Horse profile
Malbay Madness (IRE)
by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Star Search (GB) (Zamindar)
34 runs · 19 courses · from May 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 5 courses
Last run 25 Sep 2026 · 9th of 15
Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile
Malbay Madness is a gelding who has won seven of 34 starts on turf, all of them handicaps. Three of his wins came at Kilbeggan and two more at Downpatrick, with all seven victories gained over trips between 1m and 2m4f on good or softer ground. He won a rated hurdle at Downpatrick in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 121 before finishing ninth of 15 in a Class 1 handicap hurdle at Listowel the following month, again off 121. He is usually held up.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 7–34Wins / Runs
- 20.6%Strike rate
- 13 (38.2%)Placed
- +3.58£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=34 · 1.48 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 rating121At career-high mark
121
49–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 133
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 110A | 74 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 156B | 113 | 3 runs · 156 / 120 |
| Good | 4 | 133B | 97 | 3 runs · 133 / 91 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 156B | 99 | 4 runs · 156 / 116.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 133B | 89 | 3 runs · 133 / 91 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 113A | 69 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 106A | 96.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 78A | 56 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 106A | 78 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 35C | 34.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (4) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 33 runs · as at 3 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 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 10 (56%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (33%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (11%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).
Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +11.3 | — |
| Good | 291 | 39 | 13.4% | +3.3 | 3 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 253 | 23 | 9.1% | −1 | 2 from 7 |
| Soft | 230 | 20 | 8.7% | −1.4 | 2 from 14 |
| Heavy | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | +2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −5.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 105 | 9 | 8.6% | −1.5 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 5 | 5.2% | −4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 330 | 27 | 8.2% | −1.9 | 3 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 288 | 37 | 12.8% | +2.7 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 87 | 12 | 13.8% | +3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +18.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Star Search (GB) (Zamindar)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Balgowan (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Balgowan (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgowan (IRE) | 32 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | Class 6 |
| G N Jefferson (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Corinthian Star (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | −8.92 |
| Good | 10 | 3 | 30% | +7.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 3 | 75% | +16.50 |
| Listowel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 3 | 20% | +5.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.92 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J O'Hanlon | 14 | 5 | 36% | +18.50 |
| Donagh Meyler | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Conor Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Danny Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 23 | 6 | 26% | +11.70 |
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.12 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +14.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.80 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 5 | 24% | +11.50 |
| Flat | 13 | 2 | 15% | −7.92 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 26+47d | Listowel (IRE) | Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/15 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 121 | 113B | 114A | P J O'Hanlon | 40/1 |
| 09 Aug 26+36d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Randox Rated Hurdle Sat handy in 3rd on a firm grip - moved through to head affairs after the 5th - driven on and closely challenged approaching the final fence - urged out after jumping it - kept finding more to prevail | 1/5 | 11-5 | 121 | 91C | 128B | P J O'Hanlon | 2/1 | |
| 04 Jul 26+20d | Bellewstown | Street Sweep Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - pushed along in 8th after 3 out - unable to close - finished 8th | 8/16 | 2½ | 11-6 | 121 | 87B | 122A | P J O'Hanlon | 8/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+30d | Downpatrick | Join Racing TV Now With A Free Trial Handicap Hurdle Sat handy in behind the pace - fifth four out - made ground into second two out - hit front approaching the final flight - clear over the last - held on gamely to the line | 1/10 | 11-0 | 114 | 133B | 132A | P J O'Hanlon | 8/1 | |
| 15 May 26+21d | Kilbeggan | BOMAG Construction Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - driven into third after two out - third turning for home - up into second inside the last furlong - kept going to get up in the final strides | 1/14 | 11-10 | 108 | 120B | 139A | P J O'Hanlon | 7/1 | |
| 24 Apr 26+179d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Social Media Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - still down in 8th at halfway - urged into contention approaching two out - stayed on well to snatch third late | 3/14 | 3¼ | 11-10 | 108 | 156B | 130A | P J O'Hanlon | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 25+16d | Wexford | Slaney View Honda Handicap Hurdle Held up early - improved into midfield before 3 out then dropped back - faded from there to finish 7th | 7/14 | 18 | 11-7 | 110 | 74C | 99C | Patrick M O'Brien | 11/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+118d | Fairyhouse | Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early travelling keenly - up to 5th at halfway - pushed for effort entering the straight - found nothing and dropped away before the last | 7/12 | ½ | 11-1 | 111 | 110A | 109A | Patrick M O'Brien | 9/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+30d | Downpatrick | Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - improved into 4th - blundered severely and lost rider three out | UR/9 | — | 10-12 | 111 | — | — | P J O'Hanlon | 9/2 |
