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Gangster Granny (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer C A McBratney · Owner James Murdoch
35 runs · 19 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 6th of 6 Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Gangster Granny is a mare with five wins from 35 starts. All five wins came on good ground, three of them over 2m5f – 3m in handicaps at Downpatrick between May and August 2026. She won the Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick in August 2026 off an official rating of 106. Aged 5 at her last run in Oct 2026, she finished sixth of six in a Class 1 novice hurdle at Limerick, having raced off her career-high mark of 113. She is usually held up.

Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 28 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating113At career-high mark
113 59–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 140 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Aug 2026

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 14 figures · best 140A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good5140A1025 runs · 140 / 102
Soft586B705 runs · 86 / 70
Good to Soft4111B75.53 runs · 111 / 76
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9140A969 runs · 140 / 96
2m1f – 2m4f371C703 runs · 71 / 70
1m5f – 2m275B73.51 run · —
Flat 21 figures · best 123C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good7123C1001 run · —
Soft7120A85—
Standard (AW)369A661 run · —
Good to Firm290C79—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f10114A88—
1m5f – 2m6120A90.51 run · —
1m – 1m1f280A69.5—
6f – 7f266B61.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Aug 2026 Official rating 113 at the last jumps run, 17 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal (IRE), 4 Sep 2026 Official rating 68 at the last flat run, 4 Sep 2026

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 127A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good5127A1195 runs · 127 / 119
Soft5107B995 runs · 107 / 99
Good to Soft4112A1013 runs · 112 / 102
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9127A1189 runs · 127 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f3101C993 runs · 101 / 99
1m5f – 2m2100A991 run · —
Flat 21 figures · best 83A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good783A711 run · —
Soft783A62—
Standard (AW)369A591 run · —
Good to Firm274A70.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1074A68—
1m5f – 2m683A71.51 run · —
1m – 1m1f264A58.5—
6f – 7f269A64—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 runs · as at 25 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 from 28 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 12 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 8 (29%) · 4 wins
  • Mid-division 7 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,886 runs since Mar 2010 (949 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+9—
Good to Firm1,62217911%+0.70 from 2
Good2,60526710.2%−0.15 from 12
Good to Soft1,1721089.2%−1.10 from 5
Soft1,72818410.6%+0.30 from 12
Heavy609518.4%−1.90 from 1
Standard (AW)4,09242410.4%+0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f88210511.9%+1.6—
6f – 7f4,78249910.4%+0.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,04933811.1%+0.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,0911959.3%−11 from 10
1m5f – 2m698598.5%−1.81 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f305185.9%−4.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m761114.5%+4.23 from 9
Over 3m300%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballinea Star (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–6½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Ballinea Star (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballinea Star (IRE)626f–6½fGroup 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 5 42% +46.83
Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 4 1 25% +30.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 3 2 67% +10.50
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 1 50% +2.33
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +6.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 10 1 10% −5.67
2m5f – 3m 9 3 33% +38.50
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 9 0 0% −9.00
Keithen Kennedy 7 2 29% +4.33
Sean Flanagan 4 2 50% +37.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Donagh Meyler 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 1 100% +5.50
Mr L P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McParlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr H C Swan 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 1 6% −11.67
Cheekpieces 15 3 20% +32.50
Blinkers 3 1 33% +4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 14 3 21% +33.50
2025 9 1 11% −2.00
2024 10 1 10% −5.67
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 21 2 10% −9.67
Hurdle 14 3 21% +33.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 14 runs
