How many races has Alfa McGuire won?

Alfa McGuire (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (19% of starts).

Who trained Alfa McGuire?

Alfa McGuire (IRE) was trained by Phillip Makin on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 12 October 2019.

Who is Alfa McGuire's sire?

Alfa McGuire (IRE) is by Lord Shanakill (USA) out of Watsdaplan (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.

What going does Alfa McGuire prefer?

Alfa McGuire (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 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 Alfa McGuire's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 12 October 2019. The highest on record is 90.

Who are Alfa McGuire's siblings?

Out of Watsdaplan (IRE), Alfa McGuire (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Helovaplan (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Arrange (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Alfa McGuire (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Phillip Makin · Last owner Mrs Wendy Burdett

by Lord Shanakill (USA) out of Watsdaplan (IRE) (Verglas)

21 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2017

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 12 Oct 2019 — 2,579 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Oct 2019 · 11th of 13 3 wins · Ayr & Beverley Last raced off OR 74

KTB Profile

Alfa McGuire (IRE) is 3 from 21, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2019. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 74, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 16lb off peak

3–21Wins / Runs
14.3%Strike rate
4 (19%)Placed
−1.50£1 level staken=21 at SP
1.40Fair A/E n=21 · 1.20 incl. margin
90Highest OR
21dBetween runs (median)longest 233 d

Official rating74↓ 16lb off peak

74 73–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 15 Jul 2019

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 21 figures · best 105^A · median 88

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm	6	105^A	92.5	—
Good	6	102^A	84.5	—
Standard (AW)	4	89^A	86	—
Good to Soft	3	104^A	88	—
Soft	2	100^C	60	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f	9	102^A	79	—
6f – 7f	8	105^A	92.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	4	104^A	88.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 16 Sep 2019 Official rating 74 at the last run, 12 Oct 2019

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 21 figures · best 94^B · median 80

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm	6	94^B	84.5	—
Good	6	92^A	77	—
Standard (AW)	4	83^A	76	—
Good to Soft	3	88^A	66	—
Soft	2	80^B	70	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f	9	92^A	66	—
6f – 7f	8	94^B	84	—
1m2f – 1m4f	4	83^A	68.5	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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

Lord Shanakill (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,619 runs since Mar 2014 (108 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	5	1	20%	+10.4	—
Good to Firm	267	23	8.6%	−1	2 from 6
Good	362	34	9.4%	−0.2	1 from 6
Good to Soft	161	19	11.8%	+2.2	0 from 3
Soft	218	20	9.2%	−0.4	0 from 2
Heavy	58	2	3.4%	−6.2	—
Standard (AW)	548	57	10.4%	+0.8	0 from 4

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	129	16	12.4%	+2.8	—
6f – 7f	410	40	9.8%	+0.2	2 from 8
1m – 1m1f	407	35	8.6%	−1	1 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f	346	36	10.4%	+0.8	0 from 4
1m5f – 2m	241	21	8.7%	−0.9	—
2m1f – 2m4f	79	8	10.1%	+0.5	—
2m5f – 3m	7	0	0%	−9.6	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Watsdaplan (IRE) (Verglas)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Helovaplan (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Arrange (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Helovaplan (IRE)	30	4	1m	Class 4
Arrange (IRE)	38	4	1m3f–2m	Class 3
The Hare Rail (IRE)	21	1	1m½f	Class 5
Annalough (IRE)	15	0	—	—
Mimasusa (IRE)	8	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Firm	6	2	33%	+5.50
Good	6	1	17%	+2.00
Standard (AW)	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	8	0	0%	−8.00
Class 5	6	3	50%	+13.50
Class 3	4	0	0%	−4.00
Class 2	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Beverley	4	2	50%	+7.50
Thirsk	3	0	0%	−3.00
Doncaster	3	0	0%	−3.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Newcastle (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ayr	1	1	100%	+7.00
Redcar	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ripon	1	0	0%	−1.00
York	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ascot	1	0	0%	−1.00
Haydock	1	0	0%	−1.00
Carlisle	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	9	1	11%	−1.00
6f – 7f	8	2	25%	+3.50
1m2f – 1m4f	4	0	0%	−4.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Graham Lee	8	2	25%	+3.50
Sam James	6	1	17%	+2.00
Connor Beasley	3	0	0%	−3.00
Megan Nicholls	1	0	0%	−1.00
Poppy Bridgwater	1	0	0%	−1.00
Paul Hanagan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Harry Russell	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	18	3	17%	+1.50
Cheekpieces	2	0	0%	−2.00
Hood	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2019	10	1	10%	−2.00
2018	5	0	0%	−5.00
2017	6	2	33%	+5.50

