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Horse profile

Catching On (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner Mrs Gay Smith
by Milan (GB) out of Miracle Lady (GB) (Bob's Return)
30 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2018 — 3,146 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018 · 9th of 10 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Catching On (IRE) is 6 from 30. Hasn't won since Feb 2017. Last raced off 117, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 22lb off peak
117 95–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 30 Mar 2017

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 8 figures · best 127A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5115C77—
Heavy3127A91—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m5127A100—
2m5f – 3m273C70—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 19 Jan 2018 Official rating 117 at the last run, 10 Mar 2018

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 23 figures · best 132B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft11126B106—
Heavy8132B113—
Good2124A122.5—
Good to Soft294C92—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m8132B112.5—
2m5f – 3m7126B107—
2m1f – 2m4f4125B124.5—
1m5f – 2m4100A92.5—

Of 30 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 30 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,844 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5526612%+0.7—
Good5,16864712.5%+1.21 from 2
Good to Soft3,28838611.7%+0.40 from 2
Soft5,02950110%−1.33 from 17
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.12 from 9
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f5,46959911%−0.33 from 4
2m5f – 3m5,80169712%+0.71 from 13
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.12 from 9

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
Miracle Lady (GB) (Bob's Return)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Streets Of Promise (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Streets Of Promise (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Streets Of Promise (IRE)2562m–3mClass 3
Kepagge (IRE)2452m–2m4½fClass 3
Ponmeword (IRE)2722m3½f–2m6f—
Pocketfullapennies (IRE)200——
Cumask Lass (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 17 3 18% −2.25
Heavy 9 2 22% +6.00
Good 2 1 50% +2.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 4 25% +5.25
Class 3 8 1 13% −1.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 5 0 0% −5.00
Bangor-on-Dee 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 4 2 50% +5.25
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 3 1 33% +5.50
Exeter 2 1 50% +4.50
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +4.50
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 1 8% −7.50
Over 3m 9 2 22% +6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 3 75% +9.75
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McLernon 11 1 9% −4.50
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 5 0 0% −5.00
A P McCoy 3 1 33% −0.25
Jack Savage 2 1 50% +6.50
Killian Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Hutchinson 2 2 100% +10.00
Maurice Linehan 2 1 50% +2.50
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 5 26% +6.75
Tongue tie 11 1 9% −2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 8 1 13% +0.50
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 6 2 33% +6.00
2014 5 3 60% +8.75
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 4 22% +4.25
Chase 12 2 17% +0.00

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
10 Mar 18+29d Hereford 188bet 10% Back At Cheltenham Tuesday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 22 11-2 11777C91C Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/1
09 Feb 18+7d Bangor-on-Dee Hampton Veterinary Centre Handicap Chase Class 4 · 29.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 19 11-12 11973B111B Richie McLernon 11/2
02 Feb 18+14d Chepstow Six Nations Rugby At 188Bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-11 119—— Richie McLernon 7/1
19 Jan 18+15d Chepstow Play Roulette At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 11 11-4 119—120B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 12/1
04 Jan 18+13d Bangor-on-Dee Derek Hatton Birthday Celebrations Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 nse 11-5 120—108B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/1
22 Dec 17+26d Uttoxeter Betfred 'Fred's Festive Giveaway' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-10 118—— Aidan Coleman 9/1
26 Nov 17+18d Uttoxeter Emilie Duclos Florist Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 11-5 12091B115B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 12/1
08 Nov 17+20d Chepstow Cross Keys At Lydney Eddie White Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 16 11-10 12367C106C Richie McLernon 66/1
19 Oct 17+203d Uttoxeter Selectequip Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1¼ 11-4 12673C102C Richie McLernon 40/1
30 Mar 17+47d Warwick Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 9 11-3 126100B114A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 12/1
11 Feb 17+16d Warwick Racing UK Winter Season Ticket Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 117127A120A Jack Savage 15/2
26 Jan 17+25d Warwick Premier League Betting At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 21 10-11 122115C95C Jack Savage 14/1
01 Jan 17+36d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-10 131—— Killian Moore 10/1
26 Nov 16+381d Bangor-on-Dee Ffarm Vintners Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-3 126—107A Killian Moore 16/1
11 Nov 15+207d Bangor-on-Dee Anne Duchess Of Westminster Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 137—— Noel Fehily 8/1
18 Apr 15+35d Ayr Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 32f · Good · 29 ran 5/29 9 10-3 139—121A Dougie Costello 14/1
14 Mar 15+11d Uttoxeter Betfred Midlands Grand National Chase (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 33.5f · Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 10-9 124—— A P McCoy 5/2F
03 Mar 15+26d Exeter Higos Insurance Services Devon National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-11 124—132B Wayne Hutchinson 11/2
05 Feb 15+16d Huntingdon 32Red Casino Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-1 113—126B Wayne Hutchinson 9/2
20 Jan 15+61d Wetherby New Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 8 11-5 121—98C Richie McLernon 13/2
20 Nov 14+175d Market Rasen Phs Besafe Specialist Workwear Laundering Solutions Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 10-8 121—— Richie McLernon 11/1
29 May 14+28d Wetherby James Brindley Best Dressed Lady Competition Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 113—125B A P McCoy 7/4F
01 May 14+15d Ffos Las Davies Chemists Llanelli Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 shd 11-3 113—104B Maurice Linehan 4/6F
16 Apr 14+85d Southwell Smis Ltd Night Or Day Delivering Winners Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-6 104—124A Maurice Linehan 7/2F
21 Jan 14+21d Wetherby Bramham Hall For Conferences & Events Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 95—125A Richie McLernon 11/2
31 Dec 13+15d Uttoxeter 32red.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 15 11-8 96—100A Richie McLernon 8/1
16 Dec 13+11d Ffos Las IWEC Electrical Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 31 10-12 ——91C Richie McLernon 40/1
05 Dec 13+17d Leicester Knighton Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 3½ 10-12 ——94C Richie McLernon 12/1
18 Nov 13+345d Leicester Burton Overy Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 8 10-12 ——90A Richie McLernon 13/2
08 Dec 12 Wetherby Bet Totescoop6 Now At Totepool.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 ——— A P McCoy 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Catching On (IRE) won?
Catching On (IRE) won 6 of 30 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (23.3% of starts).
Who trained Catching On (IRE)?
Catching On (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 10 March 2018.
Who is Catching On (IRE)'s sire?
Catching On (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Miracle Lady (GB), whose sire is Bob's Return.
What going does Catching On (IRE) prefer?
Catching On (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Catching On (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 10 March 2018. The highest on record is 139.
What is Catching On (IRE)'s sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,844 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Catching On (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Miracle Lady (GB), Catching On (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Streets Of Promise (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Streets Of Promise (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2012. 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.