17 Oct 26+29d Limerick (IRE) Master Chefs Novice Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m5½f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran Prominent enough early - blundered at the 5th and slipped to the back - pushed by the rider but outpaced after 3 out - finished well adrift in 6th 6/6 20 10-7 11376C102C Sean Flanagan 28/1
18 Sep 26+14d Downpatrick (IRE) Kildress Plumbing Suppliers Rated Novice Hurdle 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran Tracked front group early - 7th four out and 6th by two out - unable to close before last - stayed on at one tempo to finish 4th 4/9 1 11-7 11396A119B Sean Flanagan 9/1
04 Sep 26+26d Down Royal (IRE) Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap 2m2½f · Good · 13 ran Held up at the back - no impression made through the contest - well held at the finish 12/13 26 9-2 68123C63C Chris Hayes 10/1
09 Aug 26+26d Downpatrick (IRE) Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Good · 10 ran Settled just behind the pace on the rail - 4th at halfway - 3rd approaching two out after an awkward jump and given encouragement - found room to move through and hit the front entering the run-in - kept going strongly to the finish 1/10 11-0 106140A127A Sean Flanagan 6/1
14 Jul 26+31d Downpatrick (IRE) Go fibrefast With Fibrus Broadband Rated Novice Hurdle 2m6f · Good · 6 ran Racing in 3rd early - up to 2nd after 3 out - pressing for the front over the last - sharing it soon after - in command when driven 150 yards out and kept on strongly 1/6 10-13 9895A119B Darragh O'Keeffe 11/2
13 Jun 26+22d Downpatrick Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m6f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - improved into 4th and hit a fence 3 out - pushed along after - moved up to 2nd approaching the last two - unable to challenge the winner - held on for the runner-up spot 2/13 4¼ 11-7 96102B118A Mr L P Shanahan 17/2
22 May 26+14d Downpatrick Frank And Brian Fitzsimons Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled midpack early - pressed for effort in 8th after the second-last - unable to close - beaten well into 5th 5/15 2¼ 11-12 97111B112A Kevin Sexton 11/1
08 May 26+20d Downpatrick Road Stud Installations Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m6f · Good · 15 ran Sat just behind the front group - asked for effort after the second last - improved into fourth after the final fence - moved up to second inside the final furlong and got up to win right at the finish 1/15 11-6 92118B124A Sean Flanagan 33/1
18 Apr 26+20d Bellewstown Pat & Eddie Smith Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle 3m · Yielding · 15 ran Held up at the back throughout - error at the 6th - driven with no response approaching 3 out - faded from there - finished well beaten in 11th 11/15 28 11-2 9330C92C Mr N McParlan 25/1
29 Mar 26+39d Downpatrick Kevin Ross Bloodstock 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran Started towards the back - moved up behind the front group before the 4th - dropped back near halfway - improved into 4th approaching 2 out with a small error - pushed along soon after - fought on into 3rd by the last - stayed on to finish third 3/10 ¾ 10-8 9286B107B Jordan Gainford 50/1
18 Feb 26+12d Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m4f · Soft · 16 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - well beaten in 10th 10/16 22 11-11 9631C101C Conor Stone-Walsh 100/1
06 Feb 26+17d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 2m · Standard · 7 ran Missed the break and dropped towards the back - made up ground into midfield past halfway but found little when pressed for effort - stayed on at one gait late to finish sixth 6/7 1¼ 8-6 7369A55A Keithen Kennedy 100/1
20 Jan 26+19d Down Royal Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran Held up early - made no progress from 3 out - well held at the finish 8/11 9 11-0 9870C91C Shane Fitzgerald 28/1
01 Jan 26+35d Fairyhouse Easter Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 18 ran Settled among the pack early - slipped towards the back of the group by halfway - unable to find more after 3 out - well held in 15th 15/18 ½ 11-5 —71C99C Conor Stone-Walsh 200/1
2025 · 9 runs
27 Nov 25+42d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Held a midfield spot early with a nudge to keep up - up behind the pace-setters soon after - 4th at halfway - shared the front briefly before 4 out - lost the advantage and got squeezed for effort approaching the straight - held no more into 2 out and stumbled at the last 7/16 6 11-7 —72C98C Donagh Meyler 16/1
16 Oct 25+43d Thurles Thurles Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Held up in midfield pulling hard early - fumbled at the 2nd and again at the 4th veering left - urged forward after 3 out but unable to threaten leading pair - well held at the finish 9/16 3¼ 11-6 —75B100A Donagh Meyler 9/1
03 Sep 25+12d Bath British EBF Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m3½f · Heavy · 6 ran Missed the break by a distance - trailed the field throughout - never in contention - finished well held in 5th 5/6 3¼ 9-0 74114A53B Keithen Kennedy 9/1
