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Horse profile

Irish Castle (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer Robert Johnson · Last owner Robert Johnson
by Mister Lord (USA) out of Musicara (GB) (Black Minstrel)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Apr 2007 — 7,141 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile

Irish Castle (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off 62, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 90C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 16 Oct 2005 Official rating 62 at the last run, 9 Apr 2007

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 90C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 7 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
Mister Lord (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm4300%−80 from 2
Good165159.1%+1.10 from 1
Good to Soft9499.6%+1.60 from 2
Soft15164%−4—
Heavy1081513.9%+5.90 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−8—
1m5f – 2m5247.7%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1491912.8%+4.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m252176.7%−1.30 from 3
Over 3m11154.5%−3.50 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
Musicara (GB) (Black Minstrel)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Curragh View (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Curragh View (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Curragh View (IRE)713mClass 4
Revived (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kenny Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael McAlister 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss S Golding 1 0 0% −1.00
A J Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
G Cotter 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J P Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 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
2007 · 2 runs
09 Apr 07+96d Sedgefield toteexacta Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-7 62— Michael McAlister 40/1
03 Jan 07+4d Wetherby Racing UK For 15 Per Month Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 30 11-1 7452C Kenny Johnson 50/1
2006 · 2 runs
30 Dec 06+35d Musselburgh totequadpot 'Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-5 74— Miss S Golding 16/1
25 Nov 06+333d Newcastle World Bet Exchange Now Live At wbx.Com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-0 74— Kenny Johnson 33/1
2005 · 3 runs
27 Dec 05+72d Limerick Irish Independent Beginners Chase 22f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-9 —— A J Donoghue 33/1
16 Oct 05+128d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 15/18 3½ 11-5 —90C G Cotter 66/1
10 Jun 05 Wexford Riverside Park Hotel Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 30 11-5 —— Mr J P Sullivan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Castle won?
Irish Castle (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Irish Castle?
Irish Castle (IRE) was trained by Robert Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 9 April 2007.
Who is Irish Castle's sire?
Irish Castle (IRE) is by Mister Lord (USA) out of Musicara (GB), whose sire is Black Minstrel.
What is Irish Castle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 9 April 2007. The highest on record is 74.
What is Irish Castle's sire's record?
Mister Lord (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.
Who are Irish Castle's siblings?
Out of Musicara (GB), Irish Castle (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Curragh View (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Curragh View (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.