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Horse profile

Captain Mcginley (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer Bradley Gibbs · Last owner Griffiths Simpson And Thomas
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Rocella (GER) (Goofalik)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2021 — 1,986 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 4th of 5 Won at Cheltenham Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Captain Mcginley (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2021. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating118At career-high mark
118 102–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 30 Apr 2021

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 5 figures · best 115A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3115A108—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m3115A110—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · race clock stored as 0 (stranded; re-scored when it lands) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 30 Apr 2021 Official rating 118 at the last run, 28 May 2021

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 15 figures · best 133B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5125A111—
Heavy4126B113.5—
Good3133B103—
Soft3108A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m5133B105—
1m5f – 2m4126B123.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3111B108—
2m5f – 3m3103C98—

Of 18 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 18 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
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.80 from 1
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.9—
Good1,0921019.2%01 from 4
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.40 from 5
Soft735719.7%+0.50 from 4
Heavy333216.3%−2.90 from 4
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.30 from 4
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.31 from 7

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
Rocella (GER) (Goofalik)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cooper's Cross (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Cooper's Cross (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cooper's Cross (IRE)2632m3½f–3mClass 1
Some Can Dance (IRE)2032m5f–3m1fClass 3
Cousin Zeleznik (IRE)60——
Roccamena (FR)20——
Rag N Bone (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 1 25% +6.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% +0.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +8.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 7 1 14% +3.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leighton Aspell 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Bradley Gibbs 2 1 50% +8.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Townend 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 4 1 25% +6.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 1 25% +6.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% +2.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH 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
2021 · 4 runs
28 May 21+28d Stratford Pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 3m3½f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 33 11-10 118108C98C Mr James King 4/1
30 Apr 21+59d Cheltenham Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 103115A133B Mr Bradley Gibbs 9/1
02 Mar 21+26d Leicester Cottesmore 'Grassroots' Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 7 11-4 10396B108A Connor Brace 7/1
04 Feb 21+643d Wincanton Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m1f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 23 10-13 103—105C Ben Jones 16/1
2019 · 1 run
03 May 19+846d Cheltenham Connolly's Red Mills Intermediate Point-to-point Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 ½ 11-9 102110B118B Mr Bradley Gibbs 14/1
2017 · 1 run
07 Jan 17+18d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 102—— Sean Bowen 8/1
2016 · 6 runs
20 Dec 16+19d Taunton Event Care Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 102—— Aidan Coleman 9/1
01 Dec 16+37d Leicester Mountsorrel Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Firm · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-7 102—— Jonathan Moore 7/2
25 Oct 16+219d Bangor-on-Dee Visit timeform.com/freebets Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 9 11-9 10572C103C Jonathan Moore 5/2J
20 Mar 16+23d Ffos Las Heineken Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 45 11-10 107—98C Leighton Aspell 4/1J
26 Feb 16+54d Exeter Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 64 11-4 112—98C Leighton Aspell 16/1
03 Jan 16+60d Plumpton At The Races App On Android/ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 6 11-2 ——99C Sean Bowen 5/1
2015 · 5 runs
04 Nov 15+14d Warwick 32red On The App Store Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 42 10-12 ——96C Gavin Sheehan 10/1
21 Oct 15+242d Worcester Worcester News Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 16 11-0 ——111B Leighton Aspell 3/1
21 Feb 15+21d Chepstow Betway Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 28 11-2 ——88C Nico de Boinville 15/8J
31 Jan 15+29d Ffos Las Betway Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 nk 11-4 ——122B Paul Townend 4/5F
02 Jan 15+27d Ffos Las Walters Land Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 2½ 11-5 ——126B A P McCoy 5/2
2014 · 1 run
06 Dec 14 Chepstow County Marquees Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 5 11-2 ——125A Paul Townend 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Mcginley won?
Captain Mcginley (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
Who trained Captain Mcginley?
Captain Mcginley (IRE) was trained by Bradley Gibbs on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 28 May 2021.
Who is Captain Mcginley's sire?
Captain Mcginley (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Rocella (GER), whose sire is Goofalik.
What going does Captain Mcginley prefer?
Captain Mcginley (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Mcginley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 28 May 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Captain Mcginley's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Captain Mcginley's siblings?
Out of Rocella (GER), Captain Mcginley (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cooper's Cross (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Cooper's Cross (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.