Horse profile
Midnight Lir (IRE)
by Prince Of Lir (IRE) out of Kerineya (IRE) (Elusive City)
38 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Hamilton & Beverley
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 26 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 10
Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile
Midnight Lir is 2 from 38 with both wins at under 6f on turf. He won a Class 5 maiden at Beverley on good to firm in Aug 2023 and a Class 4 nursery at Hamilton on good to soft the following month off an official rating of 83. The gelding has not won since Sep 2023 and is 0 from 6 on the all-weather. He finished second of 10 at Southwell in Oct 2026 when beaten favourite.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 34lb off peak
- 2–38Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 10 (26.3%)Placed
- −32.81£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.40Fair A/E n=38 · 0.34 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 34dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating54↓ 34lb off peak
54
54–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 121A | 88.5 | 7 runs · 121 / 93 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 107B | 87 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 98A | 81 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 104A | 95.5 | 3 runs · 104 / 95 |
| Soft | 4 | 95A | 71 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 35 | 121A | 88 | 11 runs · 121 / 93 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 96A | 89 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (45%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 8 (36%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (14%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,380 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 200 | 30 | 15% | +6.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 329 | 29 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 115 | 10 | 8.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 216 | 16 | 7.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 72 | 5 | 6.9% | −2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 447 | 33 | 7.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 342 | 38 | 11.1% | +2.2 | 2 from 35 |
| 6f – 7f | 759 | 65 | 8.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 165 | 12 | 7.3% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 53 | 3 | 5.7% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 5 | 12.2% | +3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Kerineya (IRE) (Elusive City)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nana's Boy George (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Nana's Boy George (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nana's Boy George (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.56 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −13.56 |
| Class 6 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Beverley | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.56 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 35 | 2 | 6% | −29.81 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Beasley | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.25 |
| Rhys Elliott | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Winn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Matt Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 2 | 8% | −19.81 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.81 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 26+4d | Southwell (AW) | All-Weather Championship Is Back Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Div I) Made all the running - pushed along over 2f out - passed over 1f out - kept finding inside the final furlong without getting back up - second | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 54 | 95A | 74A | Rhys Elliott | 100/30F |
| 22 Oct 26+19d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Apprentice Handicap Stakes Settled at the rear of the field - gentle urging over 2f out and jostled soon after - pushed hard over 1f out - kept on without quickening inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/11 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 54 | 93A | 59A | Rhys Elliott | 6/1 |
| 03 Oct 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Bettingsites.co.uk Find Your Bookmaker Handicap Stakes Prominent early - urged 2f out - short of room 110yds out and momentum lost - finished 6th | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 55 | 104A | 67A | Sean Kirrane | 12/1 |
| 15 Sep 26+6d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - pressed on and made progress two furlongs out - stayed on well inside the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 57 | 98C | 78A | Mark Winn | 20/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+32d | Carlisle | Deanta Fire Door Handicap Stakes Held mid-pack early - pushed along inside final furlong - unable to make headway - finished ninth | 9/12 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 57 | 93A | 66A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+15d | Ayr | Sunday Roast At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes Missed the break - raced enthusiastically to stay handy with the pace - pushed along with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish eighth | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 59 | 88A | 66A | Sean Kirrane | 18/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+19d | Thirsk | Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Apprentice Training Race - Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Racing up with the pace - went in front for a stride after 1f - dropped back but stayed close up - pushed along to retake the advantage 1f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to just miss out on third | 4/9 | nk | 9-12 | 60 | 79A | 76A | Shay Farmer | 3/1 |
| 05 Jul 26+19d | Ayr | Hadley's 'Hello My Wee China' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Bumped leaving the stalls - up with the front rank - challenged for the advantage and pushed along 2f out - drifted left and dropped away over 1f out - plugged on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/7 | nk | 10-4 | 61 | 88A | 69A | Mr Matt Brown | 10/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+18d | Thirsk | Next Meeting Wednesday 1st July - Book Now Handicap Pulled hard - up with the front pack - pushed along 2f out - challenged for the lead entering the final 110yds before flattening out to finish fourth | 4/10 | nk | 9-6 | 61 | 93B | 78A | Connor Beasley | 7/1 |
