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Horse profile

Mckelvey (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner N Elliott
by Anshan (GB) out of Chatty Actress (GB) (Le Bavard)
21 runs · 13 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2008 — 6,773 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 144
KTB Profile

Mckelvey (IRE) is 6 from 21, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Britannia Building Society National Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter (Jul 2006). Hasn't won since Mar 2007. Last raced off a career-high mark of 144.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating144At career-high mark
144 120–144

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 121C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 14 Apr 2007 Official rating 144 at the last run, 5 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 17 figures · best 130C · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good8130C115—
Good to Firm3124C109—
Heavy3114C104—
Soft298C96.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9130C114—
Over 3m8124C106.5—

Of 21 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 21 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
Anshan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 520.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5647.1%−2.5—
Good to Firm5207414.2%+4.61 from 3
Good1,44314910.3%+0.72 from 10
Good to Soft613508.2%−1.40 from 2
Soft941768.1%−1.51 from 2
Heavy621508.1%−1.52 from 4
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−9.6—
1m – 1m1f13215.4%+5.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−9.6—
1m5f – 2m808789.7%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1,4731469.9%+0.3—
2m5f – 3m1,4631359.2%−0.44 from 9
Over 3m4424410%+0.42 from 12

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
Chatty Actress (GB) (Le Bavard)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chives (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 2 20% −0.77
Heavy 4 2 50% +4.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +3.50
Soft 2 1 50% +2.33
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 2 29% −0.94
Class 2 7 1 14% +0.50
Class 1 5 1 20% +1.50
Class 4 2 2 100% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 3 1 33% +1.33
Newcastle 2 1 50% +3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% +5.50
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +5.50
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +0.73
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 12 2 17% −1.17
2m5f – 3m 9 4 44% +8.23

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 5 1 20% +2.50
A P McCoy 4 3 75% +7.23
Christian Williams 3 1 33% +1.33
Paddy Brennan 2 0 0% −2.00
Peter Buchanan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mick Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 1 100% +4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 3 25% −2.94
Cheekpieces 8 2 25% +6.00
Blinkers 1 1 100% +4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 2 1 50% +5.50
2006 7 1 14% −0.50
2005 9 4 44% +5.06

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 3 20% −2.44
Hurdle 6 3 50% +9.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
05 Apr 08+21d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 Class 1 · 36f · Good · 40 ran UR/40 — 11-0 144— Tom O'Brien 25/1
15 Mar 08+14d Newcastle St Patrick's Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 14 11-12 130100C Tom O'Brien 8/1
01 Mar 08+322d Doncaster Sands Venue Live Entertainment Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 15 11-10 13097C Tom O'Brien 11/1
14 Apr 07+21d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 36f · Good · 40 ran 2/40 ¾ 10-4 136121C Tom O'Brien 12/1
24 Mar 07+125d Bangor-on-Dee Tommy Shone Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-5 123130C Tom O'Brien 13/2
19 Nov 06+28d Aintree totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase () Class 1 · 26f · Good · 21 ran 6/21 ½ 11-2 137109C Peter Buchanan 33/1
22 Oct 06+112d Wincanton Fieldspring Desert Orchid Silver Cup Handicap Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 22 11-10 13895C Mick Fitzgerald 15/2
02 Jul 06+54d Uttoxeter Britannia Building Society National Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 32.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 10-10 130124C A P McCoy 11/2
09 May 06+17d Kelso Charles Church Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 2 11-9 131109C Paddy Brennan 3/1F
22 Apr 06+15d Ayr P B Events Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-3 131123C Paddy Brennan 9/1
07 Apr 06+83d Aintree betfair.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good · 18 ran UR/18 — 10-5 131— Christian Williams 16/1
14 Jan 06+18d Wetherby Trinidad & Tobago Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 17 11-12 133104C Christian Williams 11/4F
27 Dec 05+24d Chepstow Coral Welsh National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 29f · Good To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-8 135— Tony Dobbin 8/1
03 Dec 05+21d Wetherby One Man Novices' Chase Class 2 · 25f · Heavy · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-8 135— Tom Doyle EvensF
12 Nov 05+35d Wetherby Totesport.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 12698C Christian Williams 10/3
08 Oct 05+143d Bangor-on-Dee Totescoop6 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 3½ 11-12 124114C Andrew Thornton 5/1F
18 May 05+16d Kelso Intermediate Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 shd 11-5 —104C Richard Johnson 3/2J
02 May 05+19d Sedgefield Wares Teesside Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 —108C A P McCoy 8/11F
13 Apr 05+13d Cheltenham Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 11-12 120124C A P McCoy 9/2
31 Mar 05+44d Ludlow Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-8 —98C A P McCoy 2/1
15 Feb 05 Newcastle Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 —114C Robert Thornton 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mckelvey (IRE) won?
Mckelvey (IRE) won 6 of 21 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 11 times in total (52.4% of starts).
Who trained Mckelvey (IRE)?
Mckelvey (IRE) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 5 April 2008.
Who is Mckelvey (IRE)'s sire?
Mckelvey (IRE) is by Anshan (GB) out of Chatty Actress (GB), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does Mckelvey (IRE) prefer?
Mckelvey (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Mckelvey (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 144, from the run on 5 April 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Mckelvey (IRE)'s sire's record?
Anshan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Who are Mckelvey (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Chatty Actress (GB), Mckelvey (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.