Battling Mac (IRE)
Battling Mac (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Galway (Sep 2005). Last raced off 67, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–12Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (8.3%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=12 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 20dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 7.3% of 519 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 74 | 7 | 9.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | −3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 36 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 129 | 16 | 12.4% | +5.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | +2 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 111 | 13 | 11.7% | +4.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 162 | 10 | 6.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 98 | 3 | 3.1% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.7 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfalls (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Key Question (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Handbags At Dawn (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Smullen | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D T Evans | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| T A Naughton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 06+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Littlewoods Lotto4 0800 500 000 Handicap | REF/13 | — | 9-2 | 67 | — | J-P Guillambert | 66/1 |
| 2005 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 05+18d | Lingfield (AW) | No 5p Rule 4s At Betdirect Handicap (Div 1) | 9/14 | 2 | 9-4 | 70 | 66C | J-P Guillambert | 66/1 |
| 29 Nov 05+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap | 12/12 | 1½ | 8-10 | 77 | 50C | J-P Guillambert | 100/1 |
| 19 Nov 05+43d | Lingfield (AW) | Daily Offers From Betdirect Handicap | LFT/11 | — | 9-4 | 77 | — | Darryll Holland | 66/1 |
| 07 Oct 05+20d | Gowran Park | Christmas Fair At Gowran Handicap (60-90) | 5/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 77 | 73C | P Shanahan | 10/1 |
| 17 Sep 05+11d | Curragh | Joe Molloy Bookmakers Handicap (60-100) | 16/19 | 8 | 8-9 | 77 | 34C | Pat Smullen | 10/1 |
| 06 Sep 05+16d | Galway | Great Southern Hotels Galway Handicap (50-80) | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-13 | 77 | 83C | Pat Smullen | 6/1 |
| 21 Aug 05+11d | Gowran Park | Bulmers Handicap (60-100) | 6/9 | nk | 9-3 | 79 | 61C | Pat Smullen | 8/1 |
| 10 Aug 05+22d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Open Week Handicap (60-100) | 5/11 | 2 | 9-0 | 81 | 63C | Pat Smullen | 7/1 |
| 19 Jul 05+18d | Ballinrobe | Mchale Engineering Maiden Hurdle | 12/14 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 69C | D T Evans | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 05+35d | Limerick | Budweiser Summer Handicap (60-90) | LFT/10 | — | 9-7 | 81 | — | Pat Smullen | 10/1 |
| 27 May 05 | Limerick | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (60-90) | 13/16 | 2 | 9-9 | 81 | 39C | T A Naughton | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Battling Mac won?
- Battling Mac (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
- Who trained Battling Mac?
- Battling Mac (IRE) was trained by Luke Dace on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 4 January 2006.
- Who is Battling Mac's sire?
- Battling Mac (IRE) is by Ashkalani (IRE) out of Questing Star (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What is Battling Mac's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 4 January 2006. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Battling Mac's sire's record?
- Ashkalani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 519 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
- Who are Battling Mac's siblings?
- Out of Questing Star (GB), Battling Mac (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.