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Horse profile

Candy Girl (IRE)

10yo mare (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner T Merrigan
by Un Desperado (FR) out of Dynamic Venture (IRE) (King's Ride)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2009 — 6,370 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 4 wins · Limerick, Limerick (IRE) & Leopardstown Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Candy Girl (IRE) is 4 from 19, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase at Limerick (Apr 2008). Hasn't won since Apr 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 134.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Candy Girl (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Citing (IRE)30——
Official rating134At career-high mark
134 114–134

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 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 29 Dec 2008 Official rating 134 at the last run, 27 May 2009

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 17 figures · best 139C · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy8139C123—
Soft7135A122—
Good to Soft2122C116.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9133C122—
2m5f – 3m4135A117—
1m5f – 2m4139C118.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 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
Un Desperado (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm5911.7%−6.3—
Good130118.5%+0.5—
Good to Soft6457.8%−0.20 from 2
Soft751013.3%+5.32 from 9
Heavy4237.1%−0.92 from 8
Standard (AW)300%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m6868.8%+0.81 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f10654.7%−3.31 from 10
2m5f – 3m121129.9%+1.92 from 5
Over 3m7679.2%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dynamic Venture (IRE) (King's Ride)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Whats Left (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Whats Left (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whats Left (IRE)1213mClass 4
Kilmagig Native (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 2 22% −3.27
Heavy 8 2 25% +0.25
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 4 1 25% +0.50
Limerick 3 2 67% +2.73
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 1 100% +2.75
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −8.27
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +2.75
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 14 4 29% −0.02
Davy Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 8 2 25% −0.25
2007 4 1 25% −2.27
2006 4 1 25% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% −3.77
Chase 8 2 25% −0.25
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
27 May 09+27d Punchestown Enhance Marketing Chase 2m2f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 10-11 134— Davy Condon 8/1
30 Apr 09+19d Punchestown Naas Court Hotel Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 3m · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 20/25 2 11-3 120107C R Walsh 6/1F
11 Apr 09+103d Cork Imperial Call Chase (listed) 3m · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 8 11-4 134111A R Walsh 7/4F
2008 · 8 runs
29 Dec 08+16d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Academy Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 10-11 120114A R Walsh 7/4F
13 Dec 08+30d Fairyhouse Fairyhouseracecourse.ie Rated Hurdle 2m2f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 12 10-8 120126A Paul Townend 3/1
13 Nov 08+221d Clonmel EBF T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase (Listed) 2m4f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 10 11-4 134106A D J Casey 5/1
06 Apr 08+15d Limerick Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 2) 3m · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 132135A R Walsh 3/1
22 Mar 08+6d Fairyhouse I.T.B.A. (Meath Region) Mares S'chase 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 11-7 134128B R Walsh 7/4
16 Mar 08+10d Limerick (IRE) Bank Of Ireland European Breeders Fund Mares Novice Chase 2m6f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-11 —123A R Walsh 11/4
06 Mar 08+21d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 3 11-7 134118A R Walsh EvensF
14 Feb 08+47d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase (Div 2) 3m · Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 11-7 —— R Walsh 9/10F
2007 · 4 runs
29 Dec 07+272d Leopardstown Bewleys Hotel Dublin Airport EBF Mares Hurdle (Listed) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 11-6 121122C Davy Condon 9/2
01 Apr 07+14d Limerick Meteor Mobile (Mares) Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding · 18 ran 1/18 11-7 121130C R Walsh 8/11F
18 Mar 07+18d Limerick Dawn Omega Milk EBF (Mares) Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 1 11-1 119139C R Walsh 10/3
28 Feb 07+62d Downpatrick Morning Star Belfast EBF Mares Novice Hurdle 2m2f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 5½ 11-7 120133C R Walsh 10/11F
2006 · 4 runs
28 Dec 06+14d Leopardstown O'Dwyers Stillorgan Orchard Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 1/18 11-7 114123C R Walsh 7/2
14 Dec 06+241d Gowran Park Santa's Little Helper Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Heavy · 19 ran 2/19 ¾ 10-13 —114C R Walsh 7/2
17 Apr 06+43d Cork Siucra Mares (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race (Div 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 6/24 nk 11-4 —111C Ms K Walsh 3/1F
05 Mar 06 Leopardstown Coyle Hamilton Willis EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 26 ran 2/26 5 11-7 —122C R Walsh 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Candy Girl won?
Candy Girl (IRE) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 13 times in total (68.4% of starts).
Who trained Candy Girl?
Candy Girl (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 27 May 2009.
Who is Candy Girl's sire?
Candy Girl (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Dynamic Venture (IRE), whose sire is King's Ride.
What going does Candy Girl prefer?
Candy Girl (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Candy Girl's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 27 May 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Candy Girl's sire's record?
Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
Who are Candy Girl's siblings?
Out of Dynamic Venture (IRE), Candy Girl (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whats Left (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Whats Left (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Nov 2026.
Has Candy Girl produced winners?
As a dam, Candy Girl (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2006. 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.