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Looks Matter (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer John C McConnell · Owner John C Mcconnell
by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Give Us A Look (IRE) (Grand Plaisir)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 25 Feb 2026
KTB Profile

Looks Matter is a mare by Wings Of Eagles out of Give Us A Look who has shown little so far with no wins from three starts on turf. Her best effort came when second of eight at Hexham in Jun 2025. She finished prominent when last seen in a Class 4 mares maiden hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in Feb 2026. All three runs have come over 1m5f to 2m4f on good to soft or soft ground.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Hexham, 14 Jun 2025

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 2 figures · best 116A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2116A103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Hexham, 14 Jun 2025

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 109A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2109A101—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wings Of Eagles (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm14321.4%+11.3—
Good2913913.4%+3.3—
Good to Soft253239.1%−10 from 2
Soft230208.7%−1.40 from 1
Heavy901112.2%+2.1—
Standard (AW)13464.5%−5.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.1—
6f – 7f9188.8%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f10598.6%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f9655.2%−4.9—
1m5f – 2m330278.2%−1.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2883712.8%+2.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m871213.8%+3.7—
Over 3m14428.6%+18.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Give Us A Look (IRE) (Grand Plaisir)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Hay Meadow (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hay Meadow (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hay Meadow (IRE)1032m–2m4½fClass 4
Orbys River (IRE)1422m½f–2m1½fClass 4
Clash Of D Titans (IRE)1012m4f—

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
25 Feb 26+124d Bangor-on-Dee Wynnstay Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran Held handy early - dropped away fast after 3rd - pulled up PU/10 — 11-1 —— Alex Harvey 16/1
2025 · 2 runs
24 Oct 25+132d Sligo Sligo Fillies Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along into 5th spot three out - up to 4th soon after - unable to threaten those in front and dropped back to finish 5th 5/9 nk 10-8 90C93C Simon Torrens 5/1
14 Jun 25 Hexham Brocksbushes Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Shared the front spot early - kicked clear under pressure over 2f out before being reeled in - fought back close home - denied by a short margin 2/8 hd 10-1 116A109A Joe Williamson 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Looks Matter won?
Looks Matter (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Looks Matter?
Looks Matter (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 February 2026.
Who is Looks Matter's sire?
Looks Matter (IRE) is by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Give Us A Look (IRE), whose sire is Grand Plaisir.
What is Looks Matter's sire's record?
Wings Of Eagles (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
Who are Looks Matter's siblings?
Out of Give Us A Look (IRE), Looks Matter (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Hay Meadow (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hay Meadow (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.