How many races has Design won?

Design (FR) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.

Design (FR) was trained by T G McCourt on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 7 July 2007.

Who is Design's sire?

Design (FR) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Vitaba (USA), whose sire is Northern Baby.

What is Design's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 7 July 2007. The highest on record is 59.

Who are Design's siblings?

Out of Vitaba (USA), Design (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Design (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2007) · Last trainer T G McCourt · Last owner Fergal Gaughran

by Machiavellian (USA) out of Vitaba (USA) (Northern Baby)

10 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2005

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 7 Jul 2007 — 7,060 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Jul 2007 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 42

KTB Profile

Design (FR) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off 42, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak

0–10Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
59Highest OR
39dBetween runs (median)longest 605 d

Official rating42↓ 17lb off peak

42 42–59

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 43^C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 23 Jun 2007 Official rating 42 at the last flat run, 7 Jul 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 86^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Downpatrick, 25 Mar 2007

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 75^C · median 47

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	3	51^C	43	—
Soft	2	40^C	33.5	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	4	70^C	60	—
1m5f – 2m	2	43^C	41.5	—
1m – 1m1f	2	75^C	48.5	—

Jumps 2 figures · best 86^C · median 73.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Soft	2	86^C	73.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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

Machiavellian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	13	2	15.4%	+7.4	—
Good to Firm	292	21	7.2%	−0.8	0 from 1
Good	370	24	6.5%	−1.5	0 from 3
Good to Soft	170	12	7.1%	−0.9	0 from 1
Soft	221	18	8.1%	+0.1	0 from 4
Heavy	68	9	13.2%	+5.2	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	464	42	9.1%	+1.1	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	63	4	6.3%	−1.7	—
6f – 7f	368	34	9.2%	+1.2	—
1m – 1m1f	264	15	5.7%	−2.3	0 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f	310	28	9%	+1	0 from 4
1m5f – 2m	337	28	8.3%	+0.3	0 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f	206	16	7.8%	−0.2	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	46	3	6.5%	−1.5	—
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−8	—

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

Dam

Vitaba (USA) (Northern Baby)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Tempo Conti (FR)	3	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Soft	4	0%	−4.00
Good	3	0%	−3.00
Good to Firm	1	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0%	−1.00
Heavy	1	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Down Royal	2	0%	−2.00
Naas	2	0%	−2.00
Bellewstown	1	0%	−1.00
Killarney	1	0%	−1.00
Downpatrick	1	0%	−1.00
Galway	1	0%	−1.00
Ballinrobe	1	0%	−1.00
Thurles	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	4	0%	−4.00
1m5f – 2m	3	0%	−3.00
1m – 1m1f	2	0%	−2.00
2m1f – 2m4f	1	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
P A Carberry	3	0%	−3.00
N G McCullagh	2	0%	−2.00
Oliver Casey	1	0%	−1.00
Amy Kathleen Parsons	1	0%	−1.00
Denis O'Regan	1	0%	−1.00
Tadhg O'Shea	1	0%	−1.00
T G M Ryan	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Tongue tie	5	0	0%	−5.00
None	5	0	0%	−5.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2007	5	0	0%	−5.00
2005	5	0	0%	−5.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Flat	8	0	0%	−8.00
Hurdle	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	KTB	Jockey	SP
2007 · 5 runs
07 Jul 07+13d	Bellewstown	Glebe House Stud Handicap (42-60) 1m6f · Yielding · 14 ran	12/14	7	8-5	42	40^C	Oliver Casey	33/1
24 Jun 07+1d	Down Royal	Club Bitter Lemon Handicap (42-60) 1m2½f · Yielding · 13 ran	11/13	6	8-8	47	27^C	Amy Kathleen Parsons	14/1
23 Jun 07+39d	Down Royal	Best Bet Eastwood - Telephone Betting Handicap (42-60) 1m5f · Good · 13 ran	7/13	2½	9-1	47	43^C	N G McCullagh	16/1
15 May 07+51d	Killarney	M.D.O'Shea & Sons Handicap (42-60) (Div 2) 1m½f · Good · 15 ran	12/15	1	9-3	49	22^C	N G McCullagh	25/1
25 Mar 07+605d	Downpatrick	Toals Pay Double Result Hurdle 2m2½f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran	7/9	15	11-5	—	86^C	Denis O'Regan	20/1
2005 · 5 runs
28 Jul 05+58d	Galway	Budweiser Handicap (rated 50-70) 1m4f · Good To Firm · 17 ran	9/17	nk	9-3	59	69^C	Tadhg O'Shea	20/1
31 May 05+17d	Ballinrobe	Ba Morley Memorial Maiden 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran	6/15	½	10-1	—	75^C	P A Carberry	20/1
14 May 05+21d	Naas	Curragh Lawn Nursing Home (C&G) Maiden 1m2f · Good · 13 ran	11/13	¾	10-1	—	51^C	P A Carberry	33/1
23 Apr 05+107d	Naas	Goracingatnaasracecourse.com Maiden 1m2f · Heavy · 15 ran	8/15	2	10-5	—	70^C	P A Carberry	20/1
06 Jan 05	Thurles	Heineken W.T.O'Grady Memorial Hurdle 2m · Soft · 7 ran	7/7	¾	10-4	—	61^C	T G M Ryan	12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Design won?: Design (FR) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Design?: Design (FR) was trained by T G McCourt on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 7 July 2007.
Who is Design's sire?: Design (FR) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Vitaba (USA), whose sire is Northern Baby.
What is Design's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 7 July 2007. The highest on record is 59.
What is Design's sire's record?: Machiavellian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Design's siblings?: Out of Vitaba (USA), Design (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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