Horse profile
Midnight Moonshine (IRE)
by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Miss Palm (IRE) (Great Palm)
20 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kilbeggan
Last run 31 Oct 2026
Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile
Midnight Moonshine (IRE) is 1 from 20. Hasn't won since Jul 2025. Last raced off 95, 13lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 1–20Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 5 (25%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.63Fair A/E n=20 · 0.50 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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 rating95↓ 13lb off peak
95
95–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 115A | 86 | 5 runs · 113 / 86 |
| Soft | 4 | 107A | 84.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 100B | 93 | 2 runs · 100 / 80.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 115A | 91.5 | 6 runs · 113 / 88 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 82B | 73.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 20 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 · 16 figures from 20 runs · as at 1 Nov 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 31 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 31 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 19 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 8 (42%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 8 (42%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (16%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,538 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,227 | 136 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,579 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,986 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,239 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 33 | 13.8% | +2.5 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Palm (IRE) (Great Palm)
5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Palm (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Walter Grey (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Lummi Island (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Bits N Pieces (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Willow Grey (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Harvey | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Ben Smith | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B Dunleavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 26+37d | Ayr | Bsb Structural Handicap Steeple Chase up with the pace early - went to the front 7th after rival departed - minor error 10th then fell 16th | UR/11 | — | 11-2 | 95 | — | — | Ben Smith | 11/1 |
| 24 Sep 26+17d | Perth | Equine Products UK Best Turned Out Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - jumped awkwardly at the 12th - dropped away with three to jump - finished 7th | 7/9 | 3½ | 10-11 | 100 | 73A | 91A | Ben Smith | 11/1 |
| 07 Sep 26+34d | Perth | Auto Services Perth Sales And Rentals Handicap Hurdle Race Held up early - jumped awkwardly 3rd - unable to build into contention - well held at finish | 5/8 | 2¾ | 11-7 | 105 | 113B | 106A | Ben Smith | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 26+13d | Roscommon (IRE) | Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap Steeplechase Held up near back - still 10th at halfway - made progress before 5 out - pushed for effort before 3 out - jumped awkwardly there and lost momentum before 2 out - well held at the finish | 6/16 | 3½ | 12-0 | 98 | 84C | 99C | Ben Harvey | 12/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+18d | Wexford (IRE) | Racing Again Tomorrow 23rd July Family Day Handicap Steeplechase in contact out wide and made headway before 5th - holding 5th after 8th - unable to land a blow in 6th after 2 out - held fifth to the line | 5/15 | 6½ | 12-0 | 100 | 86B | 113A | Ben Harvey | 16/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+35d | Bellewstown | QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - upped alongside the pace by the 7th - pressed for effort 3 out but lost touch - allowed to drop away toward the finish | 11/15 | 9½ | 10-11 | 105 | 85C | 91C | Ben Harvey | 22/1 |
| 30 May 26+23d | Tramore | Racing TV Handicap Chase Held up at the back throughout - lost touch after 3 out - well beaten at the finish | 9/11 | 26 | 11-5 | 103 | 90C | 96C | Ben Harvey | 13/2 |
| 07 May 26+37d | Wexford | Visitwexford.ie Handicap Chase Hesitant at the opening flight then dropped towards the back - driven from three out with little response - held to the line in tenth | 10/12 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 105 | 61A | 96A | Ben Harvey | 17/2 |
| 31 Mar 26+124d | Limerick | Vision Contracting Handicap Chase Held up at back of field - down in 10th when came to grief 7th | F/11 | — | 11-8 | 105 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 25+26d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase Held a midfield position early - moved closer with a stumble at the 5th last and sat 5th soon after - pressed for effort turning into the straight but couldn't close on the front pair - stayed on at one gear from the final furlong marker to finish third | 3/15 | 10 | 11-7 | 105 | 100B | 119A | Ben Harvey | 11/1 |
| 01 Nov 25+21d | Down Royal | Racing TV Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th under a nudge before 3 out - back to 5th soon after - 4th at the last but couldn't find more late on | 4/13 | shd | 10-11 | 105 | — | 114A | Ben Harvey | 6/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+22d | Fairyhouse | IFM Ltd Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the 7th and again at the 11th - 8th at halfway - improved into 3rd approaching 3 out - driven on into the straight - stayed on at one speed up the run-in - edged out of 2nd near the line - finished 3rd | 3/12 | ½ | 10-8 | 102 | 107A | 119A | Ben Harvey | 3/1F |
| 19 Sep 25+47d | Downpatrick | Peter Fitzpatrick & Sons Estate Agents And Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase Settled around midfield early - progress made 4 out putting into 3rd soon after - pushed into runner-up spot 2 out - stayed on at one gauge to finish second | 2/11 | 6 | 11-2 | 100 | 85A | 116A | Ben Harvey | 8/1 |
| 03 Aug 25+9d | Galway | Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack - pressed for effort 3 out then lost ground - eased out of contention before 2 out | PU/18 | — | 11-0 | 108 | — | — | Ben Harvey | 12/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+11d | Kilbeggan | Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle Handy early - stumbled 6th - third by halfway - into second before 3 out - error 3 out - driven clear before last and held on gamely to the line | 1/13 | 11-4 | 100 | 93B | 127A | Ben Harvey | 4/1 | |
| 14 Jul 25+10d | Downpatrick | Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield early - fumbled second obstacle - shared front spot before three out - pushed along after two out and stayed on same gear to finish second beaten a length | 2/7 | 1 | 11-4 | 100 | 115A | 110B | Ben Harvey | 7/2 |
| 04 Jul 25+25d | Wexford | Molloy Metal Recycling Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled in the pack early - still 8th at halfway - crept into contention 4 out but under urging failed to close the gap in 7th turning for home - stayed on steadily to finish 5th | 5/16 | 2¼ | 12-0 | 100 | 82B | 123A | Ben Harvey | 25/1 |
| 09 Jun 25+14d | Roscommon | Dermot Hughes Car Sales Novice Chase Settled at rear early - urged forward entering straight - moved into second before 3 out - stumbled 2 out - unable to threaten leader but stayed on same effort to finish 2nd | 2/3 | 27 | 11-0 | — | 105C | 115C | Ben Harvey | 22/1 |
| 26 May 25+35d | Ballinrobe | McHale Tiger Roll Beginners Chase Settled around midfield early - dropped away from the pack passing the 7th - well beaten at the finish | 5/10 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 65C | 110C | Ben Harvey | 100/1 |
| 21 Apr 25 | Cork | John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase Sat close to the front group - clipped the first fence - fourth at halfway - driven on from six out but unable to close from the following obstacle | 9/15 | 2¼ | 11-12 | — | 67C | 91C | Mr B Dunleavy | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Midnight Moonshine won?
- Midnight Moonshine (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Midnight Moonshine?
- Midnight Moonshine (IRE) is trained by R. Mike Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
- Who is Midnight Moonshine's sire?
- Midnight Moonshine (IRE) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Miss Palm (IRE), whose sire is Great Palm.
- What going does Midnight Moonshine prefer?
- Midnight Moonshine (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Midnight Moonshine's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 31 October 2026. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Midnight Moonshine's sire's record?
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Midnight Moonshine's siblings?
- Out of Miss Palm (IRE), Midnight Moonshine (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.