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Horse profile

Morning Express (IRE)

8yo mare · Trainer Ms Alice Curran · Owner Stephen M Curran
by Malinas (GER) out of Witness Express (IRE) (Witness Box)
2 runs · 1 course · from May 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 16 May 2026 · 8th of 14
KTB Profile

Morning Express is a lightly raced mare by Malinas out of a dam who has produced two winners from five runners to race, the best of them Idas Boy with four wins. Her sire’s progeny have won 556 of 3,923 runs since Jan 2008. She made her debut in May 2026 at Wexford and finished 8 of 14 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race, having raced in mid division. She has two runs on good to soft turf over trips from 1m5f to 2m4f.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 201 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 7 May 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 2 figures · best 201A · median 157.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2201A157.52 runs · 201 / 157.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wexford, 7 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 2 figures · best 102B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2102B992 runs · 102 / 99
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,956 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm37616.2%+2—
Good1,19017014.3%+0.1—
Good to Soft92014115.3%+1.10 from 2
Soft1,23816613.4%−0.8—
Heavy5357514%−0.2—
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,10315313.9%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,37118213.3%−0.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,08617816.4%+2.2—
Over 3m3324112.3%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Witness Express (IRE) (Witness Box)

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

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Idas Boy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Idas Boy (IRE)2042m4f–3m1½fListed
Tap Tap Shamie (IRE)412mClass 4
One To Witness (IRE)20——
Padraigs Boy (IRE)100——
Glenbeg Express (IRE)50——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
16 May 26+9d Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled around midfield - made ground into contention 4f out - pushed along but couldn't threaten leading group before turning in - well held at the finish 8/14 1¼ 11-4 114B96A Mr A T Feeney 40/1
07 May 26 Wexford Slaney Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Held up at back early - improved to 3rd by 4f out after being mid-pack at halfway - asked for effort in straight but made no headway - eased back to 5th inside final furlong and held for pace 5/10 1¼ 11-9 201A102B Mr A T Feeney 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Morning Express won?
Morning Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Morning Express?
Morning Express (IRE) is trained by Ms Alice Curran, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
Who is Morning Express's sire?
Morning Express (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Witness Express (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
What is Morning Express's sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,956 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Morning Express's siblings?
Out of Witness Express (IRE), Morning Express (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Idas Boy (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Idas Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.