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Horse profile

Haunting Melody (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer D K Weld · Last owner Dr R Lambe
by Danetime (IRE) out of Optional (GB) (Prince Sabo)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2009 — 6,211 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 12th of 16 Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile

Haunting Melody (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating62↓ 5lb off peak
62 62–67

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 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 7 Oct 2009 Official rating 62 at the last run, 25 Oct 2009

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 65A · median 53.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft254A39.5—
Standard (AW)265A59—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Under 6f462A53.5—
6f – 7f265A52—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Danetime (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 2,846 runs since Jan 2008 (149 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.3% from 218.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6968.7%−2.4—
Good to Firm5936911.6%+0.5—
Good5416812.6%+1.5—
Good to Soft218167.3%−3.80 from 1
Soft288289.7%−1.40 from 2
Heavy10998.3%−2.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,02812011.7%+0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6137111.6%+0.50 from 4
6f – 7f1,32314511%−0.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f5366311.8%+0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2502610.4%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m8289.8%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f3438.8%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m800%−11.1—

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
Optional (GB) (Prince Sabo)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Option Be (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Option Be (IRE)3217f—
Optional Dream (IRE)80——
Sweeney Todd (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Smullen 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Gorey 1 0 0% −1.00
J De Oliveira 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 6 runs
25 Oct 09+18d Galway A1 Dental Care Handicap (50-80) 7f · Heavy · 16 ran 12/16 1½ 8-5 6239C Shane Gorey 16/1
07 Oct 09+81d Navan Kells Maiden 5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 12/17 1 9-5 6262A Pat Smullen 12/1
18 Jul 09+50d Tipperary Www.tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (47-70) 5f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 26 9-7 6725C Pat Smullen 12/1
29 May 09+14d Down Royal Www.tomtomworkireland.com Race 5f · Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-0 6754A Pat Smullen 12/1
15 May 09+56d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 2 9-5 6553A Pat Smullen 11/2
20 Mar 09 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Democrat (c & G) Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 hd 8-9 —65A J De Oliveira 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Haunting Melody won?
Haunting Melody (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2009.
Who trained Haunting Melody?
Haunting Melody (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 25 October 2009.
Who is Haunting Melody's sire?
Haunting Melody (IRE) is by Danetime (IRE) out of Optional (GB), whose sire is Prince Sabo.
What is Haunting Melody's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 25 October 2009. The highest on record is 67.
What is Haunting Melody's sire's record?
Danetime (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 2,846 runs since Jan 2008 (149 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.3% from 218.
Who are Haunting Melody's siblings?
Out of Optional (GB), Haunting Melody (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Option Be (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. 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.