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Horse profile

Liss Ard (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner John Joseph Murphy
by In The Wings (GB) out of Beguine (USA) (Green Dancer)
23 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2009 — 6,418 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 16th of 20 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Liss Ard (IRE) is yet to win from 23 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 20 at Cork (Jan 2006).

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating97↓ 4lb off peak
97 85–101

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 (jumps) 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 15 Mar 2009 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 1 Apr 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 19 Jun 2007 Official rating 85 at the last flat run, 19 Jun 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 9 figures · best 121C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4121C88.5—
Heavy3115C91—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8121C90—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 12 figures · best 83C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good473C68—
Good to Firm277C67—
Heavy283C80.5—
Good to Soft283C79—
Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m583C69—
1m2f – 1m4f583C75—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 23 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
In The Wings (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,518 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13% from 231. Weakest on heavy going: 4.4% from 114.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+13.50 from 1
Good to Firm2313013%+4.30 from 3
Good390266.7%−20 from 6
Good to Soft235229.4%+0.70 from 2
Soft270186.7%−20 from 6
Heavy11454.4%−4.30 from 5
Standard (AW)2602710.4%+1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f13215.4%+6.7—
1m – 1m1f5623.6%−5.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f409399.5%+0.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m480459.4%+0.70 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f283227.8%−0.90 from 3
2m5f – 3m237187.6%−1.1—
Over 3m40410%+1.3—

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
Beguine (USA) (Green Dancer)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Big Time (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Big Time (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Time (IRE)3536f–1mClass 4
Top Spin (IRE)4531m2f–2m—
Master Papa (IRE)2732m–2m3fClass 4
Valbonne (IRE)417f—
Chesterton (IRE)130——
Oak (IRE)50——
Quiet Please (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Tralee 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 0 0% −14.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 6 0 0% −6.00
Eddie Power 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr B S Carey 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
David Splaine 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Moran 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R J Tierney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 0 0% −22.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 10 0 0% −10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 0 0% −13.00
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00

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
2009 · 2 runs
01 Apr 09+17d Gowran Park Ballyhale Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Yielding · 20 ran 16/20 1 9-11 9788C Phillip Enright 50/1
15 Mar 09+314d Limerick Greenmount Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 7/15 21 11-2 9991C Mr B S Carey 33/1
2008 · 1 run
05 May 08+321d Limerick Nutec Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 10-9 9879C David Splaine 25/1
2007 · 3 runs
19 Jun 07+18d Ascot Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 20 ran 19/20 1¼ 9-0 8567C Seamie Heffernan 100/1
01 Jun 07+50d Tramore August Festival 16th To 19th Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1 11-7 9796C Eddie Power 9/4
12 Apr 07+105d Tipperary Thomastown Castle Race 14f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 9/17 ¾ 9-4 9057C Johnny Murtagh 9/2
2006 · 7 runs
28 Dec 06+88d Leopardstown O'Dwyers Stillorgan Orchard Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 ½ 11-5 10181C Eddie Power 20/1
01 Oct 06+21d Tipperary (IRE) Kevin McManus Bookmaker Joe Mac Novice Hurdle 16f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 15 11-1 —89C Eddie Power 20/1
10 Sep 06+11d Cork Cork Race 8.5f · Firm · 4 ran 3/4 7 8-9 9018C Ben Curtis 20/1
30 Aug 06+91d Tralee Guinness Gold Cup Premier Handicap 14f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 9-12 9367C P Shanahan 20/1
31 May 06+122d Leopardstown Seamus Mcgrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (listed) 14f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 3½ 9-1 93— Kieren Fallon 14/1
29 Jan 06+27d Leopardstown Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 —— D J Casey 33/1
02 Jan 06+7d Cork Kanturk Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 2/20 3 11-12 —115C Robbie Power 8/1
2005 · 10 runs
26 Dec 05+11d Limerick Tom Hogan Lexus Hurdle 16f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 7 10-6 —82C Robbie Moran 8/1
15 Dec 05+40d Gowran Park Christmas Vouchers At Gowran Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 5/20 10 11-7 —121C Andrew J McNamara 5/1
05 Nov 05+20d Doncaster CIU Serlby Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 9 8-13 —78C Danny Grant 66/1
16 Oct 05+15d Naas Paddy Power October Handicap 12f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 shd 9-4 9559C Danny Grant 14/1
01 Oct 05+14d Curragh Cill Dara Securities Diamond Stakes (Listed) 10f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 9-5 9573C Danny Grant 16/1
17 Sep 05+24d Curragh Irish Field St. Leger (group 1) 14f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 3½ 9-8 9569C Danny Grant 125/1
24 Aug 05+91d Tralee Guinness Gold Cup Handicap 12f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 dht 8-9 9583C Mr B S Carey 14/1
25 May 05+3d Leopardstown Saval Beg Stakes (Listed) 14f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 2 9-9 9777C Danny Grant 20/1
22 May 05+38d Curragh (IRE) Boylesports 85 Nationwide Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 9/18 1½ 9-11 9775C Danny Grant 16/1
14 Apr 05 Tipperary John Harney Bookmaker (Q.R.) Race 14f · Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 5 10-13 9783C Mr R J Tierney 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Liss Ard won?
Liss Ard (IRE) has yet to win, from 23 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Liss Ard?
Liss Ard (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 1 April 2009.
Who is Liss Ard's sire?
Liss Ard (IRE) is by In The Wings (GB) out of Beguine (USA), whose sire is Green Dancer.
What is Liss Ard's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 1 April 2009. The highest on record is 101.
What is Liss Ard's sire's record?
In The Wings (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,518 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13% from 231. Weakest on heavy going: 4.4% from 114.
Who are Liss Ard's siblings?
Out of Beguine (USA), Liss Ard (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Big Time (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Big Time (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.