Horse profile
Moonshine Girl (IRE)
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
- 2–27Wins / Runs
- 7.4%Strike rate
- 8 (29.6%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=27 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 238 d
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 rating102At career-high mark
102
75–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 136
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 13 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 116B | 89 | 4 runs · 116 / 91.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 103B | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 136A | 94 | 3 runs · 136 / 95 |
| Heavy | 2 | 94B | 91 | 2 runs · 94 / 91 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 136A | 93 | 10 runs · 136 / 93 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 83C | 79.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.2 | — |
| Good | 242 | 38 | 15.7% | +4.2 | 0 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 138 | 14 | 10.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 170 | 12 | 7.1% | −4.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | −2.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +7.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 166 | 14 | 8.4% | −3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 185 | 22 | 11.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 183 | 24 | 13.1% | +1.6 | 2 from 22 |
| Over 3m | 33 | 6 | 18.2% | +6.7 | 0 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)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Butcher Said (IRE) | 21 | 6 | 2m4½f–3m½f | Class 3 |
| Carrarea (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 1m7½f–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Jerry From Kerry (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m–2m7½f | — |
| Georginas Jet (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
| Butchers Daughter (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +12.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 26+8d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 12th Handicap Hurdle Raced in the pack - pushed along without making ground approaching 2 out - finished 9th | 9/12 | 1¾ | 11-8 | 102 | 87A | 105A | Miss J Townend | 7/1 |
| 26 Oct 26+20d | Galway (IRE) | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle 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 | 93 | 94B | 124B | Miss J Townend | 12/1 | |
| 06 Oct 26+11d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle 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 | 92 | 136A | 111A | Miss J Townend | 4/1 |
| 25 Sep 26+18d | Listowel (IRE) | Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle 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) 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 | 80 | 93B | 117A | Miss J Townend | 9/1 | |
| 28 Aug 26+18d | Down Royal (IRE) | Tayto Group Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 13/15 | 6½ | 10-3 | 80 | 90C | 76C | Jack G Gilligan | 10/1 |
| 10 Aug 26+35d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle 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 | 80 | 116B | 99A | Jack G Gilligan | 9/2 |
| 06 Jul 26+39d | Roscommon | Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 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 | 77 | 74B | 108A | Miss J Townend | 9/1 |
| 28 May 26+18d | Limerick | Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 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 | 75 | 95B | 102A | Miss J Townend | 8/1 |
| 10 May 26+8d | Cork | Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 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 | 76 | 93B | 90A | 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 | 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) 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 | 76 | 88A | 81A | Mr A P Ryan | 16/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+37d | Fontwell | Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase 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) 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 | 76 | 93A | 104A | Danny Gilligan | 13/2 |
| 08 Sep 25+14d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 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 | 77 | 66B | 94A | Miss J Townend | 6/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+14d | Ballinrobe | On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 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 | 77 | 108B | 102A | Miss J Townend | 12/1 |
| 11 Aug 25+20d | Ballinrobe | J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 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 | 78 | 89B | 82A | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 22 Jul 25+46d | Ballinrobe | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 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 | 78 | 77B | 102A | Jordan Gainford | 10/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+17d | Bangor-on-Dee | Ladies Day On Saturday 21st June Mares' Handicap Hurdle 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 | 90 | 102B | 90A | Danny Gilligan | 12/1 |
| 20 May 25+10d | Southwell | Golf And Gallop Handicap Hurdle 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) 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 | 79 | 70B | 94A | Danny Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+238d | Ballinrobe | Sherry Fitzgerald Mayo Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 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 | 80 | 75B | 80A | Jack G Gilligan | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Aug 24+16d | Tramore | Majestic Hotel Mares Maiden Hurdle 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 | — | 103B | 83A | Jack G Gilligan | 7/1 |
| 31 Jul 24+33d | Galway | Tote.ie Maiden Hurdle | 9/18 | 2 | 10-12 | — | 93C | 86A | Jack G Gilligan | 100/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+17d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 9/10 | 1¾ | 10-13 | — | 76C | 91C | Danny Gilligan | 33/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+33d | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/13 | 26 | 11-4 | — | 83C | 83C | Jack G Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 09 May 24 | Tipperary | Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 10/14 | ½ | 10-10 | — | 62B | 82A | 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.