22 Aug 25+20d Killarney Killarney Welcomes Bordeaux Racecourse Apprentice Handicap 1m6½f · Good · 12 ran Sat handy behind pace - 4th at halfway - into 2nd turning in and pushed to front 2f out - headed 1 1/2f out but battled back gamely late - got up close home 1/12 9-13 69109A83A Keithen Kennedy 6/1
02 Aug 25+40d Galway McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap 1m4f · Yielding · 18 ran Slow to break and reared start - under pressure with no headway 2½f out - stayed on same gear through straight - finished 10th 10/18 2¾ 9-2 7287C63A Keithen Kennedy 40/1
23 Jun 25+45d Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m5f · Yielding · 12 ran Held up at the back - driven with no response 3f out - unable to find more late 11/12 ½ 9-2 7493C62C Shane Foley 25/1
09 May 25+23d Ballinrobe KOG Logistics Handicap 1m5f · Good · 10 ran Settled midfield early - 5th at halfway - dropped back approaching straight under pressure - held no more into the final furlong and allowed to coast home well held 10/10 1 9-9 7588C66C Shane Foley 4/1
16 Apr 25+18d Gowran Park Racing Again April 23rd Handicap 1m6f · Soft · 11 ran Settled behind the front group - 4th at halfway - dropped to 6th and asked for effort entering the straight - improved into 2nd inside the final two furlongs - unable to get on terms with winner and held for 2nd 2/11 2¼ 9-8 74120A83A Shane Foley 7/1
29 Mar 25+158d Curragh Tote.ie Handicap 1m4f · Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back - slipped further away after halfway - nudged into 15th late but couldn't quicken - finished 12th 12/18 5½ 9-3 7570C60A Keithen Kennedy 20/1
2024 · 10 runs
22 Oct 24+12d Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race 1m4f · Yielding · 11 ran Sent to front early - lost command before halfway then dropped to 5th and pressed for effort 3f out - dropped away final stages finishing well held 9/11 7½ 11-0 7660C60C Mr H C Swan 12/1
10 Oct 24+10d Thurles Killinan Handicap 1m4½f · Good · 5 ran Tracked the front rank early - upsides by halfway and in a three-way tussle from 3f out - shaken up to hit the front over 2f out - challenged and passed 150 yards from home - faded to finish fourth 4/5 hd 9-4 76100C71B Shane Foley 9/2
30 Sep 24+37d Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap 1m5f · Soft · 14 ran Held up at the back - still midfield at halfway - urged into contention over 2f out - stayed on late to snatch fourth 4/14 1¾ 9-3 7685C77A Shane Foley 9/2
24 Aug 24+16d Curragh Neville O'Byrne Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap 1m4f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards the back early - still down in 8th at halfway - began to move through inside the final two furlongs - up to 6th with a furlong left - stayed on well to grab 3rd at the finish 3/11 2½ 8-0 7689A72A Keithen Kennedy 13/2
08 Aug 24+14d Chepstow Download The tote App Today Racing League 19 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled off the pace early - made progress two out - ran on inside final furlong to finish 3rd 3/8 1½ 8-5 7660A69A Danny Sheehy 7/1
25 Jul 24+33d Yarmouth 50,000 Guaranteed Tote Placepot Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 4 · 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 8-4 7668A67A Jamie Powell 8/1
22 Jun 24+10d Limerick Ballyduane Stud Maiden 1m4½f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 8-9 59108A73A Keithen Kennedy 10/3
12 Jun 24+9d Limerick racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap (47-70) 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 1½ 9-3 6090C74A Shane Foley 17/2
03 Jun 24+25d Gowran Park Sonix Entertainment Handicap (47-65) 1m1½f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 1¼ 9-13 6159C64A Shane Foley 10/1
09 May 24+209d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 3½ 9-3 —80A53A Shane Foley 20/1
2023 · 2 runs
13 Oct 23+21d Dundalk (AW) Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 9-1 —57A69A Nathan Crosse 28/1
22 Sep 23 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1½ 9-1 —66B59A Shane Foley 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Gangster Granny won?
Gangster Granny (IRE) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 11 times in total (31.4% of starts).
Who trains Gangster Granny?
Gangster Granny (IRE) is trained by C A McBratney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Gangster Granny's sire?
Gangster Granny (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Jeanne Girl (IRE), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
What going does Gangster Granny prefer?
Gangster Granny (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 12 starts (41.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gangster Granny's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Gangster Granny's sire's record?
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,886 runs since Mar 2010 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Who are Gangster Granny's siblings?
Out of Jeanne Girl (IRE), Gangster Granny (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballinea Star (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Ballinea Star (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.