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Maighnealta (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer Desmond McDonogh · Last owner Mrs Desmond Mcdonogh Mrs J S Bolger
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Needlework (IRE) (Needle Gun)
44 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2021 — 1,996 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 2 wins · Fairyhouse & Downpatrick Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Maighnealta (IRE) is 2 from 44. Hasn't won since Dec 2016. Last raced off 80, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 44 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 21lb off peak
80 80–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 14 Nov 2018

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 17 figures · best 129B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft7125B91—
Good6129B81.5—
Good to Soft287B84—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10129B84—
2m5f – 3m7129B91—

Of 24 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 82C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 3 Nov 2020 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 18 May 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 1 rated run · Navan, 27 Sep 2014

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 →

Jumps 39 figures · best 117A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good15114A96—
Soft12116A102—
Heavy7110A104—
Good to Soft4117A113.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f19117A107—
1m5f – 2m12112A98—
2m5f – 3m8108A93—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 44 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 44 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
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.90 from 1
Good3,03234311.3%+1.20 from 18
Good to Soft1,44916111.1%+11 from 4
Soft2,2302049.1%−11 from 14
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 7
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7921699.4%−0.70 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f2,85629510.3%+0.22 from 21
2m5f – 3m2,52826510.5%+0.40 from 9
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Needlework (IRE) (Needle Gun)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Thornfield (IRE)140——
Court Attire (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 0 0% −18.00
Soft 14 1 7% +1.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +2.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 11 1 9% −4.50
Fairyhouse 8 1 13% +7.00
Navan 6 0 0% −6.00
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 21 2 10% +0.50
1m5f – 2m 14 0 0% −14.00
2m5f – 3m 9 0 0% −9.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Dalton 14 2 14% +7.50
Adam Short 5 0 0% −5.00
A E Lynch 4 0 0% −4.00
Danny Mullins 3 0 0% −3.00
Ryan Treacy 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ger Fox 2 0 0% −2.00
M P Fogarty 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J P Dowling 2 0 0% −2.00
E Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr L P Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D J O'Leary 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J P McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 18 1 6% −3.00
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Hood + tongue tie 8 0 0% −8.00
Hood 7 1 14% −0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 10 0 0% −10.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 11 2 18% +10.50
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 30 2 7% −8.50
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 · 1 run
18 May 21+196d Limerick Athlacca Handicap Chase (0-95) (Div 2) 2m3½f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 80—— Ryan Treacy 40/1
2020 · 3 runs
03 Nov 20+64d Fairyhouse Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m5f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 22 10-11 8540C82C Ryan Treacy 80/1
31 Aug 20+21d Downpatrick Downpatrick Racecourse Virtual Best Dressed Lady Competition Handicap Chase 2m2f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 nk 10-0 9050C77C Adam Short 33/1
10 Aug 20+601d Ballinrobe Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6½f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 4 10-10 8446C71C E Walsh 40/1
2018 · 10 runs
18 Dec 18+12d Naas Paddy Power 'Live Stream All Irish Racing On Our App' Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m · Yielding · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-4 101—— Sean Flanagan 14/1
06 Dec 18+22d Clonmel Club Stand Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m2½f · Yielding · 8 ran 2/8 3¼ 10-10 9995A112B Sean Flanagan 7/1
14 Nov 18+8d Fairyhouse Book Easter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1¼ 11-5 91115B96A Adam Short 16/1
06 Nov 18+25d Fairyhouse Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 4½ 10-13 92113B98A Adam Short 14/1
12 Oct 18+6d Downpatrick Portman Dentalcare Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m3f · Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 10-13 92—— Adam Short 7/2
06 Oct 18+13d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Good · 11 ran 3/11 3¼ 10-6 92—108A Adam Short 14/1
23 Sep 18+27d Navan Sequence Events Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 17/27 2¼ 10-10 93129B82A Mr L P Gilligan 14/1
27 Aug 18+15d Downpatrick Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 4½ 11-10 9381B116A A E Lynch 10/1
12 Aug 18+97d Downpatrick A J C Group, Newcastle Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m3f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 11-11 9468B101A A E Lynch 10/1
