Mark The Begining (IRE)
Mark The Begining (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 22 at Naas (Oct 2005). Last raced off 79, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Mark The Begining (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi's Kode (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cul An Tsudaire (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (27.3%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 32dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 3.9% from 154. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 138.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +2 | — |
| Good | 162 | 16 | 9.9% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 97 | 14 | 14.4% | +5.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 154 | 6 | 3.9% | −4.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 115 | 9 | 7.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 188 | 12 | 6.4% | −2.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 212 | 17 | 8% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 18 | 13% | +4.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | +2.2 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J Donoghue | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Miss A Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D F Flannery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 06+65d | Cork | Charleville Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 11/22 | 7 | 10-7 | 79 | 76C | A J Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 09 Feb 06+7d | Thurles | Lady Riders Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 4/18 | 6 | 10-6 | 80 | 111C | Miss A Foley | 10/1 |
| 02 Feb 06+21d | Clonmel | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 7/19 | nk | 10-8 | 81 | 68C | D F Flannery | 12/1 |
| 12 Jan 06+7d | Limerick | Hackett's Freefone Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 7/18 | 1½ | 10-13 | 83 | 87C | A J Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 05 Jan 06+29d | Thurles | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 4/17 | 1 | 11-0 | 83 | 102C | A J Donoghue | 10/1 |
| 2005 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 05+27d | Clonmel | Fethard Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 9/20 | 2½ | 10-4 | 85 | 87C | A J Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 10 Nov 05+8d | Thurles | Holycross Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 11/18 | 1½ | 11-2 | 86 | 58C | A J Donoghue | 9/1 |
| 02 Nov 05+4d | Punchestown | Www.punchestown.com Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 9/21 | 4 | 10-3 | 84 | 77C | A J Donoghue | 7/1C |
| 29 Oct 05+30d | Naas | Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-102) | 2/22 | 4 | 10-7 | 84 | 108C | A J Donoghue | 20/1 |
| 29 Sep 05+121d | Thurles | Holycross Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 13/18 | 1½ | 10-5 | 86 | 50C | Eddie Power | 20/1 |
| 31 May 05 | Ballinrobe | Treacy's Agfa Image Centre Handicap Hurdle (70-102) | 7/16 | 2½ | 10-13 | 88 | 91C | Davy Russell | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mark The Begining won?
- Mark The Begining (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Mark The Begining?
- Mark The Begining (IRE) was trained by Patrick Carey on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 15 April 2006.
- Who is Mark The Begining's sire?
- Mark The Begining (IRE) is by Goldmark (USA) out of Markon (GB), whose sire is On Your Mark.
- What is Mark The Begining's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 15 April 2006. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Mark The Begining's sire's record?
- Goldmark (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 3.9% from 154. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 138.
- Has Mark The Begining produced winners?
- As a dam, Mark The Begining (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.