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Horse profile

Malawi (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Galileo (IRE) out of Weekend Strike (USA) (Smart Strike)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2021 — 1,833 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 11th of 15 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Malawi (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Fairyhouse (Jun 2021).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 30 May 2021

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.

Flat 5 figures · best 126C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft2119C104—
Standard (AW)285A81.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3126C85—
1m5f – 2m2119C104—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 11 Jun 2021 Official rating 78 at the last run, 7 Oct 2021

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.

Flat 5 figures · best 78A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft270A66—
Standard (AW)277A76—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f378A77—
1m5f – 2m270A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,186 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 887.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 1
Good5,30479014.9%+0.4—
Good to Soft2,34132814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 2
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48130412.3%−2.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8471,05115.3%+0.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m4,23555413.1%−1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m887839.4%−5.1—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Weekend Strike (USA) (Smart Strike)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them First Officer (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Sizzling (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
First Officer (IRE)4561m1f–1m4fClass 3
Sizzling (IRE)2137½f–1m6fGroup 3
Squire's Tale (IRE)911m4½f—
Decoration (IRE)711m2fClass 5
Evening Primrose (IRE)912m—
Ice Kingdom (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 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
07 Oct 21+87d Thurles Horse & Jockey Maiden 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 21 9-7 78119C62C Seamie Heffernan 17/2
12 Jul 21+31d Dundalk (AW) Hollywoodbets Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-7 8385A75A Wayne Lordan 9/4
11 Jun 21+12d Fairyhouse Tattersalls Ireland Maiden 12f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 2/15 4½ 9-7 —126C78A Wayne Lordan 11/10F
30 May 21+18d Navan Navan Racecourse Maiden 13f · Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-7 —89A70A Seamie Heffernan 4/5F
12 May 21 Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Social Media Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 9-7 —78A77A Seamie Heffernan 11/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Malawi (IRE) won?
Malawi (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2021. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained Malawi (IRE)?
Malawi (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 7 October 2021.
Who is Malawi (IRE)'s sire?
Malawi (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Weekend Strike (USA), whose sire is Smart Strike.
What is Malawi (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 7 October 2021. The highest on record is 83.
What is Malawi (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,186 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 887.
Who are Malawi (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Weekend Strike (USA), Malawi (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: First Officer (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Sizzling (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2021. 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.