Horse profile
Masego (IRE)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Leopardstown
Ran 24 days ago · 7th of 18
Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile
Masego is a gelding who has won one of 16 starts. The win came in a handicap at Leopardstown in May 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good going. He has raced 15 times on turf for that sole success and once on all-weather without placing. Typically held up, he finished 7 of 18 in the Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Listowel in Sep 2026. He last ran off an official rating of 95, his second-highest mark.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 4 (25%)Placed
- −10.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.75Fair A/E n=16 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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.
Official rating95↓ 1lb off peak
95
40–96
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 79A | 57 | 2 · 57 / 56.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 89B | 64.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 79A | 56.5 | 2 · 57 / 56.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 123A | 87 | 3 · 123 / 94 |
| Soft | 2 | 91C | 90 | 2 · 91 / 90 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 123A | 99 | 4 · 123 / 99 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 67B | 51 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 89C | 63 | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (63%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,394 runs since Jan 2008 (147 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.2% from 181.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 185 | 15 | 8.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 328 | 36 | 11% | +2.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 141 | 9 | 6.4% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 188 | 18 | 9.6% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 504 | 36 | 7.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 181 | 22 | 12.2% | +3.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 597 | 42 | 7% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 357 | 28 | 7.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 207 | 18 | 8.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +8.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Darbucks (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Toralou (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darbucks (IRE) | 43 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 6 |
| Toralou (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Great Shout (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Abrag (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Cliffs Of Freedom (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Cusack | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Anna McGuinness | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 26+28d | Listowel (IRE) | Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - crept forward on inner after three out - hampered on the bend into the straight and needed urging - shifted right before two out but couldn't threaten leaders | 7/18 | 3½ | 11-4 | 95 | 56B | 96A | Josh Williamson | 28/1 |
| 26 Aug 26+37d | Bellewstown (IRE) | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Went straight to front - lost command after 2nd then sat third by halfway - regained command 4 out - pressed and lost that lead after 3 out - had nothing more and dropped away steadily | 12/15 | 18 | 11-7 | 96 | 57C | 88C | Alex Harvey | 7/2F |
| 20 Jul 26+3d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap set the pace - driven and passed 3f out - unable to threaten the winner in 2nd 2f out - slipped to 3rd 1f out with nothing more to offer | 3/11 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 47 | 104A | 65A | Rory Mulligan | 6/4F |
| 17 Jul 26+14d | Down Royal (IRE) | GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap sent to the front from the break - overtaken after 1 furlong - in a scrap for the front at halfway - opened a clear gap over 3f out - asked for effort 2f out - driven and overtaken again over 1f out - fought back near the finish but narrowly denied | 2/7 | shd | 8-3 | 47 | 123A | 68A | Conor Cusack | 9/4 |
| 03 Jul 26+49d | Bellewstown | Dore & Co. Solicitors Handicap (0-60) Settled handy early - hit front after 1f - asked for effort over 2f out then lost command 1 1/2f out - unable to fight back - slipped to third inside final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish third | 3/16 | 1½ | 9-2 | 46 | 87C | 71A | Donagh O'Connor | 8/1 |
| 15 May 26+23d | Leopardstown | Mervue Equine Supplements Handicap (0-60) Set the pace from the start - asked for effort and edged away on the straight - stayed the strongest through the final furlong to hold on and win | 1/19 | 8-5 | 40 | 94C | 60A | Patrick McGettigan | 9/2 | |
| 22 Apr 26+13d | Gowran Park | GowranPark1 Handicap (0-60) Settled midpack early - still 8th at the halfway point - found a bit of late run inside the final furlong but weakened to finish fifth | 5/13 | 4 | 8-11 | 41 | 91C | 51A | N G McCullagh | 17/2 |
| 09 Apr 26+200d | Gowran Park | Racing Again April 22nd Handicap (0-60) Settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - asked for effort entering straight and again 2f out - up to 4th 1f out but unable to threaten - stayed on same gait to finish 5th | 5/14 | ¾ | 8-11 | 41 | 89C | 68A | Seamie Heffernan | 17/2 |
| 21 Sep 25+23d | Listowel | Charleville Cheese 3-Y-O Hurdle Went straight to front - clipped heels and knocked off stride 4th and later bumped - matched up with rival after 3 out then lost command entering straight - slipped back to 3rd before 2 out - unable to threaten leading pair in 4th approaching last - kept on same gait to finish 4th | 4/10 | 9 | 10-12 | — | 89B | 104A | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+42d | Down Royal | Golden Cow 3-Y-O Hurdle Keen early and shared front spot - drifted left over the opening two flights before going clear - wandered a bit through the hurdles after - reached by rivals three out - pushed along and lost front spot before the following obstacle - unable to find more in fourth with a minor error at the last - dropped away - finished fifth | 5/7 | 7 | 10-5 | — | 79A | 97A | Anna McGuinness | 66/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+46d | Killarney | Killarney Park 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back showing eagerness early - 6th at halfway - slipped to last and made no further progress from 2 out - finished 7th | 7/7 | 8 | 11-0 | — | 40A | 92A | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+194d | Gowran Park | Sonix Entertainment Handicap (0-60) Held up in the pack - driven approaching final stages - dropped away over 2f out - well held at the finish | 13/15 | 2 | 8-12 | 44 | 37C | 34C | Seamie Heffernan | 16/1 |
| 20 Nov 24+98d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap (47-65) Set the early pace briefly - dropped in behind the front group and sat third by halfway - pushed along but couldn't find more 2f out and well held at the line | 10/13 | 5½ | 8-12 | 51 | 67B | 33A | Leigh Roche | 28/1 |
| 14 Aug 24+10d | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Settled in the pack early - moved through to hit the front around 4f out before being shaken up and overtaken entering the straight - couldn't find more in 5th approaching 2f out - dropped away over a furlong from home to finish 10th | 10/16 | 2¾ | 9-0 | — | 51C | 48A | Seamie Heffernan | 150/1 |
| 04 Aug 24+17d | Galway | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Hampered leaving stalls - held up in the pack from the off - urged into effort with three furlongs left - unable to find more late and well held in 12th | 12/13 | 2 | 8-13 | — | — | 48C | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 18 Jul 24 | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 14/17 | 1 | 8-13 | — | 51C | 48A | N G McCullagh | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Masego (IRE) won?
- Masego (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Masego (IRE)?
- Masego (IRE) is trained by John McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Masego (IRE)'s sire?
- Masego (IRE) is by U S Navy Flag (USA) out of By Jupiter (GB), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Masego (IRE) prefer?
- Masego (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Masego (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 23 September 2026. The highest on record is 96.
- What is Masego (IRE)'s sire's record?
- U S Navy Flag (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,394 runs since Jan 2008 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.2% from 181.
- Who are Masego (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of By Jupiter (GB), Masego (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Darbucks (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Toralou (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.