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Horse profile

Martha Costello (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer David & Nicola Barron · Last owner Mrs D Dalby Harrowgate Bloodstock Ltd
by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Lon Dubh (IRE) (Dream Ahead)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2025 — 516 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Martha Costello is a maiden who has failed to win in seven starts and has placed once. Her best effort came when third of eight at Redcar in May 2025. The filly, by Inns Of Court out of a Dream Ahead mare, raced at up to 1m1f on turf and all-weather surfaces. She finished eighth of nine in a Class 6 handicap at Ripon in May 2025, last raced off an official rating of 47.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Redcar, 1 May 2025

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 7 figures · best 94A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm294A75.5—
Standard (AW)286A83.5—
Good to Soft284A79.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f586A81—
1m – 1m1f294A54.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 58A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 1 May 2025 Official rating 47 at the last run, 29 May 2025

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 7 figures · best 58A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm258A43—
Standard (AW)254A52.5—
Good to Soft253A50—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f554A51—
1m – 1m1f258A48—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Inns Of Court (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,236 runs since Jan 2008 (232 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.3—
Good to Firm243166.6%−2.70 from 2
Good549478.6%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft2182611.9%+2.60 from 2
Soft375369.6%+0.3—
Heavy10887.4%−1.9—
Standard (AW)7397510.1%+0.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2953311.2%+1.9—
6f – 7f1,2031109.1%−0.20 from 5
1m – 1m1f519417.9%−1.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1491812.1%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m4149.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2613.8%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m3133.3%+24—

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
Lon Dubh (IRE) (Dream Ahead)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cliadh Dubh (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Rodriguez 3 0 0% −3.00
Joanna Mason 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2025 · 5 runs
29 May 25+28d Ripon Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Towards the back - squeezed for space and had to be steadied 5f out - under pressure and out of contention from 2f out 8/9 17 9-1 4715C38C Kevin Stott 11/2
01 May 25+10d Redcar Racing TV Club Day Here Today Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Held up in rear on inside - stuck for room approaching 2f out - room found near the rail with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed once in space to finish 3rd 3/8 ¾ 9-4 4894A58A Callum Rodriguez 14/1
21 Apr 25+52d Redcar Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran Settled towards the back early - pushed along with 3f left - already struggling when checked inside final furlong - finished well behind in 15th 15/15 nk 9-2 4857C28C Callum Rodriguez 9/2
28 Feb 25+13d Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran Hesitant start - settled in the pack - moved through into contention over 2f out - angled right approaching final 2f - pushed along and battled on before fading close home 4/10 1 9-3 4981A54A Callum Rodriguez 13/2
15 Feb 25+213d Newcastle (AW) BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish start - settled midpack before fading 2f out - beaten a long way inside final furlong 7/11 1¼ 8-8 —86A51A Andrew Mullen 33/1
2024 · 2 runs
17 Jul 24+14d Thirsk British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 ½ 9-2 —84A47A Joanna Mason 16/1
03 Jul 24 Thirsk British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 9-0 —75C53A Joanna Mason 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Martha Costello won?
Martha Costello (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Martha Costello?
Martha Costello (IRE) was trained by David & Nicola Barron on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 29 May 2025.
Who is Martha Costello's sire?
Martha Costello (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Lon Dubh (IRE), whose sire is Dream Ahead.
What is Martha Costello's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 29 May 2025. The highest on record is 49.
What is Martha Costello's sire's record?
Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,236 runs since Jan 2008 (232 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Martha Costello's siblings?
Out of Lon Dubh (IRE), Martha Costello (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.