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Horse profile

Monarch (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Galileo (IRE) out of Secret Garden (IRE) (Danehill)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Oct 2018 — 2,942 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 5 wins · 5 courses
KTB Profile

Monarch (IRE) is 5 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating138At career-high mark
138 97–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 22 Jun 2018

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 9 figures · best 142B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6142B105—
Soft2128B81.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7142B117—
2m1f – 2m4f293C78.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 7 Jul 2018 Official rating 138 at the last jumps run, 2 Aug 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 25 May 2016 Official rating 97 at the last flat run, 16 Jun 2016

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 141A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6139A130—
Soft3129A121—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8141A130—
2m1f – 2m4f2129A127—
Flat 4 figures · best 84A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft274B72.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f380A74—
6f – 7f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.52 from 2
Good5,30779014.9%+0.43 from 8
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 5
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.43 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.21 from 2
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Secret Garden (IRE) (Danehill)

6 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Roderic O'connor (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Roderic O'connor (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Roderic O'connor (IRE)937f–1mGroup 1
Laburnum (IRE)721m1½fListed
Dazzling (IRE)721m–1m2fListed
Weatherstaff (USA)216fClass 4
Private Paradise (IRE)611m—
Burnett (IRE)411mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 3 38% +4.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 2 100% +3.73

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 2 1 50% +3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 1 50% +0.50
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +3.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +3.50
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +0.73
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 3 33% +2.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +3.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +0.73

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 7 3 43% +6.50
Jody McGarvey 3 1 33% −0.50
Donnacha O'Brien 3 1 33% −1.27
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 6 3 50% +7.50
2017 5 1 20% −2.50
2016 4 1 25% −2.27

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 3 33% +2.00
Flat 4 1 25% −2.27
Chase 2 1 50% +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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
01 Oct 18+37d Roscommon Ballymore Irish EBF Novice Chase (Grade 3) 16.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 11-1 ——— Mark Walsh 12/1
25 Aug 18+23d Killarney Great Southern Hotel Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 —64A129A Mark Walsh 4/1F
02 Aug 18+26d Galway Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade A) 16f · Soft · 20 ran 19/20 25 10-13 13835C105C Niall P Madden 33/1
07 Jul 18+15d Bellewstown Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 11-3 131108A141A Mark Walsh 3/1J
22 Jun 18+18d Down Royal Thetote.com Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 123117A139A Mark Walsh 7/2F
04 Jun 18+304d Listowel Harvest Festival 9th-15th September Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 ¾ 11-1 123142B133A Mark Walsh 12/1
04 Aug 17+14d Galway Guinness Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 3 10-11 123—121A Jody McGarvey 7/1
21 Jul 17+25d Kilbeggan Like Us On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-6 —91B131A Jody McGarvey 6/4F
26 Jun 17+21d Kilbeggan Book Online At www.kilbegganraces.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 17 11-5 —124B112A Mark Walsh EvensF
05 Jun 17+14d Listowel John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 nse 11-5 —128B129A Mark Walsh 5/2
22 May 17+340d Punchestown www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 25 ran 2/25 2½ 11-7 —93C125A Jody McGarvey 16/1
16 Jun 16+22d Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 28 ran 20/28 3½ 9-0 97—71C Donnacha O'Brien 25/1
25 May 16+8d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 9-0 ——84A Donnacha O'Brien 8/11F
17 May 16+24d Killarney Celtic Steps The Show At Killarney Racecourse (C & G) Maiden 8f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-0 ——80A Donnacha O'Brien 2/1F
23 Apr 16 Limerick FA Cup Betting At 188BET E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 9-5 ——74B Seamie Heffernan 4/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Monarch (IRE) won?
Monarch (IRE) won 5 of 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Monarch (IRE)?
Monarch (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 1 October 2018.
Who is Monarch (IRE)'s sire?
Monarch (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Secret Garden (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Monarch (IRE) prefer?
Monarch (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Monarch (IRE)'s official rating?
Monarch (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 138.
What is Monarch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Monarch (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Secret Garden (IRE), Monarch (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Roderic O'connor (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Roderic O'connor (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.