Lovely Hurling (IRE)
Lovely Hurling won both starts on his first visit to the course, at Wexford in May 2024 and at Naas in Feb 2025, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft. The gelding has two wins and six places from seven turf runs. He finished second of five, having been held, at Navan in Feb 2026 in the Flyingbolt Novice Chase.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 6 (85.7%)Placed
- −1.55£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.45Fair A/E n=7 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 117dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 139
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 139A | 129 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 139A | 120 | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 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 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,884 | 256 | 13.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,573 | 216 | 13.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 2,460 | 320 | 13% | −0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 997 | 130 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,228 | 310 | 13.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,815 | 405 | 14.4% | +1.1 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,547 | 172 | 11.1% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 291 | 37 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Goraibhmaithagat (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Goraibhmaithagat (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goraibhmaithagat (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | Listed |
| Cadatharla (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m3f–3m2f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.45 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.55 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 26+63d | Navan | Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3) Settled off the pace early - popped fences well in behind the front group - close up in 4th with a minor error 4 out - pushed along into 3rd after 3 out - edged into 2nd near the last - battled on up the run-in but couldn't get to the winner | 2/5 | 1¼ | 11-1 | — | 149B | Mark Walsh | 3/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+40d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase Sat handy behind the front group early - slipped back to third and unable to threaten before two out - moved into second spot approaching the last two furlongs - driven out and stayed on at one gait to finish second | 2/5 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 141B | Mark Walsh | 7/4 |
| 17 Nov 25+199d | Navan | Pat Sheils Memorial Irish EBF Beginners Chase Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd two out but flat out with no answer to winner approaching last - stayed on same speed to finish 2nd | 2/11 | 13 | 11-12 | — | 141A | Mark Walsh | 9/2 |
| 02 May 25+83d | Punchestown | Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up at back - clipped heels 4th - moved through nicely from 3 out to take second spot after the following fence - driven but couldn't close on leader and held on well for a distant runner-up | 2/8 | 16 | 11-12 | 139A | 142A | Mark Walsh | 11/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+255d | Naas | Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle Settled off the pace at the back of the pack - improved from 8th to 5th - blocked briefly approaching four out - soon made progress - moving smoothly and into 2nd two out - hit the front before the last - powered clear inside the final furlong to win comfortably | 1/15 | 11-12 | 129B | 138A | Mark Walsh | 9/4J | |
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 29 May 24+60d | Wexford | Racing Again 13th July Flat Race | 1/12 | 11-9 | 111A | 139B | Mr J L Gleeson | 6/5F | |
| 30 Mar 24 | Fairyhouse | Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle | 7/18 | 2½ | 11-12 | 80B | 115A | Jody McGarvey | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lovely Hurling won?
- Lovely Hurling (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 6 times in total (85.7% of starts).
- Who trains Lovely Hurling?
- Lovely Hurling (IRE) is trained by C A Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 February 2026.
- Who is Lovely Hurling's sire?
- Lovely Hurling (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of There Is No Point (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Lovely Hurling prefer?
- Lovely Hurling (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lovely Hurling's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Lovely Hurling's siblings?
- Out of There Is No Point (IRE), Lovely Hurling (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Goraibhmaithagat (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Goraibhmaithagat (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.