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Moonshine Girl (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Paul John Gilligan · Owner Natalie Gilligan
by Sea Moon (GB) out of Georgina Valleya (IRE) (King's Theatre (IRE))
27 runs · 18 courses · from May 2024
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Galway (IRE) Last run 3 Nov 2026 · 9th of 12 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Moonshine Girl is a mare who has won two of 27 starts on turf, both in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m at Galway. She took a heavy-ground event there in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 93 and a soft-ground race the previous month off 80. Her last run, at Fairyhouse in Nov 2026, was off her career-high mark of 102 when she finished 9 of 12. She is by Sea Moon out of a King’s Theatre mare.

Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating102At career-high mark
102 75–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Galway (IRE), 6 Oct 2026

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 23 figures · best 136A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
Good13116B894 runs · 116 / 91.5
Good to Soft4103B901 run · —
Soft4136A943 runs · 136 / 95
Heavy294B912 runs · 94 / 91
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m20136A9310 runs · 136 / 93
2m1f – 2m4f283C79.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 27 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 27 runs · as at 11 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 26 Oct 2026 Official rating 102 at the last jumps run, 3 Nov 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 60C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 2 May 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 23 figures · best 124B · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
Good13108A904 runs · 108 / 94.5
Good to Soft4105A991 run · —
Soft4117A106.53 runs · 117 / 111
Heavy2124B102.52 runs · 124 / 102.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m20124B96.510 runs · 124 / 103.5
2m1f – 2m4f291C87—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 27 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 27 runs · as at 11 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 3 Nov 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 3 Nov 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 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 10 (45%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 7 (32%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 5 (23%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 608 runs since Jun 2020 (66 horses).

Strongest on good going: 15.7% from 242. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 170. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.4% from 166.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+5.2—
Good2423815.7%+4.20 from 14
Good to Soft1381410.1%−1.40 from 6
Soft170127.1%−4.41 from 5
Heavy3339.1%−2.41 from 2
Standard (AW)19210.5%−1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f21419%+7.5—
1m – 1m1f1400%−11.5—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−11.5—
1m5f – 2m166148.4%−3.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1852211.9%+0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m1832413.1%+1.62 from 22
Over 3m33618.2%+6.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Georgina Valleya (IRE) (King's Theatre (IRE))

