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Horse profile

Lucky Max (GER)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2023) · Last trainer Sean Thomas Doyle · Last owner Donnchadh Doyle
by Maxios (GB) out of Little Wonder (GER) (Desert Prince)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2023 — 1,060 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2023 · 9th of 11 4 wins · Cork & Clonmel Last raced off OR 133
KTB Profile

Lucky Max won four of 25 starts all over hurdles on turf. All four wins came in handicaps between 1m5f and 2m4f with three at Cork and one at Clonmel on soft or heavy ground. He gained his last success in the Racing Again March 23rd Handicap Hurdle at Cork in Jan 2023 off an official rating of 129. Aged 7 at his last run in Nov 2023 he finished 9 of 11 in the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase at Cork off 133.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating133↓ 10lb off peak
133 96–143

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 9 Apr 2023

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 21 figures · best 137B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft11137B97—
Heavy5110A78—
Good to Soft3105B97—
Good2126A101.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9137B118—
1m5f – 2m8105B97—
2m5f – 3m494B81.5—

Of 25 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 25 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 10 Nov 2023 Official rating 133 at the last run, 26 Nov 2023

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 24 figures · best 147A · median 120.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft14147A129.5—
Heavy5136A109—
Good to Soft3116C109—
Good2122B113.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10142A127.5—
1m5f – 2m10147A121—
2m5f – 3m4128A106.5—

Of 25 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 · 24 figures from 25 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,122 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.7—
Good to Firm10099%−2.7—
Good5506010.9%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft3744913.1%+1.40 from 4
Soft5527313.2%+1.52 from 14
Heavy2273113.7%+22 from 5
Standard (AW)316278.5%−3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7114.3%+2.6—
6f – 7f9355.4%−6.3—
1m – 1m1f190157.9%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f414389.2%−2.5—
1m5f – 2m72210013.9%+2.23 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f5497012.8%+1.11 from 11
2m5f – 3m1171412%+0.30 from 4
Over 3m30620%+8.3—

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
Little Wonder (GER) (Desert Prince)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Little Princess (GER)250——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 2 14% −7.12
Heavy 5 2 40% +4.38
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 5 3 60% +4.76
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +5.50
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% −8.12
1m5f – 2m 10 3 30% +3.38
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr R James 5 2 40% +4.38
Michael O'Sullivan 4 0 0% −4.00
Jack Foley 4 2 50% +2.88
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Corey McGivern 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Jack Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00
Bridget Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 4 17% −7.74
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 9 1 11% −6.12
2022 9 0 0% −9.00
2021 7 3 43% +6.38

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 4 19% −4.74
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
26 Nov 23+16d Cork Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase 21f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 9 11-5 13347C108C Jordan Gainford 9/2
10 Nov 23+99d Down Royal Eventco Marquees Ltd. Beginners Chase 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 5½ 11-12 ——119A J J Slevin 11/1
03 Aug 23+100d Galway Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) 16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 14/19 3¾ 11-5 142105B109A Michael O'Sullivan 40/1
25 Apr 23+16d Punchestown Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 15/18 3¼ 11-3 14399B113A Mr R James 16/1
09 Apr 23+28d Cork Bar One Racing Price Boosts Everyday Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (grade B) 19f · Yielding · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 11-5 142127B138A Corey McGivern 10/1
12 Mar 23+36d Naas Bar One Racing 'Mobile Betting At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle 19f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nse 11-5 138134A142A Michael O'Sullivan 7/1
04 Feb 23+14d Leopardstown Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) 24f · Yielding · 17 ran 8/17 nse 11-4 13894B128A Mr R James 22/1
21 Jan 23+14d Navan Navan Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 20f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1 10-12 137118B133A Mr R James 11/4F
07 Jan 23+34d Cork Racing Again March 23rd Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 129110A136A Mr R James 15/8F
04 Dec 22+22d Fairyhouse Baroneracing.com Handicap Hurdle (Grade A) 16f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 4¾ 10-10 12997B129A Michael O'Sullivan 14/1
12 Nov 22+42d Naas Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 3/18 ¾ 10-5 126137B138A Michael O'Sullivan 25/1
01 Oct 22+10d Gowran Park Join Gowran Park Racing Club Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 5/6 4 11-12 —97C109C Richard Deegan 33/1
21 Sep 22+137d Listowel Brandon Hotel Beginners Chase 22f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 14 11-12 —77C105C J J Slevin 18/1
07 May 22+29d Warwick Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 4¼ 11-9 131126A122B Mr Jack Andrews 7/1
08 Apr 22+21d Aintree 20 Years Together, Alder Hey & Aintree Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 14/21 20 10-12 13471C116C Bridget Andrews 40/1
18 Mar 22+40d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran UR/23 — 11-0 134—— Peter Kavanagh 80/1
06 Feb 22+16d Leopardstown Liffey Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 27 ran 7/27 1 10-7 132—130A Jack Foley 50/1
21 Jan 22+47d Lingfield Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 1 11-4 13660C107C Jack Foley 13/2
05 Dec 21+21d Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-0 11897B147A Jack Foley 11/8F
14 Nov 21+17d Cork Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-6 103—138A Jack Foley 7/2F
28 Oct 21+222d Clonmel Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16.5f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 11-5 9699B129A Mr R James 11/2
20 Mar 21+15d Thurles Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 2 10-12 9886C87C Richard Deegan 28/1
05 Mar 21+25d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse/Dunboyne Castle Afternoon Tea Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 ½ 11-6 —54B91A Sean Flanagan 11/2
08 Feb 21+8d Fairyhouse Congratulations To The ITBA_Official 2020 Award Winners Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 2 11-13 —78B109A Sean Flanagan 28/1
31 Jan 21 Naas I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 19f · Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 1¾ 11-12 —58C103C Ian McCarthy 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lucky Max (GER) won?
Lucky Max (GER) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 6 times in total (24% of starts).
Who trained Lucky Max (GER)?
Lucky Max (GER) was trained by Sean Thomas Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 26 November 2023.
Who is Lucky Max (GER)'s sire?
Lucky Max (GER) is by Maxios (GB) out of Little Wonder (GER), whose sire is Desert Prince.
What going does Lucky Max (GER) prefer?
Lucky Max (GER) has the best record on heavy 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 Lucky Max (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 26 November 2023. The highest on record is 143.
What is Lucky Max (GER)'s sire's record?
Maxios (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,122 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.
Who are Lucky Max (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Little Wonder (GER), Lucky Max (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2021. 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.