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
2019 · 10 runs
12 Oct 19+26d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Grand Theatre Wolverhampton Handicap Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 13 ran	11/13	1½	9-5	74	86^B	60^A	Megan Nicholls	10/1
16 Sep 19+16d	Thirsk	Chestnut Room At Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Party Venue Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran	7/15	nk	9-7	75	91^C	83^A	Sam James	20/1
31 Aug 19+15d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Avoid Back Pain Buy Deskstor Chairs Silk Series Lady Riders' Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Standard · 10 ran	5/10	1¼	9-12	76	89^A	83^A	Poppy Bridgwater	12/1
16 Aug 19+32d	Thirsk	Cliff Stud Rearing Winners Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Soft · 9 ran	8/9	15	9-10	76	20^C	60^C	Graham Lee	22/1
15 Jul 19+16d	Ayr	Flower Show At Ayr Racecourse In August Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 10 ran	1/10		9-12	73	102^A	92^A	Sam James	7/1
29 Jun 19+11d	Newcastle (AW)	Betfair Handicap Class 4 · 1m4½f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran	7/10	½	9-3	76	56^A	69^A	Paul Hanagan	10/1
18 Jun 19+43d	Thirsk	Theakston Legendary Ales Pale Ale Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran	7/10	2	9-6	79	104^A	65^A	Sam James	18/1
06 May 19+7d	Beverley	Brian Dixon Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran	7/8	1¾	9-9	82	91^A	68^A	Sam James	3/1
29 Apr 19+21d	Newcastle (AW)	Border Minstrel Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Standard · 9 ran	4/9	1½	9-4	82	86^A	83^A	Sam James	8/1
08 Apr 19+233d	Redcar	Tommy Sanderson Is 9 Today Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good · 16 ran	9/16	¾	9-7	85	96^C	85^A	Sam James	12/1
2018 · 5 runs
18 Aug 18+36d	Ripon	Get Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good · 11 ran	11/11	6	9-5	88	67^C	49^C	Graham Lee	16/1
13 Jul 18+22d	York	Gough & Kelly Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	7/9	1	9-5	89	94^A	72^A	Harry Russell	10/1
21 Jun 18+40d	Ascot	Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 30 ran	26/30	1¾	8-9	90	45^C	62^C	Graham Lee	66/1
12 May 18+16d	Haydock	Pertemps Network Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran	4/8	hd	9-7	90	79^C	88^A	Graham Lee	10/1
26 Apr 18+180d	Beverley	Alan McGuiness And Robin Lunness Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 7½f · Good · 6 ran	2/6	shd	9-7	88	78^A	85^B	Graham Lee	2/1F
2017 · 6 runs
28 Oct 17+44d	Doncaster	Racing Post Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran	10/12	3¾	9-1	88	68^C	66^C	Graham Lee	100/1
14 Sep 17+18d	Doncaster	Weatherbys Racing Bank 300,000 2-y-o Stakes Class 2 · 6½f · Good To Soft · 22 ran	7/22	¾	8-6	88	88^C	88^A	Connor Beasley	25/1
27 Aug 17+31d	Beverley	Silk Mill Bar Ripponden Welcomes You Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran	1/6		9-9	81	105^A	94^B	Graham Lee	2/1
27 Jul 17+19d	Doncaster	Terry Bellas Memorial Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 5 ran	3/5	1¾	9-5	—	100^C	80^B	Connor Beasley	15/8
08 Jul 17+19d	Beverley	Industrial Racking Supplies Ltd Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	1/10		9-2	—	99^A	86^A	Graham Lee	15/2
19 Jun 17	Carlisle	Champagne Charlies Club Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran	5/11	5	9-2	—	68^A	69^A	Connor Beasley	9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Alfa McGuire won?: Alfa McGuire (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (19% of starts).
Who trained Alfa McGuire?: Alfa McGuire (IRE) was trained by Phillip Makin on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 12 October 2019.
Who is Alfa McGuire's sire?: Alfa McGuire (IRE) is by Lord Shanakill (USA) out of Watsdaplan (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.
What going does Alfa McGuire prefer?: Alfa McGuire (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 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 Alfa McGuire's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 12 October 2019. The highest on record is 90.
What is Alfa McGuire's sire's record?: Lord Shanakill (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,619 runs since Mar 2014 (108 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Alfa McGuire's siblings?: Out of Watsdaplan (IRE), Alfa McGuire (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Helovaplan (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Arrange (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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