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Horse profile

Life Long (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2013) · Last trainer Anabel K Murphy · Last owner Roger Outhwaite Mrs Annabel Murphy
by Old Vic (GB) out of Be My Rainbow (IRE) (Be My Native)
18 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jun 2013 — 4,882 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2013 Won at Bangor-on-Dee Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Life Long (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2009. Last raced off 84, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 16lb off peak
84 84–100

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 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 4 Mar 2013 Official rating 84 at the last run, 15 Jun 2013

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 15 figures · best 117A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6117A97.5—
Good to Soft4102A97.5—
Soft4112A109.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8117A101—
2m1f – 2m4f3109B95—
1m5f – 2m3111A110—
Over 3m1———

Of 18 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 · 15 figures from 18 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.60 from 1
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 8
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.90 from 4
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.41 from 4
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.21 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.10 from 10
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Be My Rainbow (IRE) (Be My Native)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Quivvy Bridge (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Serosevsky (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Quivvy Bridge (IRE)2142m–2m7½fClass 4
Serosevsky (IRE)1932m2½f–2m5½fClass 3
Powerful Symbol (IRE)2132m6½f–3mClass 4
Memories Of Milan (IRE)3732m–3m—
Definite Row (IRE)512mClass 6
Marysaysshoot (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 1 25% +6.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 1 10% +0.00
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +9.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +7.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Messenger 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr O J Murphy 3 1 33% +7.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
David Bass 2 0 0% −2.00
Gerard Tumelty 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Huxley 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 1 7% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 1 1 100% +9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +8.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2013 · 5 runs
15 Jun 13+14d Hexham Hexham Edge Of The Roman Empire Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-10 84— A P McCoy 6/1
01 Jun 13+36d Worcester A & A Racing Oncourse Bookmakers Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 7 11-3 8697A Tom Messenger 25/1
26 Apr 13+53d Plumpton Ra Is 70 Today! Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 8 11-8 9185A Tom Messenger 8/1
04 Mar 13+48d Ffos Las Amateur Jockeys' Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 8 11-5 93100C Mr O J Murphy 6/1
15 Jan 13+20d Lingfield Hythe Bay Seafood Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-6 94— Tom Messenger 6/1
2012 · 2 runs
26 Dec 12+17d Market Rasen Roseland Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 1 11-6 94109B Tom Messenger 7/2
09 Dec 12+554d Warwick Betfred 'when Both Teams Score' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 10 10-12 91112A Tom Messenger 16/1
2011 · 6 runs
04 Jun 11+37d Worcester Jacuzzi At Webbs Garden Centre Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 22 11-12 9598C A P McCoy 11/4F
28 Apr 11+15d Southwell Bride To Be Vicki Weeks Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3¼ 10-7 94107B David Bass 6/1
13 Apr 11+31d Southwell Totesport 0800 221 221 Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 11-12 93117A David Bass 16/1
13 Mar 11+22d Market Rasen Calverts Carpets York Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-9 93— Richie McLernon 10/1
19 Feb 11+27d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 nse 11-3 9693C Harry Skelton 10/1
23 Jan 11+67d Market Rasen marketrasenraces.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 4 10-11 10090A Charlie Huxley 28/1
2010 · 4 runs
17 Nov 10+10d Warwick Banbury Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 6 10-12 —102A Tom Scudamore 80/1
07 Nov 10+182d Hereford Happy Birthday Mrs Ottesen Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 shd 10-12 —95C Gerard Tumelty 20/1
09 May 10+94d Uttoxeter Betfred Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 12 10-12 —111A Gerard Tumelty 8/1
04 Feb 10+50d Towcester gg.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 14 11-3 —88C Mr O J Murphy 7/1
2009 · 1 run
16 Dec 09 Bangor-on-Dee Happy Christmas Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-9 —110A Mr O J Murphy 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Life Long won?
Life Long (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
Who trained Life Long?
Life Long (IRE) was trained by Anabel K Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 15 June 2013.
Who is Life Long's sire?
Life Long (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Be My Rainbow (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does Life Long prefer?
Life Long (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Life Long's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 15 June 2013. The highest on record is 100.
What is Life Long's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Life Long's siblings?
Out of Be My Rainbow (IRE), Life Long (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Quivvy Bridge (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Serosevsky (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.