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Horse profile

Message Man (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2022) · Last trainer Harriet Brown · Last owner Jeffrey Brown
by Ocovango (GB) out of Maidofthemountain (IRE) (Mahler)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2022 — 1,619 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2022 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Message Man (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Plumpton (Dec 2021). Last raced off 72, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 112C · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2112C76.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Plumpton, 21 Dec 2021 Official rating 72 at the last run, 16 May 2022

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 2 figures · best 92C · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good292C80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 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 · 2 figures from 7 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
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,981 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+20.2—
Good935929.8%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft699699.9%+0.50 from 3
Soft911758.2%−1.20 from 1
Heavy393379.4%00 from 1
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m786638%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,092989%−0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m8959310.4%+10 from 3
Over 3m1912714.1%+4.70 from 2

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
Maidofthemountain (IRE) (Mahler)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Merrion Gate (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Quinlan 2 0 0% −2.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
16 May 22+9d Ffos Las Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 5 · 28f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-5 72—— David Noonan 50/1
07 May 22+54d Warwick Racing Tv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 16 10-5 7741C69C Shane Quinlan 22/1
14 Mar 22+43d Plumpton Horse Racing At Betting.Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-3 77—— Shane Quinlan 28/1
30 Jan 22+29d Fontwell Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-3 82—— James Best 28/1
01 Jan 22+11d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 ——— Fergus Gillard 100/1
21 Dec 21+12d Plumpton Derek Hunnisett Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 11-4 —112C92C James Best 200/1
09 Dec 21 Warwick Larkshill Engineering Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-4 ——— James Best 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Message Man (IRE) won?
Message Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
Who trained Message Man (IRE)?
Message Man (IRE) was trained by Harriet Brown on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 16 May 2022.
Who is Message Man (IRE)'s sire?
Message Man (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Maidofthemountain (IRE), whose sire is Mahler.
What is Message Man (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 16 May 2022. The highest on record is 82.
What is Message Man (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,981 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.
Who are Message Man (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Maidofthemountain (IRE), Message Man (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2021. 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.