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Horse profile

Charming Hills (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer Shane Joseph Kelly · Last owner Shaun Michael Mcmanus
by Charnwood Forest (IRE) out of Clear Ability (IRE) (Be My Guest)
20 runs · 14 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2010 — 6,014 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 5th of 6 Won at Thurles Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Charming Hills (IRE) is 1 from 20. Hasn't won since Jan 2009. Last raced off 83, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 8lb off peak
83 81–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 22 Apr 2010 Official rating 83 at the last run, 10 May 2010

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 19 figures · best 122A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft9122A96—
Good4104A94.5—
Heavy388C84—
Good to Soft284C82.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m14122A90.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5102C93—

Of 20 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 · 19 figures from 20 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
Charnwood Forest (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 232 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−4.7—
Good to Firm3512.9%−1.80 from 1
Good7134.2%−0.50 from 4
Good to Soft3837.9%+3.20 from 2
Soft4724.3%−0.41 from 10
Heavy1815.6%+0.90 from 3
Standard (AW)2114.8%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−4.7—
1m – 1m1f2114.8%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m7234.2%−0.51 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f7867.7%+30 from 5
2m5f – 3m3100%−4.7—
Over 3m1317.7%+3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Clear Ability (IRE) (Be My Guest)

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
Soft 10 1 10% −1.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 1 50% +7.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 1 7% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean McDermott 7 0 0% −7.00
Ken Whelan 6 0 0% −6.00
Stephen Gray 2 1 50% +7.00
Patrick Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P N O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 7 1 14% +2.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 6 1 17% +3.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% −6.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 4 runs
10 May 10+8d Killarney M.D. O'Shea & Sons Hurdle 17f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 29 10-13 8387C Patrick Mangan 66/1
02 May 10+10d Sligo Sligo Racecourse (q.r.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 ¾ 11-3 8581C Mr R O'Sullivan 25/1
22 Apr 10+43d Punchestown AON Insurances Hurdle 20f · Good · 22 ran 20/22 30 11-5 85102C Mr P N O'Brien 50/1
10 Mar 10+302d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding · 25 ran 11/25 ¾ 10-10 86101A Phillip Enright 25/1
2009 · 6 runs
12 May 09+8d Killarney Dan Linehan's Irish Racing Pub Of The Year 2008 Handicap Chase (0-102) 17f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 21 10-12 8880C Sean McDermott 20/1
04 May 09+22d Down Royal Rainbow Telecom Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 18 ran 9/18 11 11-12 8896C Sean McDermott 25/1
12 Apr 09+23d Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 18 ran BD/18 — 11-12 88— Ken Whelan 25/1
20 Mar 09+43d Gowran Park Thomastown Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 15 11-12 8893C Sean McDermott 16/1
05 Feb 09+23d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 9 11-6 9188C Stephen Gray 4/1
13 Jan 09+15d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-10 83122A Stephen Gray 8/1
2008 · 6 runs
29 Dec 08+44d Limerick Stand Up and Fight Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 18f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 4 10-8 8393A Sean McDermott 16/1
15 Nov 08+9d Punchestown Pat Moore Builders Ltd Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 15/20 ¾ 10-1 8380A Sean McDermott 10/1
06 Nov 08+201d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 1½ 11-3 81116A Sean McDermott 9/1
19 Apr 08+33d Cork Cobh Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Good · 21 ran 5/21 6 11-3 81104A Ken Whelan 14/1
17 Mar 08+71d Wexford Saltees Island Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Yielding · 11 ran 5/11 nk 10-0 8198A Ken Whelan 33/1
06 Jan 08+15d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Soft · 24 ran 16/24 3½ 10-1 8477C Sean McDermott 50/1
2007 · 3 runs
22 Dec 07+16d Navan Roast Turkey Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Yielding · 29 ran 9/29 2½ 11-12 8495C Ken Whelan 66/1
06 Dec 07+18d Clonmel Nire Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 3½ 11-4 —84C Ken Whelan 25/1
18 Nov 07+443d Cork (IRE) Mitchelstown Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 14/16 4 11-5 —84C Ken Whelan 33/1
2006 · 1 run
01 Sep 06 Tralee Racing Here Again On October 4th Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 1½ 11-0 —87C Brian O'Connell 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Charming Hills won?
Charming Hills (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 3 times in total (15% of starts).
Who trained Charming Hills?
Charming Hills (IRE) was trained by Shane Joseph Kelly on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 10 May 2010.
Who is Charming Hills's sire?
Charming Hills (IRE) is by Charnwood Forest (IRE) out of Clear Ability (IRE), whose sire is Be My Guest.
What going does Charming Hills prefer?
Charming Hills (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Charming Hills's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 10 May 2010. The highest on record is 91.
What is Charming Hills's sire's record?
Charnwood Forest (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 232 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2006. 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.