Horse profile
Morph Speed (IRE)
by Morpheus (GB) out of Flamanda (GB) (Niniski)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2024 — 696 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024
5 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile
Morph Speed won five of 36 starts between Nov 2018 and Nov 2024, all in handicaps. He gained two of those wins over 1m2f – 1m4f and two over 1m5f – 2m, with two on soft ground and two on good. His biggest success came in the Laurels Pub And Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap at Killarney in Aug 2021 off a mark of 84. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Nov 2024, last raced off his career-high mark of 97 at Punchestown.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 8 (22.2%)Placed
- −0.25£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.67Fair A/E n=36 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
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 rating97At career-high mark
97
61–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 119A | 92 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 105B | 87.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 112C | 91 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 102A | 81 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 119A | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 109A | 90 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 105B | 89 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 91C | 82 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 76C | 72.5 | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,671 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.9% from 540. Weakest on soft going: 2.6% from 305. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 2.7% from 147.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +26.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 147 | 9 | 6.1% | −1 | — |
| Good | 397 | 24 | 6% | −1.1 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 164 | 10 | 6.1% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 305 | 8 | 2.6% | −4.5 | 2 from 9 |
| Heavy | 115 | 7 | 6.1% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 540 | 59 | 10.9% | +3.8 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 18 | 9.4% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 462 | 42 | 9.1% | +2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 311 | 19 | 6.1% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 279 | 24 | 8.6% | +1.5 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 259 | 10 | 3.9% | −3.2 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 147 | 4 | 2.7% | −4.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
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
Flamanda (GB) (Niniski)
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Elletelle (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Elletelle (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elletelle (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 5f–6f | Group 2 |
| Nivvo (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Mizzava (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Gabrials Centurion (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Fluvial (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Mulvany (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Fitness (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | −0.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Cork | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Killarney | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15% | +6.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Scott McCullagh | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.25 |
| Ross Coakley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Davis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finn Brickley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 5 | 24% | +14.75 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +11.75 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 31 | 5 | 16% | +4.75 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 24+25d | Punchestown | Sherry Fitzgerald Brady O'Flaherty Supporting Longford GAA Novice Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - slipped towards the back by halfway - urged on nearing three out with nothing forthcoming - eased out of the contest before the last | PU/8 | — | 9-12 | 97 | — | — | Gavin Brouder | 33/1 |
| 30 Oct 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Halloween Handicap (47-70) Sluggish getaway - held up at the back throughout - made no impression - finished tenth | 10/13 | 4½ | 9-9 | 68 | 85B | 58A | Patrick McGettigan | 100/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+45d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Handicap Hesitant leaving the stalls and settled last - made little headway when asked for effort into the straight - held on for the finish without further gain | 11/14 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 73 | 81B | 50A | Patrick McGettigan | 150/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+19d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap Settled midpack and 7th at halfway - squeezed for space approaching 3f out then dropped away under pressure - unable to find more from 2f out and well held at the finish | 12/13 | 3¼ | 10-10 | 76 | 79C | 61C | Mr A P Ryan | 80/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+17d | Sligo | Mulhern Leonard Chartered Accountants Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - clipped at the opening fence - made no headway from 3 out and beaten well before the finish | 7/10 | 16 | 11-5 | — | 76C | 91C | Finn Brickley | 16/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+38d | Ballinrobe | Follow Tote Racing On Twitter Handicap | 8/8 | 4¾ | 9-1 | 79 | 92C | 58C | Adam Caffrey | 33/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+35d | Cork | Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) | 10/10 | nk | 8-12 | 82 | 119A | 66A | Seamie Heffernan | 66/1 |