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them The Butcher Said (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (The Butcher Said (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Butcher Said (IRE)2162m4½f–3m½fClass 3
Carrarea (IRE)2441m7½f–2m½fClass 4
Jerry From Kerry (IRE)1222m–2m7½f—
Georginas Jet (IRE)1912m2f—
Butchers Daughter (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 0 0% −14.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 1 20% +5.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +11.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 4 0 0% −4.00
Galway (IRE) 3 2 67% +20.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 22 2 9% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss J Townend 9 2 22% +14.00
Jack G Gilligan 7 0 0% −7.00
Danny Gilligan 7 0 0% −7.00
Shane O'Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Owen Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A P Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 0 0% −15.00
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +7.00
Visor 2 1 50% +11.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 11 2 18% +12.00
2025 11 0 0% −11.00
2024 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 22 2 9% +1.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 11 runs
03 Nov 26+8d Fairyhouse (IRE) Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 12th Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Raced in the pack - pushed along without making ground approaching 2 out - finished 9th 9/12 1¾ 11-8 10287A105A Miss J Townend 7/1
26 Oct 26+20d Galway (IRE) COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 19 ran Racing in the middle of the pack - climbed to 5th 4 out - took 2nd approaching 2 out then hit the front at the last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to win 1/19 11-7 9394B124B Miss J Townend 12/1
06 Oct 26+11d Galway (IRE) Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran Prominent early - holding a place in the first three from the sixth - joined the principals before 2 out - outpaced approaching the last - kept going to the line for 3rd 3/7 ½ 10-7 92136A111A Miss J Townend 4/1
25 Sep 26+18d Listowel (IRE) Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled midpack early - roused for effort after 3 out - unable to find more in 6th before losing footing and coming down ahead of 2 out SU/14 — 11-6 92—— Miss J Townend 20/1
07 Sep 26+10d Galway (IRE) WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m6½f · Yielding · 19 ran Started towards the back and made ground before the 7th - up to 4th after that then slipped back before the 9th - found more after 4 out and stayed on into contention by 2 out - hit the front turning into the straight - went clear last time - stayed on strongly to the line 1/19 10-9 8093B117A Miss J Townend 9/1
28 Aug 26+18d Down Royal (IRE) Tayto Group Limited Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good · 15 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish 13/15 6½ 10-3 8090C76C Jack G Gilligan 10/1
10 Aug 26+35d Ballinrobe (IRE) Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Good · 16 ran Settled midpack early - closed on the front group by halfway - moved into 5th after the second-last - pressed on under urging to take 4th inside the final furlong-and-a-half and stayed on to finish fourth 4/16 4 10-5 80116B99A Jack G Gilligan 9/2
06 Jul 26+39d Roscommon Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 3m · Good · 16 ran Held up towards the back early - in the pack out wide in 5th - 7th at halfway - made progress to 2nd entering the straight - asked for effort to hit the front 3 out - under the whip after the following fence and closely challenged at the last - overtaken by a short margin in the final 100 yards - kept finding more but denied close home 2/16 nk 10-5 7774B108A Miss J Townend 9/1
28 May 26+18d Limerick Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m6f · Soft · 13 ran Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - moved through to fight for the front turning in and edged ahead approaching the final furlongs - pressed and put in front on the run to the line - stayed on at one speed - unable to find more late and beaten into 2nd 2/13 1 10-3 7595B102A Miss J Townend 8/1
10 May 26+8d Cork Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 3m½f · Good · 21 ran Held up towards back of field - moved into contention with front-runners 6 out - asked for effort after 3 out and found nothing more - stayed on same rate to finish seventh 7/21 1¾ 9-13 7693B90A Shane O'Callaghan 14/1
02 May 26+162d Punchestown 35th Running Of The 'Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation' Punchestown Charity Race 2m · Yielding · 22 ran 11/22 ½ 11-9 ——60C Owen Byrne 50/1
2025 · 11 runs
21 Nov 25+14d Fairyhouse Michael O'Sullivan & Lorna Brooke Ireland V Britain (Q.R.) Challenge Handicap Chase (0-100) 3m · Heavy · 9 ran Held up at rear throughout - pushed along at the 8th and unable to close from 4 out - well held at the finish 8/9 2½ 10-7 7688A81A Mr A P Ryan 16/1
07 Nov 25+37d Fontwell Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled just behind the pace - asked for effort after the 15th - up into 4th but never a threat approaching 4 out - taken out of it before the last two fences PU/7 — 10-12 84—— Danny Gilligan 13/2
01 Oct 25+23d Sligo Frank O'Beirne Memorial Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back - urged along in 8th with 3 to go - made headway into 5th entering the straight - closed on the front pair at the last then held on for third 3/12 ¾ 10-5 7693A104A Danny Gilligan 13/2
08 Sep 25+14d Galway Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m6½f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Settled with the pack early - improved into 7th before the 9th - dropped to 8th by 2 out - unable to threaten leaders and held to the line 8/18 shd 10-7 7766B94A Miss J Townend 6/1
25 Aug 25+14d Ballinrobe On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m6½f · Good · 14 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - urged into contention after the second-last - stayed on at one speed to the line finishing 4th 4/14 1¼ 10-3 77108B102A Miss J Townend 12/1
11 Aug 25+20d Ballinrobe J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m7f · Good · 16 ran Held up towards the back - crept into contention before the 7th then dropped away at the next - faded from there to finish well beaten 11/16 1 10-6 7889B82A Danny Gilligan 11/2
22 Jul 25+46d Ballinrobe Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m6f · Good · 16 ran Sat with the front group early - faded into the pack and hit trouble at the 3rd and 4th - found headway under pressure from two out - moved up to second approaching the last and driven out on the run-in - couldn't get to the winner - slipped back to third near the line 3/16 hd 10-7 7877B102A Jordan Gainford 10/1
06 Jun 25+17d Bangor-on-Dee Ladies Day On Saturday 21st June Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 13 ran Sat handy with front group early - urged forward after 3 out - dropped away fast approaching straight - eventually well held in 7th 7/13 8 11-8 90102B90A Danny Gilligan 12/1
20 May 25+10d Southwell Golf And Gallop Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Good · 9 ran Tracked front pack on the rail - hit the front after 3 out - needed encouragement approaching home turn before coming to grief at the following fence F/9 — 10-13 88—— Jack G Gilligan 16/1
10 May 25+29d Cork Dine In Our Panoramic Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 3m½f · Good · 16 ran Settled with the group early - dropped to 9th before improving after 3 out - into 3rd last but hit that fence and made no ground on the front pair - held on for 4th without finding more 4/16 1¾ 10-7 7970B94A Danny Gilligan 14/1
11 Apr 25+238d Ballinrobe Sherry Fitzgerald Mayo Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m5½f · Good · 15 ran Held up at the back - blundered at the opening fence - made no headway from 3 out and finished well held 11/15 4¼ 10-3 8075B80A Jack G Gilligan 25/1
2024 · 5 runs
16 Aug 24+16d Tramore Majestic Hotel Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled in midfield early - up to 4th by halfway - moved into 2nd 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - into contention before 2 out - unable to find more and dropped away to finish 9th 9/15 2½ 11-0 —103B83A Jack G Gilligan 7/1
31 Jul 24+33d Galway Tote.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 2 10-12 —93C86A Jack G Gilligan 100/1
28 Jun 24+17d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor-On-Dee Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 10-13 —76C91C Danny Gilligan 33/1
11 Jun 24+33d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m2½f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 26 11-4 —83C83C Jack G Gilligan 50/1
09 May 24 Tipperary Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m½f · Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 10-10 —62B82A Danny Gilligan 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Moonshine Girl won?
Moonshine Girl (IRE) won 2 of 27 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.4%. Placed 8 times in total (29.6% of starts).
Who trains Moonshine Girl?
Moonshine Girl (IRE) is trained by Paul John Gilligan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
Who is Moonshine Girl's sire?
Moonshine Girl (IRE) is by Sea Moon (GB) out of Georgina Valleya (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre (IRE).
What going does Moonshine Girl prefer?
Moonshine Girl (IRE) has the best record on 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 Moonshine Girl's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 3 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Moonshine Girl's sire's record?
Sea Moon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 608 runs since Jun 2020 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.7% from 242. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 170. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.4% from 166.
Who are Moonshine Girl's siblings?
Out of Georgina Valleya (IRE), Moonshine Girl (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: The Butcher Said (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (The Butcher Said (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.