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Mclaren Vale (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Thomas Coyle · Last owner Urban Rural Boys Syndicate
by Darsi (FR) out of Lunar Approach (IRE) (Mandalus)
25 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Oct 2017 — 3,293 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Mclaren Vale (IRE) is yet to win from 25 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Bangor-on-Dee (Apr 2016). Last raced off 80, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 18lb off peak
80 80–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 21 Jun 2017

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 3 figures · best 96C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good296C92.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Over 3m289B69—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 22 Jul 2017 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 29 Oct 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62B the best of the last 1 rated run · Bellewstown, 6 Jul 2014

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 106A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good12106A92.5—
Soft4102A93.5—
Good to Soft398A91—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11106A92—
2m5f – 3m497A91.5—
Over 3m2102A98.5—
1m5f – 2m293C84.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 25 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 25 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 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Feb 2012 (112 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3412.9%−4.20 from 1
Good345288.1%+10 from 14
Good to Soft209157.2%+0.10 from 4
Soft347216.1%−10 from 4
Heavy178147.9%+0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)300%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.1—
1m5f – 2m237145.9%−1.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f385256.5%−0.60 from 16
2m5f – 3m375297.7%+0.60 from 5
Over 3m117119.4%+2.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lunar Approach (IRE) (Mandalus)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballybough Jack (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballybough Jack (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballybough Jack (IRE)1922m4f–2m5½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 0 0% −14.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 5 0 0% −5.00
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 16 0 0% −16.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Timmons 8 0 0% −8.00
Ian McCarthy 5 0 0% −5.00
Robbie Colgan 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss M O'Sullivan 3 0 0% −3.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 23 0 0% −23.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 10 0 0% −10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 4 runs
29 Oct 17+99d Wexford Casey Concrete Gorey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-8 80—— Chris Timmons 20/1
22 Jul 17+16d Cartmel BBQ Shop At Hayes Garden World Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 3¾ 10-6 8249A102A Rachael Blackmore 9/2
06 Jul 17+15d Tipperary Follow tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 3m · Good · 19 ran 3/19 6 10-8 8096C97A Chris Timmons 20/1
21 Jun 17+251d Wexford Boolavogue Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m1½f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 10 10-1 8089B95A Chris Timmons 33/1
2016 · 5 runs
13 Oct 16+56d Uttoxeter Equestrian Surfaces Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-7 86—— Chris Timmons 33/1
18 Aug 16+27d Killarney Malton Hotel Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 1 10-3 81—88A Chris Timmons 28/1
22 Jul 16+57d Wexford Tintern Abbey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 15 10-0 81—68C Chris Timmons 16/1
26 May 16+27d Bangor-on-Dee Derek Burridge Golf And Racing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 10-2 86—— Chris Timmons 9/2F
29 Apr 16+137d Bangor-on-Dee Sg Estates Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 10 10-2 86—94A Chris Timmons 33/1
2015 · 6 runs
14 Dec 15+51d Navan Dean Hill Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 9-3 81—— Jonathan Moore 20/1
24 Oct 15+18d Wexford Casey Bros Supporting Their Local Racecourse Beginners Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 8½ 11-12 ——96C Keith Donoghue 50/1
06 Oct 15+10d Tipperary Tipperary Student Day Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 3m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 ½ 10-7 83—91A A E Lynch 11/1
26 Sep 15+64d Navan N.i. Childrens Hospice Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Good · 27 ran 10/27 11 11-2 85—92A Robbie Colgan 11/1
24 Jul 15+5d Wexford Monart Destination Spa Ladies Day Tomorrow Beginners Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 32 11-12 ——91C Robbie Colgan 100/1
19 Jul 15+238d Tipperary Kenyon Street Traders Nenagh Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 11 11-12 ——87C Robbie Colgan 33/1
2014 · 10 runs
23 Nov 14+11d Navan Navan Race Membership Club Now Available Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Soft · 22 ran 18/22 15 10-8 91—76C Ian McCarthy 33/1
12 Nov 14+14d Ayr Betvictor.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 16 10-11 ——98A Ian McCarthy 10/1
29 Oct 14+10d Punchestown Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 11-12 98—93C Ian McCarthy 50/1
19 Oct 14+22d Naas Andrew & Bridget Kenny Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good · 14 ran BD/14 — 11-12 ——— Robbie Colgan 25/1
27 Sep 14+21d Navan Albany Hurdle 2m6f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 21 10-10 ——85A Ian McCarthy 40/1
06 Sep 14+9d Navan Navan Welcomes Owners Today Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 11 11-9 ——92A Ian McCarthy 25/1
28 Aug 14+28d Bellewstown Woods Financial Services Ltd. Ladies Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 5½ 11-7 ——106A Miss M O'Sullivan 12/1
31 Jul 14+15d Galway Guinness Legacy Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 11-11 ——91A Mr B O'Neill 33/1
16 Jul 14+10d Killarney Meet The Roses At Killarney Races Ladies Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 1 11-7 ——100A Miss M O'Sullivan 5/1
06 Jul 14 Bellewstown McLoughlin Oil Flat Race 2m1f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 2 11-0 ——62B Miss M O'Sullivan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mclaren Vale won?
Mclaren Vale (IRE) has yet to win, from 25 archived starts between 2014 and 2017. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
Who trained Mclaren Vale?
Mclaren Vale (IRE) was trained by Thomas Coyle on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 29 October 2017.
Who is Mclaren Vale's sire?
Mclaren Vale (IRE) is by Darsi (FR) out of Lunar Approach (IRE), whose sire is Mandalus.
What is Mclaren Vale's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 29 October 2017. The highest on record is 98.
What is Mclaren Vale's sire's record?
Darsi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Feb 2012 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Mclaren Vale's siblings?
Out of Lunar Approach (IRE), Mclaren Vale (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballybough Jack (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballybough Jack (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.