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Horse profile

Annalough (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Mark Michael McNiff · Owner Ciaran J Grogan
by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Watsdaplan (IRE) (Verglas)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 12 May 2026 · 11th of 16 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Annalough is a Mastercraftsman mare who is yet to win from 15 starts on turf. She has raced seven times at Sligo without success and has all her placed efforts on soft ground. Typically held up, she finished 11 of 16 in the DecoClip Construction Company Mares Maiden Hurdle at Sligo in May 2026 when last raced off OR 72, 13lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 13lb off peak
72 47–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 20 Aug 2025

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 10 figures · best 94A · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft573C58—
Good394A901 run · —
Good to Soft274C56—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f994A611 run · —
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 3 figures · best 78A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft378A59—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 80C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 12 May 2026 Official rating 72 at the last jumps run, 12 May 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 49C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 18 Oct 2022 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 31 Aug 2023

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 85C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft585C73—
Good380C771 run · —
Good to Soft285C82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f985C791 run · —
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 4 figures · best 49C · median 44.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft449C44.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f249C46—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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 from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 7 (78%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,636 runs since Apr 2013 (842 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−1.9—
Good to Firm1,34515611.6%+1—
Good2,97434511.6%+10 from 4
Good to Soft1,53216610.8%+0.20 from 2
Soft1,9691829.2%−1.40 from 9
Heavy6607010.6%0—
Standard (AW)3,1323109.9%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5459.3%−1.3—
6f – 7f1,3841198.6%−2—
1m – 1m1f2,3342179.3%−1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,81643811.5%+0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m2,58728511%+0.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,08711410.5%−0.10 from 10
2m5f – 3m3264413.5%+2.90 from 1
Over 3m48918.8%+8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Watsdaplan (IRE) (Verglas)

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

The wins came over 7½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Arrange (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Helovaplan (IRE)3041mClass 4
Arrange (IRE)3841m3f–2mClass 3
Alfa McGuire (IRE)2137½f–1mClass 5
The Hare Rail (IRE)2111m½fClass 5
Mimasusa (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 7 0 0% −7.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan King 5 0 0% −5.00
Siobhan Rutledge 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian MacRedmond 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr F J Gillen 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin P Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 0 0% −9.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 1 run
12 May 26+200d Sligo DecoClip Construction Company Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 16 ran Held up early - lost touch through the middle stages - well beaten at the finish 11/16 shd 10-6 7217C80C Mr F J Gillen 200/1
2025 · 5 runs
24 Oct 25+6d Sligo Sligo Races Vintage Friday Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 4th on the rail 2 out - pushed along but unable to close and finished 7th 7/11 shd 9-7 7238A79A Benjamin P Kennedy 9/1
18 Oct 25+59d Limerick Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m5f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up towards the back - never able to threaten from 3 out and well held at the finish 10/16 hd 9-7 7258B72A Alan King 40/1
20 Aug 25+13d Sligo Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m1½f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - slipped further behind after the 5th - pushed along in 8th before three out - improved to 5th at the last but hampered by a mistake there and unable to find more late on finishing 5th 5/9 5 9-8 7294A77A Alan King 28/1
07 Aug 25+25d Sligo Sports Information Service Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m2f · Good · 14 ran Held up at back - jumped awkwardly 5th and driven with no threat from 3 out - crept closer late but well held in 10th 10/14 8 9-10 7590B67A Alan King 50/1
13 Jul 25+261d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran Set the pace early - drifted left over fences - lost front spot after the 7th and slipped to 9th by 4 out - faded fast and was pulled up before 2 out PU/16 — 9-12 77—— Patrick M O'Brien 18/1
2024 · 4 runs
25 Oct 24+56d Sligo Sligo Races Punters Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4½f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up in the pack throughout - unable to improve position - well held in 13th 13/16 hd 10-6 8239C73C Alan King 66/1
30 Aug 24+22d Wexford visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m1f · Yielding · 14 ran Held up early - lacked the pace to threaten at any stage - well beaten in 14th 14/14 45 10-8 8531C62C Alan King 80/1
08 Aug 24+13d Sligo Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 13 ran Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held throughout 7/13 4¼ 11-4 —73C85C Phillip Enright 125/1
26 Jul 24+315d Kilbeggan Tote Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 5 10-6 —74C85C Philip Byrnes 150/1
2023 · 3 runs
15 Sep 23+15d Ballinrobe David Sweeney Memorial 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m1½f · Yielding · 7 ran 7/7 20 10-2 —61C82C Daniel King 66/1
31 Aug 23+9d Navan Kilberry Handicap (47-70) 1m6f · Yielding · 13 ran 13/13 7½ 8-4 4759C29C Siobhan Rutledge 33/1
22 Aug 23+308d Roscommon Connolly's Red Mills Apprentice Maiden 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 3¾ 9-3 —78A46A Siobhan Rutledge 100/1
2022 · 2 runs
18 Oct 22+16d Gowran Park Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden 1m½f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 2½ 8-8 —45C49C Cian MacRedmond 200/1
02 Oct 22 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m1f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 1¼ 8-11 ——43C Cian MacRedmond 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Annalough won?
Annalough (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2026.
Who trains Annalough?
Annalough (IRE) is trained by Mark Michael McNiff, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 May 2026.
Who is Annalough's sire?
Annalough (IRE) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Watsdaplan (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.
What is Annalough's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 12 May 2026. The highest on record is 85.
What is Annalough's sire's record?
Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,636 runs since Apr 2013 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Annalough's siblings?
Out of Watsdaplan (IRE), Annalough (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Helovaplan (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Arrange (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.