Horse profile
Gooloogong (IRE)
by Australia (GB) out of Muwakaba (USA) (Elusive Quality)
27 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Ran 9 days ago · 9th of 29
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Gooloogong is a gelding with six wins from 27 starts. He won four of 16 runs over 1m5f – 2m, including a Class 4 handicap at Goodwood on soft ground in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 78 and a Class 5 handicap at Kempton on standard going in May 2026 off 70. He also won a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Kempton on good to soft in Feb 2026 off 114. Ridden prominently in his last run at Newmarket in Oct 2026 he finished 9 of 29 in a Class 2 handicap off an official rating of 78.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 46lb off peak
- 6–27Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 9 (33.3%)Placed
- +45.30£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 2.11Fair A/E n=27 · 1.77 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 55dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating78↓ 46lb off peak
78
68–124
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 105A | 83.5 | 3 · 105 / 89 |
| Good | 4 | 94C | 87.5 | 2 · 94 / 93.5 |
| Soft | 4 | 142C | 103 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 137C | 129.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 120A | 63.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 106A | 82 | 4 · 105 / 94.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 137C | 108 | 3 · 137 / 94 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 142C | 100.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 104A | 88 | 2 · 104 / 88 |
| Good | 2 | 118A | 111.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 106B | 88 | 3 · 106 / 104 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 118A | 111.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 27 runs · as at 18 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 8 analysed runs
- Prominent 5 (63%) · 3 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,504 | 164 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 657 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 954 | 121 | 12.7% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,519 | 164 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −4.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 642 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,242 | 136 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,082 | 266 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,168 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 4 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 351 | 25 | 7.1% | −4.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Muwakaba (USA) (Elusive Quality)
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Howth (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Cayenne Pepper (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howth (IRE) | 39 | 6 | 1m–2m1f | Class 4 |
| Cayenne Pepper (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 7f–1m2f | Group 2 |
| Ephesus (IRE) | 32 | 3 | 1m4f–2m1f | — |
| Montreal (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Seyaady (GB) | 4 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Just Because (GB) | 17 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Wat Tyler (GB) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.20 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +48.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +53.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.80 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.20 |
| Goodwood | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +50.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 4 | 25% | +46.30 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 3 | 2 | 67% | +54.50 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Isobelle Chalmers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Benoit de la Sayette | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Neil Callan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Jack Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.60 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rex Dingle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 6 | 27% | +50.30 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +47.70 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.60 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 4 | 19% | −6.20 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +51.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+21d | Newmarket | Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Prominent early - shoved into front over 5f out - overtaken 3f out and soon outpaced - made no more progress over 1f out - finished 9th | 9/29 | hd | 7-13 | 78 | 94C | 70A | Isobelle Chalmers | 40/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+21d | Newmarket | Turners Cesarewitch Trial Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Settled just behind the pace - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - dropped away inside the final furlong | 5/6 | 15 | 9-12 | 89 | 93C | 79C | Benoit de la Sayette | 2/1F |
| 29 Aug 26+29d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Sat close up early - hit the front over 3f out and opened a big gap inside the final furlong - stayed on unchallenged to score | 1/9 | 9-7 | 78 | 100A | 94A | Benoit de la Sayette | 7/2 | |
| 31 Jul 26+23d | Goodwood | Coral Goodwood Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled mid-pack early - pushed along and improved 4f out to reach the front pair by the 3f marker - stayed on at an even tempo late to finish third | 3/15 | 5 | 7-9 | 74 | 137C | 69A | Isobelle Chalmers | 100/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+42d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (GBBPlus Race) racing mid-division - made progress passing the 2f marker and stayed on | 6/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 75 | 89A | 74A | Rossa Ryan | 5/2F |
| 27 May 26+23d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Handy in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - stayed on at one speed - finished fourth beaten 5 lengths | 4/11 | nk | 9-7 | 75 | 105A | 82A | Neil Callan | 5/1 |
