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Horse profile

Marco The Builder (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2007) · Last trainer Michael McElhone · Last owner John G Mcevoy
by Phardante (FR) out of Deep Slaney (GB) (Deep Run)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2007 — 7,047 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2007 Won at Ballinrobe Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Marco The Builder (IRE) is 1 from 20. Hasn't won since Jun 2006. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 14 on softer).

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating89↓ 4lb off peak
89 82–93

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 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 19 Sep 2006 Official rating 89 at the last run, 12 Jul 2007

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 15 figures · best 120C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft7120C80—
Good398C91—
Good to Firm2117C94—
Heavy297C82—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8117C82—
2m1f – 2m4f7120C80—

Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 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
Phardante (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.2—
Good to Firm29413.8%+4.61 from 3
Good48714.6%+5.40 from 3
Good to Soft2214.5%−4.70 from 1
Soft2000%−9.20 from 10
Heavy1000%−9.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1300%−9.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f43511.6%+2.40 from 9
2m5f – 3m52713.5%+4.31 from 9
Over 3m2300%−9.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Deep Slaney (GB) (Deep Run)

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 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +10.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 1 50% +11.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% +4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Allen 10 0 0% −10.00
B M Cash 5 1 20% +8.00
Sean McDermott 2 0 0% −2.00
R P McNally 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 10 1 10% +3.00
2005 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
12 Jul 07+235d Fairyhouse Got'cha Covered Linen Rentals Handicap Chase (0-116) 25f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-8 89— R P McNally 14/1
2006 · 10 runs
19 Nov 06+61d Punchestown (IRE) Star "Best For Racing Coverage" Handicap Chase 22f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-4 91— B M Cash 14/1
19 Sep 06+23d Listowel Kerry Petroleum Handicap Chase (0-109) 24f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 1¼ 10-11 9298C B M Cash 16/1
27 Aug 06+22d Ballinrobe (IRE) E.P.S. Pumps Handicap Chase 22f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 10 10-10 9367C John Allen 12/1
05 Aug 06+47d Galway Low Low Galway Blazers Handicap Chase (0-116) 22.5f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 10/22 21 10-5 9171C John Allen 14/1
19 Jun 06+18d Ballinrobe Michael Burke Auctioneers Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 1/16 10-12 88117C B M Cash 12/1
01 Jun 06+28d Punchestown Two Mile House Handicap Chase (0-102) 20f · Good To Firm · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-13 88— B M Cash 10/1
04 May 06+15d Tipperary Stars Of Tomorrow (Pro-Am) Beginners' Chase 20f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 4 11-5 8891C Eddie Power 14/1
19 Apr 06+55d Fairyhouse Blanchardstown Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Yielding · 22 ran 3/22 2½ 10-3 8697C John Allen 9/1
23 Feb 06+15d Thurles Clonoulty Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 1½ 10-12 8876C John Allen 10/1
08 Feb 06+44d Down Royal N.I.H.F. Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 2 11-12 88120C John Allen 12/1
2005 · 9 runs
26 Dec 05+25d Down Royal Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Handicap Chase (0-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 12 11-1 8254C B M Cash 13/2
01 Dec 05+29d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 22f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 2 9-13 8488C John Allen 10/1
02 Nov 05+14d Punchestown Annual Membership At Punchestown Handicap Chase (0-102) 21f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 4/22 13 10-12 8497C Sean McDermott 10/1
19 Oct 05+136d Punchestown Www.punchestown.com Handicap Chase (0-123) 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 11 9-7 9060C John Allen 20/1
05 Jun 05+6d Tralee Directors Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 25 11-9 —67C John Allen 10/1
30 May 05+74d Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding · 15 ran 9/15 3 11-4 —80C John Allen 14/1
17 Mar 05+29d Down Royal Bass Ireland Beginners Chase 24f · Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 2 11-4 —72C Sean McDermott 12/1
16 Feb 05+11d Down Royal NIHF Sean Small Memorial Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 11-7 —— John Allen 20/1
05 Feb 05 Naas BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Novice Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-9 —— J R Ryan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marco The Builder won?
Marco The Builder (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 7 times in total (35% of starts).
Who trained Marco The Builder?
Marco The Builder (IRE) was trained by Michael McElhone on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 12 July 2007.
Who is Marco The Builder's sire?
Marco The Builder (IRE) is by Phardante (FR) out of Deep Slaney (GB), whose sire is Deep Run.
What going does Marco The Builder prefer?
Marco The Builder (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Marco The Builder's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 12 July 2007. The highest on record is 93.
What is Marco The Builder's sire's record?
Phardante (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.