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Horse profile

Midnight Folk (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Paul Nolan · Last owner Clemackeen Syndicate
by Xaar (GB) out of Tender Is The Night (IRE) (Barathea)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2009 — 6,350 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 12th of 13 Won at Listowel First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Midnight Folk (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Sep 2007.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 (flat) 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 21 Sep 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 25 Oct 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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 89C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft289C74.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 98C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft292C89.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m398C92—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Xaar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−2.8—
Good to Firm525387.2%+1.1—
Good577305.2%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft262135%−1.1—
Soft303155%−1.11 from 4
Heavy1221310.7%+4.60 from 1
Standard (AW)610386.2%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14896.1%0—
6f – 7f740496.6%+0.51 from 1
1m – 1m1f504377.3%+1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f347195.5%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m373164.3%−1.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f234125.1%−1—
2m5f – 3m7068.6%+2.5—
Over 3m1300%−6.1—

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
Tender Is The Night (IRE) (Barathea)

11 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Razor Wind (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Tie Black (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Razor Wind (IRE)1131m1½f–1m2fClass 3
Port of Leith (IRE)1117fClass 5
Zaarmit (IRE)911mClass 6
Tie Black (IRE)311mGroup 1
Besotted (IRE)611mListed
Jazz Age (IRE)80——
Right Said Fred (IRE)60——
Belatucadros (IRE)50——
All Night Blues (IRE)130——
Crazy Beloved (IRE)30——
Hug (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −0.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 2 1 50% +1.50
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain Cawley 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr M J Doran 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mick Kinane 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −1.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 2 1 50% +1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 1 33% +0.50
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
02 Jun 09+29d Listowel Kingdom (q.r.) Race 14f · Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 18 10-7 60C Mr M J Doran 33/1
04 May 09+19d Down Royal Mirror Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 19 ran 16/19 2½ 11-9 87C Alain Cawley 25/1
15 Apr 09+172d Fairyhouse Ballyhack Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 24 ran 14/24 nk 11-9 92C Alain Cawley 25/1
25 Oct 08+371d Naas Naas Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 21/22 5½ 11-4 98C Alain Cawley 14/1
20 Oct 07+29d Cork Navigation Stakes (Listed) 8.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 2 9-1 63C Fran Berry 9/2
21 Sep 07 Listowel Jet O'Carroll Memorial Median Auction Maiden 7f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 89C Mick Kinane 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Midnight Folk (IRE) won?
Midnight Folk (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Midnight Folk (IRE)?
Midnight Folk (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 2 June 2009.
Who is Midnight Folk (IRE)'s sire?
Midnight Folk (IRE) is by Xaar (GB) out of Tender Is The Night (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What going does Midnight Folk (IRE) prefer?
Midnight Folk (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Midnight Folk (IRE)'s sire's record?
Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are Midnight Folk (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tender Is The Night (IRE), Midnight Folk (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Razor Wind (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Tie Black (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2007. 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.