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Lovely Moon (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer George Bewley · Last owner Annett Mandle And Davidson
by Le Fou (IRE) out of Half The Battle (IRE) (Bob Back)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2024 — 727 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 9th of 9 Won at Clonmel Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Lovely Moon won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel in Dec 2021 on soft ground off an official rating of 85. The gelding aged 9 at his last run in Oct 2024 has one win from 19 starts on turf all at 2m1f to 2m4f. He led before finishing 9 of 9 in the Atkinson Builders Penrith Handicap Hurdle at Carlisle in a Class 4 event last time out. He last raced off OR 92 which was 21lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Oct 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 21lb off peak
92 85–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 28 Feb 2022

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 16 figures · best 123A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7118B74—
Good4104C79—
Good to Soft3123A81—
Heavy287C77.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9123A76—
1m5f – 2m481A48—
2m5f – 3m3118B104—

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 7 May 2022 Official rating 92 at the last run, 24 Oct 2024

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 18 figures · best 120A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7120A103—
Good6109B98—
Good to Soft3114A96—
Heavy295C90.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9120A103—
2m5f – 3m5114A96—
1m5f – 2m496A87.5—

Of 19 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 · 18 figures from 19 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Le Fou (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,413 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.2% from 238.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm12216.7%+8.4—
Good334216.3%−20 from 6
Good to Soft2382912.2%+3.90 from 4
Soft515346.6%−1.71 from 7
Heavy2342611.1%+2.80 from 2
Standard (AW)7945.1%−3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f18211.1%+2.8—
1m – 1m1f4512.2%−6.1—
1m2f – 1m4f73811%+2.7—
1m5f – 2m369308.1%−0.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f560437.7%−0.61 from 9
2m5f – 3m285289.8%+1.50 from 5
Over 3m6357.9%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Half The Battle (IRE) (Bob Back)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
De Grae Clouding (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −2.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 4 0 0% −4.00
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +4.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathon Bewley 6 0 0% −6.00
Declan Queally 3 0 0% −3.00
Ian Power 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Shortall 2 0 0% −2.00
Edward Austin 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Whelan 1 1 100% +4.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Kiely 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A B O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Hood 6 1 17% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 6 1 17% −1.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −7.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Oct 24+725d Carlisle Atkinson Builders Penrith Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran In front early before fading approaching 7th - scrappy over 8th - dropped away before 3 out and beaten a long way home 9/9 21 10-5 9252C82C Edward Austin 66/1
30 Oct 22+176d Carlisle Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 1½ 10-13 10168C86C Jonathon Bewley 8/1
07 May 22+7d Hexham Premier Traffic.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 shd 10-10 10381A96A Jonathon Bewley 11/4J
30 Apr 22+35d Hexham Denis Atkinson 73rd Birthday Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 4½ 10-9 10376C109B Jonathon Bewley 9/1
26 Mar 22+26d Kelso Schloss Roxburghe Go North Cab On Target Handicap Hurdle (Series Final) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 21f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 10-6 105—100A Jonathon Bewley 22/1
28 Feb 22+14d Carlisle racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 4½ 11-4 110123A114A Jonathon Bewley 10/1
14 Feb 22+67d Catterick Love Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 5½ 11-7 11378C103C Jonathon Bewley 40/1
09 Dec 21+7d Tramore John & Peter Queally Special Recognition Award Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 hd 11-9 85118B114A Declan Queally 10/11F
02 Dec 21+30d Clonmel Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-0 8574B120A Dylan Whelan 4/1F
02 Nov 21+19d Fairyhouse BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 hd 11-6 8584C104A Declan Queally 8/1
14 Oct 21+41d Tramore Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase 21.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 23 12-0 —104C96C Declan Queally 10/1
03 Sep 21+133d Kilbeggan Midland Breeders Supporting Kilbeggan Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 6 12-0 —55A100B Sean O'Keeffe 33/1
23 Apr 21+253d Kilbeggan Congratulations Minella Times Beginners Chase 22f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 2 11-7 ——88A Mr M J Sweeney 100/1
13 Aug 20+21d Tramore Brownstown Head Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 1¾ 11-8 8682B86A Ian Power 66/1
23 Jul 20+226d Limerick Well Done To All Frontline Staff From Limerick Racecourse (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 6½ 12-0 —65C86C Ian Power 125/1
10 Dec 19+12d Tramore Maureen Mullins Outstanding Achievement Award 2019 Maiden Hurdle 21f · Heavy · 14 ran 12/14 8 11-8 —87C95C Shane Shortall 100/1
28 Nov 19+33d Thurles Christmas Party Race Day Saturday 21st December Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 14/18 2½ 11-2 —31C89C Shane Shortall 100/1
26 Oct 19+188d Galway COLM QUINN BMW (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 35 11-3 —17C85C Mr D Kiely 20/1
21 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper 16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran UR/22 — 10-13 ——— Miss A B O'Connor 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lovely Moon (IRE) won?
Lovely Moon (IRE) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
Who trained Lovely Moon (IRE)?
Lovely Moon (IRE) was trained by George Bewley on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 24 October 2024.
Who is Lovely Moon (IRE)'s sire?
Lovely Moon (IRE) is by Le Fou (IRE) out of Half The Battle (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Lovely Moon (IRE) prefer?
Lovely Moon (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lovely Moon (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 24 October 2024. The highest on record is 113.
What is Lovely Moon (IRE)'s sire's record?
Le Fou (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,413 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.2% from 238.
Who are Lovely Moon (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Half The Battle (IRE), Lovely Moon (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2019. 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.