Horse profile
Macnicholson (IRE)
by Definite Article (GB) out of Heroic Performer (IRE) (Royal Applause)
35 runs · 16 courses · from Mar 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jan 2017 — 3,555 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 3rd of 13
3 wins · Gowran Park, Punchestown & Kilbeggan
KTB Profile
Macnicholson (IRE) is 3 from 35. Hasn't won since Aug 2015.
Based on 35 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
- 3–35Wins / Runs
- 8.6%Strike rate
- 17 (48.6%)Placed
- −14.38£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.63Fair A/E n=35 · 0.51 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 41dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating138↓ 1lb off peak
138
75–139
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 54C | 40 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 103A | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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
Definite Article (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 2 from 25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | — |
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
Heroic Performer (IRE) (Royal Applause)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Camile (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Camile (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camile (IRE) | 52 | 7 | 1m–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Happy Ending (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Performance Art (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.38 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 25 | 2 | 8% | −12.38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.62 |
| Paddy Kennedy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Miss K Harrington | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Fran Berry | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Robbie Power | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ger Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Bolger | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 2 | 8% | −11.38 |
| Blinkers | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.62 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.38 |
| Flat | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 17+53d | Gowran Park | Pmf Accountants Beginners Chase | 3/13 | 14 | 11-9 | — | 26B | 119A | Paddy Kennedy | 20/1 |
| 04 Dec 16+23d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle (Grade A) | 13/17 | 3¼ | 10-12 | 138 | 54C | 111C | Robbie Power | 33/1 |
| 11 Nov 16+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 8/8 | 13 | 8-6 | 75 | 100C | 55C | N G McCullagh | 10/1 |
| 04 Nov 16+192d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 7/11 | 2½ | 8-12 | 76 | 103A | 68A | Conor Hoban | 16/1 |
| 26 Apr 16+191d | Punchestown | Killashee Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | F/21 | — | 11-3 | 139 | — | — | Paddy Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 18 Oct 15+19d | Naas | Profile Systems Naas October Handicap | 2/12 | shd | 8-10 | 82 | — | 85A | Conor Hoban | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 15+37d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 19th Handicap | 7/15 | nk | 9-6 | 83 | — | 86A | Fran Berry | 13/2 |
| 23 Aug 15+11d | Curragh (IRE) | Killashee Handicap | 4/8 | 9 | 9-2 | 83 | — | 76A | Joseph O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 12 Aug 15+13d | Gowran Park | McEnery Cup Handicap | 1/12 | 8-10 | 76 | — | 93A | Fran Berry | 7/1 | |
| 30 Jul 15+24d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap | 7/20 | 3¼ | 10-7 | 139 | — | 127A | Ms N Carberry | 25/1 |
| 06 Jul 15+36d | Roscommon | At The Races Maiden | 2/10 | 5 | 9-7 | 75 | — | 82A | Fran Berry | 7/4F |
| 31 May 15+15d | Kilbeggan | Mullingar.ie Beginners Chase | 2/13 | 7½ | 11-12 | — | — | 127A | Robbie Power | 2/1J |
| 16 May 15+18d | Punchestown | Event Centre Beginners Chase | 4/6 | 4 | 11-12 | — | — | 107B | Robbie Power | 15/8 |
| 28 Apr 15+46d | Punchestown | Killashee Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 2/25 | ¾ | 11-1 | 135 | — | 147A | Robbie Power | 20/1 |
| 13 Mar 15+21d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 17/21 | 24 | 11-5 | 139 | — | 116C | Ger Fox | 25/1 |
| 20 Feb 15+110d | Dundalk (AW) | Ladbrokes (Q.R.) Handicap (50-80) | 3/10 | ¾ | 11-4 | 75 | — | 82A | Miss K Harrington | 9/4F |
| 02 Nov 14+28d | Naas | Hospitality At Naas Racecourse Hurdle | 2/4 | 1½ | 11-4 | 135 | — | 126B | Barry Geraghty | 15/8F |
| 05 Oct 14+17d | Tipperary | Dolores Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 2/10 | 3½ | 11-5 | 134 | — | 138A | Barry Geraghty | 11/4F |
| 18 Sep 14+19d | Listowel | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (grade C) | 2/16 | ½ | 10-13 | 131 | — | 147A | Barry Geraghty | 7/1C |
| 30 Aug 14+8d | Wexford | Shelmalier (Q.R.) Race | 2/3 | 4¾ | 10-3 | — | — | 70C | Miss K Harrington | 9/4 |
| 22 Aug 14+37d | Killarney | Download The Free Racing Post Mobile App Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) | 5/15 | 2 | 11-4 | 131 | — | 132A | Barry Geraghty | 7/2F |
| 16 Jul 14+76d | Killarney | John Buckley Auctioneers Maiden | 3/11 | 1½ | 10-5 | — | — | 80A | Fran Berry | 12/1 |
| 01 May 14+6d | Punchestown | Colm Murray Memorial Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 1/25 | 11-11 | 116 | — | 158A | Barry Geraghty | 10/1C | |
| 25 Apr 14+40d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 10-13 | 116 | — | 136A | Barry Geraghty | 8/13F | |
| 16 Mar 14+23d | Navan | St Patricks Day Maiden Hurdle | 2/15 | 2 | 11-12 | — | — | 127A | Barry Geraghty | 6/4F |
| 21 Feb 14+22d | Thurles | Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle | 2/17 | ½ | 10-12 | — | — | 134A | Paddy Kennedy | 3/1 |
| 30 Jan 14+29d | Thurles | Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle | 2/18 | ½ | 10-11 | — | — | 133A | Paddy Kennedy | 7/2 |
| 01 Jan 14+34d | Fairyhouse | New Year Maiden Hurdle | 3/22 | 6 | 11-5 | — | — | 111A | Paddy Kennedy | 14/1 |
| 28 Nov 13+5d | Thurles | Cahir Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 2 | 10-11 | — | — | 114A | Paddy Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 23 Nov 13+149d | Gowran Park | Santa Train At Gowran Park Novice Hurdle | UR/10 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Mark Bolger | 20/1 |
| 27 Jun 13+21d | Tipperary | Follow At TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden | 6/11 | 4½ | 10-5 | — | — | 69C | Fran Berry | 16/1 |
| 06 Jun 13+8d | Tipperary | Fundraising Events At Tipperary (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/15 | 7 | 10-7 | — | — | 68B | Miss K Harrington | 10/3F |
| 29 May 13+36d | Punchestown | Punchestown.com Flat Race | 3/23 | 3 | 10-13 | — | — | 74A | Miss K Harrington | 6/1 |
| 23 Apr 13+23d | Punchestown | Goffs Land Rover Bumper | 5/25 | ½ | 10-11 | — | — | 127A | Miss K Harrington | 33/1 |
| 31 Mar 13 | Fairyhouse | Ryans Cleaning (pro/am) Flat Race | 8/10 | 15 | 10-9 | — | — | 90C | Miss K Harrington | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Macnicholson (IRE) won?
- Macnicholson (IRE) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 17 times in total (48.6% of starts).
- Who trained Macnicholson (IRE)?
- Macnicholson (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 26 January 2017.
- Who is Macnicholson (IRE)'s sire?
- Macnicholson (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Heroic Performer (IRE), whose sire is Royal Applause.
- What going does Macnicholson (IRE) prefer?
- Macnicholson (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Macnicholson (IRE)'s official rating?
- Macnicholson (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 139.
- What is Macnicholson (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
- Who are Macnicholson (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Heroic Performer (IRE), Macnicholson (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Camile (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Camile (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.