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Horse profile

Castle Howard (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Four Eleven (CAN) (Arch)
8 runs · 7 courses · from May 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Aug 2018 — 2,987 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Castle Howard (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 16 at Down Royal (Jun 2018).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 26 Jul 2018

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 94B · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good284B81—
Heavy245B41—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f394B84—
1m5f – 2m245B41—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 22 Jun 2018 Official rating 104 at the last jumps run, 16 Aug 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55B the best of the last 1 rated run · Naas, 11 May 2016

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 120A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2120A107.5—
Heavy296A94—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3120A111—
1m5f – 2m3102A96—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.5—
Good8639611.1%+2.10 from 3
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.50 from 1
Soft578559.5%+0.50 from 2
Heavy228198.3%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.90 from 1
Over 3m300%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Four Eleven (CAN) (Arch)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Inverness (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Inverness (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Inverness (IRE)821m–1m6fClass 2
Glen Again (IRE)1621m2fClass 4
L'Aigle (IRE)1911m2½f—
Saint Rhue (IRE)20——
Dancing Highlander (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Katie O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Aug 18+10d Tramore Michael Griffin Auctioneers Rated Novice Hurdle 21f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-6 104—— Jody McGarvey 11/1
06 Aug 18+11d Cork Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Good · 24 ran 13/24 1½ 11-3 10578B95A Barry Geraghty 7/1
26 Jul 18+34d Limerick Limerick's Live 95FM Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 nk 11-4 10594B111A Barry Geraghty 7/4F
22 Jun 18+194d Down Royal Down Royal Summer Festival Of Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 1 11-5 10284B120A J J Slevin 14/1
10 Dec 17+15d Cork Galtee 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 22 ran 6/22 1¼ 10-7 —45B96A Katie O'Farrell 12/1
25 Nov 17+18d Gowran Park Thanks To All Our Customers 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 15/19 hd 11-0 —37C92C Mark Walsh 8/1
07 Nov 17+545d Fairyhouse Racing On New Years Day 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 7 10-9 ——102A J J Slevin 8/1
11 May 16 Naas Fishery Lane Race (Plus 10) 6f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 9-3 ——55B Seamie Heffernan 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Castle Howard (IRE) won?
Castle Howard (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2016 and 2018. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Castle Howard (IRE)?
Castle Howard (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 16 August 2018.
Who is Castle Howard (IRE)'s sire?
Castle Howard (IRE) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Four Eleven (CAN), whose sire is Arch.
What is Castle Howard (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 16 August 2018. The highest on record is 105.
What is Castle Howard (IRE)'s sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Castle Howard (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Four Eleven (CAN), Castle Howard (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Inverness (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Inverness (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.