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Matriarchal (IRE)

2yo filly · Trainer Josh Halley · Owner John Halley
by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Edwinstowe (IRE) (Shamardal)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Navan Last run 2 Oct 2026 · 11th of 13 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Matriarchal won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Navan over under 6f on soft ground in May 2026. The filly has one win and two places from six runs all at under 6f, with her sole success coming on turf from four starts on that surface. She last ran at Dundalk on the AW in Oct 2026 when finishing 11 of 13 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Legacy Stakes, a Class 1 race, off an official rating of 84.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Apr 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 82 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 2 Oct 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 6 figures · best 82B · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)282B782 runs · 82 / 78
Soft277A64.52 runs · 77 / 64.5
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Under 6f682B73.56 runs · 82 / 73.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 10 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 30 May 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 2 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 91B · median 66.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)266A65.52 runs · 66 / 65.5
Soft291B86.52 runs · 91 / 86.5
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Under 6f691B66.56 runs · 91 / 66.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 4 analysed runs since Apr 2026

  • Led 2 (50%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,879 runs since Jan 2008 (354 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 578. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−12.4—
Good to Firm4257317.2%+4.80 from 1
Good7377810.6%−1.80 from 1
Good to Soft2893110.7%−1.7—
Soft3844812.5%+0.11 from 2
Heavy1131412.4%0—
Standard (AW)92711412.3%−0.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5789416.3%+3.91 from 6
6f – 7f1,57220112.8%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f5245310.1%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f19094.7%−7.7—
1m5f – 2m900%−12.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6116.7%+4.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Edwinstowe (IRE) (Shamardal)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Thumama Lord (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +13.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +14.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
W. M. Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Vigors 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Slattery 1 1 100% +14.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% +10.00
Hood + tongue tie 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
2026 · 6 runs
02 Oct 26+90d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Legacy Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 1¼ 9-0 8482B66A W. M. Lordan 80/1
04 Jul 26+35d Naas Coolmore Stud Blackbeard Tipperary Stakes (Listed) 5f · Good · 10 ran Set the pace early - urged for effort with 2f left - lost front spot inside final furlong under pressure - drifted left brushing another runner and could find no more finishing off seventh 7/10 1 9-0 8573A58A Rory Cleary 22/1
30 May 26+14d Lingfield APC Electrical EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Hampered start - raced up with pace before going clear a furlong in - pushed along over a furlong out - lost advantage after drifting left and losing the stick final furlong - faded quickly - finished fifth 5/8 nk 9-2 —64A67A Harry Vigors 7/2
16 May 26+13d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 5f · Yielding · 7 ran Away smartly to set the pace - roused and matched at the head with a furlong and a half left - drifted left under pressure - regained command inside the final 150 yards and stayed on strongly to prevail 1/7 9-2 —77A91B Andrew Slattery 14/1
03 May 26+23d Cork Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 5f · Soft · 10 ran Sat just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven into 2nd approaching the final furlong - flattened out under pressure and eased back to finish 3rd 3/10 hd 9-2 —52A82A Seamie Heffernan 9/2
10 Apr 26 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Standard · 6 ran Sat second early - asked for effort with 2f left - went in front approaching final furlong and a half - overtaken inside last furlong - held no more in the finish and beaten into 4th 4/6 nk 9-2 —74A65B Chris Hayes 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Matriarchal won?
Matriarchal (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Matriarchal?
Matriarchal (IRE) is trained by Josh Halley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
Who is Matriarchal's sire?
Matriarchal (IRE) is by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Edwinstowe (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
What is Matriarchal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 85.
What is Matriarchal's sire's record?
Sioux Nation (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,879 runs since Jan 2008 (354 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 578. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
Who are Matriarchal's siblings?
Out of Edwinstowe (IRE), Matriarchal (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.