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Horse profile

Manuka (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Karl Thornton · Last owner D Orourke
by Galileo (IRE) out of Honey Gold (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
54 runs · 20 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Aug 2018 — 2,973 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 12th of 12 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Manuka (IRE) is 4 from 54. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. Last raced off 55, 65lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 54 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 65lb off peak
Official rating55↓ 65lb off peak
55 55–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 9 Aug 2017

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 106A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3106A79—
Jumps 10 figures · best 102B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5102B92—
Good388C88—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7102B88—
2m1f – 2m4f282C38.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 27 Jun 2017 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 31 Aug 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 21 Aug 2018 Official rating 117 at the last jumps run, 21 Aug 2018

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 →

Flat 25 figures · best 95A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1186A73—
Soft676A75—
Good to Firm395A73—
Good to Soft272A69—
Good285A76—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1387B75—
1m2f – 1m4f1095A72.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 25 figures · best 128A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft12123A105.5—
Good9125A108—
Good to Soft2128A117.5—
Good to Firm2101A94.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m13128A108—
2m1f – 2m4f6123A101.5—
1m5f – 2m6115A103—

Of 54 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 50 figures from 54 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 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.90 from 1
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 5
Good5,30779014.9%+0.41 from 12
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.50 from 4
Soft3,84457515%+0.52 from 20
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.31 from 11
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 10
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.42 from 21
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.20 from 7
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.22 from 14
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.80 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
Honey Gold (IRE) (Indian Ridge)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Our Duchess (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Our Duchess (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Our Duchess (IRE)317½fClass 6
Vencedor (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 20 2 10% −5.00
Good 12 1 8% −3.00
Standard (AW) 11 1 9% −4.50
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 1 50% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Ballinrobe 4 1 25% +5.00
Sligo 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 3 1 33% +4.00
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel 3 1 33% +5.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +4.50
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 21 2 10% −6.50
2m5f – 3m 14 2 14% +2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh Meyler 10 1 10% −3.00
Mr J C Barry 6 2 33% +11.00
Robbie Colgan 4 0 0% −4.00
L P Dempsey 4 0 0% −4.00
Colin Keane 3 0 0% −3.00
Phillip Enright 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Curtis 3 0 0% −3.00
James O'Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew J McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms K Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Johnny Murtagh 2 0 0% −2.00
N G McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Simon Walker 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
E O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McParlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 1 100% +5.50
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 23 2 9% −8.50
None 17 1 6% −10.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 7 1 14% +2.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 12 1 8% −3.00
2016 13 1 8% −6.00
2015 5 2 40% +9.50
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 10 0 0% −10.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 25 1 4% −18.50
Hurdle 20 3 15% +4.00
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00

