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Mexican Boy (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer J J O'Shea · Last owner Nathan Richards
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of J'y Viens (FR) (Smadoun)
15 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2023 — 1,234 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 2nd of 7 New yard Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Mexican Boy (IRE) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Cartmel (May 2023). Last raced off 89, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 16lb off peak
89 89–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cartmel, 29 May 2023

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 11 figures · best 127A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good9127A74—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6127A68.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4108B87.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 6 Mar 2023 Official rating 89 at the last run, 29 May 2023

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.

Jumps 12 figures · best 116A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good10116A104—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6116A103.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5111A106—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,736 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,48852411.7%−0.90 from 11
Good to Soft3,04735911.8%−0.80 from 2
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.50 from 2
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.6—
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97452113.1%+0.50 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4,75659312.5%−0.10 from 6
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%00 from 3
Over 3m1,00212612.6%0—

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
J'y Viens (FR) (Smadoun)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mance Rayder (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mance Rayder (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mance Rayder (IRE)4552m–3m4fClass 4
La Tarantaise (IRE)20——
Sir Vinnie Kent (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Gregory 6 0 0% −6.00
Sean Bowen 3 0 0% −3.00
Aidan Coleman 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
Katie O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
HT 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
29 May 23+46d Cartmel Fraser Cup Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 27 11-7 8970A96B Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell 9/4
13 Apr 23+13d Taunton Annie Barrett Birthday Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-4 90—— Fergus Gregory 7/1
31 Mar 23+25d Wetherby RacingTV 100% Profits Back To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-4 90—— Harry Skelton 13/2
06 Mar 23+32d Southwell Download The Star Sports App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 11-7 9346B105A Sean Bowen 7/1
02 Feb 23+65d Fakenham Paddy Power Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 8½ 12-0 9441B101A Sean Bowen 7/1
29 Nov 22+21d Southwell Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 3¾ 11-7 9363A115B Sean Bowen 3/1
08 Nov 22+178d Huntingdon Cheffins Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 hd 11-10 96108B111A Fergus Gregory 11/1
14 May 22+34d Uttoxeter 1652 Bar And Restaurant, Weston Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 6½ 11-6 100—103C Fergus Gregory 10/1
10 Apr 22+53d Stratford Bet At Racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-10 103—— Fergus Gregory 14/1
16 Feb 22+58d Hereford Central Roofing Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 11-7 10582A106A Fergus Gregory 14/1
20 Dec 21+37d Musselburgh Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 3¾ 10-13 —77C106B Katie O'Farrell 13/8
13 Nov 21+36d Uttoxeter Marston's 61 Deep Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 3¼ 11-1 —93A111A Fergus Gregory 12/1
08 Oct 21+154d Chepstow Andy Stewart Racing's Great Friend Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 11 10-12 —74A102A Aidan Coleman 33/1
07 May 21+38d Market Rasen Unibet Casino Deposit 10Get40 Bonus Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 10 11-0 —82C90C Aidan Coleman 2/1F
30 Mar 21 Warwick racingtv.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 11-2 —127A116A Aidan Coleman 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Mexican Boy (IRE) won?
Mexican Boy (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2021 and 2023. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Mexican Boy (IRE)?
Mexican Boy (IRE) was trained by J J O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 29 May 2023.
Who is Mexican Boy (IRE)'s sire?
Mexican Boy (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of J'y Viens (FR), whose sire is Smadoun.
What is Mexican Boy (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 29 May 2023. The highest on record is 105.
What is Mexican Boy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,736 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Mexican Boy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of J'y Viens (FR), Mexican Boy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mance Rayder (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mance Rayder (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.