07 May 18+173d Down Royal Daily Mirror Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 15 11-12 9648A92A A E Lynch 20/1
2017 · 7 runs
15 Nov 17+33d Fairyhouse Racing At Fairyhouse On New Years Day 2018 Beginners Chase 2m5f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 20 11-12 9625C104C A E Lynch 66/1
13 Oct 17+21d Downpatrick Frank Fitzsimons Memorial Beginners Chase 2m3f · Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 2¼ 11-12 96—116A Ger Fox 12/1
22 Sep 17+21d Downpatrick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m3f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 1 11-12 96—110A Ger Fox 16/1
01 Sep 17+18d Down Royal Hovis Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m6f · Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 3¼ 11-0 97125B108A Ben Dalton 16/1
14 Aug 17+22d Ballinrobe Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m5½f · Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 8 10-11 9991B92A Ben Dalton 16/1
23 Jul 17+62d Tipperary Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 7/18 nk 11-4 10087B111A B J Foley 20/1
22 May 17+170d Punchestown Punchestown For Events Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4½f · Good · 24 ran 15/24 8 11-11 101—99C Ben Dalton 20/1
2016 · 11 runs
03 Dec 16+26d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4f · Yielding · 19 ran 1/19 9-12 9178B112A Ben Dalton 14/1
07 Nov 16+44d Fairyhouse Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 4 10-13 91129B107A Ben Dalton 12/1
24 Sep 16+18d Navan Brogan Group Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 14/25 hd 10-13 92122C94C Ben Dalton 16/1
06 Sep 16+8d Galway Anglo Printers 1890 624 624 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m5½f · Soft · 19 ran 4/19 ¾ 10-6 92—103A Ben Dalton 14/1
29 Aug 16+22d Downpatrick Thanking Murphy Jewellers For 30 Years Of Sponsorship Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 7 11-6 92—114A Ben Dalton 8/1
07 Aug 16+36d Downpatrick Downpatrickracecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m2f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 2¾ 11-3 89—108A Ben Dalton 10/1
02 Jul 16+57d Bellewstown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m4f · Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 7 11-7 90—89A Ben Dalton 9/2
06 May 16+37d Downpatrick Strictly At Downpatrick Races Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5½f · Good · 15 ran SU/15 — 11-4 90—— Ben Dalton 4/1J
30 Mar 16+18d Downpatrick Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (Northern Region) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m2f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 10-13 85—117A Ben Dalton 11/2J
12 Mar 16+27d Limerick 8/1 Willie Mullins To Train A Cheltenham Winner At Coral.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 1 9-13 85—107A Ben Dalton 14/1
14 Feb 16+245d Navan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 21 10-3 86—83C Ben Dalton 25/1
2015 · 4 runs
14 Jun 15+20d Downpatrick Sunday In Summer Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m2f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 20 11-3 93—91C Danny Mullins 9/1
25 May 15+33d Ballinrobe Audi Ballina Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 2¼ 11-5 95—95A Danny Mullins 50/1
22 Apr 15+25d Fairyhouse Summer Evening Racing At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Good · 25 ran 23/25 11 11-8 98—88C Brian O'Connell 33/1
28 Mar 15+92d Navan Annual Family Day 17th May (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 20 ran 8/20 8½ 11-12 ——97A Danny Mullins 25/1
2014 · 8 runs
26 Dec 14+12d Down Royal Dark Horse Wine Bar Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 3¾ 11-1 ——104A Kevin Sexton 7/2
14 Dec 14+22d Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 29 ran 10/29 nk 11-12 ——112A M P Fogarty 66/1
22 Nov 14+42d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 6½ 11-12 ——104A M P Fogarty 66/1
11 Oct 14+14d Fairyhouse Help Fairyhouse Reach 10,000 Followers On Twitter Flat Race 2m · Good · 11 ran 8/11 hd 11-7 ——99A Mr J P Dowling 25/1
27 Sep 14+26d Navan Bective Restaurant (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 11-7 ——64A Mr M J Lynch 50/1
01 Sep 14+107d Roscommon Frenchpark (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 11-7 ——89A Mr J P Dowling 100/1
17 May 14+61d Punchestown Representatives Supporting Kildare Gaa Flat Race 2m · Good · 16 ran 14/16 ½ 11-7 ——90C Mr D J O'Leary 25/1
17 Mar 14 Down Royal Winged Love Flat Race 2m · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 45 12-0 ——84C Mr J P McKeown 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Maighnealta won?
Maighnealta (IRE) won 2 of 44 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 9 times in total (20.5% of starts).
Who trained Maighnealta?
Maighnealta (IRE) was trained by Desmond McDonogh on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 18 May 2021.
Who is Maighnealta's sire?
Maighnealta (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Needlework (IRE), whose sire is Needle Gun.
What going does Maighnealta prefer?
Maighnealta (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Maighnealta's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 18 May 2021. The highest on record is 101.
What is Maighnealta's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Maighnealta's siblings?
Out of Needlework (IRE), Maighnealta (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2014. 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.