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Horse profile

Matchmakeover (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Edward U Hales · Last owner Edward U Hales
by Definite article (GB) out of Maiden Over (IRE) (Bowling Pin)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2008 — 6,772 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 · 6th of 12
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Mar 2008 and Apr 2008, the last of them as a 4yo filly. Finished 6 of 12 at Limerick last time. By Definite article (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 96A the best of the last 1 rated run · Limerick, 6 Apr 2008

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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
Definite article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.5—
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 1
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maiden Over (IRE) (Bowling Pin)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Catcherinscratcher (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Catcherinscratcher (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Catcherinscratcher (IRE)1752m–3mListed
Ahmister (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
06 Apr 08+19d Limerick Kevin McManus Bookmaker (Pro-Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 9 10-4 96A Mr J K King 25/1
18 Mar 08 Naas Book Your Summer Bbq Package Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran F/19 — 10-9 — John Cullen 13/2C

Quick answers

How many races has Matchmakeover (IRE) won?
Matchmakeover (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Matchmakeover (IRE)?
Matchmakeover (IRE) was trained by Edward U Hales on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 6 April 2008.
Who is Matchmakeover (IRE)'s sire?
Matchmakeover (IRE) is by Definite article (GB) out of Maiden Over (IRE), whose sire is Bowling Pin.
What is Matchmakeover (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Matchmakeover (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Maiden Over (IRE), Matchmakeover (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Catcherinscratcher (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Catcherinscratcher (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.