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Aircraft Carrier (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2024) · Last trainer Luke W Comer · Last owner Luke Comer
by Declaration Of War (USA) out of Strategy (GB) (Machiavellian)
36 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jul 2024 — 836 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2024 · 10th of 10 4 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Chelmsford City (AW) & Gowran Park New yard Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Aircraft Carrier won four of 36 starts with all three all-weather wins at 1m5f – 2m on Standard going at Wolverhampton and Chelmsford City plus a maiden at Gowran Park on Heavy. The gelding won a Class 2 conditions event at Wolverhampton in Jan 2019 off an official rating of 90. Aged 9 at his last run in Jul 2024 he finished 10 of 10 in the Comer Group International Curragh Cup off 81, his first run for the yard.

Based on 36 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating81↓ 31lb off peak
81 78–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh, 27 Jun 2021

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 →

Flat 29 figures · best 155C · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)9128A103—
Good7131A91—
Soft7132C97—
Good to Firm498A70—
Heavy2155C148—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m22155C97—
2m1f – 2m4f3132C101—
1m2f – 1m4f3141C131—
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 4 figures · best 89C · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft389C79—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m289C85.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 36 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 20 Jul 2024 Official rating 81 at the last flat run, 20 Jul 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 107C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 1 Feb 2020 Official rating 106 at the last jumps run, 31 Jan 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 29 figures · best 94A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)991A81—
Good786A77—
Soft794A75—
Good to Firm482A79—
Heavy293A86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2294A79.5—
2m1f – 2m4f388A75—
1m2f – 1m4f393A77—
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 5 figures · best 117A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft3117A107—
Heavy2100C98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m297A96—
2m1f – 2m4f2117A108.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 36 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 36 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,540 runs since Apr 2017 (123 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13430.8%+18.5—
Good to Firm2393213.4%+1.10 from 4
Good3474011.5%−0.80 from 7
Good to Soft15196%−6.3—
Soft1881910.1%−2.20 from 11
Heavy53713.2%+0.91 from 5
Standard (AW)5497914.4%+2.13 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14321.4%+9.1—
6f – 7f3884912.6%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f3354212.5%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f4075212.8%+0.51 from 3
1m5f – 2m2483212.9%+0.63 from 24
2m1f – 2m4f9177.7%−4.60 from 6
2m5f – 3m49510.2%−2.10 from 2
Over 3m800%−12.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strategy (GB) (Machiavellian)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Havelovewilltravel (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Towerlands Park (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Havelovewilltravel (IRE)1031m–1m2fClass 5
Boris Grigoriev (IRE)3225fClass 5
Towerlands Park (IRE)1521m–1m3fClass 4
Justaroundmidnight (IRE)50——
The Kilkenny Kat (IRE)50——
Female Strategy (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Standard (AW) 9 3 33% +0.50
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 5 1 20% +7.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 2 20% −4.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +1.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 7 0 0% −7.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 3 1 33% +0.25
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 2 67% +3.25
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +11.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 24 3 13% −14.50
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +9.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gary Carroll 6 0 0% −6.00
Ricky Doyle 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Queally 3 0 0% −3.00
Martin Harley 3 3 100% +6.50
Mr C J Gorman 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 1 50% +10.00
Cian MacRedmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D T Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
Brett Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh Keenan 1 0 0% −1.00
Aaron Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 0 0% −21.00
Cheekpieces 9 3 33% +0.50
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +10.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 8 0 0% −8.00
2020 8 0 0% −8.00
2019 12 1 8% −9.25
2018 6 3 50% +12.75
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 29 4 14% −7.50
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 1 run
20 Jul 24+967d Curragh Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2) 1m6f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 9 9-11 8139C83C Gary Carroll 300/1
2021 · 8 runs
26 Nov 21+26d Dundalk (AW) Extra Places Everyday At BetVictor Handicap 2m · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 7 10-0 9194A76A Gary Carroll 13/2
31 Oct 21+21d Naas Colm White Bookmaker November Handicap (Premier Handicap) 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 nse 9-6 93155C79A Gary Carroll 66/1
10 Oct 21+14d Curragh Paddy Power Irish Cesarewitch (Extended Handicap) 2m · Yielding · 30 ran 18/30 ¾ 9-7 9697C79C Cian MacRedmond 125/1
26 Sep 21+14d Curragh Raa Atoll Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3) 2m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 39 9-11 9891C77C Shane Crosse 125/1
