Always Groovin (IRE)
Always Groovin is a lightly raced mare who finished 8 of 10 at Cork in Apr 2024 on her only start in the Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle. She ran over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground in first-time headgear. By Court Cave whose progeny have won 10.1% of 7,925 runs since Jan 2008. Her dam has produced two winners from two runners to race including The Lord Maid with three wins.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,032 | 343 | 11.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,449 | 161 | 11.1% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 2,229 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 937 | 64 | 6.8% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,791 | 169 | 9.4% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,856 | 295 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,528 | 265 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 670 | 72 | 10.7% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Lord Maid (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (The Lord Maid (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Maid (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m3f–3m½f | Class 2 |
| Heron's Butler (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m6½f | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 24 | Cork | Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle | 8/10 | 5½ | 11-5 | 77C | 89C | Ryan Treacy | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Always Groovin won?
- Always Groovin (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2024.
- Who trained Always Groovin?
- Always Groovin (IRE) was trained by Josh Halley on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 1 April 2024.
- Who is Always Groovin's sire?
- Always Groovin (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of The Housekeeper (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What is Always Groovin's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
- Who are Always Groovin's siblings?
- Out of The Housekeeper (IRE), Always Groovin (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Lord Maid (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (The Lord Maid (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.