Horse profile
Malton Groove (IRE)
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Triptoshan (IRE) (Anshan)
37 runs · 19 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 9 Oct 2026 · 9th of 14
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Malton Groove is a maiden who has failed to win in 37 starts on turf since Nov 2021. He has placed six times from 37 runs and showed his best effort when second of 12 at Downpatrick in Jun 2026. The gelding is usually held up, though he led when finishing ninth of 14 in a handicap chase at Downpatrick in Oct 2026. He last ran off an official rating of 78, 29lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 23 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 29lb off peak
- 0–37Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 6 (16.2%)Placed
- −37.00£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=37 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 371 d
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 rating78↓ 29lb off peak
78
78–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 115C | 70 | — |
| Good | 7 | 110A | 101 | 4 runs · 101 / 85.5 |
| Heavy | 5 | 126A | 82 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 83B | 54.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 115C | 82 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 105A | 70 | 5 runs · 101 / 76 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 37 runs · as at 17 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 23 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 14 (61%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 6 (26%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 529 | 60 | 11.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 4,499 | 525 | 11.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 3,053 | 359 | 11.8% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 3,760 | 493 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 15 |
| Heavy | 1,708 | 277 | 16.2% | +3.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 193 | 24 | 12.4% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 163 | 18 | 11% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,979 | 522 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,766 | 593 | 12.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,817 | 479 | 12.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 1,004 | 126 | 12.5% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Triptoshan (IRE) (Anshan)
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Black Gerry (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–4m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Minella Times (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Gerry (IRE) | 24 | 6 | 2m–2m3½f | Class 2 |
| Minella Times (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 2m–4m2½f | Grade 3 |
| Cruiseaweigh (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
| L'attendue (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick M O'Brien | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alix Balfe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Russell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D McGill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael J Molloy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 26 | 0 | 0% | −26.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+9d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Handicap Steeplechase Made all the running and bolted off by the 4th - eight lengths in front at halfway - minor error 4 out and ridden before the following fence - overtaken soon after and weakened quickly - finished miles adrift in 9th | 9/14 | 27 | 10-6 | 78 | 76C | 83C | Jordan Gainford | 16/1 |
| 30 Sep 26+41d | Sligo (IRE) | Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap Steeplechase Towards the back throughout - minor error at the 4th and sluggish jumping at the 7th - soon tailed off and pulled up before 5 out | PU/15 | — | 10-1 | 80 | — | — | Alix Balfe | 28/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+34d | Killarney (IRE) | Easyfix Equine Handicap Steeplechase Sat close to the front pack early - fourth at halfway and driven up entering straight - still fourth with nothing in hand when down at the following fence | F/12 | — | 10-5 | 82 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+17d | Killarney (IRE) | Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div I) settled at the back - made a little ground when driven for a spell at halfway - found a bit more before the last without further improvement to the line | 6/15 | ¾ | 10-6 | 83 | 50B | 84A | Patrick M O'Brien | 20/1 |
| 30 Jun 26+17d | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - made ground before the 8th and up to third after the 9th - narrowed the gap approaching three out - blundered two out to slip back to third - lost momentum in that spot before the last and held on for third | 3/12 | 24 | 9-12 | 84 | 95A | 83B | Patrick M O'Brien | 9/2F |
| 13 Jun 26+23d | Downpatrick | Kevin Ross Bloodstock Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled towards the back - stumbled fractionally at the opening fence - moved into 7th after 4 out - pushed into 3rd with two to jump - into 2nd approaching the last - chased the front-runner but denied by a short margin | 2/12 | ½ | 10-4 | 83 | 101A | 109A | Alix Balfe | 12/1 |
| 21 May 26+41d | Limerick | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 2) Held up early - minor error 5th - improved into it by 6 out - unable to close in straight and stayed one pace to finish 7th | 7/12 | 2½ | 10-9 | 86 | 48A | 88A | Patrick M O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+105d | Wexford | Racing Again 7th May Handicap Chase (0-100) Restrained early - settled midfield around halfway - couldn't find more turning for home - dropped away and pulled up before two out | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | 89 | — | — | Liam Quinlan | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+23d | Down Royal | BAR 1 Betting Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 2nd and again at the 9th - lost touch after 3 out - eased down and withdrawn before the final two fences | PU/15 | — | 11-3 | 94 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 03 Dec 25+29d | Haydock | BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the back - dropped away from four out - well beaten in 8th | 8/9 | 3¾ | 11-1 | 104 | — | 92C | Patrick M O'Brien | 50/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+24d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Held up at the back - still down in 8th after the 7th - stayed on steadily in 6th approaching 3 out - lost touch late and finished well adrift | 5/9 | 51 | 10-11 | 97 | 70C | 86C | Patrick M O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+21d | Fairyhouse | IFM Ltd Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - improved into 5th before 3 out - asked for effort entering straight - driven after 2 out - stayed on same rate to finish 5th | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 