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Horse profile

Captain May (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer Andrew Lee · Last owner Mrs Aileen Sloane Lee
by Captain Rio (GB) out of Private Encore (IRE) (Niniski)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Sep 2013 — 4,781 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 1st of 15 Won last time out 2 wins · Listowel & Laytown (AW) Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Captain May (IRE) is 2 from 12. Won last time out at Listowel. Last raced off a career-high mark of 66.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating66At career-high mark
66 60–66

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 (flat) 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 17 Sep 2013 Official rating 66 at the last flat run, 17 Sep 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 83C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 23 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 91A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)489A76—
Soft384A79—
Good286A66.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f691A85—
1m – 1m1f483B73.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Captain Rio (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm71811.3%+1.8—
Good to Firm1,21313010.7%+1.2—
Good1,4201228.6%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft773628%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,04311410.9%+1.40 from 3
Heavy3764211.2%+1.71 from 2
Standard (AW)2,0161819%−0.51 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,62816710.3%+0.8—
6f – 7f3,0222889.5%02 from 6
1m – 1m1f953768%−1.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f485469.5%00 from 1
1m5f – 2m5625710.1%+0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%0—
2m5f – 3m43511.6%+2.1—
Over 3m800%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Private Encore (IRE) (Niniski)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Visiting Angels (IRE)140——
Day of Days (IRE)30——
Elzamay (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +0.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Laytown (AW) 2 1 50% +2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 1 100% +8.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 2 33% +7.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 3 0 0% −3.00
Rory Cleary 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew P Thornton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Curtis 1 1 100% +8.00
Wayne Lordan 1 1 100% +3.00
Shane Gray 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Dalton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 2 29% +6.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 2 40% +8.00
2012 6 0 0% −6.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 2 18% +2.00
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
17 Sep 13+14d Listowel Brandon Hotel Handicap 7f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 9-0 6691A Ben Curtis 8/1
03 Sep 13+25d Laytown (AW) Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 10-3 6389A Wayne Lordan 3/1F
09 Aug 13+49d Tipperary Costello's Tavern Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 7.5f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 hd 9-13 6286A Shane Gray 20/1
21 Jun 13+6d Limerick Ballyduane Stud Handicap (50-70) 6.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 4¾ 9-7 6347A Chris Hayes 9/1
15 Jun 13+275d Limerick Library Live Music Bar Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 6.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 10-0 6484A Chris Hayes 12/1
13 Sep 12+9d Laytown (AW) Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden 7f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 10-0 6084A Andrew P Thornton 16/1
04 Sep 12+79d Killarney Tadgh Clifford Groundcare Handicap (47-65) 8.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 4 9-11 6254C Rory Cleary 11/1
17 Jun 12+37d Cork Golden Olive Maiden 8.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 10-1 6279A Rory Cleary 14/1
11 May 12+42d Cork Cork Racecourse (C & G) Maiden 8f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 nk 10-4 —83B Chris Hayes 20/1
30 Mar 12+28d Dundalk (AW) www.thetote.com Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 1½ 9-4 —68A Andrew P Thornton 50/1
02 Mar 12+100d Dundalk (AW) Xerox (europe) Limited Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 14 9-7 —51C Rory Cleary 40/1
23 Nov 11 Cork Follow Us On Twitter (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 6½ 10-11 —83C Ben Dalton 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Captain May (IRE) won?
Captain May (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Captain May (IRE)?
Captain May (IRE) was trained by Andrew Lee on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 17 September 2013.
Who is Captain May (IRE)'s sire?
Captain May (IRE) is by Captain Rio (GB) out of Private Encore (IRE), whose sire is Niniski.
What going does Captain May (IRE) prefer?
Captain May (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 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 Captain May (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 17 September 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Captain May (IRE)'s sire's record?
Captain Rio (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Captain May (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Private Encore (IRE), Captain May (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2011. 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.