Horse profile
McGrath From Clune (IRE)
by Califet (FR) out of Apple Trix (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
35 runs · 21 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Hereford & Thurles
Last run 25 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile
McGrath From Clune is a gelding who has won two of 35 starts on turf. Both wins came in handicaps, one at Hereford over 1m5f – 2m on good ground in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 69 and the other at Thurles over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Nov 2023 off 92. He has won once from three runs at Thurles and once from two at Hereford. Aged 10 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished 3 of 5 at Market Rasen in a Class 5 handicap chase, having raced off an official rating of 79.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 26lb off peak
- 2–35Wins / Runs
- 5.7%Strike rate
- 5 (14.3%)Placed
- +2.25£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.70Fair A/E n=35 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 rating79↓ 26lb off peak
79
69–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 79
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 11 | 106B | 71 | — |
| Good | 7 | 79A | 60 | 2 runs · 79 / 65 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 93C | 48 | 3 runs · 93 / 63 |
| Soft | 5 | 144B | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 144B | 64 | 3 runs · 79 / 63 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 103B | 39 | 2 runs · 93 / 60.5 |
Of 35 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 35 runs · as at 1 Nov 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 16 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Held up 8 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (31%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Califet (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,795 runs since May 2008 (399 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 11 | 24.4% | +12.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,015 | 130 | 12.8% | +1 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 699 | 87 | 12.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,370 | 143 | 10.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 621 | 71 | 11.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 11 |
| Standard (AW) | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 65 | 15 | 23.1% | +11.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,204 | 147 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 21 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,658 | 186 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 692 | 73 | 10.5% | −1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 151 | 22 | 14.6% | +2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Apple Trix (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fawsley Spirit (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fawsley Spirit (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawsley Spirit (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 2m7f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | +23.00 |
| Heavy | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +20.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 21 | 1 | 5% | +13.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Enright | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.75 |
| David Noonan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benjamin Macey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 9 | 1 | 11% | +25.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Hood + tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +23.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 21 | 2 | 10% | +16.25 |
| Hurdle | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 26+131d | Market Rasen | Summer Plate Ladies Day On Sale Now Handicap Steeple Chase Settled at the back but close enough - clumsy through the middle stages and 4th - moved up before 3 out and sat poised 2 out - left behind by the front two after the last then faded late to finish 3rd | 3/5 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 79 | 93C | 93B | Conor O'Farrell | 25/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+36d | Stratford | Racing To School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - lost touch with the field before the 5th - pulled up before three out | PU/10 | — | 11-3 | 82 | — | — | Conor O'Farrell | 250/1 |
| 11 May 26+47d | Southwell | Proudly Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Novices' Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - dropped away from 3 out - well beaten in 10th | 10/13 | 28 | 10-7 | 84 | 51C | 62C | Aidan Weaver | 80/1 |
| 25 Mar 26+89d | Hereford | CB Security & Protection Services Handicap Chase Raced close to the pace early - slipped back after the 7th - down to last by the next fence - fell away from the field after four out - eased and pulled up before three out | PU/6 | — | 10-12 | 81 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 15/2 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+15d | Fontwell | tigerbet.co.uk Too Much Turkey Handicap Chase Went to front - drifted right at fences consistently - untidy over the 1st and 2nd - surrendered the lead momentarily at the 3rd before regaining it - reeled in before 3 out - left behind by the winner approaching 2 out - under pressure when challenged on the run-in before keeping on for second | 2/3 | 19 | 10-12 | 82 | 28C | 84C | Freddie Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+27d | Taunton | Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - made ground on the front group after the 9th - sharing the advantage from 4 out and going strongly - took over 3 out - looked set to feature when a serious error at the 2nd last unseated the rider | UR/9 | — | 10-10 | 79 | — | — | Conor O'Farrell | 22/1 |
| 14 Nov 25+11d | Newcastle | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Settled just off the pace on the outside - pushed along after 4 out - clipped one 3 out - moved into second before 2 out - jumped awkwardly at the last - stayed on but unable to reel in winner | 2/6 | 2¾ | 10-2 | 69 | 63A | 99B | Benjamin Macey | 3/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+32d | Hereford | Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Chase Settled in midfield early - improved into third by the 5th - hit the top approaching two out - pushed clear into the straight - kept going strongly to the line | 1/12 | 10-2 | 69 | 79A | 108A | Robert Dunne | 33/1 | |
