewan Whillans 7/2
03 Nov 07+193d Wetherby Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Firm · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-5 157— Graham Lee 6/1
24 Apr 07+11d Punchestown Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 25f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-10 138— Graham Lee 6/4F
13 Apr 07+30d Aintree John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 138130C Graham Lee 5/2F
14 Mar 07+96d Cheltenham Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 nk 11-4 136128C Graham Lee 25/1
08 Dec 06+13d Cheltenham Cleanevent Novices' Chase Class 2 · 25.5f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 9 11-8 —119C Graham Lee 15/2
25 Nov 06+15d Newcastle World Bet Exchange Now Live At wbx.Com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-6 —121C Graham Lee 6/5
10 Nov 06+21d Newcastle O2 Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-6 —113C Graham Lee 5/2
20 Oct 06+176d Fakenham Geoff Hubbard Memorial Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 10-12 —— Graham Lee 11/4
27 Apr 06+6d Perth E.B.F. Future Champions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 11-6 126116C Keith Mercer 5/1
21 Apr 06+29d Ayr NH Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 15 11-8 125109C Keith Mercer 9/2
23 Mar 06+29d Ayr Alexander Morton Homes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-8 125123C Keith Mercer EvensF
22 Feb 06+109d Ludlow Lugg Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-4 107127C Keith Mercer 6/1
05 Nov 05+14d Kelso Peter Scott 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 27 10-12 —103C Richie McGrath 16/1
22 Oct 05+14d Kelso Premier Traffic Management 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 9 10-12 —113C Richie McGrath 10/1
08 Oct 05+29d Bangor-on-Dee Totepool Awaybet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 6 10-11 —101C Wayne Hutchinson 11/1
09 Sep 05 Bangor-on-Dee Betdaq Telebet 0870 178 1221 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 10 10-12 —88C Graham Lee 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Aces Four (IRE) won?
Aces Four (IRE) won 6 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 35.3%. Placed 10 times in total (58.8% of starts).
Who trained Aces Four (IRE)?
Aces Four (IRE) was trained by Ferdy Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 9 March 2008.
Who is Aces Four (IRE)'s sire?
Aces Four (IRE) is by Fourstars Allstar (USA) out of Special Trix (IRE), whose sire is Peacock I.
What going does Aces Four (IRE) prefer?
Aces Four (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Aces Four (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 9 March 2008. The highest on record is 157.
What is Aces Four (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fourstars Allstar (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 940 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 113.
Who are Aces Four (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Special Trix (IRE), Aces Four (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Hell Cat Maggie (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Back On The Road (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. 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.