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Horse profile

Creative Venture (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer Michael J McDonagh · Last owner Michael J Mcdonagh
by Mahler (GB) out of Criaire's First (IRE) (Darnay)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2020
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Dec 2020 — 2,145 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 · 13th of 14 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Creative Venture (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 86.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 4 figures · best 135C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy2135C107.5—
Soft270C51.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2135C107.5—
2m5f – 3m270C51.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 17 Nov 2020 Official rating 86 at the last run, 12 Dec 2020

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 5 figures · best 102C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy3102C90—
Soft290C86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m390C87—
2m1f – 2m4f2102C96—

Of 6 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 · 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,852 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,96337812.8%+20 from 1
Good to Soft1,8081789.8%−1—
Soft2,7392599.5%−1.30 from 2
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.60 from 3
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0431999.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3,20632410.1%−0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,81434012.1%+1.30 from 4
Over 3m7689512.4%+1.6—

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
Criaire's First (IRE) (Darnay)

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
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Browne 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P J Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark McDonagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms L O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 6 runs
12 Dec 20+25d Fairyhouse Happy Christmas From Everyone At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 23.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 13/14 13 10-12 86—87C Kevin Brouder 28/1
17 Nov 20+12d Limerick LimerickRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 11-7 —135C90C Mr P J Cawley 200/1
05 Nov 20+13d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 23f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 13 11-3 —70C90C Barry Browne 300/1
23 Oct 20+74d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 10 ran 9/10 3¾ 11-3 —33C83C Barry Browne 200/1
10 Aug 20+156d Ballinrobe Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 22.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 ——— Mark McDonagh 125/1
07 Mar 20 Gowran Park 'Doc's Bumper' Point-To-Point Flat Race 18f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 9½ 12-0 —80C102C Ms L O'Neill 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Creative Venture won?
Creative Venture (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2020.
Who trained Creative Venture?
Creative Venture (IRE) was trained by Michael J McDonagh on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 12 December 2020.
Who is Creative Venture's sire?
Creative Venture (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Criaire's First (IRE), whose sire is Darnay.
What is Creative Venture's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 12 December 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Creative Venture's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,852 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Record shown from March 2020. 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.