Horse profile
Mags Nelson (IRE)
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Howareyabelle (GB) (Sir Percy)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Roscommon & Tramore
First-time headgear LTO
Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 4th of 8
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Mags Nelson (IRE) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Aug 2025.
Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 27 Oct 2026
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.90Fair A/E n=11 · 1.49 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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 rating106↓ 4lb off peak
106
95–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 124
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 127B | 110 | 2 runs · 117 / 104.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 195B | 129 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 96C | 92 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 195B | 124 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 96B | 96 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 127B | 122 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 22 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 from 11 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Prominent 5 (45%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (9%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,265 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 643 | 73 | 11.4% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 1,670 | 150 | 9% | −0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,041 | 110 | 10.6% | +0.7 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,253 | 124 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 453 | 51 | 11.3% | +1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,175 | 113 | 9.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 864 | 85 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 678 | 49 | 7.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,223 | 148 | 12.1% | +2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,594 | 155 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,196 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 532 | 52 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 80 | 8 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Howareyabelle (GB) (Sir Percy)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Euro Agent (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–2m1½f.
Family form: Euro Agent (IRE) won at Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Agent (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
| Bestrella (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gilligan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Mr L P Shanahan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Harney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.50 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 26+14d | Punchestown (IRE) | Matchbook Betting Exchange (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase Prominent early - 5th at 10th then 6th before 4 out - made no dent 3 out - plugged on to finish 4th | 4/8 | 13 | 11-7 | 106 | 92A | 110B | Mr L P Shanahan | 12/1 |
| 30 Sep 26+366d | Sligo (IRE) | Frank O'Beirne Memorial Beginners Steeplechase Held up at the back early - made ground 5 out - promoted to 4th and hampered 3 out - driven without making a dent after the following fence then ran out of steam - finished 4th | 4/8 | 11 | 11-12 | — | 117A | 99B | Danny Gilligan | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Sep 25+37d | Roscommon | Image Furnishings Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out and moved into 3rd after that - stayed on same gear from the last to finish 3rd | 3/10 | 18 | 11-2 | 110 | 124A | 120A | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 23 Aug 25+18d | Killarney | Cinco Patricio's Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - dropped to 8th 5 out and asked for effort - found nothing more from there - well held at the finish | 8/12 | 29 | 10-8 | 110 | 110C | 89C | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 05 Aug 25+56d | Roscommon | DNG Ivan Connaughton Handicap Hurdle Sent to front early - lost command before 3rd - back in 4th at halfway - regained command before 3rd - blundered 3 out - driven out after 2 out - responded before last to prevail late on | 1/16 | 11-4 | 102 | 134B | 130A | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 | |
| 10 Jun 25+11d | Sligo | Glasshouse Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - hit a small error at the 6th then up to 3rd by 4 out - pushed along after 2 out but unable to close down the front pair on the run-in | 3/15 | 1½ | 11-3 | 102 | 127B | 119A | Mr L P Shanahan | 4/1 |
| 30 May 25+20d | Tramore | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat just off the front group early - 6th at halfway - driven forward to reach 2nd approaching the last two furlongs - asserted on the run-in and stayed strong to the line | 1/15 | 11-2 | 95 | 195B | 118A | Tom Harney | 2/1F | |
| 10 May 25+18d | Cork | Tesla Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards the back - still down in 10th after the 6th - moved into contention 3 out but hit the fence there - couldn't find a way through in 7th before the last - stayed on down the run-in to finish 5th | 5/13 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 95 | 96B | 106A | Tom Harney | 14/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+19d | Fairyhouse | Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle Towards the back of the pack early - stayed on at same speed from 3 out - well held at the finish | 13/24 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | 96C | 96C | Donagh Meyler | 33/1 |
| 03 Apr 25+25d | Naas | Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Settled around midfield - under pressure in 9th two out - unable to close - beaten well into 9th | 9/19 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 80B | 104A | Brian Hayes | 50/1 |
| 09 Mar 25 | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - driven approaching 3 out with little response - never in the hunt through the closing stages - well held in 10th | 10/25 | 3½ | 11-12 | — | 88C | 105C | Donagh Meyler | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mags Nelson won?
- Mags Nelson (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Mags Nelson?
- Mags Nelson (IRE) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Mags Nelson's sire?
- Mags Nelson (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Howareyabelle (GB), whose sire is Sir Percy.
- What going does Mags Nelson prefer?
- Mags Nelson (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Mags Nelson's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Mags Nelson's sire's record?
- Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,265 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Mags Nelson's siblings?
- Out of Howareyabelle (GB), Mags Nelson (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Euro Agent (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.