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Horse profile

Grandad's Cap (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer L J Morgan · Owner T Barton
by Mahler (GB) out of Lucy Lamp Light (IRE) (Luso)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Market Rasen Last run 8 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Grandad's Cap is a gelding by Mahler out of a Luso mare who has one win from eight starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 novices handicap chase over 2m5f to 3m on soft ground at Market Rasen in Feb 2026. He usually races held up. His last run, at Carlisle in Mar 2026, was off a career-high mark of 105.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating105At career-high mark
105 95–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 20 May 2025

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 6 figures · best 104B · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3104B811 run · —
Heavy259C471 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f270B64.52 runs · 70 / 64.5
2m5f – 3m2104B75.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m281A58—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 1 Feb 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 8 Mar 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 125B · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3115B1081 run · —
Heavy299C951 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2115B1072 runs · 115 / 107
2m5f – 3m2125B116.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m2105B98—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 6 (75%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,96137712.7%+1.90 from 4
Good to Soft1,8071789.9%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,7352579.4%−1.41 from 1
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0421999.7%−1.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3,20132210.1%−0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,81333912.1%+1.31 from 4
Over 3m7689512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lucy Lamp Light (IRE) (Luso)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Lamplight (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +1.88

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 1 25% −1.12
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +1.88
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −1.12
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Brogan 2 1 50% +0.88
Adam Wedge 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Bewley 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Maggs 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 5 1 20% −2.12
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −0.12
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% −1.12
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
08 Mar 26+24d Carlisle Johnny Burke's Cheltenham Blog At CopyBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - unshipped rider at the 4th UR/7 — 10-13 105—— Callum Bewley 10/1
12 Feb 26+11d Leicester Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran Held up towards the back - serious blunder 7th then further error 10th costing the rider a stirrup - well adrift from 3 out and beaten a long way home 5/6 7½ 12-5 9559C99C Kevin Brogan 5/4F
01 Feb 26+35d Market Rasen Easter Sunday Racing Ft. Classic Vehicle Rally Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran Held up early - made headway to third by 7th - closed on front-runner before 10th then went clear approaching 3 out - kept finding more to power clear on the run-in 1/5 12-0 9547C125B Kevin Brogan 15/8
2025 · 2 runs
28 Dec 25+222d Catterick Philip And Tommy Lifelong Racing Fans Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 7 ran Held up early - baulked by a fallen rival at the 5th before regaining stride - untidy 3 out - responded to urging past 2 out - crossed the last in third but not troubling those ahead 3/7 5 11-11 9670B115B Charlie Maggs 4/1
20 May 25+170d Southwell Golf And Gallop Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled at back of field early - made progress into contention 3 out - dropping away into 4th soon after - well beaten in 4th at the finish 4/9 9 12-0 98104B108A Adam Wedge 9/4
2024 · 3 runs
01 Dec 24+16d Leicester 1st Airborne Division Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled midfield early - jumped awkwardly around third then slipped back to last by the fifth and went wide on own - lost touch with the pack three out - well beaten from two out home in 6th 6/7 30 11-0 —35C91C Richie McLernon 33/1
15 Nov 24+13d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 5 ran Held up towards the back - hampered when a rival jinked left and came down approaching 3 out - unseated as a result UR/5 — 11-1 ——— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 150/1
02 Nov 24 Wetherby 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 6 ran Settled at the back early - made ground before 3 out but couldn't threaten leaders - dropped away 2 out to finish 5th 5/6 5 11-0 —81A105B Adam Wedge 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grandad's Cap won?
Grandad's Cap (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Grandad's Cap?
Grandad's Cap (IRE) is trained by L J Morgan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 March 2026.
Who is Grandad's Cap's sire?
Grandad's Cap (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Lucy Lamp Light (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
What is Grandad's Cap's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 8 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Grandad's Cap's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Grandad's Cap's siblings?
Out of Lucy Lamp Light (IRE), Grandad's Cap (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.