Horse profile
Lord Massusus (IRE)
by Markaz (IRE) out of Wajaha (IRE) (Haafhd)
43 runs · 11 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses
Last run 13 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 22
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Lord Massusus is 8 from 43 on turf with all wins at 6f to 1m1f, including three on good ground and three on soft. His biggest win came in the Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown in Aug 2023. In our archive he holds one Group 3 win and two Listed wins. He won the Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race at Galway on soft in Sep 2026 and finished second of 22 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Northfields Handicap at the Curragh later that month. Typically held up, he last ran off an official rating of 88, 21lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 8–43Wins / Runs
- 18.6%Strike rate
- 15 (34.9%)Placed
- +8.08£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 2.09Fair A/E n=42 · 1.71 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 36dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating88↓ 21lb off peak
88
80–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 117C | 96.5 | 5 runs · 109 / 103 |
| Soft | 12 | 111A | 87.5 | 4 runs · 107 / 96 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 111A | 99 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 104A | 92.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 86A | 73 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 117C | 98 | 7 runs · 107 / 100 |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 111A | 79.5 | 2 runs · 83 / 74.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 109C | 91.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 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 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 7 (32%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 7 (32%) · 0 wins
- Led 4 (18%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 999 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 105 | 10 | 9.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 229 | 27 | 11.8% | +2.2 | 3 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 7 | 8.5% | −1.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −2 | 3 from 13 |
| Heavy | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 385 | 40 | 10.4% | +0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 80 | 7 | 8.8% | −0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 453 | 37 | 8.2% | −1.4 | 3 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 220 | 20 | 9.1% | −0.5 | 5 from 23 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 123 | 15 | 12.2% | +2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 70 | 8 | 11.4% | +1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | +3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +13.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +90.4 | — |
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
Wajaha (IRE) (Haafhd)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Raselasad (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Raselasad (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raselasad (IRE) | 21 | 3 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Red Persian (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| Red Command (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Sejel (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 17% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +3.75 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.83 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Curragh | 13 | 2 | 15% | +1.25 |
| Galway (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 5 | 22% | +13.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 3 | 19% | −0.92 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 35 | 8 | 23% | +16.08 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 6 | 19% | +9.08 |
| Hood | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +10.33 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.75 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Sep 26+5d | Curragh (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Northfields Handicap Up with the front group - nudged forward into contention 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - collared and found little near the line to finish second by half a length | 2/22 | ½ | 9-6 | 88 | 109C | 106A | Gary Carroll | 40/1 |
| 08 Sep 26+10d | Galway (IRE) | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Handy early - up with the front group by halfway sitting 4th - closed to challenge 2f out - edged in front 1 1/2f out - powered away in the final furlong to score | 1/7 | 10-0 | 88 | 92A | 105A | Gary Carroll | 5/1 | |
| 29 Aug 26+27d | Curragh (IRE) | Tote Irish Cambridgeshire Settled in the pack early - driven with over two furlongs left but failed to threaten leaders inside the final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish tenth | 10/17 | 1 | 9-1 | 92 | 91C | 86A | Gary Carroll | 18/1 |
