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Horse profile

Marty Hopkirk (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer David Loughnane · Owner D Lowe S Hoyland
by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Slovak (IRE) (Iffraaj)
10 runs · 10 courses · from May 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wolverhampton (AW) First-time headgear LTO Last run 13 Jun 2026 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Marty Hopkirk is 1 from 10 with the win at Class 5 level. The success came at Wolverhampton over under 6f on standard going in May 2025 and all wins are at that class. He is 1 from 3 on all-weather and 0 from 7 on turf. His last run at Chester in Jun 2026 was his first in first-time headgear when he finished 10 of 10 in a Class 3 handicap off a mark of 80 which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 9lb off peak
80 80–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 9 Apr 2026

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 10 figures · best 117A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm494A79.51 run · —
Standard (AW)3117A861 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f8117A873 runs · 117 / 108
6f – 7f258C511 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 18 May 2026 Official rating 80 at the last run, 13 Jun 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 97B · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm497B78.51 run · —
Standard (AW)397A821 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f897B803 runs · 82 / 81
6f – 7f257C571 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 10 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Led 3 (30%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kodi Bear (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,994 runs since Jun 2020 (392 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 262.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+17—
Good to Firm5356512.1%+1.80 from 4
Good1,02910910.6%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft381348.9%−1.40 from 1
Soft544519.4%−0.9—
Heavy145149.7%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,34913610.1%−0.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5576912.4%+2.11 from 8
6f – 7f2,26224110.7%+0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f737658.8%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f262197.3%−3—
1m5f – 2m113119.7%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f50510%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m10220%+9.7—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Slovak (IRE) (Iffraaj)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Nuevo Slovo (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Nuevo Slovo (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nuevo Slovo (IRE)1115fClass 5
Commander Straker (IRE)815fClass 5
Eastern Queen (IRE)316fClass 5
Dayem (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +16.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +17.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +18.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 8 1 13% +11.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rossa Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Laura Pearson 2 0 0% −2.00
Rowan Scott 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 1 100% +18.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +10.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 6 1 17% +13.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
13 Jun 26+14d Chester John Smith's Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled close to the front - pressed for effort with 2f left then dropped away - faded inside final furlong to finish 10th 10/10 2¼ 9-3 8084A64A Rowan Scott 28/1
30 May 26+12d Carlisle Betway Reverence Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Sent clear from the break - under pressure and lost the advantage inside the final 2f - dropped away steadily approaching the last furlong - well held at the finish 13/14 1 9-2 8344C57C Rossa Ryan 22/1
18 May 26+39d Windsor Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 9 ran Settled at the back early - moved right and made progress over a furlong out - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth 4/9 nk 8-6 85108A81A Laura Pearson 40/1
09 Apr 26+232d Southwell (AW) Book The Bistro In Sherwood Restaurant Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 6 ran Raced handy early - pushed along with 2f left then dropped away - weakened into final furlong to finish fifth 5/6 nk 9-11 87117A82B David Egan 13/2
2025 · 6 runs
20 Aug 25+20d York Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 5½f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Held up at the back - short of space with 2f left to race - failed to threaten and finished well held 13/20 1¼ 8-13 8971C78A Rossa Ryan 40/1
31 Jul 25+27d Goodwood Buccellati Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Heavy · 13 ran Held a lone position down the middle - travelled with the pack early - dropped away with more than a furlong left - eventually finished 11th 11/13 1¾ 9-3 8978C70A Oisin Murphy 16/1
04 Jul 25+20d Doncaster Talasey Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Settled through midfield ground - hit the front early and driven along - overtaken close home and edged out for the win by a short head 2/6 nk 9-2 8794A97B Jack Mitchell 22/1
14 Jun 25+26d Sandown BetMGM Scurry Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Front early - driven with two furlongs left then stumbled and lost the lead approaching the final furlong - dropped away to finish fifth beaten 4½ lengths 5/7 2¾ 9-4 —88A79A Tom Marquand 80/1
19 May 25+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Play At The Races StableDuel Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran Set the pace from the break - drifted right approaching the final furlong - stayed on to prevail 1/10 9-7 —86B97A Richard Kingscote 18/1
05 May 25 Kempton (AW) Thorley Taverns Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Tardy away - travelling enthusiastically moved up to 2nd before drifting wide at the bend and dropping back - off the bridle over 2f out - capitulated rapidly inside the final 2f to finish 11th 11/12 3¾ 9-6 —58C57C Laura Pearson 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marty Hopkirk won?
Marty Hopkirk (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Marty Hopkirk?
Marty Hopkirk (IRE) is trained by David Loughnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 June 2026.
Who is Marty Hopkirk's sire?
Marty Hopkirk (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Slovak (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What going does Marty Hopkirk prefer?
Marty Hopkirk (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Marty Hopkirk's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 13 June 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is Marty Hopkirk's sire's record?
Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,994 runs since Jun 2020 (392 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 262.
Who are Marty Hopkirk's siblings?
Out of Slovak (IRE), Marty Hopkirk (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Nuevo Slovo (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Nuevo Slovo (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.