Mischief Man (IRE)
Mischief Man is a maiden who has shown placed form in two of nine starts. Typically held up, he was held in six of seven analysed runs. His best effort came when second of 13 in a handicap at Dundalk in Jan 2026. The gelding last ran off an official rating of 50, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 59Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 116A | 74 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 86B | 81 | 2 · 86 / 83.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 116A | 83.5 | 2 · 86 / 83.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 71A | 63 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 from 7 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (86%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 512 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.2% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 128 | 12 | 9.4% | +2.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 46 | 5 | 10.9% | +4.3 | — |
| Soft | 81 | 8 | 9.9% | +3.3 | — |
| Heavy | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 185 | 6 | 3.2% | −3.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 216 | 15 | 6.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 172 | 8 | 4.7% | −1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 40 | 6 | 15% | +8.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lynn Britt Cabin (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (La La Land (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Britt Cabin (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| La La Land (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Global Alexander (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Yudish Geerdharry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 26+42d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back early under some encouragement - improved into second and asked for effort 2f out - stayed on well to finish second beaten a short head | 2/13 | hd | 8-10 | 50 | 86B | 69A | Yudish Geerdharry | 15/2 |
| 05 Dec 25+91d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - pushed along in 13th with 2f left - nudged forward late but never a threat - finished 10th | 10/14 | nk | 8-12 | 53 | 81B | 53A | Yudish Geerdharry | 10/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+42d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - sat close to the front group and urged forward from an early stage - holding third with 2f remaining - still third entering the final furlong - finished 3rd staying on to the line | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 53 | 77C | 65A | Ben Coen | 3/1F |
| 25 Jul 25+20d | Cork | Racing Again August 4th Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - asked for effort entering the straight - improved into 5th inside the final furlong and 4th 150 yards out - finished strongly to snatch third near the line | 3/7 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 55 | 116A | 63A | Ben Coen | 3/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+33d | Naas | Gener8 Engineering Handicap (0-60) Held up in the back half and roused into action from the outset - still 11th with less than 2f to run - plugged on at one tempo in the final furlong to claim 7th near the line | 7/13 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 57 | 81C | 64A | Ben Coen | 9/2 |
| 02 Jun 25+24d | Gowran Park | Sonix Entertainment Handicap (0-60) Settled around midfield - driven and slipped back at halfway - found some late running inside the final furlong but couldn't get involved | 6/15 | nse | 9-13 | 59 | 56C | 68A | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
| 09 May 25+34d | Ballinrobe | Brian Forkan Construction Maiden Held up at the back - driven with no headway 3f out - unable to find more in the straight and finished well beaten | 11/14 | nk | 9-8 | — | 63C | 53C | N G McCullagh | 28/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+15d | Bellewstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Slow to begin - driven up in the early stages but stayed at the back - no impact on the finish | 7/11 | 7 | 9-8 | — | 71A | 63A | N G McCullagh | 66/1 |
| 21 Mar 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Held up towards back of pack - pushed along in 8th two furlongs out - unable to close - finished tenth | 10/14 | nk | 9-8 | — | 74B | 69A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mischief Man (IRE) won?
- Mischief Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Mischief Man (IRE)?
- Mischief Man (IRE) is trained by J P Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 January 2026.
- Who is Mischief Man (IRE)'s sire?
- Mischief Man (IRE) is by Shaman (IRE) out of Taraeff (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What is Mischief Man (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 16 January 2026. The highest on record is 59.
- What is Mischief Man (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shaman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 512 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.2% from 185.
- Who are Mischief Man (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Taraeff (IRE), Mischief Man (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lynn Britt Cabin (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (La La Land (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.