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Horse profile

Hot Melody (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Denis Leahy · Last owner Michael J Leahy
by Shirocco (GER) out of Ideal Song (IRE) (Kayf Tara)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Oct 2021 — 1,832 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 7th of 14
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jul 2021 and Oct 2021, the last of them as a 5yo mare. Finished 7 of 14 at Thurles last time. By Shirocco (GER), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Killarney, 16 Jul 2021

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Thurles, 21 Oct 2021

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 2 figures · best 96A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good296A94.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73731611.5%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft1,80921812.1%+0.9—
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.8—
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,68931611.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,66622313.4%+2.2—
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.1—

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
Ideal Song (IRE) (Kayf Tara)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Did I Ask You That (IRE)80——
Castle Croiuil (IRE)70——
Churchtown Girl (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
21 Oct 21+97d Thurles Munster Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 nk 11-4 —96A Mr J C Barry 28/1
16 Jul 21 Killarney BoyleSports Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 17f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 3½ 10-11 121B93A Mike O'Connor 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hot Melody won?
Hot Melody (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2021.
Who trained Hot Melody?
Hot Melody (IRE) was trained by Denis Leahy on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 21 October 2021.
Who is Hot Melody's sire?
Hot Melody (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Ideal Song (IRE), whose sire is Kayf Tara.
What is Hot Melody's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Hot Melody's siblings?
Out of Ideal Song (IRE), Hot Melody (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. 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.