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Horse profile

Marikana (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Michael Hourigan · Last owner Michael Toomey
by Rainbows For Life (CAN) out of Brandywell (IRE) (Skyliner I)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2008 — 6,634 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Marikana (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Tramore (Aug 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 88.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 (flat) 58C the best of the last 1 rated run · Galway, 30 Jul 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 19 Aug 2007 Official rating 88 at the last jumps run, 28 Aug 2008

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Jumps 7 figures · best 96C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft280C75.5—
Good290C89.5—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m696C88—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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
Rainbows For Life (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 2.4% of 42 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−2.40 from 1
Good to Firm900%−2.40 from 2
Good1417.1%+4.70 from 3
Good to Soft900%−2.40 from 2
Soft700%−2.40 from 3
Heavy100%−2.4—
Standard (AW)100%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−2.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m2000%−2.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1616.3%+3.90 from 4
2m5f – 3m300%−2.4—
Over 3m100%−2.4—

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
Brandywell (IRE) (Skyliner I)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Yakareem (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 4 0 0% −4.00
Stephen Gray 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J Scallan 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss L A Hourigan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
28 Aug 08+29d Bellewstown McCabes Garage Drogheda (Mares) Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-13 88— Tom Doyle 10/1
30 Jul 08+332d Galway William Hill Irish Sports Book (QR) Maiden 12f · Yielding · 18 ran 11/18 30 11-0 —58C Mr J C Barry 33/1
2007 · 3 runs
02 Sep 07+14d Killarney A.I.B. Killarney Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 17f · Good To Firm · 18 ran BD/18 — 10-6 87— Andrew J McNamara 12/1
19 Aug 07+19d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4½ 10-6 8396C Stephen Gray 12/1
31 Jul 07+676d Galway Tote Placepot Races 1 To 6 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 2 11-0 —71C Stephen Gray 50/1
2005 · 6 runs
23 Sep 05+5d Listowel John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 18 ran F/18 — 11-4 —— Andrew J McNamara 16/1
18 Sep 05+14d Listowel (IRE) Dawn Fresh Cream (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 2 11-6 —89C Mr Derek O'Connor 6/1
04 Sep 05+11d Galway Galway Bay FM Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 10 11-4 —87C Andrew J McNamara 12/1
24 Aug 05+20d Tralee Tom McGiff Plumbing Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 9/20 2 10-10 —80C Andrew J McNamara 33/1
04 Aug 05+27d Tipperary Mascot INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1 11-2 —90C Mr M J Scallan 12/1
08 Jul 05 Cork Glantane INH Flat Race 16f · Firm · 24 ran 8/24 1½ 11-1 —87C Miss L A Hourigan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marikana won?
Marikana (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Marikana?
Marikana (IRE) was trained by Michael Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 28 August 2008.
Who is Marikana's sire?
Marikana (IRE) is by Rainbows For Life (CAN) out of Brandywell (IRE), whose sire is Skyliner I.
What is Marikana's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 28 August 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Marikana's sire's record?
Rainbows For Life (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 2.4% of 42 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Marikana's siblings?
Out of Brandywell (IRE), Marikana (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.