Marfa (IRE)
Marfa is a gelding by Vendangeur out of Another Gaye who was yet to win from four starts on turf. He raced at four different tracks between May 2025 and Aug 2025, twice over 1m5f to 2m and twice over 2m1f to 2m4f. His form came on good and good to soft ground, with an official rating of 79 at his last run, when he finished 11 of 14 in the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Cork in Aug 2025. He was held in that race.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 79Highest OR
- 22dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 69C | 61.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 72C | 63 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 275 | 29 | 10.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Heavy | 123 | 7 | 5.7% | −3.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | +17.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 274 | 27 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 288 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 174 | 19 | 10.9% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them O Maonlai (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Flirtatious Girl (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Maonlai (IRE) | 30 | 4 | 2m–2m6½f | Class 3 |
| Flirtatious Girl (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 2m | Listed |
| Autumn Shades (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m2f–2m2½f | — |
| Classic Lady (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m7½f | Class 5 |
| Guitar George (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m½f | — |
| Nansheen (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walk In The Dark (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooj (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Undercover Lover (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam McKenna | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Aug 25+10d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack early - made no impression through the race - well beaten in 11th | 11/14 | 4½ | 11-12 | 79 | 54C | 87C | Liam McKenna | 150/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+18d | Kilbeggan | Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - dropped away after 4 out - no impact thereafter - finished 15th well beaten | 15/16 | 1¼ | 10-13 | — | 72C | 91C | Liam McKenna | 125/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+37d | Roscommon | Frenchpark Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Held up towards the back - blundered 6th - struggling to make headway before falling 2 out | F/16 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Liam Quinlan | 50/1 |
| 31 May 25 | Listowel | Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - up to 5th before dropping to 9th - unable to threaten the leaders - lost touch approaching two out - finished well held in 10th | 10/13 | 6 | 11-7 | — | 69C | 86C | Liam McKenna | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Marfa won?
- Marfa (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Marfa?
- Marfa (IRE) was trained by M A Molloy on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 4 August 2025.
- Who is Marfa's sire?
- Marfa (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Another Gaye (IRE), whose sire is Classic Cliche.
- What is Marfa's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 4 August 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Marfa's sire's record?
- Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
- Who are Marfa's siblings?
- Out of Another Gaye (IRE), Marfa (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: O Maonlai (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Flirtatious Girl (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.