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Horse profile

Delta Melody (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Eugene M O'Sullivan · Last owner Rock Roll Rebel Partnership
by Ocovango (GB) out of Mills Melody (IRE) (King's Theatre)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Aug 2024 — 796 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 9th of 12 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Delta Melody is a maiden who has yet to win or place from nine starts on turf. He showed his best effort when fourth of nine at Cork in Apr 2024. The gelding, by Ocovango out of Mills Melody, raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good to soft, good and soft ground at six different courses. He finished ninth of 12 in a handicap chase at Killarney in Aug 2024.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Galway, 11 Sep 2023

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 8 figures · best 92B · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft492B74—
Good to Soft272B67.5—
Good285C60—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m385C79—
2m1f – 2m4f372B69—
1m5f – 2m292B77—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 5 Aug 2024 Official rating 88 at the last run, 22 Aug 2024

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 8 figures · best 100A · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4100A96—
Good to Soft292A88—
Good287C87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m394C87—
2m1f – 2m4f392A87—
1m5f – 2m2100A99—

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,995 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+19.2—
Good937939.9%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft7037010%+0.60 from 3
Soft915758.2%−1.20 from 4
Heavy396379.3%−0.1—
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m788648.1%−1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,096988.9%−0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m9009410.4%+10 from 3
Over 3m1942713.9%+4.5—

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
Mills Melody (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hillwalk (IRE)60——
See What Happens (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Alan O'Sullivan 7 0 0% −7.00
Michael O'Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2024 · 5 runs
22 Aug 24+17d Killarney Jeremy O'Neill Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward into 9th before the straight - found nothing from 3 out and finished well beaten 9/12 18 10-9 8863C84C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 28/1
05 Aug 24+34d Cork Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 18.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - moved up to 2nd early in straight before fading with little response approaching 3 out - finished well held in 8th 8/16 4¼ 11-2 9072B92A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 33/1
02 Jul 24+31d Tipperary Baileys Hotel Cashel Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 ——— Michael O'Sullivan 66/1
01 Jun 24+61d Listowel Cnoc An Oir Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 23.5f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 12 11-12 9285C87C Michael O'Sullivan 33/1
01 Apr 24+169d Cork John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3½ 11-12 —79C94C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 20/1
2023 · 4 runs
15 Oct 23+34d Cork Finbarr Galvin CUPRA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 19f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 11 11-5 9369C80C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 8/1
11 Sep 23+24d Galway Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 3½ 11-5 —92B100A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 50/1
18 Aug 23+29d Tramore Michael Griffin Auctioneers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 10 11-5 —62B98A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 125/1
20 Jul 23 Killarney Kelly Brothers Farm Modernisation Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 7 10-11 —35C87C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Delta Melody won?
Delta Melody (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Delta Melody?
Delta Melody (IRE) was trained by Eugene M O'Sullivan on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 22 August 2024.
Who is Delta Melody's sire?
Delta Melody (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Mills Melody (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Delta Melody's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 22 August 2024. The highest on record is 93.
What is Delta Melody's sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,995 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.
Who are Delta Melody's siblings?
Out of Mills Melody (IRE), Delta Melody (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. 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.