| 02 Oct 25+43d | Southwell | Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap Chase Held up at the back - drifted off a straight line 3rd - well adrift by 4 out - lone 5th before 3 out with no impact on the finish | 5/6 | 12 | 9-11 | 73 | 60A | 66B | Freddie Mitchell | 50/1 |
| 20 Aug 25+38d | Worcester | Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase Held up at the back from the start - detached well before 4 out - finished well held | 11/11 | shd | 10-0 | 77 | 61A | 60A | Freddie Mitchell | 40/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+63d | Stratford | University Hospitals Birmingham Charity Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - lost touch from 3 out - well beaten by the finish | 6/6 | 1¼ | 10-11 | 82 | 80A | 77B | David Noonan | 33/1 |
| 11 May 25+46d | Plumpton | Billy Boy And Lulubell Handicap Chase Settled third early and within range - drifted right at the 8th and stumbled at the next - lost ground from three out - erred again at the second-last - well beaten by the finish | 3/3 | 15 | 11-5 | 87 | 21C | 80C | David Noonan | 11/2 |
| 26 Mar 25+21d | Market Rasen | Experience Irish Racing With ITM Handicap Chase Held up handy in front group early - dropped away swiftly and drifted to the back by the 7th - well behind through to finish 4th | 4/6 | 38 | 11-6 | 92 | 36C | 87C | David Noonan | 22/1 |
| 05 Mar 25+13d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Towards the back early - moved up to pursue the leading pair at the 3rd - untidy at the 6th and needed stoking up after the 7th - pressure applied 3 out - distant third 2 out | 3/4 | 14 | 11-6 | 96 | 62C | 86C | David Noonan | 28/1 |
| 20 Feb 25+77d | Huntingdon | Huntingdon Racecourse Fixtures On Sale Now Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - unable to land a blow - well beaten at the finish | 7/9 | 22 | 12-0 | 100 | 42C | 98C | David Noonan | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 24+181d | Leicester | weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Chase Held third early - serious error 5th before slipping towards the back - well adrift when falling 4 out | F/5 | — | 11-13 | 105 | — | — | Fergus Gillard | 22/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+29d | Clonmel | Botanica International Opportunity Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-3 | 102 | — | — | John Shinnick | 11/2 |
| 09 May 24+20d | Tipperary | Porter House Handicap Chase | 10/14 | ½ | 11-8 | 103 | 78B | 87A | Phillip Enright | 12/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+66d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Chase | 4/8 | 19 | 11-4 | 103 | 28A | 91B | Phillip Enright | 6/1 |
| 13 Feb 24+29d | Thurles | Racing Again February 22nd Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 6 | 12-0 | 102 | 88A | 133A | Phillip Enright | 3/1F |
| 15 Jan 24+36d | Punchestown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle | 7/17 | 6½ | 11-4 | 97 | — | 100A | Mr J H Williamson | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 23+17d | Cork | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | ½ | 10-8 | 96 | 11A | 108A | Phillip Enright | 5/2 |
| 23 Nov 23+21d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase | 1/14 | 10-13 | 92 | 103B | 118A | Phillip Enright | 9/4F | |
| 02 Nov 23+184d | Thurles | Littleton Handicap Chase | 4/14 | 1¾ | 10-11 | 92 | 88B | 103A | Phillip Enright | 4/1 |
| 02 May 23+22d | Ballinrobe | West Tyre Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 6/14 | 9 | 11-8 | 96 | 48B | 88A | Shane Fenelon | 10/3F |
| 10 Apr 23+18d | Cork | Don't Tell John M Handicap Hurdle | 2/20 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 93 | 144B | 120A | Shane Fenelon | 6/1 |
| 23 Mar 23+35d | Cork | Way To Paris At Coolagown Stud Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 4/13 | 7 | 11-12 | 93 | 82B | 114A | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 16 Feb 23+21d | Clonmel | Grange Novice Handicap Chase | 8/8 | 29 | 10-5 | 93 | 64C | 76C | Phillip Enright | 11/1 |
| 26 Jan 23+30d | Gowran Park | Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 11/20 | 10 | 11-7 | 95 | 71C | 94C | Phillip Enright | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+19d | Limerick | Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 14/18 | 10 | 11-9 | 97 | 11C | 91C | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| 08 Dec 22+12d | Clonmel | Happy Christmas To All Our Patrons Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 6/14 | 2¼ | 11-13 | 98 | 83B | 107A | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 26 Nov 22+28d | Gowran Park | Glanbia Novice Handicap Hurdle | 9/11 | 7 | 10-5 | 99 | 9C | 84C | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+240d | Galway | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 5/8 | 15 | 11-12 | — | 102A | 102A | Phillip Enright | 50/1 |
| 03 Mar 22+65d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden Hurdle | 13/17 | 38 | 11-4 | — | -37C | 103C | Phillip Enright | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 21 | Limerick | Keith Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 7/18 | 12 | 11-6 | — | 106B | 96A | Ryan Treacy | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has McGrath From Clune won?
- McGrath From Clune (IRE) won 2 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.7%. Placed 5 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains McGrath From Clune?
- McGrath From Clune (IRE) is trained by Tom Gretton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 October 2026.
- Who is McGrath From Clune's sire?
- McGrath From Clune (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Apple Trix (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does McGrath From Clune prefer?
- McGrath From Clune (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is McGrath From Clune's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 25 October 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is McGrath From Clune's sire's record?
- Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,795 runs since May 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are McGrath From Clune's siblings?
- Out of Apple Trix (IRE), McGrath From Clune (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fawsley Spirit (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fawsley Spirit (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Nov 2026.