Contessa Messina (IRE)
Contessa Messina (IRE) is 2 from 20. Hasn't won since Feb 2007. Last raced off 102, 10lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Contessa Messina (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr West (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–20Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 6 (30%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.65Fair A/E n=20 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 322 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since Jan 2008 (406 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14% from 421.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 421 | 59 | 14% | +3.4 | — |
| Good | 1,665 | 187 | 11.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 777 | 101 | 13% | +2.4 | — |
| Soft | 1,254 | 110 | 8.8% | −1.8 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 753 | 63 | 8.4% | −2.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | −4.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,164 | 95 | 8.2% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,746 | 202 | 11.6% | +1 | 1 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,538 | 174 | 11.3% | +0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 428 | 48 | 11.2% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Coolnahilla (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Coolnahilla (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolnahilla (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 2m4f–2m6f | Listed |
| Contessa Margerita (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Count Rossini (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Countess Of Reoss (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Whats Up Mate (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ontario Lass (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +12.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall P Madden | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Andrew Leigh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| P W Flood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor O'Dwyer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A B Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +19.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 10 May 09+27d | Killarney | Kelly Brothers Sliabh Luachra Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 13/18 | 4 | 10-13 | 102 | 97C | Niall P Madden | 16/1 |
| 13 Apr 09+25d | Fairyhouse | Avon Ri - Stanley Macadam Company Novice Handicap Chase (0-123) | PU/16 | — | 10-1 | 98 | — | Niall P Madden | 20/1 |
| 19 Mar 09+35d | Clonmel | Comeragh Beginners Chase | 4/14 | 8 | 11-7 | 98 | 98A | Andrew Leigh | 12/1 |
| 12 Feb 09+46d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Mares Beginners Chase | 3/16 | 30 | 11-7 | 100 | 93C | Niall P Madden | 4/1 |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 08+29d | Limerick | Irish Independent EBF Mares Beginners Chase | 3/16 | 9 | 11-7 | 100 | 109A | Niall P Madden | 8/1 |
| 29 Nov 08+16d | Fairyhouse | Kildownet Group Beginners' Chase | 10/18 | 18 | 11-7 | 100 | 97C | Niall P Madden | 25/1 |
| 13 Nov 08+7d | Clonmel | EBF T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase (Listed) | 5/11 | 4 | 10-7 | 100 | 107A | P W Flood | 16/1 |
| 06 Nov 08+18d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 4/16 | 13 | 11-7 | 100 | 101C | P W Flood | 16/1 |
| 19 Oct 08+322d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase | 3/11 | 2 | 11-0 | 100 | 96A | John Cullen | 20/1 |
| 2007 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 07+34d | Clonmel | Equine Warehouse Beginners Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-2 | 100 | — | A B Joyce | 16/1 |
| 29 Oct 07+11d | Galway | W.B. Gavin & Co. EBF Beginners Chase | 11/16 | 3½ | 11-7 | — | 103C | P W Flood | 11/1 |
| 18 Oct 07+193d | Punchestown | Go Racing In Kildare Beginners Chase | 6/10 | 3½ | 11-7 | — | 94C | P W Flood | 12/1 |
| 08 Apr 07+63d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 6/14 | 7 | 11-0 | 112 | 111C | Andrew Leigh | 10/1 |
| 04 Feb 07+14d | Punchestown | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | 1/17 | 9-13 | 105 | 109C | Andrew Leigh | 20/1 | |
| 21 Jan 07+23d | Cork | Rathduff (Mares) Novice Hurdle | 4/15 | 1 | 11-1 | 105 | 125C | Andrew Leigh | 12/1 |
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 06+29d | Leopardstown | Bewleys Hotel Dublin Airport EBF Mares Hurdle (Listed) | 5/10 | 4 | 11-3 | — | 97C | Andrew Leigh | 16/1 |
| 30 Nov 06+17d | Thurles | Cahir Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 10-13 | — | 122C | Conor O'Dwyer | 11/2 | |
| 13 Nov 06+16d | Limerick | Christmas www.limerickraces Mares Hurdle | 3/14 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | 116C | Conor O'Dwyer | 14/1 |
| 28 Oct 06+224d | Wexford | Whites Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 6/16 | 1¾ | 10-13 | — | 112C | John Allen | 7/1 |
| 18 Mar 06 | Gowran Park | Sunnyhill Stud Mares INH Flat Race | 5/17 | ¾ | 11-4 | — | 101C | Mr P Tobin | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Contessa Messina won?
- Contessa Messina (IRE) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Contessa Messina?
- Contessa Messina (IRE) was trained by M F Morris on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 10 May 2009.
- Who is Contessa Messina's sire?
- Contessa Messina (IRE) is by Dr Massini (IRE) out of Reoss (GB), whose sire is King's Ride.
- What going does Contessa Messina prefer?
- Contessa Messina (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Contessa Messina's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 10 May 2009. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Contessa Messina's sire's record?
- Dr Massini (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since Jan 2008 (406 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14% from 421.
- Who are Contessa Messina's siblings?
- Out of Reoss (GB), Contessa Messina (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Coolnahilla (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Coolnahilla (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Contessa Messina produced winners?
- As a dam, Contessa Messina (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.