Horse profile
Cathryns Ruby (IRE)
by Mahler (GB) out of French Theatre (GB) (King's Theatre)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wexford
Beaten favourite LTO
Off 227 days · 6th of 11
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Cathryns Ruby is a mare who has won one of 16 starts on turf. She gained that success in the Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle at Wexford in Oct 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 97. All but one of her runs have come over 2m1f – 2m4f and she has a placed record of six from 16 overall. She finished sixth of 11 at Naas in Mar 2026 when last raced off OR 102.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 6 (37.5%)Placed
- +13.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=16 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating102↓ 3lb off peak
102
97–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 130
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 130A | 109 | 5 · 130 / 109 |
| Soft | 4 | 109B | 85.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 91B | 74.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 130A | 90 | 5 · 130 / 86 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 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 13 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (38%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,833 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,959 | 377 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,798 | 177 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,734 | 257 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,038 | 199 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,195 | 321 | 10% | −0.8 | 1 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,813 | 339 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
French Theatre (GB) (King's Theatre)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkerys Enigma (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 1 | 7% | +14.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O'Keeffe | 7 | 1 | 14% | +22.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Quinlan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 10 | 1 | 10% | +19.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +20.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar 26+11d | Naas | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle Sat behind pace in 2nd - shared front spot at 6th before losing it 3 out - pressed for effort in 2nd two out - unable to threaten in front and faded home | 6/11 | nse | 11-4 | 102 | 39A | 117A | Sean O'Keeffe | 16/5F |
| 21 Feb 26+18d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle Settled close up early - held mid-pack through middle stages - improved into second turning for home - slipped back to third and unable to challenge up front approaching the last - held that position to the line without finding more | 3/16 | 9 | 11-5 | 103 | 109B | 119A | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+22d | Fairyhouse | Bobbyjo Day February 21st Handicap Hurdle Handy early - shared front spot from 8th - hit the front 3 out - pushed along and lost command approaching 2 out - settled for third and stayed on same tempo to finish | 3/10 | ½ | 11-4 | 102 | 130A | 122A | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 12 Jan 26+17d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - 3rd at halfway and still there 4 out - dropped to 3rd 2 out and driven into the straight - 4th before the last unable to close the gap - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/16 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 102 | 125B | 126A | Sean O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+36d | Limerick | Mr. Binman Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - improved into 4th by halfway then up to 2nd approaching 3 out - dropped back to 4th 2 out under urging - held no more finishing 4th | 4/12 | 10 | 10-8 | 102 | 86A | 112A | Sean O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+25d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - driven on approaching final two furlongs and holding a share of contention before coming down at the last | F/12 | — | 11-4 | 102 | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+24d | Wexford | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Sat close to front pack early - 4th at halfway then edged forward to hit front 2 out - driven out to hold on gamely and score | 1/13 | 11-13 | 97 | 78B | 115A | Sean O'Keeffe | 28/1 | |
| 02 Oct 25+34d | Clonmel | Derrinlaur Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up early - moved into 6th approaching the straight - pushed along but unable to close before 2 out - faded to finish sixth | 6/11 | 2¾ | 10-6 | 100 | 109B | 99A | Alex Harvey | 16/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+25d | Down Royal | Dale Farm Dromona Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - 5th at halfway - pushed along wide after 3 out but faded quickly | 12/13 | 8½ | 11-5 | 103 | 89B | 98A | Simon Torrens | 25/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+59d | Cork | Kanturk Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the front group - lost jockey at the 4th | UR/13 | — | 11-2 | 103 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 11/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+27d | Clonmel | Clonmel Show Sunday July 6th Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - through midfield by halfway then closed onto the front group 4 out - pressed for effort entering the straight but faded finishing 12th | 12/16 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 105 | 58B | 102A | Kevin Sexton | 22/1 |
| 10 May 25+20d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Handy early - up to 4th after 3 out but unable to close - lost momentum before the last and held on for 4th | 4/16 | 2½ | 11-7 | 105 | 96B | 108A | Simon Torrens | 20/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+204d | Cork | O'Flynn Motors Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle Midfield on the outer - moved up to dispute second from 3 out - errors at the last cost momentum - faded into third | 3/16 | 3¾ | 11-2 | — | 59B | 112A | Alex Harvey | 14/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+38d | Listowel | Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle Held up towards back of field - came down at first fence | F/5 | — | 10-4 | — | — | — | Liam Quinlan | 80/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+16d | Sligo | End Of Summer Mares Maiden Hurdle Set the pace early - held a length in front at halfway - driven and lost front spot after 3 out - dropped to 5th and unable to close up before fading late | 7/9 | 6½ | 10-10 | — | 93C | 85C | Liam Quinlan | 11/1 |
| 05 Aug 24 | Cork | Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat behind the front pair - moved up to 2nd by halfway before slipping to 3rd approaching 3 out - stayed on steadily but without a further gain to finish 3rd | 3/17 | 7 | 11-4 | — | 91B | 98A | Liam Quinlan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cathryns Ruby (IRE) won?
- Cathryns Ruby (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Cathryns Ruby (IRE)?
- Cathryns Ruby (IRE) is trained by Patrick T Foley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 March 2026.
- Who is Cathryns Ruby (IRE)'s sire?
- Cathryns Ruby (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of French Theatre (GB), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Cathryns Ruby (IRE) prefer?
- Cathryns Ruby (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cathryns Ruby (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 4 March 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Cathryns Ruby (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,833 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Cathryns Ruby (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of French Theatre (GB), Cathryns Ruby (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.