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Horse profile

More Than Luck (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer Olly Murphy · Last owner Elphicks Hardy Hubbard Banks
by Gothland (FR) out of Pretty Impressive (IRE) (Presenting)
22 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Nov 2018 — 2,911 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018 · 4th of 5 3 wins · Fontwell, Fakenham & Taunton Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

More Than Luck (IRE) is 3 from 22. Hasn't won since Aug 2018.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating110↓ 4lb off peak
110 98–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 30 Aug 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 16 figures · best 128A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good9128A93—
Good to Soft393B73—
Soft278C74.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8101C84—
Over 3m5128A73—
2m1f – 2m4f2110C90.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 30 Aug 2018 Official rating 110 at the last run, 1 Nov 2018

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 18 figures · best 136A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good9136A90—
Good to Soft3113B96—
Heavy3120B108—
Soft297A92.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9136A105—
Over 3m6127B108.5—
2m1f – 2m4f297A91.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 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
Gothland (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 254 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−6.3—
Good to Firm4224.8%−1.50 from 1
Good9566.3%02 from 11
Good to Soft30310%+3.70 from 3
Soft5235.8%−0.50 from 3
Heavy3026.7%+0.41 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m6258.1%+1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f10876.5%+0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m6934.3%−22 from 11
Over 3m1516.7%+0.41 from 7

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

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jetty May (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Jetty May (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jetty May (IRE)912m5½fClass 5
Hattons Gardens (IRE)110——
Blaydon (IRE)80——
Templenaboe (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 2 18% −2.62
Heavy 4 1 25% −0.25
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 2 13% −6.75
Class 5 4 1 25% −1.12
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 2 1 50% +1.75
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +4.50
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +1.88
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −4.37
Over 3m 7 1 14% −1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David England 9 3 33% +3.13
Harrison Beswick 8 0 0% −8.00
Cillin Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Sherwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Stones 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gregory 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Nicol 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 7 2 29% +2.25
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 1 33% −0.12
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 11 2 18% −1.75
2017 9 1 11% −6.12
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% −3.75
Chase 9 1 11% −6.12

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 Nov 18+39d Sedgefield Breeders Cup Exclusive To Attheraces Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 27f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 23 11-2 110114C83C David England 5/1
23 Sep 18+24d Plumpton Andrew 'Super Wack' Jackson Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 7 11-12 10963A112B David England 5/1
30 Aug 18+66d Fontwell Roy Pettifer 70th Birthday Celebration/Avantis Wealth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 100128A127B David England 9/2
25 Jun 18+20d Southwell Betting Offers At bettingodds.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 19 10-12 103110C86C Cillin Leonard 33/1
05 Jun 18+16d Bangor-on-Dee Tracy Williams 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 105—— Jack Sherwood 12/1
20 May 18+53d Market Rasen B Eyre & Son Ltd Ford Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 7 11-9 10788B84A David England 20/1
28 Mar 18+13d Warwick Play Slots At 188bet Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 9 10-7 10878C88C Lewis Stones 25/1
15 Mar 18+20d Towcester Happy Birthday To Hugo Bevan Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 109—— David England 12/1
23 Feb 18+32d Warwick Six Nations Rugby At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 41 10-10 11173C95C Fergus Gregory 8/1
22 Jan 18+21d Fakenham Wendling Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 6 11-0 11490B105B David England 11/2
01 Jan 18+25d Fakenham Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-8 106—120B David England 11/4
07 Dec 17+7d Leicester All New Racinguk.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 shd 12-4 9893B122A David England EvensF
30 Nov 17+143d Taunton Bet toteWin At betfred.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 9861A136A David England 15/8F
10 Jul 17+13d Worcester Friends Of Yew Tree Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 100—— Adam Nicol 8/1
27 Jun 17+31d Newton Abbot Happy 66th Birthday Arthur Cleave Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 11-5 10047B109A Harrison Beswick 7/2
27 May 17+21d Ffos Las Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 11-5 9967B113B Harrison Beswick 6/1
06 May 17+62d Uttoxeter Weekend Sentinel Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 14 10-9 10477C82C Harrison Beswick 16/1
05 Mar 17+26d Sedgefield Barca Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 106—— Harrison Beswick 25/1
07 Feb 17+34d Hereford 188bet.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Training Handicap Hurdle (part Of The Racing Excellence Initiative) Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 11-5 108—108A Harrison Beswick 12/1
04 Jan 17+20d Hereford Weatherbys General Stud Book Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 1 10-5 —71B97A Harrison Beswick 100/1
15 Dec 16+30d Towcester Toteelfie Win A 50 Free Bet Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 10 10-5 —93B96A Harrison Beswick 100/1
15 Nov 16 Southwell 250 Golf Membership Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 6 10-5 —101C90C Harrison Beswick 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has More Than Luck (IRE) won?
More Than Luck (IRE) won 3 of 22 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained More Than Luck (IRE)?
More Than Luck (IRE) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 1 November 2018.
Who is More Than Luck (IRE)'s sire?
More Than Luck (IRE) is by Gothland (FR) out of Pretty Impressive (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does More Than Luck (IRE) prefer?
More Than Luck (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is More Than Luck (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 1 November 2018. The highest on record is 114.
What is More Than Luck (IRE)'s sire's record?
Gothland (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 254 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are More Than Luck (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pretty Impressive (IRE), More Than Luck (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jetty May (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Jetty May (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 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.