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Horse profile

Finn McCool (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs Magnier M Tabor D Smith Mrs A M Obrien
by Galileo (IRE) out of Mystical Lady (IRE) (Halling)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2017 — 3,285 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 8th of 9 Won at Navan Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Finn McCool (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Oct 2016.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating98↓ 3lb off peak
98 97–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 24 Jun 2017

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 117A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4107A78.5—
Good3117A97—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5117A97—
1m – 1m1f291A87.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 8 Jun 2017 Official rating 98 at the last run, 22 Oct 2017

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 99A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft599A84—
Good382A72—
Good to Firm278A69—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f584A72—
1m – 1m1f392A82—
6f – 7f299A85—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 2
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 3
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.51 from 1
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 5
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.61 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kingfisher (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Kingfisher (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kingfisher (IRE)1531m½f–1m6fListed
Temple Of Artemis (IRE)611m4½fClass 3
Cocoon (IRE)2011m—
Silver Fox (IRE)70——
Way To My Heart (IRE)90——
Equus Deus (IRE)60——
Promises To Keep (IRE)30——
Maple Leaves (IRE)20——
Glimmer Of Hope (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +0.91

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 1 50% −0.09
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% −1.09
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donnacha O'Brien 6 1 17% −4.09
Ana O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
None 5 1 20% −3.09
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 5 1 20% −3.09

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
22 Oct 17+120d Leopardstown Trigo Stakes (listed) 10f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 6 9-3 9838C64C Donnacha O'Brien 8/1
24 Jun 17+16d Down Royal Magners Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) 12.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 4¾ 9-9 99117A72A Ana O'Brien 7/1
08 Jun 17+11d Leopardstown King George V Cup (Listed) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 9-3 99107A84A Donnacha O'Brien 11/2
28 May 17+8d Curragh Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes (group 3) 10f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 2 9-3 9777A84A Donnacha O'Brien 8/1
20 May 17+9d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed) 13f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 9-3 10095A78A Donnacha O'Brien 8/1
11 May 17+201d Chester MBNA Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 8 9-0 10197A67A Wayne Lordan 20/1
22 Oct 16+17d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 9-1 —91A82A Donnacha O'Brien 20/1
05 Oct 16+10d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 —84A92A Donnacha O'Brien 10/11F
25 Sep 16+14d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 9-5 —80A99A Ryan Moore 11/4F
11 Sep 16+31d Curragh Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) 7f · Yielding · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 9-3 ——71C Colm O'Donoghue 25/1
11 Aug 16 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 7½ 9-5 ——60B Seamie Heffernan 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Finn McCool (IRE) won?
Finn McCool (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Finn McCool (IRE)?
Finn McCool (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 22 October 2017.
Who is Finn McCool (IRE)'s sire?
Finn McCool (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Mystical Lady (IRE), whose sire is Halling.
What is Finn McCool (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 22 October 2017. The highest on record is 101.
What is Finn McCool (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Finn McCool (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mystical Lady (IRE), Finn McCool (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kingfisher (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Kingfisher (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2016. 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.