12 Sep 21+48d Curragh Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1) 1m6f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 1½ 9-11 9897C80C Gary Carroll 250/1
26 Jul 21+29d Galway Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 9/19 1¼ 11-8 98132C88A Mr C J Gorman 50/1
27 Jun 21+147d Curragh Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-13 9898A81A W J Lee 100/1
31 Jan 21+34d Naas Celebrating The 2020 ITBA Award Winners Handicap Hurdle 1m7½f · Heavy · 17 ran 12/17 ¾ 10-7 10682B97A Danny Mullins 14/1
2020 · 8 runs
28 Dec 20+78d Leopardstown Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4f · Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-7 109—— Ricky Doyle 16/1
11 Oct 20+37d Curragh Paddy Power Irish Cesarewitch (Extended Handicap) 2m · Soft · 21 ran 2/21 2 9-0 8567C94A Gary Carroll 100/1
04 Sep 20+21d Down Royal Her Majesty's Plate (Listed) 1m6f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 13 9-7 86106C72C Gary Carroll 100/1
14 Aug 20+18d Curragh Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3) 1m6f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 7 9-11 86103A74A Rory Cleary 150/1
27 Jul 20+162d Galway Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) 2m1f · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 2 10-10 87101C66C Mr C J Gorman 125/1
16 Feb 20+15d Navan Navanracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle 2m7f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-11 112—— Mr D T Kelly 25/1
01 Feb 20+17d Leopardstown Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors '50,000 Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff' Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m6f · Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 60 11-8 —59C107C Ricky Doyle 100/1
15 Jan 20+18d Punchestown Ladbrokes Football 'Acca-Boosty' Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 11 11-6 ——100C Ricky Doyle 33/1
2019 · 12 runs
28 Dec 19+21d Leopardstown Tote Supporting Leopardstown Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 1¾ 11-4 —79B117A Ricky Doyle 100/1
07 Dec 19+56d Navan Kells Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 26 ran 18/26 2½ 11-4 —89C95C Ricky Doyle 50/1
12 Oct 19+21d York Free Bets For Lengths With Coral Handicap Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 8 9-7 9065C75C Silvestre De Sousa 10/1
21 Sep 19+28d Newmarket Heath Court Hotel Cesarewitch Trial Handicap Class 2 · 2m2f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 30 9-2 9270C75C Tom Queally 25/1
24 Aug 19+3d Newmarket Price Bailey 'firm Of The Year' Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 9-1 9570A82A Tom Queally 25/1
21 Aug 19+11d York Sky Bet Handicap Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 17 ran 17/17 2¼ 9-3 9579C69C Jim Crowley 40/1
10 Aug 19+42d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap) Class 2 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 5/10 2 10-0 9972B86A Tadhg O'Shea 16/1
29 Jun 19+43d Newcastle (AW) Betfair Exchange Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 2m½f · Standard To Slow · 19 ran 14/19 shd 9-0 100109B75A Brett Doyle 40/1
17 May 19+28d York Matchbook Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 34 9-1 10059C77C Richard Kingscote 50/1
19 Apr 19+43d Lingfield (AW) Betway All-weather Marathon Championships Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 2m · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 1 9-3 10097A81A Stevie Donohoe 7/1
07 Mar 19+52d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 2m · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 2 9-3 100117A83B Tom Queally 4/1
14 Jan 19+25d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m½f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 90128A89B Martin Harley 7/4J
2018 · 6 runs
20 Dec 18+10d Chelmsford City (AW) Weatherbys General Stud Book Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 78100A85A Martin Harley 9/4
10 Dec 18+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Stayers Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 78124A91A Martin Harley 5/2
28 Nov 18+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 hd 8-12 78103A77A Darragh Keenan 9/2
10 Nov 18+26d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Galleywood Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 hd 7-11 78102A63A Aaron Jones 16/1
15 Oct 18+13d Gowran Park Racing Again November 24th Maiden 1m4f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 9-5 —141C93A Seamie Heffernan 11/1
02 Oct 18+339d Naas 2019 Membership Now On Sale Maiden 1m4f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-5 —131A74A Seamie Heffernan 6/1
2017 · 1 run
28 Oct 17 Leopardstown Tote Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Yielding · 9 ran 9/9 1 9-5 —55A64A P B Beggy 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Aircraft Carrier won?
Aircraft Carrier (IRE) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2017 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (13.9% of starts).
Who trained Aircraft Carrier?
Aircraft Carrier (IRE) was trained by Luke W Comer on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 20 July 2024.
Who is Aircraft Carrier's sire?
Aircraft Carrier (IRE) is by Declaration Of War (USA) out of Strategy (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What going does Aircraft Carrier prefer?
Aircraft Carrier (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 9 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 Aircraft Carrier's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 20 July 2024. The highest on record is 112.
What is Aircraft Carrier's sire's record?
Declaration Of War (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,540 runs since Apr 2017 (123 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 6% from 151.
Who are Aircraft Carrier's siblings?
Out of Strategy (GB), Aircraft Carrier (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Havelovewilltravel (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Towerlands Park (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.