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Horse profile

Master Melody (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Karl Thornton · Last owner James Murdoch
by Ad Valorem (USA) out of Melody Island (IRE) (Turtle Island)
33 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2014 — 4,379 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 11th of 14 3 wins · Dundalk (AW) New yard Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Master Melody (IRE) is 3 from 33. Hasn't won since Oct 2014. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 18 on turf. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off 66, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 33 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 14lb off peak
66 59–80

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 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 3 Oct 2014 Official rating 66 at the last run, 31 Oct 2014

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 33 figures · best 89A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1579A69—
Soft882A62—
Good567A59—
Good to Soft275A71.5—
Heavy289A65.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1782A69—
6f – 7f989A67—
1m – 1m1f568A59—
Under 6f263A60.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 33 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.2% from 248.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25624%+14.90 from 1
Good to Firm248135.2%−3.9—
Good284155.3%−3.80 from 5
Good to Soft121129.9%+0.80 from 2
Soft213146.6%−2.50 from 8
Heavy76810.5%+1.40 from 2
Standard (AW)6187612.3%+3.23 from 15
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1381510.9%+1.80 from 2
6f – 7f610559%−0.10 from 9
1m – 1m1f399399.8%+0.70 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f253218.3%−0.83 from 17
1m5f – 2m154138.4%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2813.6%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m200%−9.1—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

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

Dam
Melody Island (IRE) (Turtle Island)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rudi Valentino (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rudi Valentino (IRE)517f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 15 3 20% +2.50
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 15 3 20% +2.50
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (RH) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 17 3 18% +0.50
6f – 7f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gary Halpin 9 2 22% +2.50
Declan McDonogh 8 0 0% −8.00
Dylan Hogan 5 1 20% +1.00
Chris Hayes 4 0 0% −4.00
Darragh Sweeney 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Conneely 1 0 0% −1.00
Sammy Jo Bell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Hussey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 30 3 10% −12.50
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 16 1 6% −10.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 8 2 25% +3.50
2010 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 16 runs
31 Oct 14+21d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 hd 9-12 6667A Colin Keane 14/1
10 Oct 14+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Apprentice Handicap (55-70) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-5 6670A Dylan Hogan 10/1
03 Oct 14+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-2 6175A Dylan Hogan 5/1
26 Sep 14+26d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 8-13 6061A Dylan Hogan 8/1
31 Aug 14+31d Curragh Derek O'sullivan Memorial Apprentice Handicap (50-70) 10f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 ½ 9-2 6267A Dylan Hogan 25/1
31 Jul 14+5d Galway Guinness Surge Handicap (50-70) 12f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 2¾ 9-0 6354A Gary Halpin 25/1
26 Jul 14+14d Wexford (RH) (IRE) Slaney Handicap 11.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3¼ 8-12 6359A Declan McDonogh 9/2J
12 Jul 14+22d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (50-70) 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 9-5 6170A Chris Hayes 10/1
20 Jun 14+11d Limerick 6th July All American Race Day Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 11.5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 2½ 9-9 6257A Gary Halpin 11/2
09 Jun 14+11d Roscommon Budweiser Handicap (50-75) 10f · Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 2 9-1 6269A Chris Hayes 12/1
29 May 14+13d Fairyhouse Book Your Stag Or Hen Party At Fairyhouse Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 9-6 5982A Gary Halpin 8/1
16 May 14+12d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1¾ 9-11 6056A Chris Hayes 11/2
04 May 14+15d Gowran Park Like Us On Facebook Handicap (47-65) 9.5f · Yielding · 17 ran 7/17 1 9-11 6265A Chris Hayes 16/1
19 Apr 14+7d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 9-0 6368A Gary Halpin 20/1
12 Apr 14+13d Navan Navan Welcomes Owners Today Handicap (47-70) 6f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 21/23 hd 8-13 6540C Dylan Hogan 25/1
30 Mar 14+697d Leopardstown Follow Leopardstown On Facebook Handicap (50-85) 7f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 14/17 hd 8-4 6742C Gary Halpin 20/1
2012 · 3 runs
02 May 12+47d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 9-1 7676A Darragh Sweeney 14/1
16 Mar 12+63d Dundalk (AW) Meath News & Sport Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 4¾ 8-6 7759A Darragh Sweeney 10/1
13 Jan 12+21d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 2½ 8-9 7844C Gary Halpin 4/1
2011 · 8 runs
23 Dec 11+14d Dundalk (AW) Free Admission On Friday 6th January Handicap 12f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 7-11 7369A Gary Halpin 7/2F
09 Dec 11+21d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-75) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 8-9 6775A Gary Halpin 6/1
18 Nov 11+21d Dundalk (AW) Follow Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (47-75) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-5 6479A Gary Halpin 25/1
28 Oct 11+19d Dundalk (AW) Follow Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 9-5 7070A Declan McDonogh 12/1
09 Oct 11+24d Curragh Stephen Quirke Memorial Apprentice Handicap (50-85) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 12/18 ½ 8-4 7159C Jason Conneely 16/1
15 Sep 11+102d Listowel Tote Jackpot Guarantee Median Auction Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 9-5 7189A Declan McDonogh 11/2
05 Jun 11+49d Listowel www.listowelraces.ie Median Auction Maiden 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 1¾ 9-5 7144C Declan McDonogh 12/1
17 Apr 11+156d Navan Navan Chairman Handicap (47-70) 6f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 2/20 1¾ 8-7 7075A Sammy Jo Bell 14/1
2010 · 6 runs
12 Nov 10+6d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 hd 8-10 7367A Sam James 50/1
06 Nov 10+48d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 5f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 5½ 9-3 7758A Declan McDonogh 8/1
19 Sep 10+113d Fairyhouse Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes 7f · Soft · 22 ran 18/22 nk 8-11 7753C Michael Hussey 33/1
29 May 10+26d Navan Lynn Lodge Stud E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 6f · Firm · 14 ran 7/14 hd 9-3 8058A Declan McDonogh 7/2
03 May 10+16d Curragh Aussie Rules European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 5½ 9-3 —81A Declan McDonogh 9/1
17 Apr 10 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-3 —63A Declan McDonogh 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Master Melody won?
Master Melody (IRE) won 3 of 33 archived starts between 2010 and 2014, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 9 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Master Melody?
Master Melody (IRE) was trained by Karl Thornton on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 31 October 2014.
Who is Master Melody's sire?
Master Melody (IRE) is by Ad Valorem (USA) out of Melody Island (IRE), whose sire is Turtle Island.
What going does Master Melody prefer?
Master Melody (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Master Melody's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 31 October 2014. The highest on record is 80.
What is Master Melody's sire's record?
Ad Valorem (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.2% from 248.
Who are Master Melody's siblings?
Out of Melody Island (IRE), Master Melody (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rudi Valentino (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.