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Horse profile

Mack The Knife (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2021) · Last trainer James Ferguson · Last owner Michael Buckley
by Australia (GB) out of Kitty Matcham (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
13 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jun 2021 — 1,945 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2021 · 2nd of 7 4 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Southwell (AW) & Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Mack The Knife (IRE) is 4 from 13. Hasn't won since Apr 2021. All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating68↓ 2lb off peak
68 42–70

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 30 Jun 2021

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 13 figures · best 95A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1195A86—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f794A86—
1m – 1m1f494B53—
1m5f – 2m295A92.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 16 Apr 2021 Official rating 68 at the last run, 30 Jun 2021

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 13 figures · best 85A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1185A73—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f785A76—
1m – 1m1f458A52.5—
1m5f – 2m275A74—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 11.2% of 5,658 runs since Jan 2008 (565 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+11.9—
Good to Firm6658112.2%+10 from 1
Good1,50516511%−0.2—
Good to Soft6606710.2%−1—
Soft96412112.6%+1.40 from 1
Heavy324299%−2.2—
Standard (AW)1,52616510.8%−0.44 from 11
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−5.1—
6f – 7f643639.8%−1.4—
1m – 1m1f1,24713610.9%−0.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,08926712.8%+1.64 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,17212911%−0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f355267.3%−3.9—
2m5f – 3m10876.5%−4.7—
Over 3m1119.1%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kitty Matcham (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sam Missile (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sam Missile (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sam Missile (IRE)5331m–2mClass 3
Marciano (IRE)1226f–1mClass 4
Seaxburh (IRE)711m—
Aratori (IRE)216½f—
Breeze (IRE)911mClass 5
Marciano I (IRE)416f–1mClass 4
Katie Bairdie (IRE)70——
Mneefah (IRE)30——
Patent Joy (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 11 4 36% −4.15
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 3 43% −1.82
Class 5 4 1 25% −2.33
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 1 25% −2.56
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 2 50% −0.50
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +0.91

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 4 57% −0.15
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Muscutt 5 4 80% +1.85
Nicola Currie 3 0 0% −3.00
Stephen Mooney 2 0 0% −2.00
Alice Bond 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 7 3 43% −1.82
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% −1.33

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 9 4 44% −2.15
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2021 · 9 runs
30 Jun 21+46d Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 8-12 6895A73A Oisin Murphy 5/2J
15 May 21+29d Doncaster Download The At The Races App Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-7 7062A70A Stephen Mooney 5/1
16 Apr 21+11d Bath Sergei Prokofiev Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 4½ 9-11 6694A76A Stephen Mooney 7/2
05 Apr 21+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Like Wolverhampton Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-4 6686A85A Daniel Muscutt 4/6F
13 Mar 21+22d Chelmsford City (AW) tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 9-7 6490A75A Daniel Muscutt 9/4F
19 Feb 21+3d Southwell (AW) Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-6 4591A85A Daniel Muscutt 10/11F
16 Feb 21+8d Kempton (AW) Join Racing Tv Now Classified Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 5791B84A Daniel Muscutt 4/9F
08 Feb 21+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Classified Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 4381A75A Daniel Muscutt 5/6F
26 Jan 21+55d Wolverhampton (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Classified Stakes Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 hd 8-7 4294B58A Alice Bond 14/1
2020 · 1 run
02 Dec 20+361d Kempton (AW) Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 7-13 4566A48A Alice Bond 14/1
2019 · 3 runs
07 Dec 19+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 ¾ 9-5 —40C57C Nicola Currie 100/1
25 Nov 19+28d Chelmsford City (AW) Extra Places At totesport.com Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 1½ 9-2 —51C55C Nicola Currie 50/1
28 Oct 19 Kempton (AW) Firework Tickets 7 In Advance Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 13/13 17 9-5 —-44C47C Nicola Currie 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mack The Knife won?
Mack The Knife (IRE) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trained Mack The Knife?
Mack The Knife (IRE) was trained by James Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 30 June 2021.
Who is Mack The Knife's sire?
Mack The Knife (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Kitty Matcham (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
What going does Mack The Knife prefer?
Mack The Knife (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Mack The Knife's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 30 June 2021. The highest on record is 70.
What is Mack The Knife's sire's record?
Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,658 runs since Jan 2008 (565 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Who are Mack The Knife's siblings?
Out of Kitty Matcham (IRE), Mack The Knife (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sam Missile (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sam Missile (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.