| 02 Aug 26+5d | Galway (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gait inside final furlong - finished 5th beaten 4 lengths | 5/14 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 95 | — | 96A | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+19d | Galway (IRE) | COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap Shared the front early - overtaken with about two and a half furlongs left having sat third into the straight before dropping back - faded late to finish 15th | 15/17 | 1½ | 9-1 | 95 | 100C | 70C | Paddy Harnett | 14/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+11d | Leopardstown | Double First Stables Irish EBF Nasrullah Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat handy behind the pace-setters - driven in 5th 2f out - unable to make any dent | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 97 | 103A | 93A | Sam Coen | 12/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+49d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up in midfield - pushed along in 9th with 2f left - unable to make headway - finished 7th | 7/13 | 1 | 9-9 | 98 | 98C | 92A | Paddy Harnett | 16/1 |
| 10 May 26+18d | Leopardstown | Porsche In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Amethyst Stakes (Listed) Sat close to pace on inner fighting for control - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort entering straight - 4th with 2f left but couldn't quicken - dropped to 5th a furlong out - held to finish sixth | 6/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 99 | 105A | 87A | Seamie Heffernan | 28/1 |
| 22 Apr 26+7d | Gowran Park | Racing Again May 5th Race Went straight to front - lost command approaching 2f out and could not match new pacesetter - eased back to third late on finishing 2.5 lengths behind | 3/5 | ¾ | 9-7 | 102 | 83C | 97B | Gary Carroll | 9/4 |
| 15 Apr 26+18d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes (Listed) Held up towards the back - still down in 8th with 3f left - knocked about approaching the final furlong - found some late progress - stayed on but couldn't get closer late | 6/11 | hd | 9-7 | 106 | 107A | 97A | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+160d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Supports Irish Racing Gladness Stakes (Listed) Held a midpack position - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away late - finished eighth | 8/10 | 7½ | 9-12 | 107 | 66A | 74A | Gary Carroll | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 25+14d | Leopardstown | Trigo Stakes (Listed) Settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - driven but unable to find more and faded in the closing stages | 9/10 | 1½ | 9-10 | 107 | 81C | 82C | W J Lee | 40/1 |
| 05 Oct 25+22d | Tipperary | Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes (Listed) Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 3f left and closed onto the leader - unable to match the winner's finish inside the last furlong to finish second | 2/7 | 9 | 9-10 | 107 | — | 97B | Gary Carroll | 9/2 |
| 13 Sep 25+37d | Leopardstown | TonyBet Solonaway Stakes (Group 2) Held up towards the back - urged forward in 8th with 2f left - squeezed for space a furlong out - drifted left inside the closing stage - stayed on late but never a factor | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-10 | 106 | 95A | 97A | Shane Foley | 28/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+18d | Leopardstown | Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Sat close to the front group early - dropped to 5th turning for home under pressure - couldn't find further gear - finished 5th | 5/6 | 5 | 9-9 | 106 | 107A | 86B | Gary Carroll | 9/1 |
| 20 Jul 25+3d | Curragh | Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) Knocked at the start and settled last - urged forward inside the final two furlongs to move into 9th - stayed on strongly in the closing stages to finish 4th close home | 4/10 | nse | 9-10 | 106 | 94A | 100A | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 17 Jul 25+18d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Meld Stakes (Group 3) Up with the pace - 2nd at halfway - under pressure from 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/4 | ¾ | 9-9 | 106 | 98C | 90B | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+49d | Curragh | Colm McLoughlin Celebration Stakes (Listed) Shared the front spot early - eased into chasing group after a furlong - held 5th at halfway - pushed along but unable to close two out - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/8 | 2¾ | 9-12 | 107 | 87A | 92A | Gary Carroll | 17/2 |
| 11 May 25+32d | Leopardstown | Porsche In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Amethyst Stakes (Listed) Away smartly and briefly in command - overtaken soon after - settled midfield early - up to 4th with 3f left - slipped back and unable to threaten inside final furlong - held a steady gait to finish 5th | 5/6 | 1 | 9-12 | 107 | 89A | 87B | Gary Carroll | 9/2 |
| 09 Apr 25+11d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes (Listed) Tracked the pace early - urged into contention approaching 2f out - driven out with a furlong left and kept responding - drifted slightly left in the final furlong - got up right on the line to score | 1/5 | 9-10 | 107 | 117C | 104B | Gary Carroll | 4/1 | |
