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Horse profile

Circus Hill (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Mark Michael McNiff · Owner Dermot J Kelly E J Burns Sandra C Kelly
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Incitatus Girl (IRE) (Galileo)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 6 Aug 2026 · 2nd of 13
KTB Profile

Circus Hill is a maiden who has placed four times from seven starts on turf. By Fastnet Rock out of an unraced Galileo mare, she has contested six races over 2m1f to 2m4f. Her best effort came when she finished second of 13, having been prominent, in the Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle at Sligo in Aug 2026. She was beaten favourite on that run.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 9 Jun 2026

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 109B · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good6109B794 runs · 109 / 84.5
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6109B794 runs · 109 / 84.5
1m5f – 2m1———

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 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 9 Jun 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 118A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good6117A110.54 runs · 117 / 110.5
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6117A110.54 runs · 117 / 110.5
1m5f – 2m1———

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 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,482 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−5—
Good to Firm6768712.9%+0.8—
Good1,21614812.2%+0.10 from 6
Good to Soft5727613.3%+1.20 from 1
Soft1,012989.7%−2.4—
Heavy3193711.6%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1,67221713%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1081513.9%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,09712611.5%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f1,48417311.7%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,86424213%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m6748813.1%+10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f212209.4%−2.70 from 6
2m5f – 3m4112.4%−9.7—
Over 3m200%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Incitatus Girl (IRE) (Galileo)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mr Everest (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m3f–2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Everest (IRE)1741m4f–2m½f—
Acclamatio (IRE)3121m3f–1m4f—
Egyptian Rock (IRE)20——
Mount Jannu (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 5 0 0% −5.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr D McGill 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr H C Swan 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan King 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
06 Aug 26+25d Sligo (IRE) Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 13 ran Keen through early stages - held a handy second before edging closer approaching two out - unable to make further inroads late and held for second 2/13 14 11-7 79B106A Phillip Enright 1/3F
12 Jul 26+33d Sligo Clayton Hotel Mares Flat Race 18.5f · Good · 11 ran settled towards the back early - headway 4f out - up into third 3f out - narrowed the gap 2f out - hit the front over 1f out - driven along and challenged hard inside the final furlong - veered left and was collared near the finish - got there right on the line but demoted to second 2/11 dht 11-4 71A115A Mr D McGill 15/8F
09 Jun 26+28d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 18f · Good · 14 ran Settled off the pace - still towards the back at halfway - began closing 4f out - up into 4th and pushed along 2f out - closed on the leader inside the final furlong meeting some interference and kept on into 2nd though hampered again near the line 2/14 1 11-4 109B117A Mr J Dunne 16/5
12 May 26+219d Sligo DecoClip Construction Company Mares Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 16 ran Held up towards back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out and blundered there - stayed on from the last - moved into 4th on the run-in 4/16 3½ 10-13 90B104A Philip Byrnes 10/1
2025 · 3 runs
05 Oct 25+46d Tipperary Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - moved into 4th with 5f left - flew into contention 2f out then asked for effort - weakened in the closing furlong to finish 4th 4/11 2½ 11-5 101B118A Mr H C Swan 9/2
20 Aug 25+71d Sligo WTW Willis Insurance Brokers Flat Race 18.5f · Good · 8 ran Held up at the back early - still down in 8th at halfway - improved into 6th with 4f left - moved through on the inner with 2 1/2f to run - hit the front 2f out - stayed on well up the final furlong - caught right at the finish for second 2/8 ½ 10-10 64A115A Mr D McGill 15/2
10 Jun 25 Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 18.5f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - urged into contention around 10th turning in - stayed on steadily late to finish 6th without threatening the front 6/15 5 10-13 79B99A Alan King 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Circus Hill won?
Circus Hill (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Circus Hill?
Circus Hill (IRE) is trained by Mark Michael McNiff, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 August 2026.
Who is Circus Hill's sire?
Circus Hill (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Incitatus Girl (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Circus Hill's sire's record?
Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,482 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Circus Hill's siblings?
Out of Incitatus Girl (IRE), Circus Hill (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Everest (IRE) (4). The wins came over 1m3f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.