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Horse profile

Major Finnegan (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer W J Burke · Last owner W J Burke
by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Myshall (IRE) (Over The River)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2014 — 4,580 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 3 wins · Punchestown, Limerick (IRE) & Cork
KTB Profile

Major Finnegan (IRE) is 3 from 20, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Newenham Mulligan Novice Hurdle at Limerick (IRE) (Oct 2007). Hasn't won since Oct 2009.

Based on 20 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 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 21 Jan 2012 Official rating 120 at the last run, 22 Feb 2012

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 17 figures · best 145A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy6132B110—
Good6126C118—
Soft5145A134—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m10145A121—
2m1f – 2m4f5124C114—
2m5f – 3m2126C125—

Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 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
Lord Americo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1500%−7.8—
Good to Firm216209.3%+1.5—
Good601518.5%+0.71 from 6
Good to Soft340267.6%−0.2—
Soft622508%+0.22 from 6
Heavy383236%−1.80 from 8
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.8—
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m515295.6%−2.22 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f785607.6%−0.20 from 8
2m5f – 3m691649.3%+1.51 from 2
Over 3m190189.5%+1.7—

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
Myshall (IRE) (Over The River)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 6 2 33% +10.00
Good 6 1 17% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 4 1 25% −1.00
Punchestown 3 1 33% +10.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 1 100% +7.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% +6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 11 3 27% +13.00
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C J Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R O Harding 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 2 1 50% +11.00
2007 9 2 22% +2.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 2 17% −1.00
Chase 7 1 14% +6.00
NH 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
21 Apr 14+385d Cork Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-11 —— Jonathan Burke 40/1
2013 · 1 run
01 Apr 13+404d Cork Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-11 —— Jonathan Burke 10/1
2012 · 3 runs
22 Feb 12+32d Punchestown Festival Free Upgrade Offer Ends Today Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 35 11-3 12097C Barry Geraghty 11/1
21 Jan 12+19d Naas DUBES & Trinity Horse Racing Hype Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 4 11-10 121120A Davy Russell 8/1
02 Jan 12+673d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group 60th Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 6 11-5 127106B A E Lynch 20/1
2010 · 3 runs
28 Feb 10+14d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Novice Chase 2m1f · Heavy · 6 ran F/6 — 11-9 —— Davy Russell 15/8
14 Feb 10+21d Navan Flyingbolt Novice Chase (grade 2) 2m · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 11-4 —134B Barry Geraghty 7/2
24 Jan 10+70d Leopardstown Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Perpetual Challenge Cup Novice Chase (grade 1) 2m1f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 nk 11-12 —114B Davy Russell 12/1
2009 · 2 runs
15 Nov 09+18d Punchestown Craddockstown Novice Chase (Grade 2) 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 6 11-4 —132B Davy Russell 9/1
28 Oct 09+703d Punchestown Dobbins Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase 2m · Soft · 17 ran 1/17 11-12 —145A Davy Russell 12/1
2007 · 9 runs
25 Nov 07+21d Navan Bank Of Ireland 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m4f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 9 11-5 —115C Davy Condon 7/1
04 Nov 07+21d Cork (IRE) Dial-A-Bet 1800 721 821 European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle () 3m · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 11-9 —124C Davy Russell 2/1F
14 Oct 07+5d Limerick (IRE) Newenham Mulligan Novice Hurdle () 2m5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-6 —126C Davy Russell 7/1
09 Oct 07+8d Tipperary Kirby's Pharmacy Tipperary Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 1 11-12 —124C R Walsh 10/1
01 Oct 07+22d Roscommon Boyle Novice Hurdle 2m · Good · 15 ran 5/15 5½ 11-12 —112C Davy Russell 13/2
09 Sep 07+34d Galway (IRE) Ryans Event Cleaners Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 hd 11-12 —107C Davy Russell 7/2
06 Aug 07+170d Cork Killetra Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 20 ran 1/20 11-12 —139C Davy Russell 2/1F
17 Feb 07+25d Gowran Park Rockview (qr) Inh Flat Race 2m1f · Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 4½ 11-11 —103C Mr C J Sweeney 9/2
23 Jan 07+100d Thurles Crossogue House Equestrian Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 8 11-4 —122C Davy Russell 7/2
2006 · 1 run
15 Oct 06 Cork (IRE) I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle 2m · Good · 10 ran 4/10 5½ 10-2 —94C Mr R O Harding 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Major Finnegan won?
Major Finnegan (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2006 and 2014, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Major Finnegan?
Major Finnegan (IRE) was trained by W J Burke on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 21 April 2014.
Who is Major Finnegan's sire?
Major Finnegan (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Myshall (IRE), whose sire is Over The River.
What going does Major Finnegan prefer?
Major Finnegan (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Major Finnegan's official rating?
Major Finnegan (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 127.
What is Major Finnegan's sire's record?
Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.