Skip to content
Horse profile

Moorhill Lad (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer J Larkin · Last owner Cathal M Mcgovern
by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Makingyourmindup (IRE) (Good Thyne)
13 runs · 8 courses · from May 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jun 2016 — 3,797 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 Won at Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Moorhill Lad (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Last raced off 89, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 13lb off peak
89 86–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 12 May 2016 Official rating 89 at the last run, 12 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 — 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 12 figures · best 120A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5120A114—
Good3108A103—
Good to Soft2109A100.5—
Heavy294C91.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6120A111—
1m5f – 2m5109A94—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 13 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 · 12 figures from 13 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
Lord Americo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1500%−7.8—
Good to Firm216209.3%+1.5—
Good601518.5%+0.70 from 4
Good to Soft340267.6%−0.20 from 2
Soft622508%+0.21 from 5
Heavy383236%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.8—
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m515295.6%−2.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f785607.6%−0.21 from 6
2m5f – 3m691649.3%+1.50 from 2
Over 3m190189.5%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Makingyourmindup (IRE) (Good Thyne)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Blameitalonmyroots (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Blameitalonmyroots (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blameitalonmyroots (IRE)2242m6½f–3mClass 3
Turtlethomas (IRE)912m4½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% −0.67
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 3 1 33% +1.33
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −1.67
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Maxwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J P Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ger Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McParlan 1 1 100% +3.33
Mr S F Magee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 11 1 9% −6.67
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 5 1 20% −0.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +0.33

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
12 Jun 16+31d Downpatrick Sunday In Summer Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Good · 8 ran SU/8 — 10-13 89— A E Lynch 4/1
12 May 16+53d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 2/20 2¼ 10-7 86119A Ger Fox 25/1
20 Mar 16+678d Downpatrick Toals Best Value For Football Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m2f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 23 10-10 8976C A E Lynch 16/1
2014 · 5 runs
12 May 14+22d Killarney International Hotel Killarney Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m6f · Yielding · 17 ran 12/17 17 10-10 9998C A E Lynch 16/1
20 Apr 14+28d Fairyhouse Gleesons Butchers Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 14/20 2½ 10-7 10292A Roger Loughran 66/1
23 Mar 14+22d Downpatrick www.downpatrickracecourse.co.uk Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2 11-9 —97C Conor Maxwell 50/1
01 Mar 14+28d Navan Nobber Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 15/25 ½ 11-9 —89A Conor Maxwell 50/1
01 Feb 14+496d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Perfect Packages 2014 Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 25 ran 16/25 2 11-9 —94C Conor Maxwell 33/1
2012 · 5 runs
23 Sep 12+30d Gowran Park Thomastown Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 1¼ 11-12 —108A Davy Russell 12/1
24 Aug 12+22d Kilbeggan Tom Birmingham Menswear Flat Race 2m3f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-7 —120A Mr N McParlan 10/3
02 Aug 12+82d Galway Arthur's Legacy Flat Race 2m2f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 7 11-7 —114A Mr S F Magee 14/1
12 May 12+8d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.ie Flat Race 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 8½ 11-7 —109A Mr J P Sullivan 9/1
04 May 12 Kilbeggan Loughnagore Flat Race 2m · Good · 13 ran 5/13 8 11-7 —103A Mr J P Sullivan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Moorhill Lad won?
Moorhill Lad (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Moorhill Lad?
Moorhill Lad (IRE) was trained by J Larkin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 12 June 2016.
Who is Moorhill Lad's sire?
Moorhill Lad (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Makingyourmindup (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
What going does Moorhill Lad prefer?
Moorhill Lad (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 Moorhill Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 12 June 2016. The highest on record is 102.
What is Moorhill Lad's sire's record?
Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Moorhill Lad's siblings?
Out of Makingyourmindup (IRE), Moorhill Lad (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Blameitalonmyroots (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Blameitalonmyroots (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.