Horse profile
Mc Alpine (IRE)
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Joie De Cotte (FR) (Lute Antique)
36 runs · 17 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2024 — 738 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024
2 wins · Cheltenham & Listowel
Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile
Mc Alpine won both his handicap hurdles in 2021, one at Cheltenham in a Class 3 event over 1m5f – 2m on good ground off a mark of 115 and the other at Listowel over the same trip on good to soft. The gelding, by Robin Des Champs out of a Lute Antique mare, recorded two wins from 36 starts on turf overall. All his successes came over 1m5f – 2m. He last ran at Killarney in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 97.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 2–36Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 7 (19.4%)Placed
- +19.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=36 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 60dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating97↓ 18lb off peak
97
97–115
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 144
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 8 | 144A | 87.5 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 104B | 65 | — |
| Good | 5 | 130A | 58 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 124B | 98 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 144A | 95 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 130A | 69 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 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
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Robin Des Champs (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 71 | 9 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,071 | 159 | 14.8% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 762 | 102 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,365 | 153 | 11.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 14 |
| Heavy | 717 | 104 | 14.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | +5.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,045 | 144 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 2 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,548 | 208 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 18 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,125 | 138 | 12.3% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Joie De Cotte (FR) (Lute Antique)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Petit Robin (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Petit Robin (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Robin (FR) | 24 | 5 | 1m7½f–2m3f | Grade 2 |
| Whiskey Lullaby (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m5f–2m6f | — |
| Brians Greatescape (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joie More (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Ute Antique (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Aure Antique (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Heavy | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 2 | 12% | +38.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 8 | 1 | 13% | +26.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss P Elvin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M P Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 21 | 2 | 10% | +34.00 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +44.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 22 | 2 | 9% | +33.00 |
| Chase | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| NH 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 24+9d | Killarney | Torc Waterfall Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - hit the second obstacle and made ground from five out to move up into third - moved into second before falling three out | F/9 | — | 10-9 | 97 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 28/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+28d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) Held up at the back - no impact - well held throughout | 10/16 | 11 | 10-12 | 100 | 57C | 85C | Tiernan Power Roche | 22/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+23d | Wexford | Treo Eile Handicap Chase (0-109) Held up at the back - never a threat approaching final stages - held no chance late and finished ninth | 9/14 | 1 | 11-7 | 102 | — | 109A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 40/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+36d | Wexford | racingtv.com Handicap Chase Held up at the back - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 7/9 | 8½ | 10-9 | 104 | 58C | 75C | Tiernan Power Roche | 28/1 |
| 02 Jul 24+36d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Plate Handicap Chase | 7/9 | 15 | 10-0 | 106 | 98A | 86A | Simon Torrens | 28/1 |
| 27 May 24+32d | Ballinrobe | McHale F5000 Range Veterans Handicap Chase | 6/8 | 21 | 10-10 | 108 | 52C | 88C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| 25 Apr 24+70d | Wexford | Wexford Veterans Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 3 | 10-2 | 109 | — | 101B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/1 |
| 15 Feb 24+19d | Clonmel | Grange Novice Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-13 | 112 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 66/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+41d | Fairyhouse | SBK Handicap Chase | F/10 | — | 11-5 | 112 | — | — | James O'Sullivan | 40/1 |