| 04 May 26+24d | Kempton (AW) | Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare Handicap Sat close to the front pack - pushed into the advantage inside the final furlong marker - stayed strong to the line for victory | 1/8 | 9-12 | 70 | 63A | 86A | Neil Callan | 6/5F | |
| 10 Apr 26+34d | Aintree | Debenhams Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys/Amateur Riders) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made progress into contention 4 out - kept going without improving - lost momentum in the straight - well held in 14th | 14/21 | 1¾ | 11-1 | 122 | 72B | 119A | Dylan Johnston | 28/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+33d | Sandown | Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - driven from the rear before fading approaching 2 out - well held at the finish | 11/18 | 2½ | 10-13 | 124 | 106B | 113A | Tom Cannon | 28/1 |
| 02 Feb 26+250d | Kempton | CopyBet Supporting UK Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle Settled second early - edged back slightly three out before regaining spot - moved to front approaching two out - pressed on before last - stretched away after last for a comfortable win | 1/10 | 11-8 | 114 | 104A | 151A | Tom Cannon | 50/1 | |
| 28 May 25+13d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap Sat in 4th - pushed along and closed inside the final furlong - kept going to secure 3rd | 3/11 | 2½ | 9-8 | 70 | 103A | 78A | Jack Mitchell | 4/1F |
| 15 May 25+13d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Sat handy behind the front pack - made strong progress wide with a furlong left and moved into second inside the last - kept battling to hit the front close home | 1/8 | 9-8 | 68 | 82A | 73A | Jack Mitchell | 18/5 | |
| 02 May 25+166d | Goodwood | UKHarvest Charity Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the pace early - dropped away 5f out and pressed for effort - faded final furlong to finish well held | 7/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 70 | 82A | 65A | Pat Cosgrave | 4/1C |
| 17 Nov 24+9d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Best UK Betting Site Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to front early - urged forward on home turn - closed on front-runner before 2 out - hit front after 2 out - kept task in hand up the run-in for the win | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | 118A | 127B | Tom Cannon | 11/2 | |
| 08 Nov 24+26d | Fontwell | Broadsword Building Success Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made steady progress into contention around the home turn and still involved approaching two out - lost momentum after clipping the last and unable to find more | 3/14 | 12 | 11-4 | — | 105B | 120A | Ben Jones | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+22d | Goodwood | Alderbrook Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) Sluggish start - up with the front group early - urged forward 6f out - lost touch soon after and trailed home last | 10/11 | 12 | 11-6 | 72 | 7C | 71C | Rex Dingle | 8/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+28d | Chester | Camden Hells Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged forward with 3f left - closed on the front group approaching 2f out - held steady before fading in the last furlong to finish fourth | 4/13 | 1½ | 10-0 | 73 | 79C | 85A | Sean Kirrane | 12/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+22d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Up with the front group early - pushed along with 3f remaining - kept going at an unchanged tempo through the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 76 | 106A | 80A | Harry Davies | 25/1 |
| 02 Aug 24+20d | Goodwood | Coral Goodwood Handicap Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort with 3f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 14th | 14/18 | 9 | 8-9 | 80 | 122C | 65C | Callum Shepherd | 100/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+9d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports Sport In Mind Handicap | 9/11 | 8 | 9-11 | 85 | 82C | 71C | Pat Cosgrave | 80/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+29d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap | 7/10 | 5½ | 9-9 | 90 | 81A | 72A | Callum Shepherd | 50/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+109d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 95 | 76A | 78A | Pat Cosgrave | 40/1 |
| 17 Feb 24+194d | Gowran Park | Sea Moon & Jukebox Jury At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle | 8/13 | 1¼ | 11-4 | — | -36C | 103C | Mike O'Connor | 9/2 |
| 07 Aug 23+16d | Naas | Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) | 8/8 | 8½ | 8-13 | — | 142C | 62C | Seamie Heffernan | 28/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+115d | Curragh | Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2) | 7/9 | ½ | 8-13 | — | 63A | 67A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+145d | Navan | NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden | 1/12 | 9-8 | — | 120A | 102A | Ryan Moore | 5/2F | |
| 04 Nov 22 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 85A | 72A | Emmet McNamara | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gooloogong (IRE) won?
- Gooloogong (IRE) won 6 of 27 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 9 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Gooloogong (IRE)?
- Gooloogong (IRE) is trained by George Baker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Gooloogong (IRE)'s sire?
- Gooloogong (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Muwakaba (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What going does Gooloogong (IRE) prefer?
- Gooloogong (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gooloogong (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Gooloogong (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Gooloogong (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Muwakaba (USA), Gooloogong (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Howth (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Cayenne Pepper (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.