Horse profile

Father Mattie (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Eric Larkin · Owner Tmo Syndicate
by Papal Bull (GB) out of Truly Precious (IRE) (Pennekamp)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Sligo New yard Off 2880 days · 12th of 13 Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Father Mattie (IRE) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating107At career-high mark
107 45–107

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Papal Bull (GB)

Progeny in our archive: 7% strike from 1,581 runs · most wins over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Dam
Truly Precious (IRE) (Pennekamp)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Spot The Pro (IRE) (1 win, best perf 118).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −0.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +5.50
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +1.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
E O'Connell 5 1 20% +1.50
Wayne Lordan 3 0 0% −3.00
Killian Leonard 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Grant 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor King 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% −3.50
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 1 20% +1.50
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 6 1 17% +0.50

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 OR PR Jockey SP
04 Oct 18+430d Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 19 11-10 107 — Phillip Enright 25/1
31 Jul 17+15d Galway Galwaybayhotel.com & Radissonhotelgalway.com Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 5½ 10-11 — — E O'Connell 14/1
16 Jul 17+17d Sligo Martin Reilly Bmw Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-9 — 109 E O'Connell 11/2
29 Jun 17+13d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 12.5f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 8-8 48 43 Killian Leonard 11/2
16 Jun 17+28d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap (45-65) 12f · Good · 18 ran 2/18 1¼ 8-3 45 50 Killian Leonard 11/1
19 May 17+219d Cork Social Package Handicap (45-65) 10f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 ¾ 8-8 45 41 Wayne Lordan 12/1
12 Oct 16+31d Punchestown Coral.ie Best Price Guaranteed On All Irish Races 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 2¼ 10-5 — 99 E O'Connell 10/1
11 Sep 16+26d Listowel Kerry Group 3-y-o Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 13 10-5 — 82 E O'Connell 8/1
16 Aug 16+44d Tipperary Tipperary Racecourse Centenary Year 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 10-5 — 97 E O'Connell 40/1
03 Jul 16+12d Naas Barbeque Evening July 20th Handicap (45-65) 12f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1¼ 8-9 45 42 Wayne Lordan 9/1
21 Jun 16+24d Ballinrobe Vaughanshoes.ie Jennings Meats Handicap (45-65) 9.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 8-6 45 45 Wayne Lordan 33/1
28 May 16+55d Navan Follow Tom's Walking Wish On Facebook Handicap 10f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 19/23 ½ 8-4 47 33 Danny Grant 25/1
03 Apr 16+182d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 10f · Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 1¼ 9-5 — — Connor King 100/1
04 Oct 15+38d Tipperary Athassel House Stud E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 9f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 12/15 1¼ 9-5 — 48 Gary Carroll 200/1
27 Aug 15 Tipperary Camas Park Stud E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 7.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 16/16 2½ 9-5 — — Colin Keane 100/1

Record shown from August 2015. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.