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Horse profile

Machine Gun Kelly (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Gary Moore · Last owner Findlay Bloom
by Johannesburg (USA) out of West Brooklyn (USA) (Gone West)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2009 — 6,222 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Machine Gun Kelly (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Lingfield (Aug 2009).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 22 Oct 2009 Official rating 65 at the last run, 22 Oct 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 80A · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm380A74—
Good265A61—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f480A61—
1m – 1m1f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Johannesburg (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4124.9%−4.9—
Good to Firm557529.3%−0.50 from 3
Good5607012.5%+2.70 from 2
Good to Soft248187.3%−2.50 from 1
Soft295268.8%−1—
Heavy8889.1%−0.7—
Standard (AW)773769.8%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2443916%+6.20 from 1
6f – 7f8269511.5%+1.70 from 4
1m – 1m1f604416.8%−30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f452429.3%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m320319.7%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f10443.8%−6—
2m5f – 3m1100%−9.8—
Over 3m100%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
West Brooklyn (USA) (Gone West)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Foot Soldier (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Foot Soldier (IRE)3527f–2m—
Campanillas (IRE)511m3f—
Brooklyn Academy (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 6 runs
22 Oct 09+10d Brighton digibet Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 nse 8-12 6565A Fergus Sweeney 8/1
12 Oct 09+15d Windsor Windsor Ascot & Eton Express Nursery Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 8-12 6562A Tom Eaves 12/1
27 Sep 09+16d Ascot Brightwells Ascot Sales Nursery Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 4 8-0 6851A Richard Thomas 16/1
11 Sep 09+27d Sandown Milward Print Group E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 9-3 6874A George Baker 11/2
15 Aug 09+18d Lingfield Buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 9-3 —80A Fergus Sweeney 16/1
28 Jul 09 Goodwood E.B.F. Selsey Maiden Stakes (C&G) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 1 9-0 —57A Ryan Moore 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Machine Gun Kelly won?
Machine Gun Kelly (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2009. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Machine Gun Kelly?
Machine Gun Kelly (IRE) was trained by Gary Moore on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 22 October 2009.
Who is Machine Gun Kelly's sire?
Machine Gun Kelly (IRE) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of West Brooklyn (USA), whose sire is Gone West.
What is Machine Gun Kelly's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 22 October 2009. The highest on record is 68.
What is Machine Gun Kelly's sire's record?
Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
Who are Machine Gun Kelly's siblings?
Out of West Brooklyn (USA), Machine Gun Kelly (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Foot Soldier (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.