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Horse profile

Grasping At Straws (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, May 2019) · Last trainer Michael Mulvany · Last owner L Mulvany
by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Miss Ailbhe (GB) (Polish Precedent)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2019 — 2,732 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2019 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Grasping At Straws (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Tramore (Aug 2018).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Grasping At Straws (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Squire Darlin (IRE)20——

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 24 Nov 2018

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 7 figures · best 121C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good383A83—
Soft3102C100—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4121C83.5—
1m – 1m1f3102C100—
Jumps 2 figures · best 96B · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good296B88.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m296B88.5—

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 (flat) 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 23 Oct 2018 Official rating 68 at the last flat run, 13 May 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 2 Dec 2018

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 78B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good378B71—
Soft373A69—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f478B68.5—
1m – 1m1f373A71—
Jumps 2 figures · best 90A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good290A90—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m290A90—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Tough As Nails (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 733 runs since Mar 2017 (40 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm46613%+5.6—
Good181126.6%−0.80 from 5
Good to Soft6546.2%−1.2—
Soft205115.4%−20 from 3
Heavy1081110.2%+2.80 from 1
Standard (AW)128107.8%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10454.8%−2.6—
6f – 7f206209.7%+2.3—
1m – 1m1f206167.8%+0.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f9766.2%−1.20 from 4
1m5f – 2m8378.4%+10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3000%−7.4—
2m5f – 3m600%−7.4—
Over 3m100%−7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2017 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Ailbhe (GB) (Polish Precedent)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Johnyfortycoats (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gary Carroll 5 0 0% −5.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Davis 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2019 · 1 run
13 May 19+162d Roscommon Roscommon Handicap 1m4f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 9-2 6881C68A Gary Carroll 7/1
2018 · 8 runs
02 Dec 18+8d Fairyhouse 30 Free Bet BARONERACING.COM Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 10-2 —81A90A Rachael Blackmore 33/1
24 Nov 18+26d Gowran Park Thanks To All Our Customers 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Good · 17 ran 5/17 4¾ 10-0 —96B90A Conor Orr 14/1
29 Oct 18+6d Galway John Mulholland Bookmakers Handicap (50-80) 1m4f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 9-3 7084C69A Declan McDonogh 7/1
23 Oct 18+8d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m1½f · Yielding · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 8-0 73102C73A Sean Davis 33/1
15 Oct 18+58d Gowran Park Racing Again November 24th Maiden 1m4f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 2¾ 9-0 —121C55C Gary Carroll 20/1
18 Aug 18+8d Tramore Ashtown House Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 shd 9-2 —83A78B Gary Carroll 4/1
10 Aug 18+6d Tipperary www.tipperaryraces.ie Fillies Maiden 1m1f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2½ 9-0 —83A71A Gary Carroll 7/2
04 Aug 18 Galway Betway Maiden 1m½f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 ¾ 9-0 —100C69A Gary Carroll 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grasping At Straws won?
Grasping At Straws (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2018 and 2019. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Grasping At Straws?
Grasping At Straws (IRE) was trained by Michael Mulvany on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 13 May 2019.
Who is Grasping At Straws's sire?
Grasping At Straws (IRE) is by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Miss Ailbhe (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
What is Grasping At Straws's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 13 May 2019. The highest on record is 73.
What is Grasping At Straws's sire's record?
Tough As Nails (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 733 runs since Mar 2017 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Grasping At Straws's siblings?
Out of Miss Ailbhe (GB), Grasping At Straws (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.
Has Grasping At Straws produced winners?
As a dam, Grasping At Straws (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2018. 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.