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Horse profile

Malicash (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner J Fyffe
by Malinas (GER) out of Beanri Mhaith (IRE) (King's Theatre)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Kelso & Carlisle First-time headgear LTO Off 295 days · 2nd of 7 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Malicash is a gelding who has two wins from 13 starts on turf, both on good to soft going. He won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Carlisle over 2m1f – 2m4f in Feb 2025 and a Class 3 novices hurdle at Kelso over 2m5f – 3m the following month, both off a mark of 117. He has eight places from those 13 runs. His last run, at Wetherby in Dec 2025, was his first time in first-time headgear when he finished 2 of 7 in a Class 3 handicap off an official rating of 118.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating118At career-high mark
118 117–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 7 Dec 2025

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 13 figures · best 130A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft6130A1113 · 130 / 129
Good to Soft5114B89—
Good2120A100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5130A982 · 130 / 129.5
2m1f – 2m4f5120A1001 · —
1m5f – 2m3116A106—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 7 Dec 2025 Official rating 118 at the last run, 26 Dec 2025

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 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft6135A1283 · 134 / 128
Good to Soft5133A126—
Good2132B127—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5134A1282 · 134 / 131
2m1f – 2m4f5133A1251 · —
1m5f – 2m3135A126—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm36616.7%+2.5—
Good1,18416914.3%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft91214015.4%+1.22 from 5
Soft1,23616613.4%−0.80 from 6
Heavy5327413.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09515213.9%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,36818213.3%−0.91 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,07917616.3%+2.11 from 5
Over 3m3304112.4%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Beanri Mhaith (IRE) (King's Theatre)

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
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 2 40% +4.25
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −4.75
Class 3 3 1 33% +4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 4 1 25% +3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 1 50% +0.25
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −2.75
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 7 2 29% +2.25
Craig Nichol 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie Maggs 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 2 17% −2.75
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 2 33% +3.25
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% +0.25
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
26 Dec 25+19d Wetherby William Hill Epic Boosts Daily Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 7 ran Tracked front pack - pushed along three out - progress into contention approaching last - hit front after last before edged out close to home 2/7 nk 11-3 118129A128A Charlie Maggs 9/2
07 Dec 25+25d Kelso Belhaven Black Classic Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 10 ran Held up midpack - eased right and close enough two out before pressed and unable to match front group - stayed on at one gait to the line finishing third 3/10 7½ 12-0 118130A134A Brian Hughes 6/1
12 Nov 25+214d Bangor-on-Dee Greenhous DAF Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran Sat just behind the front group early - moved into second 4 out - kept on for a clear second but no answer to a dominant winner before 2 out 2/11 27 10-10 118100A119A Brian Hughes 15/2
12 Apr 25+21d Bangor-on-Dee Mayor Of Wrexham Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23f · Good · 4 ran Up with the pace - moved closer and challenged 2 out - beaten for speed by the winner before the last and kept on for second 2/4 6½ 12-2 11881C132B Theo Gillard 5/1
22 Mar 25+33d Kelso Ladbrokes 'Get Rewarded With Ladbucks' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Tucked up in third early on the inside - moved out to challenge and hit second before two out - clear at the front approaching the last two - shaken up before the final fence and drifted left under pressure to score on the run-in 1/7 11-8 11770A128B Brian Hughes 6/1
17 Feb 25+80d Carlisle Come Racing At Carlisle In 2025 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat behind pace early - hit front two out - pushed out under pressure - kept finding more to assert late and won 1/8 11-5 11789A125A Brian Hughes 5/4F
29 Nov 24+20d Doncaster Eden Farm Champions Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the centre of the field wide of rivals - pressed for effort 3 out and stumbled - dropped away 2 out - well held at the line 4/9 9½ 11-4 —98C109C Brian Hughes 16/5
09 Nov 24+23d Aintree BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack - made ground before 3 out then driven approaching 2 out - faded quickly after 5/9 8½ 11-0 —120A122A Brian Hughes 5/1
17 Oct 24+187d Carlisle Whitehall Turret Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran Tracked the pace early - fumbled first fence and drifted left at second - squeezed for room and knocked before the last - moved into second soon after - unable to threaten winner up the run-in 2/10 4¾ 11-0 —95A128A Brian Hughes 9/4
13 Apr 24+57d Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 8/18 4¼ 11-4 —114B133A Craig Nichol 125/1
16 Feb 24+58d Kelso Hello My Darling Remembering Andrew Quigley Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 2 11-7 —116A135A Craig Nichol 9/2
20 Dec 23+39d Ayr Merry Christmas From Ayr Racecourse Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 11-2 —106A117A Craig Nichol 7/1
11 Nov 23 Kelso Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 3 11-2 —82B126A Craig Nichol 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Malicash (IRE) won?
Malicash (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 8 times in total (61.5% of starts).
Who trains Malicash (IRE)?
Malicash (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 December 2025.
Who is Malicash (IRE)'s sire?
Malicash (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Beanri Mhaith (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Malicash (IRE) prefer?
Malicash (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Malicash (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 26 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Malicash (IRE)'s sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.