| 29 Mar 25+161d | Curragh | Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes (Listed) Settled in the pack early - lost ground into 6th with 3f left then pushed along in 8th approaching the closing stages - lost momentum in the last furlong to finish 8th | 8/9 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 108 | 76A | 79A | Gary Carroll | 8/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 24+35d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qipco) (Group 1) (British Champions Mile) (Str) Held up towards the back - under pressure and losing touch 2f out - well held at the finish | 10/12 | 2½ | 9-6 | 109 | 7C | 86C | Gary Carroll | 150/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+37d | Leopardstown | TonyBet Solonaway Stakes (Group 2) Sprang forward smartly - sat behind the front group and third at halfway - pushed along inside the last furlong but unable to close in the closing stages | 5/11 | nk | 9-10 | 107 | 95A | 101A | Gary Carroll | 22/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+18d | Leopardstown | Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Sprang forward smartly to command early - handed the advantage away soon after - down in 4th approaching halfway - improved into 3rd inside final furlong and stayed on for third close up | 3/8 | hd | 9-9 | 108 | 88A | 98A | Gary Carroll | 5/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+21d | Curragh | Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) | 2/6 | 3¾ | 9-10 | 108 | 103A | 103B | Gary Carroll | 11/4 |
| 30 Jun 24+35d | Curragh | Colm McLoughlin Celebration Stakes (Listed) | 1/8 | 10-0 | 106 | 86A | 115A | Gary Carroll | 10/1 | |
| 26 May 24+20d | Curragh | Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) | 7/8 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 108 | 102C | 81C | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
| 06 May 24+26d | Curragh | Coolmore Stud Sottsass Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (Group 2) | 2/5 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 108 | 65C | 94B | Gary Carroll | 20/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+180d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes (Listed) | 3/6 | ½ | 9-12 | 108 | 104A | 109B | Gary Carroll | 11/2 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 23+17d | Newmarket | Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2) | 2/4 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 108 | 97C | 98B | Gary Carroll | 12/1 |
| 26 Sep 23+17d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Navigation Stakes (listed) | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-8 | 109 | 104C | 94A | Gary Carroll | 5/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+23d | Leopardstown | Dullingham Park Stakes (Group 2) | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 109 | 83A | 94A | Gary Carroll | 13/2 |
| 17 Aug 23+21d | Leopardstown | Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) | 1/8 | 9-3 | 102 | 114A | 100A | Gary Carroll | 11/2 | |
| 27 Jul 23+25d | Leopardstown | Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) | 7/10 | 2½ | 9-3 | 102 | 100A | 86A | Gary Carroll | 7/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+57d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes (Listed) | 4/9 | nse | 9-0 | 102 | 86A | 88A | Gary Carroll | 15/2 |
| 06 May 23+18d | Naas | Dillon Marshall Property Consultants Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 1/10 | 10-0 | 97 | 99A | 110A | Gary Carroll | 10/3F | |
| 18 Apr 23+184d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race | 1/6 | 9-12 | 94 | 111A | 96B | Gary Carroll | 13/2 | |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 22+21d | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final | 3/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 95 | 65C | 93A | Gary Carroll | 7/2F |
| 25 Sep 22+5d | Curragh | Irish EBF Auction Series Race | 1/8 | 9-4 | 86 | 75A | 92A | Gary Carroll | 9/4 | |
| 20 Sep 22+20d | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 1/7 | 8-12 | 80 | 111A | 82B | Gary Carroll | 13/2 | |
| 31 Aug 22+18d | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend (C & G) Maiden | 2/11 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 60A | 87A | Gary Carroll | 20/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+7d | Curragh | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 12/19 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 53C | 62A | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 22 | Curragh | John Ormonde Wexford Sand Irish EBF Maiden | 9/11 | hd | 9-7 | — | 67A | 73A | Gary Carroll | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lord Massusus won?
- Lord Massusus (IRE) won 8 of 43 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.6%. Placed 15 times in total (34.9% of starts).
- Who trains Lord Massusus?
- Lord Massusus (IRE) is trained by Joseph G Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 September 2026.
- Who is Lord Massusus's sire?
- Lord Massusus (IRE) is by Markaz (IRE) out of Wajaha (IRE), whose sire is Haafhd.
- What going does Lord Massusus prefer?
- Lord Massusus (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lord Massusus's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 13 September 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Lord Massusus's sire's record?
- Markaz (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 999 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Lord Massusus's siblings?
- Out of Wajaha (IRE), Lord Massusus (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Raselasad (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Raselasad (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.