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Carrigg Island (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Eoin Christopher McCarthy · Owner Matthew B Oconnor Ciaran Oconnor Mossie Oconnor
by Papal Bull (GB) out of Ardkilly Vixen (IRE) (Definite Article)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Limerick Last run 24 Sep 2026 · 10th of 15 Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 7 analysed runs — Carrigg Island (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Apr 2025. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 18 Oct 2025

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 7 figures · best 98C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good398C801 run · —
Soft287A82.5—
Good to Soft275B67.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f498C791 run · —
2m5f – 3m387A66—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 27 Sep 2025 Official rating 122 at the last run, 24 Sep 2026

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 7 figures · best 129A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3129A1181 run · —
Soft2121B113.5—
Good to Soft2123A121.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4123A1121 run · —
2m5f – 3m3129A121—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,584 runs since May 2012 (131 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 172. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.4—
Good to Firm121108.3%+0.9—
Good540356.5%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft17263.5%−3.90 from 2
Soft397399.8%+2.40 from 2
Heavy145149.7%+2.3—
Standard (AW)208136.3%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1000%−7.4—
6f – 7f12243.3%−4.1—
1m – 1m1f206136.3%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f254166.3%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m434286.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f366369.8%+2.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m1581610.1%+2.71 from 3
Over 3m34411.8%+4.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ardkilly Vixen (IRE) (Definite Article)

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
Good 3 1 33% +64.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 1 50% +65.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +64.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
G B Noonan 4 1 25% +63.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 5 0 0% −5.00
None 2 1 50% +65.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 6 1 17% +61.00

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
2026 · 1 run
24 Sep 26+341d Listowel (IRE) Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 15 ran Settled towards back early - crept into it after 3 out and into 7th entering the straight - unable to find more late on finished 10th 10/15 4½ 11-7 12280B105A Thomas O'Connor 11/2
2025 · 6 runs
18 Oct 25+21d Limerick Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m5f · Yielding · 6 ran Set the pace early - overtaken before first fence - settled second by halfway - moved back in front early in straight - joined and put in front two out - asked for more but stayed on same pace then slipped back into third near the line 3/6 ½ 11-0 12387A121B Darragh O'Keeffe 9/2
27 Sep 25+58d Listowel Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Held up at back - still 7th 6 out - lost a little touch 3 out - made ground before 2 out to move into 5th - hit last and unable to close on run-in 5/7 nk 11-2 12375B123A G B Noonan 13/2
31 Jul 25+55d Galway Guinness Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 9 ran Settled in rear early - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort but made no headway after 3 out - shortened gap 2 out - hampered at final fence then unable to find more on run-in 5/9 8½ 11-4 12398C118A Darragh O'Keeffe 40/1
06 Jun 25+25d Clonmel Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle 2m6½f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran Settled towards rear of front group early - grabbing bit eagerly - made ground into 3rd before turning for home - asked for effort in 2nd entering straight - found little and clipped heels 2 out - stayed on same rhythm to finish second 2/4 7 11-4 —60C120B G B Noonan 22/1
12 May 25+32d Killarney Irish Examiner Novice Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 5 ran Set the pace early with an occasional right-hand drift - edged wide rounding the turn before 5 out - carried off the bend into the straight and was passed - veered markedly right 3 out - dropped towards the back - faded and clipped the fence 2 out to finish well held in 5th 5/5 13 11-5 —78C106B G B Noonan 20/1
10 Apr 25 Limerick D & J Glazing (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m5½f · Good · 10 ran Sat close up early - went in front after the 1st and edged clear after the 2nd - margin narrowed before the 3rd - pushed clear again at the 7th - gap shortened 2 out - kept finding more to the line 1/10 11-7 —66A129A G B Noonan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Carrigg Island won?
Carrigg Island (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Carrigg Island?
Carrigg Island (IRE) is trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 September 2026.
Who is Carrigg Island's sire?
Carrigg Island (IRE) is by Papal Bull (GB) out of Ardkilly Vixen (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What going does Carrigg Island prefer?
Carrigg Island (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Carrigg Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 24 September 2026. The highest on record is 123.
What is Carrigg Island's sire's record?
Papal Bull (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,584 runs since May 2012 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 172. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.