97 | 105A | 106A | Patrick M O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+24d | Navan | Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Went straight to the front - drifted right over the opening fence - come alongside four out - shaken up and lost the advantage soon after then dropped away - well held in the end | 15/16 | ¾ | 11-7 | 91 | 62C | 91C | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+22d | Bellewstown | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the front pair - 5th at halfway then driven up before 2 out with little response and still 4th at the last - stayed on at an even gallop for 4th | 4/15 | 18 | 11-6 | 93 | 105B | 101A | Sean O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| 05 Aug 25+37d | Roscommon | Kepak Handicap Chase (0-100) Handy early - stumbled at 1st - hit front after 2nd - going well in command - jumped high at 9th - overtaken turning into straight - driven on after 3 out - found nothing more and dropped away before 2 out - eventually pulled up before the last | PU/16 | — | 11-7 | 100 | — | — | Mr D McGill | 12/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+22d | Uttoxeter | bet365 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the pace - sharing the front approaching the 3rd - in command before that fence - back in the chasing group from the 7th - lost touch 3 out and soon at the tail - faded away before the last to finish 5th | 5/6 | 5½ | 10-0 | 107 | — | 95B | Patrick M O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+44d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Sat behind the front group early - moved into 3rd by halfway - hit the front 3 out - stumbled slightly touching down after the last - driven and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - unable to find more finishing 4th | 4/18 | nse | 10-9 | 100 | 83B | 114A | Patrick M O'Brien | 18/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+20d | Bangor-on-Dee | Shane Brennan Is 50 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled up front eagerly early - hit the front until overtaken 6th - urged along and travelling fine passing three out - couldn't find another gear when asked two out - faded to finish third | 3/6 | 9 | 10-5 | 104 | — | 97B | Patrick M O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+18d | Wexford | Racing Again 17th May Handicap Chase (0-100) Shared the front early - pushed along and lost the advantage two out - battled on into second before the last - stayed on up the run-in but narrowly denied | 2/16 | ½ | 11-2 | 95 | 69B | 121A | Patrick M O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 17 Mar 25+36d | Wexford | Racing Again Friday 4th April Handicap Chase (0-100) Tracked front spot early then went on before 2nd - lost lead 4 out - third and driven 2 out with no real dent made on those ahead - stayed on same gear to the line for third | 3/11 | 2½ | 11-7 | 96 | 49A | 111A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 10/1 |
| 09 Feb 25+22d | Navan | William Hill Proper Prices Handicap Chase Held up towards the back of the pack - hit a fence 4 out and made no headway thereafter - well held at the finish | 10/13 | hd | 10-4 | 98 | 51C | 83C | P J O'Hanlon | 33/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+141d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - pushed along and unable to find more from 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/11 | 4½ | 10-8 | 95 | 49C | 90C | Patrick M O'Brien | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Aug 24+23d | Wexford | Treo Eile Handicap Chase (0-109) Held up towards the back - pushed along around 3 out - unable to close - finished well beaten in 13th | 13/14 | ½ | 11-4 | 99 | — | 102A | P J O'Hanlon | 12/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+25d | Wexford | Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Opportunity Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - urged into contention approaching 3 out and again after 2 out - stayed on well up the run-in to finish 5th | 5/11 | 2¼ | 10-8 | 100 | 110A | 100A | Patrick M O'Brien | 5/1J |
| 13 Jul 24+42d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Chase (0-102) | 3/16 | 2 | 11-10 | 98 | 101B | 119A | P J O'Hanlon | 40/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+38d | Tramore | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle | 9/12 | 5 | 11-9 | 98 | — | 81C | P J O'Hanlon | 11/2 |
| 24 Apr 24+10d | Bellewstown | Pat And Eddie Smith Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 3½ | 11-5 | 100 | 59A | 91A | Conor Maxwell | 14/1 |
| 14 Apr 24+22d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 10/15 | nk | 11-12 | 102 | 115C | 103C | Michael J Molloy | 28/1 |
| 23 Mar 24+18d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Listed) | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 99 | 57B | 84A | Patrick M O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 05 Mar 24+17d | Thurles | Holycross Maiden Hurdle | 4/13 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 96B | 119A | Conor Maxwell | 28/1 |
| 17 Feb 24+35d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Beginners Chase | 6/6 | 8 | 11-12 | — | 82C | 104C | Conor Maxwell | 150/1 |
| 13 Jan 24+57d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase | 7/7 | 5½ | 11-7 | — | 35C | 106C | Danny Gilligan | 100/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 23+293d | Wexford | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase | 8/11 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 126A | 91A | Jack Kennedy | 17/2 |
| 28 Jan 23+38d | Fairyhouse | Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle | F/14 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Davy Russell | 6/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 22+39d | Fairyhouse | Tote Always SP Or Better Maiden Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 3/1 |
| 12 Nov 22+371d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 4/23 | 7 | 11-12 | — | 84B | 122A | Sam Ewing | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 21 | Naas | Betvictor Irish Ebf Maiden Hurdle | 8/14 | 6½ | 12-0 | — | 70B | 101A | Davy Russell | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Malton Groove won?
- Malton Groove (IRE) has yet to win, from 37 archived starts between 2021 and 2026. Placed 6 times in total (16.2% of starts).
- Who trains Malton Groove?
- Malton Groove (IRE) is trained by Dermot A McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Malton Groove's sire?
- Malton Groove (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Triptoshan (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
- What is Malton Groove's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Malton Groove's sire's record?
- Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
- Who are Malton Groove's siblings?
- Out of Triptoshan (IRE), Malton Groove (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Black Gerry (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Minella Times (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–4m2½f. As at Nov 2026.