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
31 Aug 18+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow Sun Racing On Twitter Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 21 10-4 5550C54C Mr Simon Walker 16/1
21 Aug 18+59d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 27 11-11 11788C108C Donagh Meyler 33/1
23 Jun 18+9d Gowran Park Ashgrove Stables Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 30 10-6 11988C101C A E Lynch 33/1
14 Jun 18+250d Leopardstown Leopardstown Ladies Golf Club Handicap (45-70) 15f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13/17 4¾ 9-1 5779C56A Robbie Colgan 33/1
07 Oct 17+37d Fairyhouse Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 21f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 hd 11-12 10965B107A J J Slevin 7/1
31 Aug 17+22d Bellewstown Hibernia Steel Products Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 24f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-2 120—— James O'Sullivan 12/1
09 Aug 17+15d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Rated Chase 21f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 11-6 10992B109B Mr J C Barry 3/1J
25 Jul 17+7d Ballinrobe Mcgrath Limestone Works Ltd. Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-1 11384B120A Mr J C Barry 8/1
18 Jul 17+12d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-116) 22.5f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 3¾ 10-12 107—108A Mr J C Barry 12/1
06 Jul 17+9d Bellewstown Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 2½ 10-7 111—121A James O'Sullivan 16/1
27 Jun 17+57d Ballinrobe Vaughanshoes.ie Ladies Day Today Handicap (45-70) 13f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 9-6 62106A75A Rory Cleary 25/1
01 May 17+24d Down Royal Daily Mirror Handicap Chase 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 2¾ 10-1 11082C88C Robbie Colgan 20/1
07 Apr 17+21d Wexford Boolavogue Handicap Chase 25.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-6 112—— Robbie Colgan 20/1
17 Mar 17+36d Down Royal Guinness Rated Novice Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 9 11-3 —-5C100C Robbie Colgan 16/1
09 Feb 17+9d Thurles Templemore Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-9 ——— Donagh Meyler 33/1
31 Jan 17+114d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Rated Novice Chase 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 24 11-0 —25B92B Donagh Meyler 16/1
09 Oct 16+8d Limerick David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle 22f · Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 nk 11-1 11293B101A Donagh Meyler 10/1
01 Oct 16+23d Gowran Park Kilkenny Racing Festival Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 24f · Yielding · 17 ran 8/17 ¾ 9-12 113102B106A Donagh Meyler 10/1
08 Sep 16+13d Clonmel Derrygrath Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 11-3 109—128A Donagh Meyler 5/1
26 Aug 16+18d Down Royal Coca Cola Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 22f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 1¼ 11-5 107—125A Donagh Meyler 5/1
08 Aug 16+18d Ballinrobe Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 21f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1 10-10 104—106A Donagh Meyler 7/1
21 Jul 16+8d Limerick McMahon's Munster Mile 8th October (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 22f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1 11-9 104—109A Mr J C Barry 4/1
13 Jul 16+11d Killarney Malton Handicap 17f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 3 9-1 62—66A Colin Keane 9/2
02 Jul 16+11d Bellewstown Sean Rothwell Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 10-10 96—115A Donagh Meyler 6/1
21 Jun 16+74d Ballinrobe Vaughanshoes.ie Ecco Handicap (45-70) 13f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-6 62—75A Colin Keane 6/1
08 Apr 16+22d Dundalk (AW) Light Up Your Night Handicap (47-65) 16f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 10-0 62—81A Colin Keane 11/2
17 Mar 16+13d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4¾ 11-12 95—123A E O'Connell 11/2
04 Mar 16+36d Dundalk (AW) Bet & Watch Irish And Uk Racing Live At Coral.ie (Q.R.) Handicap 16f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 2 10-1 62—67A Mr N McParlan 10/1
28 Jan 16+54d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Rated Novice Chase 16.5f · Heavy · 9 ran F/9 — 10-12 ——— Donagh Meyler 16/1
05 Dec 15+30d Wolverhampton (AW) 32RedSport.com Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-10 60—75A Luke Morris 11/2
05 Nov 15+7d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 ¾ 11-6 88—115A Mr J C Barry 6/1
29 Oct 15+88d Clonmel Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-6 88—115A Mr J C Barry 7/1
02 Aug 15+21d Galway Jpk Fencing Handicap (50-70) 14f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 15 9-10 66—69C Emmet McNamara 33/1
12 Jul 15+205d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Matthews.ie Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 4¾ 9-8 67—55C Shane B Kelly 5/1
19 Dec 14+65d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 12f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 8-9 70—71A Wayne Lordan 12/1
15 Oct 14+18d Punchestown Join The Punchestown Newsletter For Best Offers Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 hd 10-9 92—101A Phillip Enright 2/1F
27 Sep 14+129d Navan Racing Again Wednesday 8th October Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 5 10-4 92—103A Phillip Enright 5/1C
21 May 14+10d Sligo Sligo Gaa Race Day 19th August Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 4½ 11-4 ——94C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
11 May 14+14d Killarney Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 12/18 ¾ 11-4 ——92C Andrew J McNamara 33/1
27 Apr 14+212d Limerick www.limerickraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 7/17 7 11-12 ——105A Phillip Enright 13/2
27 Sep 13+42d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 hd 9-3 72—69A L P Dempsey 5/1
16 Aug 13+20d Tramore Ey Rated Race 14f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 nse 9-8 71—85A Ben Curtis 3/1
27 Jul 13+27d Wexford Gorey Rated Race 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-2 72—73B L P Dempsey 11/4
30 Jun 13+16d Curragh Boylesports.com Ladies Derby Handicap 12f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 2 11-2 72—95A Ms K Walsh 9/2F
14 Jun 13+13d Navan Live Music After Racing Apprentice Handicap (50-85) 13f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-0 73—76A L P Dempsey 6/1
01 Jun 13+23d Tramore Dunhill (ladies) Maiden 14f · Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1 11-0 73—87B Ms K Walsh 11/4J
09 May 13+24d Clonmel West Gate Maiden 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-7 73—69A Ben Curtis 3/1
15 Apr 13+87d Leopardstown Spin 1038 Rated Race 12f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4 9-3 73—76B Ben Curtis 10/3
18 Jan 13+7d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Maiden (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 hd 8-12 73—73A L P Dempsey 6/4F
11 Jan 13+35d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com (Q.R.) Handicap (50-75) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nk 11-8 73—86A Mr J J Codd 2/1F
07 Dec 12+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Rated Race 12f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 nk 9-4 67—84A Johnny Murtagh 5/1
23 Nov 12+49d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Maiden (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 hd 9-5 ——75A N G McCullagh 11/1
05 Oct 12+26d Gowran Park Bennettsbridge Maiden 12f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 ½ 9-5 ——72A N G McCullagh 7/1
09 Sep 12 Curragh Unaccompanied Maiden 10f · Good · 20 ran 9/20 nk 9-5 ——67A Johnny Murtagh 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Manuka (IRE) won?
Manuka (IRE) won 4 of 54 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 7.4%. Placed 17 times in total (31.5% of starts).
Who trained Manuka (IRE)?
Manuka (IRE) was trained by Karl Thornton on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 31 August 2018.
Who is Manuka (IRE)'s sire?
Manuka (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Honey Gold (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
What going does Manuka (IRE) prefer?
Manuka (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 20 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Manuka (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 31 August 2018. The highest on record is 120.
What is Manuka (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 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): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Manuka (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Honey Gold (IRE), Manuka (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Our Duchess (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Our Duchess (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.