| 16 May 25+22d | Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back early - moved into contention 6th before 4 out - up to 2nd after 3 out - shortened gap after 2 out - hit front turning into straight - stayed on strongest under pressure to prevail | 1/13 | 11-8 | 105 | 103B | 125A | P J O'Hanlon | 9/2J | |
| 24 Apr 25+46d | Kilbeggan | Clarke's Electrical Contractors, Castletown Geoghegan Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - lost touch into 7th before improving from the fourth - made progress 3 out to be third approaching 2 out - edged ahead before the last - powered clear to the finish | 1/14 | 11-3 | 98 | 98B | 130A | P J O'Hanlon | 6/1 | |
| 09 Mar 25+32d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts On The Favourite In Every Race At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - little progress made into the straight until improving past two out to move into 9th at the last - stayed on at the same rate up the run-in to finish 6th | 6/19 | ½ | 12-0 | 100 | 63B | 117A | P J O'Hanlon | 33/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+18d | Fairyhouse | Bobbyjo Day February 22nd Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Held up towards the back - driven and lost touch approaching 3 out - 12th into the straight - stayed on same rate without threatening | 8/13 | 14 | 11-8 | 104 | — | 103C | P J O'Hanlon | 150/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+22d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back for most of the way - pushed along and unable to find more three out - dropped away and finished a well-beaten last | 10/11 | 40 | 11-12 | 106 | 18C | 108C | P J O'Hanlon | 66/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+92d | Limerick | Whitebox Property Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up towards the back - made up ground after 3 out - urged into 6th but unable to close before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th | 5/13 | 5 | 11-12 | 107 | 75B | 119A | P J O'Hanlon | 66/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+21d | Listowel | Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Listed) Held up towards the back - hampered at the opening obstacle - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/12 | 2 | 10-0 | 108 | 102C | 86C | P J O'Hanlon | 33/1 |
| 05 Sep 24+35d | Clonmel | Comida To Come Handicap (50-85) Held up in mid-division - 3rd at halfway - pushed along 3f out - unable to peg back the front-running winner from 1 1/2f out - stayed on to finish third a neck adrift | 3/6 | hd | 9-13 | 79 | 69A | 84B | Colin Keane | 10/3 |
| 01 Aug 24+3d | Galway | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Held up towards the back - driven for effort but made no headway turning for home - stayed on same pace to finish 15th | 15/17 | ¾ | 9-10 | 84 | — | 62C | Gavin Ryan | 14/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+56d | Galway | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle (95-109) | 9/20 | nk | 11-9 | 108 | — | 112A | Donagh Meyler | 5/1F |
| 03 Jun 24+43d | Listowel | John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 3/16 | 10 | 11-7 | — | 99B | 120A | Donagh Meyler | 5/4F |
| 21 Apr 24+21d | Tramore | Perennial Freight Supporting Tramore AFC Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 54B | 124A | Donagh Meyler | 7/2 |
| 31 Mar 24+167d | Cork | Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle | 4/14 | 3¼ | 11-0 | — | 41B | 112A | Conor Clarke | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 23+45d | Gowran Park | Bennettsbridge Rated Race | 5/5 | 3½ | 9-8 | 84 | 74C | 48C | Conor Clarke | 5/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+26d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix des Platanes (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 7/9 | 30 | 10-3 | — | — | — | Michael O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| 06 Aug 23+4d | Galway | Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap (50-80) | 1/9 | 10-0 | 78 | — | 90A | Colin Keane | 6/5F | |
| 02 Aug 23+39d | Galway | Download The Tote App Handicap | 2/6 | shd | 8-9 | 78 | — | 70B | Sean D Bowen | 7/2 |
| 24 Jun 23+13d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) | 5/9 | 2¼ | 8-2 | 78 | 101A | 65A | Siobhan Rutledge | 5/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+264d | Navan | Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 2/10 | 1½ | 8-2 | 72 | 113A | 72A | Sean D Bowen | 9/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Sep 22+5d | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/7 | nk | 8-0 | 60 | 106A | 62B | Jamie Powell | 6/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+28d | Naas | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap | 2/19 | nk | 8-11 | 60 | 87C | 73A | Wayne Lordan | 7/2F |
| 18 Aug 22+67d | Killarney | Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Nursery Handicap | 1/6 | 8-7 | 49 | 78A | 65B | Wayne Lordan | 15/8F | |
| 12 Jun 22+8d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 10/10 | 4½ | 9-4 | — | 34C | 43C | Danny Sheehy | 150/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+29d | Listowel | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 12/14 | nk | 9-0 | — | 35C | 38A | Joe Doyle | 125/1 |
| 06 May 22 | Cork | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 11/13 | 2½ | 8-10 | — | 21C | 30C | Danny Sheehy | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Malbay Madness won?
- Malbay Madness (IRE) won 7 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 20.6%. Placed 13 times in total (38.2% of starts).
- Who trains Malbay Madness?
- Malbay Madness (IRE) is trained by Dermot A McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Malbay Madness's sire?
- Malbay Madness (IRE) is by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Star Search (GB), whose sire is Zamindar.
- What going does Malbay Madness prefer?
- Malbay Madness (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Malbay Madness's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 25 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Malbay Madness's sire's record?
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
- Who are Malbay Madness's siblings?
- Out of Star Search (GB), Malbay Madness (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Balgowan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Balgowan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.