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Horse profile

Ck O'mara (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer R. Mike Smith · Owner John Murphy
by Shirocco (GER) out of Siwaara (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
8 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ayr Beaten favourite LTO Last run 31 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 12 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Ck O'mara is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap hurdle at Ayr in Mar 2026 over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground off an official rating of 83. The gelding has raced six times at Ayr, where he won and finished 2 of 12 in the Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Race in Oct 2026. He has all wins at Class 5 and over 2m5f – 3m on soft. His last run, at Ayr in Oct 2026, was off an official rating of 87.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating87↓ 1lb off peak
87 83–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 7 Mar 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 104C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft3102A923 runs · 102 / 92
Heavy2104C95.52 runs · 104 / 95.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3102A1013 runs · 102 / 101
1m5f – 2m3104C873 runs · 104 / 87
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 31 Oct 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 31 Oct 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 112A · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft398B973 runs · 98 / 97
Good2101A1012 runs · 101 / 101
Heavy285C852 runs · 85 / 85
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4112A1014 runs · 112 / 101
1m5f – 2m390C853 runs · 90 / 85
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 7 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73931611.5%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft1,81021812%+0.80 from 1
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.81 from 3
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,68931611.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,66922313.4%+2.21 from 4
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Siwaara (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kootenay River (IRE)70——
Boy Gin Go (IRE)40——
Costello's For Fun (IRE)50——
Gambling Glory (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +0.75
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −1.25
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 6 1 17% −2.25
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −0.25
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Smith 5 1 20% −1.25
Mr Sean O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Midgley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 1 17% −2.25
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
31 Oct 26+192d Ayr Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled at back within contact - gained ground on inner before 3 out - third 2 out then moved into second - error at the last - hit front after the last - challenged to the line and kept finding - collared in final strides to finish second 2/12 ½ 10-13 8796A112A Ben Smith 5/2F
22 Apr 26+26d Perth Equine Products Best Turned Out Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 3m · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - gradual progress from 3 out before a sketchy jump at 2 out - kept on without threatening the front rank to finish 4th 4/10 1 10-10 88101A101A Mr Sean O'Connor 15/2
27 Mar 26+20d Wetherby Malton Marquees Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 15 ran Held a spot near the pace early - pressed for effort and still in contention with two to jump - weakened before the final fence to finish sixth 6/15 ½ 11-3 88—101A Danny McMenamin 9/2
07 Mar 26+25d Ayr Cheltenham Lunch At Western House Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the back early - clipped a hurdle 8th but stayed in contention - needed encouragement approaching 2 out and made a slight error - found extra to hit the front on the run-in - stayed on strongly to score 1/6 10-9 83102A98B Ben Smith 11/4F
10 Feb 26+28d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into second after the 9th - dropped that spot 3 out and pressed for effort - faded before the last 4/9 15 11-4 8692A97A Tom Midgley 66/1
13 Jan 26+43d Ayr Book Day Dancin On 11 April Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran Settled in mid-division - erred at the 5th and dropped well off the pace - out of contention throughout and finished a well-beaten 5th 5/10 22 10-8 —104C85C Ben Smith 500/1
2025 · 2 runs
01 Dec 25+30d Ayr Western House Hotel Vouchers For Christmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 11 ran Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - well beaten in 9th 9/11 ½ 10-7 —87C85C Ben Smith 300/1
01 Nov 25 Ayr Rest At Neilston EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran Fighting for control early - held up towards the back and knocked about at the 3rd - dropped away from 3 out 12/14 3½ 10-7 —69C90C Ben Smith 250/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ck O'mara won?
Ck O'mara (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Ck O'mara?
Ck O'mara (IRE) is trained by R. Mike Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
Who is Ck O'mara's sire?
Ck O'mara (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Siwaara (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
What going does Ck O'mara prefer?
Ck O'mara (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ck O'mara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 31 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
What is Ck O'mara's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Ck O'mara's siblings?
Out of Siwaara (IRE), Ck O'mara (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.