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Lynskey (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2024) · Last trainer Joseph Anthony Murray · Last owner P M Obrien D Cummins R W Walsh L Murray
by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Valamareha (IRE) (Val Royal)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jun 2024 — 866 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2024 · 13th of 16 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Lynskey is a gelding by Dawn Approach out of the Val Royal mare Valamareha. He ran 11 times without winning or placing between Jun 2023 and Jun 2024, his highest official rating 49. All three starts on the all-weather and eight on turf proved unsuccessful, as did his efforts over trips from 6f to 2m4f on ground ranging from good to heavy. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Jun 2024, saw him finish 13 of 16 off an official rating of 47.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating47↓ 2lb off peak
47 47–49

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 26 Jan 2024

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 9 figures · best 91B · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)391B82—
Soft359C53—
Heavy257C49.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f459C55.5—
1m – 1m1f391B76—
6f – 7f282B62—
Jumps 2 figures · best 73C · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 51A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 23 Feb 2024 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 7 Jun 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 96C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 11 May 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 57A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)357A51—
Soft351C51—
Heavy250C41—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f451C49—
1m – 1m1f357A50—
6f – 7f251A41.5—
Jumps 2 figures · best 96C · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Dawn Approach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,569 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm3334212.6%+4.6—
Good891576.4%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft364246.6%−1.4—
Soft622325.1%−2.90 from 4
Heavy234177.3%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1,11211210.1%+2.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1251512%+4—
6f – 7f948768%00 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,029828%00 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f797708.8%+0.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m455347.5%−0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f17995%−30 from 1
2m5f – 3m2800%−8—
Over 3m800%−8—

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
Valamareha (IRE) (Val Royal)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Bathsheba Bay (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bathsheba Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bathsheba Bay (IRE)1847f–2m½fClass 3
Furnace Creek (IRE)1826f–6½f—
Kalinihta (IRE)211m5½fClass 5
Valquinto (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leigh Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian MacRedmond 2 0 0% −2.00
Robbie Colgan 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Whearty 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Wesley Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 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
07 Jun 24+7d Fairyhouse Dino Day On 10th July Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 12f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 8-12 4758C47C Leigh Roche 28/1
31 May 24+20d Tramore Ballyduff Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 10-13 —51C93C Ben Harvey 80/1
11 May 24+20d Cork PADDY MAC Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 1¼ 11-7 —73C96C Ben Harvey 200/1
21 Apr 24+58d Curragh Business Plus Handicap (47-65) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 27 ran 24/27 shd 8-7 4742C32A Robert Whearty 25/1
23 Feb 24+14d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 nk 9-1 4782B51A Shane Foley 14/1
09 Feb 24+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 9-1 4776B46A Cian MacRedmond 16/1
26 Jan 24+144d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 8-10 4791B57A Wesley Joyce 17/2
04 Sep 23+30d Roscommon Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) 11.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 16 9-0 4959C39C Leigh Roche 40/1
05 Aug 23+16d Galway Bathshack Maiden 8.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 9 9-8 —57C50C Robbie Colgan 66/1
20 Jul 23+26d Leopardstown Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Maiden 10f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 3 9-8 —53C51C Robbie Colgan 150/1
24 Jun 23 Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 10.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 8/8 12 9-3 —49C51C Cian MacRedmond 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lynskey (IRE) won?
Lynskey (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Lynskey (IRE)?
Lynskey (IRE) was trained by Joseph Anthony Murray on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 7 June 2024.
Who is Lynskey (IRE)'s sire?
Lynskey (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Valamareha (IRE), whose sire is Val Royal.
What is Lynskey (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 7 June 2024. The highest on record is 49.
What is Lynskey (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,569 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
Who are Lynskey (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Valamareha (IRE), Lynskey (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Bathsheba Bay (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bathsheba Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2023. 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.