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Horse profile

Kara Loca (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Michael Winters · Last owner Carl Beame
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Lohort Castle (IRE) (Presenting)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jan 2017 — 3,555 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 3rd of 15 2 wins · Fairyhouse & Ballinrobe Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Kara Loca (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Apr 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 110.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating110At career-high mark
110 102–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown (IRE), 14 Jan 2017

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 4 figures · best 121B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4121B109—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2119B89.5—
2m5f – 3m2121B110—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown (IRE), 14 Jan 2017 Official rating 110 at the last run, 26 Jan 2017

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 11 figures · best 128A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft8128A120.5—
Heavy2117B108.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7128A117—
2m5f – 3m4127A117—

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.8—
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.51 from 10
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.61 from 3
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.12 from 9
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%00 from 5
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lohort Castle (IRE) (Presenting)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Clondaw Castle (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Clondaw Castle (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clondaw Castle (IRE)2992m–3mGrade 3
Laravie (IRE)2771m6f–2m7½fClass 3
Red Devil Boys (IRE)942m½f–2m3½fClass 3
Queens Rock (IRE)522m–2m3½fClass 4
Osca Loca (IRE)1113m—
Hunt Away (IRE)30——
Best Think Twice (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 1 10% +5.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +2.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +3.50
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 1 100% +14.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% +11.50
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Burke 7 2 29% +13.50
Brian Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Dalton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ambrose McCurtin 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Collins 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 1 11% −3.50
None 5 1 20% +10.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 9 1 11% −3.50
2015 3 1 33% +12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% −2.50
Hurdle 6 1 17% +9.00

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
26 Jan 17+12d Gowran Park Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 10-11 11060B126A Ambrose McCurtin 8/1
14 Jan 17+55d Punchestown (IRE) Visit www.punchestown.com Mares Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 11-4 110119B128A Brian Hayes 8/1
20 Nov 16+20d Punchestown Flynn & Lynch Life And Pensions Supporting Longford Gaa Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 22f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 1¼ 11-6 11099B127A Jonathan Burke 11/1
31 Oct 16+45d Galway John Mulholland Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle 21.5f · Yielding · 19 ran 4/19 ½ 10-0 109121B118A Cian Collins 12/1
16 Sep 16+5d Listowel John Francis Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran F/9 — 11-10 107—— Jonathan Burke 7/1
11 Sep 16+159d Listowel Cheestrings Mares Novice Chase 20f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 11-7 109—101B Jonathan Burke 10/1
05 Apr 16+17d Fairyhouse Next Racing At Fairyhouse April 20th Mares Beginners Chase 17f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 102—117B Jonathan Burke 9/2
19 Mar 16+20d Gowran Park Richie Hogan & Iverk Produce Mares Beginners Chase 18f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-4 102—— Ben Dalton 7/4
28 Feb 16+3d Leopardstown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 21.5f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 ½ 10-12 102—116A Ben Dalton 16/1
25 Feb 16+28d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Beginners Chase 18f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-7 102—— Niall P Madden 66/1
28 Jan 16+110d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 62 11-7 ——100C Brian Hayes 20/1
10 Oct 15+10d Fairyhouse Book Your Christmas Party At Fairyhouse December 19th Mares Beginners Chase 21f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 9 11-7 ——89C Jonathan Burke 4/1
30 Sep 15+8d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Beginners Chase 17.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 nk 11-7 ——108A Jonathan Burke 9/2
22 Sep 15 Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-13 ——123A Jonathan Burke 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kara Loca (IRE) won?
Kara Loca (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Kara Loca (IRE)?
Kara Loca (IRE) was trained by Michael Winters on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 26 January 2017.
Who is Kara Loca (IRE)'s sire?
Kara Loca (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Lohort Castle (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Kara Loca (IRE) prefer?
Kara Loca (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kara Loca (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 26 January 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Kara Loca (IRE)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Kara Loca (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lohort Castle (IRE), Kara Loca (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Clondaw Castle (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Clondaw Castle (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. 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.