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Harps Counsel (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2013) · Last trainer Stephen Francis Magee · Last owner Cathal M Mcgovern
by Leading Counsel (USA) out of Up The Harps (IRE) (Lord Americo)
23 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jun 2013 — 4,890 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2013 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Harps Counsel (IRE) is yet to win from 23 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Downpatrick (Mar 2012). Last raced off a career-high mark of 103.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating103At career-high mark
103 87–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 25 Mar 2012 Official rating 103 at the last run, 7 Jun 2013

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 17 figures · best 119A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5111A90—
Soft4109A87—
Heavy3119A91—
Good to Firm385C84—
Good to Soft299A98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8119A103.5—
1m5f – 2m485C81.5—
2m1f – 2m4f492C90.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 23 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
Leading Counsel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 398 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−7—
Good to Firm4436.8%−0.20 from 4
Good11597.8%+0.80 from 6
Good to Soft5923.4%−3.60 from 4
Soft10298.8%+1.80 from 5
Heavy7256.9%−0.10 from 4
Standard (AW)100%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4724.3%−2.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f12065%−20 from 4
2m5f – 3m171148.2%+1.20 from 14
Over 3m60610%+30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Up The Harps (IRE) (Lord Americo)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 10 0 0% −10.00
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 0 0% −14.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr S F Magee 16 0 0% −16.00
Mark Bolger 2 0 0% −2.00
James O'Farrell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr E Magee 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 4 runs
07 Jun 13+28d Downpatrick Catch Me If You Can Hunters Chase 21.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran F/14 — 11-0 103— Mr S F Magee 14/1
10 May 13+36d Downpatrick Frank Fitzsimmons Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 103— Mr S F Magee 12/1
04 Apr 13+29d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 24 ran UR/24 — 12-0 103— Mr S F Magee 125/1
06 Mar 13+70d Downpatrick Shabra Charity Foundation Hunters Chase 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 11-0 9599A Mr S F Magee 20/1
2012 · 4 runs
26 Dec 12+229d Down Royal Dark Horse Cafe & Wine Bar Hunters Chase 23f · Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-0 95— Mr S F Magee 25/1
11 May 12+29d Downpatrick Frank Fitzsimmons Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 6 11-7 9577C Mr S F Magee 4/1
12 Apr 12+18d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 26 ran UR/26 — 12-0 95— Mr S F Magee 100/1
25 Mar 12+95d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers In Every County In The North Maiden Hunters Chase 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 3¾ 11-7 95111A Mr S F Magee 9/2
2011 · 6 runs
21 Dec 11+234d Downpatrick Downpatrick Christmas Party Hunters Chase 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 11-0 95119A Mr S F Magee 33/1
01 May 11+17d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 5 10-12 8779C Mr S F Magee 28/1
14 Apr 11+18d Sedgefield Cleaner Air Solutions Free Solar Electricity Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10/14 15 11-5 9584A Mr S F Magee 16/1
27 Mar 11+53d Downpatrick Kwik Fit Insurance Elite Sales Managers Hurdle 18f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 8 10-8 8790B Mr S F Magee 40/1
02 Feb 11+8d Down Royal Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 15/17 9 10-13 9592C Mark Bolger 16/1
25 Jan 11+60d Sedgefield Roflow Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 11 11-9 9598C James O'Farrell 16/1
2010 · 3 runs
26 Nov 10+16d Musselburgh Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 6 11-9 95108A James O'Farrell 28/1
10 Nov 10+227d Naas Kingsfurze Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran 12/19 1¾ 11-9 9591C Mark Bolger 50/1
28 Mar 10+100d Downpatrick Clough Maiden Hunters Chase 21.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 11-7 —— Mr S F Magee 9/2
2009 · 1 run
18 Dec 09+588d Downpatrick Saintfield Window Systems Maiden Hunters Chase 21.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 3 11-7 —109A Mr S F Magee 7/1
2008 · 2 runs
09 May 08+40d Downpatrick Heart Of Down (QR) Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 7 10-11 —84C Mr S F Magee 20/1
30 Mar 08+342d Hexham Hadrian Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 27 10-8 —79C Mark Quinlan 25/1
2007 · 3 runs
23 Apr 07+22d Hexham At The Races Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 5 10-8 —85C Mr S F Magee 16/1
01 Apr 07+15d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Caravan Site Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 7 10-11 —82C Mr E Magee 80/1
17 Mar 07 Down Royal Bass (pro/am) Inh Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 10/19 1¼ 11-5 —81C Mr E Magee 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Harps Counsel won?
Harps Counsel (IRE) has yet to win, from 23 archived starts between 2007 and 2013. Placed 4 times in total (17.4% of starts).
Who trained Harps Counsel?
Harps Counsel (IRE) was trained by Stephen Francis Magee on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 7 June 2013.
Who is Harps Counsel's sire?
Harps Counsel (IRE) is by Leading Counsel (USA) out of Up The Harps (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What is Harps Counsel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 7 June 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Harps Counsel's sire's record?
Leading Counsel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 398 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.