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Horse profile

Major Ivan (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Malcolm Jefferson · Last owner Mrs I C Straker Steven Key
by Fruits Of Love (USA) out of Martinstown Queen (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2016 — 3,660 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 2nd of 9 Won at Sedgefield Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Major Ivan (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2015. Last raced off 119, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating119↓ 10lb off peak
119 119–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 13 Oct 2016

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 2 figures · best 88A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 13 Oct 2016 Official rating 119 at the last run, 13 Oct 2016

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 135A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4133A122.5—
Good4125A114.5—
Soft4135A130—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6127A111.5—
2m5f – 3m5135A121—
2m1f – 2m4f2133B129—

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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
Fruits Of Love (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,777 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.8% from 944. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 182. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−1.6—
Good to Firm257197.4%−1.3—
Good94411111.8%+3.10 from 4
Good to Soft415338%−0.71 from 4
Soft666548.1%−0.60 from 5
Heavy299155%−3.70 from 1
Standard (AW)18284.4%−4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2200%−8.7—
6f – 7f15064%−4.7—
1m – 1m1f13064.6%−4.1—
1m2f – 1m4f241166.6%−2.1—
1m5f – 2m791708.8%+0.10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f842809.5%+0.81 from 3
2m5f – 3m4965110.3%+1.60 from 5
Over 3m1051211.4%+2.7—

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
Martinstown Queen (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Monty Guiry (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Monty Guiry (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monty Guiry (IRE)913m1fClass 4
Upthereforthinking (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.75
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −4.75
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 3 1 33% −0.75
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −0.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −9.75
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 6 1 17% −3.75
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −4.75
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
13 Oct 16+16d Carlisle National Hero Interactive Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 11-2 11988A133A Brian Hughes 4/1
27 Sep 16+244d Sedgefield Seymour Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 11 11-0 12783B108B Brian Hughes 9/4J
27 Jan 16+39d Catterick Racinguk.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 3 ran F/3 — 10-11 ——— Brian Hughes 10/3
19 Dec 15+29d Haydock Bet With Your Racing Uk App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 16 11-11 128—100B Brian Hughes 11/4
20 Nov 15+27d Haydock Money Advice Group Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2 11-8 125—135A Brian Hughes 12/1
24 Oct 15+30d Kelso Eric Gillie Transporting Horses 40 Years Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 11-5 127—121B Brian Hughes 5/4
24 Sep 15+142d Perth Investec Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1 11-5 129—120B Brian Hughes 3/1
05 May 15+30d Sedgefield John Wade Group 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-5 ——133B Brian Hughes 8/13F
05 Apr 15+160d Sedgefield Wishing Gordon A Happy 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 ——125B Brian Hughes 5/4F
27 Oct 14+30d Ayr EBF/Download The BetVictor App 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 7 10-12 ——110A Brian Hughes 20/1
27 Sep 14+125d Market Rasen 888sport Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 11-0 ——107A Brian Hughes 5/1
25 May 14+30d Kelso Mercedes Benz Of Coldstream Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 7 11-2 ——113A Brian Hughes 3/1
25 Apr 14+34d Perth Go To Balcormo Races Tomorrow Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 shd 11-3 ——127A Brian Hughes 3/1
22 Mar 14 Kelso Kelso Races A Great Day Out Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 10 11-3 ——125A Brian Hughes 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Major Ivan (IRE) won?
Major Ivan (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Major Ivan (IRE)?
Major Ivan (IRE) was trained by Malcolm Jefferson on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 13 October 2016.
Who is Major Ivan (IRE)'s sire?
Major Ivan (IRE) is by Fruits Of Love (USA) out of Martinstown Queen (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What going does Major Ivan (IRE) prefer?
Major Ivan (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 Major Ivan (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 13 October 2016. The highest on record is 129.
What is Major Ivan (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fruits Of Love (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,777 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.8% from 944. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 182. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4% from 150.
Who are Major Ivan (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Martinstown Queen (IRE), Major Ivan (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Monty Guiry (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Monty Guiry (IRE)). The wins came over 3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.