| 10 May 24+13d | Downpatrick | Gerry Hannity, Lifetime Badgeholder At Downpatrick Racecourse Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 7/13 | 30 | 11-5 | — | 69C | 94C | Carl Millar | 10/1 |
| 27 Apr 24+200d | Navan | Navan Handicap | 14/16 | 3½ | 9-2 | 83 | 83C | 66C | Robbie Colgan | 66/1 |
| 10 Oct 23+11d | Punchestown | Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle | F/19 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | J J Slevin | 8/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+34d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (50-85) | 14/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 85 | 68B | 65A | Hugh Horgan | 20/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+39d | Killarney | Killarney Park Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 4/14 | ½ | 11-12 | — | — | 133A | J J Slevin | 5/1 |
| 18 Jul 23+32d | Killarney | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap | 5/14 | 1½ | 9-3 | 86 | 91C | 77A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 23+8d | Cork | Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) | 4/13 | shd | 8-10 | 83 | 112C | 80A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 11/2 |
| 08 Jun 23+11d | Leopardstown | Wild Youth Apprentice Handicap (50-85) | 2/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 80 | 84C | 83A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 9/2 |
| 28 May 23+37d | Curragh | Download The App At Novibet Handicap | 8/18 | hd | 9-6 | 82 | 90C | 75A | Mikey Sheehy | 10/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+277d | Cork | Racing Again May 5th & 6th Handicap | 7/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 83 | 102A | 74A | Mikey Sheehy | 22/1 |
| 18 Jul 22+73d | Ballinrobe | Get Galway Ready With Tote.ie Handicap | 7/7 | 4½ | 9-8 | 89 | 70C | 61C | Ben Coen | 18/1 |
| 06 May 22+13d | Chester | Tote+ Chester Cup Handicap | 12/14 | nk | 8-8 | 91 | 82C | 70C | Sean Davis | 25/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+25d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie Handicap | 7/9 | hd | 9-6 | 91 | 89A | 80A | Oisin Orr | 8/1 |
| 29 Mar 22+222d | Navan | Sp Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap | 6/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 91 | 100A | 84A | Sean Davis | 18/1 |
| 19 Aug 21+19d | Killarney | Laurels Pub And Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 1/10 | 9-1 | 84 | 109A | 93A | Chris Hayes | 7/1 | |
| 31 Jul 21+10d | Galway | Galway Shopping Centre Handicap | 10/16 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 84 | 107C | 74A | Chris Hayes | 11/1 |
| 21 Jul 21+42d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 84 | 94A | 80A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 09 Jun 21+6d | Cork | Cork Derby (Extended Handicap) | 1/12 | 8-8 | 71 | 84A | 82A | Chris Hayes | 7/2J | |
| 03 Jun 21+41d | Leopardstown | RACE Academy Apprentice Handicap (50-85) | 1/9 | 9-5 | 71 | 81A | 77A | Scott McCullagh | 7/2 | |
| 23 Apr 21+3d | Cork | CorkRacecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (45-70) | 3/15 | ¾ | 10-1 | 63 | 96C | 82A | Scott McCullagh | 13/8F |
| 20 Apr 21+10d | Tipperary | Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 1/15 | 9-11 | 63 | 82C | 88A | Scott McCullagh | 11/4F | |
| 10 Apr 21+15d | Dundalk (AW) | HOLLYWOODBETS Winter Series Awards Day 18th April Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-11 | 61 | 105B | 91A | Scott McCullagh | 6/1 |
| 26 Mar 21+105d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) | 10/14 | ½ | 10-0 | 62 | 65B | 65A | Ross Coakley | 5/2 |
| 11 Dec 20+287d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) | 5/14 | 1½ | 10-0 | 62 | 92B | 77A | Ross Coakley | 14/1 |
| 28 Feb 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap | 7/14 | hd | 9-6 | 64 | 90B | 73A | Ross Coakley | 9/2 |
| 07 Feb 20+198d | Dundalk (AW) | Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 9-8 | 61 | 91B | 89A | Ross Coakley | 14/1 | |
| 24 Jul 19+239d | Naas | Tom Jones Memorial Maiden | 7/16 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 73C | 54A | N G McCullagh | 40/1 |
| 27 Nov 18+20d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de l'Epronniere (Maiden) (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 48/1 |
| 07 Nov 18 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Seigneurerie (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Morph Speed (IRE) won?
- Morph Speed (IRE) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 8 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Morph Speed (IRE)?
- Morph Speed (IRE) was trained by Nigel Thomas Slevin on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 24 November 2024.
- Who is Morph Speed (IRE)'s sire?
- Morph Speed (IRE) is by Morpheus (GB) out of Flamanda (GB), whose sire is Niniski.
- What going does Morph Speed (IRE) prefer?
- Morph Speed (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Morph Speed (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 24 November 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Morph Speed (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Morpheus (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,671 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.9% from 540. Weakest on soft going: 2.6% from 305. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 2.7% from 147.
- Who are Morph Speed (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Flamanda (GB), Morph Speed (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Elletelle (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Elletelle (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.