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Horse profile

Hillwalk (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Neil Mulholland · Owner Ms S Exell
by Ocovango (GB) out of Mills Melody (IRE) (King's Theatre)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Off 189 days · 2nd of 13 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Hillwalk is a maiden who has placed three times from six starts on turf. He finished second of 13 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Chepstow in Apr 2026 when beaten favourite and last raced off his career-high mark of 95. All his runs have come over 1m5f to 3m on good to soft or softer ground. By Ocovango out of a King’s Theatre mare, he is trained by Neil Mulholland.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 11 Apr 2026

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 120B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4120B103.53 · 120 / 102
Soft2119B1121 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3120B1192 · 120 / 112.5
1m5f – 2m2105B103.51 · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 11 Apr 2026 Official rating 95 at the last run, 11 Apr 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 122A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4122A1113 · 118 / 104
Soft2106C105.51 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3118A1062 · 118 / 112
1m5f – 2m2122A110.51 · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+20.2—
Good933929.9%+0.5—
Good to Soft694699.9%+0.50 from 4
Soft911758.2%−1.20 from 2
Heavy393379.4%0—
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m785638%−1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,090989%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m8929310.4%+10 from 1
Over 3m1902714.2%+4.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mills Melody (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Delta Melody (IRE)90——
See What Happens (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor O'Farrell 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Johnston 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
11 Apr 26+68d Chepstow Tiptop Portable Event Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the back markers early - improved into contention approaching 3 out and moved up to second by 2 out - stayed on without troubling the winner from before the last finishing second 2/13 11 11-11 95120B118A Conor O'Farrell 6/5F
02 Feb 26+37d Kempton CopyBet Acca Boost Up to 100% Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Restrained towards the back - niggled forward from the 7th fence - no threat throughout and well beaten in 7th 7/15 1½ 11-5 —76C104C Dylan Johnston 18/1
27 Dec 25+26d Chepstow Play Corals Free 'Racing-Super-Series' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled mid-pack - lost touch in fourth approaching 3 out - stayed on at one speed before the last - finished fourth 4/11 21 11-0 —102C99C Conor O'Farrell 22/1
01 Dec 25+309d Plumpton East Sussex Farmers Benevolent Fund Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran Settled just behind the pace early - improved to third 3 out - driven approaching the home turn before dropping away over the final furlong to finish third 3/6 6½ 11-4 —105A106C Conor O'Farrell 9/2
26 Jan 25+65d Fontwell BetGoodwin Master Trainer Chris Gordon Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled midpack on the rail - moved into second after 4f - driven with 2f left before fading to finish third 3/9 16 11-4 —119B105A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/10F
22 Nov 24 Chepstow Happy 50th Birthday Emma Jones Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Sat behind the front group - moved into second spot 3f out - held on at one gait to the line but never able to trouble a dominant winner 2/13 4½ 11-2 —105B122A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Hillwalk (IRE) won?
Hillwalk (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Hillwalk (IRE)?
Hillwalk (IRE) is trained by Neil Mulholland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
Who is Hillwalk (IRE)'s sire?
Hillwalk (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Mills Melody (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Hillwalk (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hillwalk (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
Who are Hillwalk (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mills Melody (IRE), Hillwalk (IRE) has 2 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.