| 29 May 26+26d | Carlisle | Andersons - Quality For The Home Handicap Sat just behind pace early - hit the front over 2f out then overtaken inside final furlong - unable to fight back and edged out of second near the line | 3/10 | hd | 9-5 | 61 | 121A | 86A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 03 May 26+213d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hotel Hamilton Park Handicap Held a spot near the front early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 9th | 9/12 | 3½ | 9-9 | 64 | 80A | 65A | Connor Beasley | 17/2 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 25+75d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Held up off the pace throughout - unable to make any impression - beaten into 12th | 12/13 | ½ | 9-9 | 65 | 99B | 61A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 19 Jul 25+67d | Doncaster | Go Racing In Yorkshire Festival Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back - asked for effort 2f out and found little - slipped to the tail of the field - responded with a shade of late progress inside the final 100 yards - unable to challenge at the finish | 6/8 | 2½ | 9-11 | 65 | 76A | 60A | Oisin McSweeney | 10/3J |
| 13 May 25+29d | Beverley | Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap Settled midfield early - improved wide out with a furlong left - fought back inside the closing stages to grab second in the final strides - narrowly denied at the line | 2/9 | hd | 9-0 | 63 | 107B | 83A | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+126d | Pontefract | Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap Settled midfield early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - unable to land a blow on the front pack - finished 8th beaten 3.75 lengths | 8/10 | nk | 8-13 | 65 | 110A | 66A | Rhys Elliott | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 24+32d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Settled just behind the pace - nudged for effort inside final 2f - unable to land a blow - finished 9th | 9/12 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 85A | 63A | David Nolan | 11/1 |
| 07 Nov 24+45d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Slow to break - quickly settled into touch with front group - unable to find more inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 68 | 96A | 79A | Billy Loughnane | 12/1 |
| 23 Sep 24+13d | Hamilton | Achieve More With Indigo Unified Communications Handicap Settled in midfield - tracked front group - lost ground late - beaten 3 lengths in 5th | 5/7 | ½ | 9-7 | 70 | 73A | 77A | Connor Beasley | 7/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+16d | Catterick | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Slow to break - lost touch with the pack early - improved through the middle third - stayed on late but unable to find more inside the final furlong | 4/9 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 72 | 95A | 80A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+8d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Sprint Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - denied a gap from 2f out and moved right a furlong from home - never threatened | 9/16 | ¾ | 9-5 | 73 | 75C | 72A | Paul Mulrennan | 18/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+14d | Bath | Big Stage Hire Handicap Sat close to the front pack early - squeezed for space inside final two furlongs then hampered - held on for fifth without finding more | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 74 | 103B | 74A | Liam Keniry | 4/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+17d | Doncaster | Cliff Williams Memorial Handicap Tardy start - held up in the pack - niggled along approaching final furlong - stayed on well to challenge up front - third at the line | 3/9 | nk | 9-8 | 74 | 89B | 84A | Sean Kirrane | 11/2 |
| 17 Jul 24+12d | Thirsk | JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 74 | 98A | 88A | Connor Beasley | 11/2 |
| 05 Jul 24+20d | Beverley | Belazu Part Of The William Jackson Food Group Handicap | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 71A | 70A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+28d | Leicester | Charles Henry & Sons Handicap | 4/5 | 3 | 9-2 | 80 | 72C | 65B | Rhys Elliott | 15/2 |
| 18 May 24+10d | Doncaster | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 9-1 | 84 | 96A | 68A | Rhys Elliott | 50/1 |
| 08 May 24+18d | Chester | tote.co.uk Saddle-Up For More Than Racing Handicap | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 86 | 78A | 73A | Connor Beasley | 25/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+190d | Thirsk | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 87 | 81A | 82A | Connor Beasley | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 23+18d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery | 9/9 | 4 | 9-5 | 88 | 48A | 48A | Connor Beasley | 17/2 |
| 25 Sep 23+9d | Hamilton | Sharles C.A. Nursery | 1/7 | 9-9 | 83 | 85A | 92A | Connor Beasley | 11/4F | |
| 16 Sep 23+20d | Chester | Storrar Cowdry Solicitors Nursery | 4/7 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 84 | 81A | 79A | Ben Curtis | 6/1 |
| 27 Aug 23+11d | Beverley | Willerby Holiday Homes And Lodges Nursery | 2/6 | 1 | 9-9 | 84 | 89A | 88B | Connor Beasley | 11/8F |
| 16 Aug 23+20d | Beverley | 60 Years Of Porsche 911 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-7 | 80 | 69A | 100A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/9F | |
| 27 Jul 23+23d | Yarmouth | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 1 Nursery Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 9-5 | 76 | 78A | 94A | Connor Beasley | 4/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+29d | Hamilton | racingtv.com EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-7 | 76 | 89B | 77B | Connor Beasley | 8/13F |
| 05 Jun 23+17d | Thirsk | McDonald's Thirsk Now Open EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 87C | 98A | Connor Beasley | 5/1 |
| 19 May 23+20d | Hamilton | British EBF Supporting Racing Welfare MentalHealthAwarnessWeek Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/7 | shd | 9-5 | — | 75A | 80A | Phil Dennis | 7/1 |
| 29 Apr 23 | Ripon | Black-A-Moor Inn Half A Mile Away EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 61A | 76A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Midnight Lir won?
- Midnight Lir (IRE) won 2 of 38 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 10 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trains Midnight Lir?
- Midnight Lir (IRE) is trained by Michael Dods, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
- Who is Midnight Lir's sire?
- Midnight Lir (IRE) is by Prince Of Lir (IRE) out of Kerineya (IRE), whose sire is Elusive City.
- What going does Midnight Lir prefer?
- Midnight Lir (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Midnight Lir's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 26 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Midnight Lir's sire's record?
- Prince Of Lir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,380 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 200.
- Who are Midnight Lir's siblings?
- Out of Kerineya (IRE), Midnight Lir (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nana's Boy George (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Nana's Boy George (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.