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Horse profile

Mats Hall (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2020) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Ms Caroline Ahearn
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Definite Favour (IRE) (Definite Article)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Sep 2020 — 2,243 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2020 · 7th of 11 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Mats Hall (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Bellewstown (Jul 2018).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 7 Jul 2018

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 7 figures · best 121A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good399A97—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4121A76—
2m1f – 2m4f399B97—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 5 Sep 2020 Official rating 90 at the last run, 5 Sep 2020

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 8 figures · best 109A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good384B75—
Soft289C84—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f489A84—
1m5f – 2m4109A87.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1422014.1%+4.90 from 1
Good2,30323910.4%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 2
Heavy898778.6%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+1—
Over 3m333267.8%−1.4—

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
Definite Favour (IRE) (Definite Article)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick McGrath 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J C Barry 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2020 · 4 runs
05 Sep 20+31d Wexford Morriscastle Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 20f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 7 11-2 9099B89A Conor Maxwell 50/1
05 Aug 20+14d Sligo Madden's Bar & Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 18f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 19 10-12 9397C69C Patrick McGrath 40/1
22 Jul 20+150d Ballinrobe McGrath Limestone Works Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 17.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 2½ 10-13 94—79C Patrick McGrath 33/1
23 Feb 20+232d Naas Naas Nursery Of Champions Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 12/20 nk 11-5 —53C91C Patrick McGrath 66/1
2019 · 3 runs
06 Jul 19+20d Bellewstown Hibernia Steel Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 33 10-11 —18C75C Ben Harvey 25/1
16 Jun 19+152d Downpatrick Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 15 ran 9/15 4 11-12 —57C89C Sean Flanagan 10/3
15 Jan 19+192d Fairyhouse Free Racecourse Wifi At Fairyhouse Flat Race 16f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 16 11-9 —99A84B Mr J C Barry 5/1
2018 · 1 run
07 Jul 18 Bellewstown Mcloughlin Oil Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 2 11-2 —121A109A Mr J C Barry 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mats Hall won?
Mats Hall (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2020. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Mats Hall?
Mats Hall (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 5 September 2020.
Who is Mats Hall's sire?
Mats Hall (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Definite Favour (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is Mats Hall's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 5 September 2020. The highest on record is 94.
What is Mats Hall's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

Record shown from July 2018. 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.