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Horse profile

Magna Cum Laude (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Miss Kinabalu (GB) (Shirley Heights)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2007 — 6,961 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Magna Cum Laude (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Dundalk (AW) (Sep 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 91.

Based on 8 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 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 27 Sep 2007 Official rating 91 at the last run, 14 Oct 2007

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 8 figures · best 98C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good484C78.5—
Good to Firm271C65—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f898C78.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 2
Good2,4992489.9%−1.30 from 4
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.2—
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.70 from 1
Heavy6567811.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+10 from 8
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−5—
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

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
Miss Kinabalu (GB) (Shirley Heights)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Apres Ski (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Apres Ski (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Apres Ski (IRE)2331mClass 5
Spinetail Rufous (IRE)290——
House Around (IRE)40——
Little Miss Zuri (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 4 0 0% −4.00
Kieren Fallon 2 0 0% −2.00
Fran Berry 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 8 runs
14 Oct 07+17d Naas (IRE) Derrinstown Stud European Breeders Fund Birdcatcher Nursery (Premier Handicap) 6f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 shd 8-12 9184C Seamie Heffernan 100/30
27 Sep 07+5d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Premier Nursery 6f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 9-1 8998C Seamie Heffernan 11/2
22 Sep 07+6d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 6f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1¼ 9-0 8979C Kieren Fallon 3/1
16 Sep 07+8d Curragh (IRE) Bank Of Scotland (Ireland) National Stakes (Entire Colts & Fillies) 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 5 9-1 8659C Fran Berry 100/1
08 Sep 07+9d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 nk 9-0 —71C Kieren Fallon 10/3
30 Aug 07+24d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7½f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-3 —78C Seamie Heffernan 6/1
06 Aug 07+58d Naas Coolmore Ad Valorem EBF Maiden 7f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 shd 9-3 —89C Fran Berry 11/4
09 Jun 07 Curragh Bank Of Ireland Business Banking Ebf Maiden 6f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 1 9-3 —65C Seamie Heffernan 6/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Magna Cum Laude won?
Magna Cum Laude (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2007. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Magna Cum Laude?
Magna Cum Laude (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas (IRE) on 14 October 2007.
Who is Magna Cum Laude's sire?
Magna Cum Laude (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Miss Kinabalu (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What is Magna Cum Laude's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 14 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Magna Cum Laude's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Magna Cum Laude's siblings?
Out of Miss Kinabalu (GB), Magna Cum Laude (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Apres Ski (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Apres Ski (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2007. 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.