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Horse profile

Avoca King (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner T Merrigan
by Luso (GB) out of A Queen By Phar (IRE) (Phardante)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Dec 2011 — 5,426 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 · 15th of 18 Won at Ballinrobe First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Avoca King (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Apr 2009.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 24 Nov 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 134A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft3134A133—
Heavy2121A107.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3134A133—
2m1f – 2m4f2121A109.5—

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 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
Luso (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm39615.4%+8.7—
Good to Firm385307.8%+1.1—
Good1,062676.3%−0.4—
Good to Soft454275.9%−0.8—
Soft930616.6%−0.11 from 3
Heavy634436.8%+0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)1218.3%+1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m731354.8%−1.91 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,331977.3%+0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,170776.6%−0.1—
Over 3m276269.4%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
A Queen By Phar (IRE) (Phardante)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 1 100% +7.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr P W Mullins 3 1 33% +5.00
R Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% +3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 2 1 50% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +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 KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 4 runs
19 Dec 11+25d Navan 2012 Navan Membership 'the Ideal Christmas Gift' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 15/18 1 11-12 94C R Walsh 3/1
24 Nov 11+24d Thurles Holycross Maiden Hurdle 18f · Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 12 11-12 121A R Walsh 8/1
31 Oct 11+260d Wexford Vinegar Hill (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 1 11-12 98C Paul Townend 7/1
13 Feb 11+628d Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-12 — Mr P W Mullins 8/1
2009 · 2 runs
26 May 09+34d Tipperary Portrait Gallery at Kilfeacle Stud Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 hd 11-12 133A Mr P W Mullins 9/2
22 Apr 09 Ballinrobe Michael Jennings Electrical Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 12-0 134A Mr P W Mullins 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Avoca King won?
Avoca King (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Avoca King?
Avoca King (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 19 December 2011.
Who is Avoca King's sire?
Avoca King (IRE) is by Luso (GB) out of A Queen By Phar (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
What going does Avoca King prefer?
Avoca King (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Avoca King's sire's record?
Luso (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.