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Horse profile

Ma Bess (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Terence O'Brien · Last owner Denis Wilson
by Malinas (GER) out of Ring Louise (IRE) (Oscar)
9 runs · 4 courses · from May 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2024 — 731 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 2nd of 14 Won at Wexford Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Ma Bess won one of nine starts, with the success coming at Wexford in Aug 2024 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. All wins and five of her nine runs came at trips between 1m5f and 2m. She finished second of 14 as beaten favourite at Limerick in Oct 2024 in the PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle, her last run.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 9 Aug 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 123C · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4123C110.5—
Good to Soft2116B109.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5123C116—
2m1f – 2m4f2103B99—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 20 Oct 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 60C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 1 Apr 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 8 figures · best 127A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4121A113—
Good to Soft3127A116—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5127A120—
2m1f – 2m4f2116A114—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,939 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm36616.7%+2.5—
Good1,18416914.3%+0.11 from 4
Good to Soft91514115.4%+1.20 from 3
Soft1,23616613.4%−0.80 from 1
Heavy5327413.9%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09615213.9%−0.31 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,36918213.3%−0.90 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,08017716.4%+2.20 from 1
Over 3m3304112.4%−1.8—

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
Ring Louise (IRE) (Oscar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valamar (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +0.20
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 4 1 25% +0.20
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −1.80
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Alan O'Sullivan 4 1 25% +0.20
Mr J C Barry 3 0 0% −3.00
John Shinnick 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 5 1 20% −0.80
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 1 17% −1.80
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 6 1 17% −1.80
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Oct 24+16d Limerick PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to pace early - third at halfway after a minor error three out - moved through to front turning into straight - challenged hard two out then overtaken - kept trying but couldn't reel in winner on run-in finishing second 2/14 4 11-2 105B114A John Shinnick 11/10F
04 Oct 24+35d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed) 16f · Good · 13 ran Settled midfield - pressed for effort with 5f left and ninth turning for home - stayed on same gear late in 6th 6/13 23 11-7 123C100C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 28/1
30 Aug 24+21d Wexford Brendan Cullimore Electrical Mares Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards back of the pack - moved into contention two out - fourth at the final obstacle - asked for effort entering the straight - stayed on at one gauge to finish fourth 4/14 3 11-2 —114A John Shinnick 2/1F
09 Aug 24+27d Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 13 ran Sat just off the front pack early - 4th at the halfway point - improved into 2nd on the inside approaching 2f out - pushed to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win 1/13 11-4 116B121A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 16/5
13 Jul 24+103d Wexford Racing Again 24th July Mares Flat Race 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 11-4 95B112A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 4/1
01 Apr 24+185d Cork Cork & Waterford Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race 16f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 11-4 —60C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 9/4
29 Sep 23+84d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 4¾ 11-4 116A120A Mr J C Barry 14/1
07 Jul 23+42d Wexford Mercedes-Benz Mares Flat Race 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 11-8 103B116A Mr J C Barry 5/1
26 May 23 Limerick Regeneron Irish EBF Mares Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 5½ 11-8 116B127A Mr J C Barry 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ma Bess (IRE) won?
Ma Bess (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained Ma Bess (IRE)?
Ma Bess (IRE) was trained by Terence O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 20 October 2024.
Who is Ma Bess (IRE)'s sire?
Ma Bess (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Ring Louise (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Ma Bess (IRE) prefer?
Ma Bess (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ma Bess (IRE)'s sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,939 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ma Bess (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ring Louise (IRE), Ma Bess (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.