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Horse profile

Malin Head (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2013) · Last trainer Bob Buckler · Last owner Strictly Come Racing
by Presenting (GB) out of Dedham Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Feb 2013 — 4,988 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2013 Won at Folkestone Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Malin Head (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2012. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating80At career-high mark
80 73–80

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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 28 Oct 2012 Official rating 80 at the last run, 23 Feb 2013

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 9 figures · best 103A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3100B80—
Soft2101A99.5—
Good to Soft2103A100.5—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6100B90.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2101A99.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.80 from 1
Good7,02284012%+11 from 3
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 4
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.80 from 2
Heavy2,7592749.9%−1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,69672210.8%−0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.41 from 7
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.60 from 1

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
Dedham Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Talkingtonbates (IRE)230——
Topham Gale (IRE)10——
Alan's Legacy (IRE)50——
Keysers Hill (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +0.25
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% −2.75
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 1 100% +2.25
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% −3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Glassonbury 7 1 14% −3.75
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerard Tumelty 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 6 1 17% −2.75
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% −4.75
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
23 Feb 13+48d Chepstow 32Red.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran UR/13 — 10-6 80— Andrew Glassonbury 2/1F
06 Jan 13+52d Plumpton Attheraces.com Exclusive Barry Geraghty Blog Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 5 10-0 75101A Jamie Moore 8/1
15 Nov 12+18d Taunton Michael Trickey Birthday Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 71 10-6 7580C Andrew Glassonbury 7/4F
28 Oct 12+204d Wincanton West Dorset Alpacas Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 4½ 10-5 75103A Andrew Glassonbury 7/2J
07 Apr 12+23d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Races Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 6 10-8 7783A Andrew Glassonbury 13/2
15 Mar 12+22d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Hay Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-13 79— Andrew Glassonbury 8/1
22 Feb 12+36d Ludlow Michael Shields 60th Birthday Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 6 9-11 7972C Nathan Sweeney 2/1F
17 Jan 12+32d Folkestone canterburyhorserescue.org Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-4 73100B Andrew Glassonbury 9/4F
16 Dec 11+13d Ascot Ferns Group 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran 13/13 1¾ 11-0 —98C Andrew Glassonbury 100/1
03 Dec 11+24d Chepstow digibet.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 12/14 9 10-12 —98C Gerard Tumelty 100/1
09 Nov 11 Exeter racinglottery.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 31 10-12 —98C Robert Thornton 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Malin Head (IRE) won?
Malin Head (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Malin Head (IRE)?
Malin Head (IRE) was trained by Bob Buckler on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 23 February 2013.
Who is Malin Head (IRE)'s sire?
Malin Head (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Dedham Gale (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Malin Head (IRE) prefer?
Malin Head (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 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 Malin Head (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 23 February 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Malin Head (IRE)'s sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Malin Head (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Dedham Gale (IRE), Malin Head (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2011. 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.