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Horse profile

Mackaar (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Albemarle (GB) (King's Best)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jul 2020 — 2,303 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 · 12th of 12 2 wins · Lingfield (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW) Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Mackaar (IRE) is 2 from 10, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2019. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW All wins at Class 5
Official rating92↓ 2lb off peak
92 92–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 12 Jun 2020

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 10 figures · best 121A · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)494A77—
Good4121A94.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7121A97—
1m – 1m1f294A83.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 12 Jun 2020 Official rating 92 at the last run, 1 Jul 2020

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 10 figures · best 90A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)488A83.5—
Good488A79—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f790A83—
1m – 1m1f288A84—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.6—
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 4
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 1
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 1
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.82 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.51 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+11 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Albemarle (GB) (King's Best)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lexington Belle (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Antipodes (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lexington Belle (IRE)2247f–1m½fClass 4
Antipodes (IRE)531m–1m2½fClass 2
Shinji (IRE)1322mClass 5
My Lucky Journey (IRE)30——
Mushirif (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 2 50% +2.80
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 2 67% +3.80
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +0.80
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −5.20
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrea Atzeni 5 1 20% −3.20
David Egan 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Bentley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 1 100% +4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 2 25% −1.20
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 6 1 17% −4.20
2018 2 1 50% +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
01 Jul 20+19d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Runner Boost At Unibet Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12/12 11 9-7 9281C63C Andrea Atzeni 5/1
12 Jun 20+286d Newbury Watch And Bet With MansionBet At Newbury Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 9-3 94121A88A Andrea Atzeni 14/1
31 Aug 19+43d Chester Sportpesa Chester Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 14.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 5 8-7 9489A75B Harry Bentley 16/1
19 Jul 19+24d Hamilton British Stallion Studs EBF Glasgow Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 11f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 1¼ 9-5 94105A74B David Egan 9/2
25 Jun 19+38d Newbury Pegasus Pumps Ltd Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 shd 9-2 9297A90A David Egan 3/1J
18 May 19+24d Newbury Al Zubarah London Gold Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 8 9-4 9276C73C Andrea Atzeni 16/1
24 Apr 19+18d Epsom Downs Investec Blue Riband Trial (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 6 9-1 92100B83A Andrea Atzeni 11/1
06 Apr 19+140d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-9 —73C87B Andrea Atzeni 4/5F
17 Nov 18+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes, Home Of The Odds Boost EBF Novice Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 —94A88A Jack Mitchell 4/1
06 Nov 18 Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 4/11 2 9-2 —73A80A David Egan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mackaar (IRE) won?
Mackaar (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Mackaar (IRE)?
Mackaar (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 1 July 2020.
Who is Mackaar (IRE)'s sire?
Mackaar (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Albemarle (GB), whose sire is King's Best.
What going does Mackaar (IRE) prefer?
Mackaar (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Mackaar (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 1 July 2020. The highest on record is 94.
What is Mackaar (IRE)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Mackaar (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Albemarle (GB), Mackaar (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lexington Belle (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Antipodes (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2018. 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.