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Master Of Verse (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2018) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner C Barlow A Beaumont S Trowbridge
by Milan (GB) out of Bacchonthebottle (IRE) (Bob Back)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2018 — 3,178 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2018 Won at Fairyhouse Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Master Of Verse (IRE) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Apr 2016.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating114↓ 6lb off peak
114 114–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 68 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 21 Jun 2017

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 4 figures · best 68B · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft247B45—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m268B55.5—
2m1f – 2m4f247B42.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 28 Aug 2017 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 21 Feb 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 1 Jan 2015

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 136A · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4133A115—
Good3129B117—
Good to Soft2136A120.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5136A122—
2m1f – 2m4f4129B108.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.60 from 1
Good5,17765112.6%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft3,29938611.7%+0.40 from 4
Soft5,03550210%−1.31 from 6
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,86040310.4%−0.91 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f5,48359910.9%−0.40 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,80870012.1%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m1,65020512.4%+1.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bacchonthebottle (IRE) (Bob Back)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cascade Hall (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cascade Hall (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cascade Hall (IRE)3331m7f–2mClass 5
Boracha (IRE)30——
Anything Is Likely (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −4.09
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 3 0 0% −3.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% −0.09
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −6.09
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr P W Mullins 3 0 0% −3.00
Charlie Deutsch 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Treadwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
David Mullins 1 1 100% +0.91

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 6 1 17% −4.09
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 5 1 20% −3.09
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.09
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2018 · 4 runs
21 Feb 18+11d Ludlow Jenkinsons Caterers Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-6 114—— Charlie Deutsch 20/1
10 Feb 18+21d Warwick John Lockley 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-12 119—— Liam Treadwell 66/1
20 Jan 18+17d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-8 117—— Robert Dunne 17/2
03 Jan 18+128d Ludlow Ludlow Club Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 11 10-6 12043C97C Charlie Deutsch 12/1
2017 · 4 runs
28 Aug 17+39d Downpatrick AJC Group Winner Alright Ladies Upstyle Hair Competition Win A Trip To Croatia Beginners Chase 2m3f · Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 3½ 11-12 12047B108A Sean Flanagan 4/1
20 Jul 17+29d Killarney Dawn Hi + Lo Milk Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 6/10 1 11-12 —38B105A Jonathan Moore 11/1
21 Jun 17+17d Wexford Pro-form Beginners Chase 2m · Good · 13 ran 4/13 14 11-12 —68B117A B J Cooper 12/1
04 Jun 17+313d Kilbeggan Mid Summer Monday 26th June Race Evening Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 ——— Sean Flanagan 10/1
2016 · 5 runs
26 Jul 16+13d Galway Colm Quinn Bmw Novice Hurdle 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-9 ——136A B J Cooper 11/1
13 Jul 16+32d Downpatrick Win A Meerkat Toy Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1 11-12 ——129B B J Cooper 6/4F
11 Jun 16+52d Limerick Coral.ie Novice Hurdle 2m5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 2½ 11-10 ——127B Danny Mullins 6/4F
20 Apr 16+31d Fairyhouse Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 ——133A David Mullins 10/11F
20 Mar 16+444d Downpatrick Horse First (pro/am) Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 12-0 ——109C Mr P W Mullins EvensF
2015 · 1 run
01 Jan 15+47d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Twitter (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 9½ 12-0 ——71C Mr P W Mullins EvensF
2014 · 1 run
15 Nov 14 Punchestown Racing At Punchestown Tomorrow (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 12-0 ——122B Mr P W Mullins 2/7F

Quick answers

How many races has Master Of Verse won?
Master Of Verse (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2014 and 2018, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Master Of Verse?
Master Of Verse (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 21 February 2018.
Who is Master Of Verse's sire?
Master Of Verse (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Bacchonthebottle (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Master Of Verse prefer?
Master Of Verse (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Master Of Verse's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 21 February 2018. The highest on record is 120.
What is Master Of Verse's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Master Of Verse's siblings?
Out of Bacchonthebottle (IRE), Master Of Verse (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cascade Hall (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cascade Hall (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2014. 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.