Horse profile
Aill Dubh (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Captain Carol (IRE) (Captain Rio)
18 runs · 11 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Cartmel & Newcastle
Last run 14 Sep 2026 · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile
Aill Dubh (IRE) is 2 from 18, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Last raced off 76, 12lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 3 (16.7%)Placed
- −8.67£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=18 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 92dAvg 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 rating76↓ 12lb off peak
76
73–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 90
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 100A | 76 | 3 runs · 100 / 76 |
| Good | 4 | 90A | 71 | 4 runs · 90 / 71 |
| Soft | 2 | 91A | 90.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 100A | 76 | 5 runs · 100 / 76 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 100A | 91 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 90A | 72.5 | 2 runs · 90 / 72.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 67B | 57 | — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 18 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 13 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 5 (38%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (31%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,822 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,288 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,709 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | 0 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
Dam
Captain Carol (IRE) (Captain Rio)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoursimplythebest (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyla Garrity (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.33 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thompson | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Alice Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ambrose McCurtin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack G Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.67 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.33 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Sep 26+16d | Sedgefield | MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Steeple Chase Shared front spot early - overtaken 13th - pushed along before 2 out - held on at one gear into last then gave up second late | 3/5 | 2 | 10-4 | 76 | 55C | 92B | Joshua Thompson | 4/1 |
| 29 Aug 26+40d | Cartmel | Cengiz Sadik Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (For The Cengiz Sadik Memorial Trophy) Sat handy behind pace - driven approaching final two furlongs - kept going without landing a threat to the front | 5/11 | 2 | 10-5 | 77 | 61B | 90A | Joshua Thompson | 9/2 |
| 20 Jul 26+22d | Cartmel | Old Park Wood Handicap Steeple Chase led from the outset - driven out after the last - stayed on to prevail narrowly | 1/9 | 9-12 | 75 | 81A | 96A | Joshua Thompson | 4/1 | |
| 28 Jun 26+46d | Cartmel | Holker Hall & Gardens Handicap Chase Set the pace early - clipped one at the 7th and again 3 out - lost front spot approaching the home turn then dropped away close to the line | 4/8 | 3½ | 10-4 | 76 | 90A | 88B | Danny McMenamin | 10/1 |
| 13 May 26+43d | Perth | Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase Went straight to front - scrappy over 7th and 13th fences - urged along approaching 3 out and again soon after - lost command before last - dropped away up the straight | 4/8 | 8 | 10-6 | 78 | 100A | 88B | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 31 Mar 26+17d | Newcastle | Cinch Self Storage cinchstorage.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Front from the off - made the running at a bold gallop - jumped untidily 2nd - under pressure 4 out - surrendered advantage 3 out - fought back to join the front rank 2 out - took command on touching down at the last and stayed on to win | 1/6 | 10-2 | 73 | 76A | 100B | Danny McMenamin | 10/3 | |
| 14 Mar 26+48d | Newcastle | Tanqueray At Say When Ponteland Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - stumbled early - made progress by 9th - pushed along after 14th - still within range but hampered by mistake 4 out - moved into third at the last but couldn't close on the front pair | 3/10 | 11 | 10-3 | 75 | 71A | 86B | Joshua Thompson | 22/1 |
| 25 Jan 26+30d | Sedgefield | Michael & Fred Watson Handicap Chase Held up at the back throughout - pressed for effort before the 12th - eased out of contention approaching 3 out | PU/11 | — | 10-1 | 80 | — | — | Alice Stevens | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+16d | Wetherby | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Novices' Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - pressed into effort before the 9th - pulled up before the next | PU/8 | — | 10-13 | 83 | — | — | Alice Stevens | 33/1 |
| 10 Dec 25+469d | Hexham | Tant Pis Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - lost touch from 9th and dropped away - unseated rider 3 out | UR/8 | — | 11-1 | 86 | — | — | Alice Stevens | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Aug 24+7d | Bellewstown | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Sat just behind the pace early - 8th at halfway - eased back through the field before 2 out and could find nothing more | 11/16 | 2 | 11-3 | 84 | — | 81A | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+13d | Sligo | Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - squeezed for space and dropped back before 4 out - unable to make headway thereafter and held on late | 10/13 | 2 | 10-12 | 86 | 90B | 83A | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+13d | Sligo | Mulhern Leonard Chartered Accountants Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace on the wide side - into 3rd approaching 2 out unable to close on the winner - held that spot at the last and had nothing more to offer through the finish | 4/10 | 4½ | 11-4 | 86 | 91A | 95A | Ambrose McCurtin | 40/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+39d | Kilbeggan | Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | PU/14 | — | 11-0 | 88 | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 20/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+32d | Kilbeggan | www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle | 11/14 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | 67B | 95A | Mr J C Barry | 18/1 |
| 16 May 24+174d | Clonmel | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Claiming Hurdle | 7/12 | 6½ | 11-4 | — | 100A | 99A | Ambrose McCurtin | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 23+537d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Point-To-Point Flat Race | 5/8 | 12 | 11-11 | — | 47B | 89B | Mr J C Barry | 200/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 05 Jun 22 | Kilbeggan | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 11-10 | — | — | — | Philip Donovan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Aill Dubh won?
- Aill Dubh (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Aill Dubh?
- Aill Dubh (IRE) is trained by Micky Hammond, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 September 2026.
- Who is Aill Dubh's sire?
- Aill Dubh (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Captain Carol (IRE), whose sire is Captain Rio.
- What going does Aill Dubh prefer?
- Aill Dubh (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Aill Dubh's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 14 September 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Aill Dubh's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,822 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Aill Dubh's siblings?
- Out of Captain Carol (IRE), Aill Dubh (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.