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Clay Pigeons (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer W. P. Mullins · Owner Aisling Byrne Paul Raleigh Matthew Cunningham
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Curragheen (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Roscommon (IRE), Catterick & Cork Last run 26 Sep 2026 · 5th of 6 Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Clay Pigeons is a gelding who has won three of six starts on turf, all on a first visit to the course. Wins came at Cork in Apr 2025 in a point-to-point flat race over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft, at Catterick in Dec 2025 in a Class 5 NH flat race over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft, and at Roscommon in Aug 2026 in a maiden hurdle over 1m5f – 2m on soft. He has two wins from two starts over 1m5f – 2m and two wins from two starts on soft. Aged 6 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished fifth of six at Listowel in the Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle, last raced off a career-high mark of 122.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fakenham, 18 Jan 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 5 figures · best 107A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3107A1043 runs · 107 / 104
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2104A83.52 runs · 104 / 83.5
1m5f – 2m2107A952 runs · 107 / 95
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 144A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon (IRE), 4 Aug 2026 Official rating 122 at the last jumps run, 26 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 21 Apr 2025

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 5 figures · best 144A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3132B1223 runs · 132 / 122
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2122A1172 runs · 122 / 117
1m5f – 2m2144A1382 runs · 144 / 138
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 Apr 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.7—
Good to Firm11897.6%−0.1—
Good966889.1%+1.40 from 1
Good to Soft511346.7%−11 from 3
Soft897667.4%−0.32 from 2
Heavy397246%−1.7—
Standard (AW)249208%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.7—
6f – 7f208209.6%+1.9—
1m – 1m1f316288.9%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m983717.2%−0.52 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f857607%−0.71 from 3
2m5f – 3m3824110.7%+30 from 1
Over 3m7068.6%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Curragheen (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Theclockisticking (IRE) (3 wins).

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

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Theclockisticking (IRE)2232m–3mClass 3
Delta Run (IRE)522m1½f–2m4½fClass 4
Getabay (IRE)100——
Not Before Time (IRE)70——
Flying Colum (IRE)50——
Noharmintrying (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.27
Soft 2 2 100% +3.48
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 1 100% +0.73
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +0.73
Cork 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +0.75
1m5f – 2m 2 2 100% +1.46
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hayes 3 1 33% −1.27
Mr P W Mullins 2 1 50% −0.27
Mr J L Gleeson 1 1 100% +2.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 2 50% −0.54
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 1 100% +2.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −2.27
2025 2 2 100% +3.48

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% −2.27
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.73
Flat 1 1 100% +2.75

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 · 4 runs
26 Sep 26+29d Listowel (IRE) Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran Settled midpack early - blundered at the 5th - up to second by halfway - slipped to fourth after the 6th - error four out - faded from there under pressure to finish well held 5/6 10 11-5 12263A112B Brian Hayes 12/1
28 Aug 26+24d Down Royal (IRE) Denny Hurdle 3m · Good · 6 ran Held up at the back - hit the 4th and made no progress - dropped right out to finish well behind 4/6 38 11-1 —100C114C Brian Hayes 7/2
04 Aug 26+198d Roscommon (IRE) James Lohan Engineering Excellence Maiden Hurdle 1m7½f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran Went straight to front - lost that spot early on then shifted wide - back in command before the 4th - urged forward after 3 out - two lengths clear at the final obstacle - driven out to hold on and win 1/13 11-12 —83B144A Brian Hayes 8/11F
18 Jan 26+33d Fakenham Book Your Skip Online At fakenhamskips.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sat close behind the pace - pushed along after the second-last then scrappy at the final fence - held no more in reserve on the run to the line 2/7 7½ 11-8 —104A122A Mr P W Mullins 4/11F
2025 · 2 runs
16 Dec 25+239d Catterick Racing Again 28th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - eased forward effortlessly with a furlong left before being asked for effort and hitting the front - stayed on strongly to win 1/7 11-9 —107A132B Mr P W Mullins 8/11F
21 Apr 25 Cork Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - still down in 13th at halfway - improved into the pack with 2f left - up to third a furlong out - hit the front close home and stayed on strongly 1/14 11-11 ——82C Mr J L Gleeson 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Clay Pigeons won?
Clay Pigeons (IRE) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Clay Pigeons?
Clay Pigeons (IRE) is trained by W. P. Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
Who is Clay Pigeons's sire?
Clay Pigeons (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Curragheen (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Clay Pigeons prefer?
Clay Pigeons (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Clay Pigeons's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 26 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Clay Pigeons's sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
Who are Clay Pigeons's siblings?
Out of Curragheen (IRE), Clay Pigeons (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Theclockisticking (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Theclockisticking (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 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.