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Horse profile

Dixie Melody (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2005) · Last trainer I Madden · Last owner I Madden
by Arctic Lord (IRE) out of Vulskin Fox (IRE) (Buckskin)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2005 — 7,777 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2005 · 6th of 14 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Dixie Melody (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Limerick (Mar 2005). Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating77At career-high mark
77 64–77

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 75C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney (IRE), 12 Jul 2005 Official rating 77 at the last run, 12 Jul 2005

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 75C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft470C68—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m375C70—
2m1f – 2m4f266C57—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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
Arctic Lord (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 795 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12% from 117. Weakest on heavy going: 1.4% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%+0.10 from 2
Good to Firm1171412%+6.5—
Good224125.4%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft9755.2%−0.3—
Soft191105.2%−0.30 from 4
Heavy14721.4%−4.1—
Standard (AW)100%−5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m12843.1%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f323165%−0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m272217.7%+2.20 from 4
Over 3m7234.2%−1.3—

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
Vulskin Fox (IRE) (Buckskin)

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
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrian Lane 3 0 0% −3.00
D G Hogan 2 0 0% −2.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00
P A Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 7 runs
12 Jul 05+14d Killarney (IRE) Grand Hotel Killarney Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 22f · Firm · 14 ran 6/14 5 10-7 7775C Adrian Lane 12/1
28 Jun 05+24d Sligo Sligo Park Handicap Hurdle (70-88) 20f · Firm · 16 ran 6/16 1½ 10-8 77— Adrian Lane 12/1
04 Jun 05+22d Kilbeggan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (70-88) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 6 10-10 7770C Adrian Lane 12/1
13 May 05+57d Downpatrick Boru Vodka Handicap Chase (0-95) 23f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 9-4 68— D G Hogan 14/1
17 Mar 05+14d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (70-102) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 19/20 11 9-9 7648C D G Hogan 10/1
03 Mar 05+7d Limerick Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-95) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 11 9-8 6466C John Allen 14/1
24 Feb 05 Thurles Clonoulty Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 3½ 9-10 6470C P A Carberry 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dixie Melody won?
Dixie Melody (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Dixie Melody?
Dixie Melody (IRE) was trained by I Madden on the most recent run on record, at Killarney (IRE) on 12 July 2005.
Who is Dixie Melody's sire?
Dixie Melody (IRE) is by Arctic Lord (IRE) out of Vulskin Fox (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What is Dixie Melody's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 12 July 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dixie Melody's sire's record?
Arctic Lord (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 795 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12% from 117. Weakest on heavy going: 1.4% from 147.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.