| 17 Dec 23+30d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase | 7/11 | 4¾ | 11-10 | 114 | 47C | 100C | James O'Sullivan | 18/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+10d | Wexford | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase | 6/11 | 1½ | 11-9 | — | 144A | 115A | James O'Sullivan | 80/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+23d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 9/11 | 1¾ | 11-9 | — | — | 105C | James O'Sullivan | 200/1 |
| 15 Oct 23+458d | Cork | Qifa Financial Planners Rated Novice Chase | UR/8 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | P J O'Hanlon | 28/1 |
| 14 Jul 22+229d | Killarney | Oyster Tavern Handicap Hurdle | 10/11 | 18 | 10-10 | 115 | 53C | 91C | James O'Sullivan | 12/1 |
| 27 Nov 21+15d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Race Day December 11th Rated Novice Hurdle | 5/8 | 9½ | 10-9 | 115 | 130A | 101A | James O'Sullivan | 11/2 |
| 12 Nov 21+18d | Cheltenham | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/18 | 11-0 | 115 | 102B | 119A | James O'Sullivan | 33/1 | |
| 25 Oct 21+35d | Wexford | Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle | 2/10 | 3 | 10-9 | 105 | 102A | 111A | P J O'Hanlon | 13/2 |
| 20 Sep 21+139d | Listowel | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1) | 1/16 | 11-3 | 98 | 103B | 127A | P J O'Hanlon | 20/1 | |
| 04 May 21+29d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 11/14 | 22 | 11-12 | 100 | 29C | 89C | P J O'Hanlon | 10/1 |
| 05 Apr 21+14d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle | 14/20 | 12 | 9-9 | 101 | 62C | 82C | P J O'Hanlon | 25/1 |
| 22 Mar 21+12d | Navan | Kells Novice Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | ½ | 10-6 | 101 | 95A | 110A | Simon Torrens | 7/1 |
| 10 Mar 21+25d | Wexford | M2 Construction, Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/11 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 98 | 71A | 114A | Simon Torrens | 4/1 |
| 13 Feb 21+41d | Naas | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/15 | ½ | 11-2 | 97 | 104B | 114A | James O'Sullivan | 9/1 |
| 03 Jan 21+2d | Fairyhouse | Happy Retirement Dot Love Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 98 | 66A | 97A | Miss P Elvin | 6/1 |
| 01 Jan 21+34d | Tramore | Core Bullion Traders Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 6/11 | 9 | 11-10 | 98 | 103A | 97A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| 28 Nov 20+31d | Fairyhouse | Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Handicap Hurdle | 8/17 | 1 | 10-1 | 100 | — | 91A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| 28 Oct 20+225d | Punchestown | Download The BETDAQ App Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 7½ | 10-2 | 101 | 81B | 99A | Miss P Elvin | 50/1 |
| 17 Mar 20+31d | Down Royal | Cleary Contracting Ltd Novice Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 10-3 | 102 | — | — | Conor Maxwell | 13/2 |
| 15 Feb 20+41d | Gowran Park | Auto Boland Jaguar & Land Rover Waterford Handicap Hurdle | PU/20 | — | 10-4 | 102 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 05 Jan 20+37d | Naas | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 2/15 | 1¼ | 10-7 | 99 | 124B | 118A | Hugh Morgan | 8/1 |
| 29 Nov 19+12d | Limerick | Annual Membership Only 120 At Limerick Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle | 6/9 | ¾ | 11-0 | 99 | 76A | 105A | M P Fogarty | 3/1 |
| 17 Nov 19+20d | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 6/16 | 2½ | 10-10 | 109 | — | 110A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| 28 Oct 19+24d | Wexford | Michael Moore Car Sales Volkswagen Portarlington Maiden Hurdle | 2/12 | 2½ | 11-9 | — | 99A | 121A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| 04 Oct 19+211d | Gowran Park | Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle | 4/11 | 8 | 11-12 | — | 92C | 95C | Sean Flanagan | 33/1 |
| 07 Mar 19+69d | Thurles | thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle | 6/18 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 98B | 94A | J J Slevin | 33/1 |
| 28 Dec 18 | Limerick | Frontline Security Flat Race | 7/9 | ½ | 11-11 | — | 65C | 101C | Liam Quinlan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mc Alpine (IRE) won?
- Mc Alpine (IRE) won 2 of 36 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 7 times in total (19.4% of starts).
- Who trained Mc Alpine (IRE)?
- Mc Alpine (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 6 October 2024.
- Who is Mc Alpine (IRE)'s sire?
- Mc Alpine (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Joie De Cotte (FR), whose sire is Lute Antique.
- What going does Mc Alpine (IRE) prefer?
- Mc Alpine (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 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 Mc Alpine (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 6 October 2024. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Mc Alpine (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Mc Alpine (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Joie De Cotte (FR), Mc Alpine (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Petit Robin (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Petit Robin (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.