Horse profile
Motagally (GB)
by Swiss Spirit (GB) out of Gilt Linked (GB) (Compton Place)
49 runs · 22 courses · from Jun 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Feb 2025 — 627 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 7th of 9
5 wins · Bath, Wolverhampton (AW) & Brighton
Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile
Motagally won five of 49 starts between Jun 2018 and Feb 2025. All five wins came in handicaps except his first, which was a Class 5 novice at Wolverhampton in Sep 2018. He won twice at Bath on firm ground over under 6f and twice more at 6f-7f on standard to good to firm surfaces at Wolverhampton and Brighton. The gelding aged 9 at his last run in Feb 2025 finished 7 of 9 at Southwell off an official rating of 44, 59lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 49 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 59lb off peak
- 5–49Wins / Runs
- 10.2%Strike rate
- 10 (20.4%)Placed
- −27.12£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=49 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 rating44↓ 59lb off peak
44
44–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 62
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 122A | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 131A | 94 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 105C | 87.5 | — |
| Good | 6 | 105A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 105C | 79 | — |
| Firm | 2 | 121A | 117.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 36 | 131A | 88 | — |
| Under 6f | 12 | 121A | 92 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 49 figures from 49 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 5 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,646 runs since Jan 2008 (243 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.5% from 244. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.7% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 4 | 19% | +9.5 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 604 | 59 | 9.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 649 | 49 | 7.6% | −1.9 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 274 | 15 | 5.5% | −4 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 244 | 11 | 4.5% | −5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | −6.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,793 | 205 | 11.4% | +1.9 | 2 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,151 | 136 | 11.8% | +2.3 | 3 from 12 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,739 | 152 | 8.7% | −0.8 | 2 from 36 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 574 | 52 | 9.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 136 | 5 | 3.7% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 29 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Gilt Linked (GB) (Compton Place)
9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them The Thames Boatman (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Lincoln (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thames Boatman (GB) | 54 | 8 | 5f–6f | Class 3 |
| Lincoln (IRE) | 71 | 7 | 5f–7f | Class 2 |
| G'daay (GB) | 54 | 7 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Tawaafoq (GB) | 59 | 7 | 5½f–6f | Class 5 |
| Humble Gratitude (GB) | 21 | 4 | 6f–1m | Class 3 |
| Operative (GB) | 39 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Ten Commitments (GB) | 18 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Miserere (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Watkins (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.63 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.75 |
| Class 2 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 6 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +5.13 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.00 |
| York | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.63 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 36 | 2 | 6% | −25.25 |
| Under 6f | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.87 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Crowley | 11 | 3 | 27% | −2.12 |
| Dale Swift | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mikkel Mortensen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taryn Langley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fred Daly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Elisha Whittington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 28 | 4 | 14% | −11.62 |
| None | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.37 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.75 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Feb 25+8d | Southwell (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Classified Stakes (Div 1) Sluggish start - held up towards the back showing plenty of eagerness - unable to challenge the pace - finished well held in 7th | 7/9 | 4¼ | 9-4 | 44 | 62A | 46A | Mikkel Mortensen | 40/1 |
| 30 Jan 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled at the back - nudged into effort with over 2f left - faded in the closing stages - finished 9th | 9/9 | 1½ | 9-9 | 46 | 47A | 52A | Dale Swift | 80/1 |
| 15 Jan 25+11d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 2) Held up in the pack - nudged into contention at halfway before being hard pressed on the bend - dropped away over 2f out | 8/12 | 6 | 9-9 | 49 | 59A | 49A | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 04 Jan 25+7d | Southwell (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div 2) Missed the break badly - never a factor - finished well held in 10th | 10/10 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 54 | 72A | 54A | Dale Swift | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+56d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Sluggish start - held up in the pack throughout - never troubled the leaders - finished well held in 10th | 10/12 | ½ | 9-1 | 57 | 56A | 52A | Taryn Langley | 22/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+9d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Dwelt at the start - settled at the back throughout - out of contention from over 1f out | 9/9 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 60 | 69A | 47A | Mikkel Mortensen | 40/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 1) Settled around midpack early - moved up on the outside approaching 5f out - lost momentum as straight approached - finished ninth | 9/9 | 7 | 9-11 | 62 | 79A | 47A | Harrison Shaw | 22/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+31d | Southwell (AW) | Play Southwell Golf Course Handicap (Div 2) Held up in the pack close to the rail - urged forward with 3f left - kept going without threatening in 5th at the finish | 5/10 | ½ | 9-12 | 63 | 88A | 74A | Kieran O'Neill | 18/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+8d | Southwell (AW) | N&L Franklin Ltd Handicap (Div 1) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm through the pack early - found room to move up passing rivals a furlong out - pushed along and finished strongly to reach the front briefly inside the last - overtaken close home - slipped back in the shakeup after the line | 4/10 | hd | 9-2 | 63 | 88A | 80A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+48d | Southwell (AW) | Newark Advertiser Apprentice Handicap Sat close to front pack early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - dropped away inside final furlong - finished well held in 8th | 8/12 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 63 | 86A | 60A | Fred Daly | 22/1 |
| 01 Jul 24+16d | Pontefract | Northern Commercials Order Your New IVECO Vehicle Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 10-0 | 65 | 91B | 80A | Clifford Lee | 13/2 |
| 15 Jun 24+176d | Leicester | Wilson Family Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 67 | 93A | 72A | Tyler Heard | 18/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 23+59d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) | 9/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 70 | 79A | 68A | David Allan | 8/1 |
| 24 Oct 23+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals With BetUK Handicap | 8/11 | 1 | 9-5 | 73 | 109A | 75A | Dale Swift | 18/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+57d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 10-0 | 75 | 97A | 77A | Kieran O'Neill | 9/2 |
| 28 Jul 23+42d | York | Eventmasters.Co.Uk Handicap | 17/17 | 4¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 46C | 60C | Elisha Whittington | 66/1 |
| 16 Jun 23+20d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 15/16 | ¾ | 8-13 | 78 | 94C | 63C | Dale Swift | 14/1 |
| 27 May 23+8d | York | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap | 2/19 | 1 | 9-7 | 78 | 101C | 97A | Kieran O'Neill | 40/1 |
| 19 May 23+62d | York | Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap | 13/20 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 81 | 70C | 70A | Kieran O'Neill | 25/1 |
| 18 Mar 23+93d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 83 | 85A | 77A | Dale Swift | 50/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 22+13d | Southwell (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With Betuk Handicap | 4/5 | 3¾ | 9-9 | 85 | 89C | 81B | Dale Swift | 8/1 |
| 02 Dec 22+48d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/9 | 2½ | 9-2 | 87 | 96A | 72A | Dale Swift | 100/1 |
| 15 Oct 22+28d | Catterick | William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap | 11/15 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 90 | 105C | 69A | Dale Swift | 28/1 |
| 17 Sep 22+6d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 21/24 | hd | 8-11 | 94 | 81C | 72A | Dale Swift | 18/1 |
| 11 Sep 22+15d | Doncaster | Coral Portland Handicap | 5/19 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 92 | 72C | 96A | Phil Dennis | 50/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+320d | Beverley | William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) | 12/13 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 94 | 87C | 75A | Dale Swift | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 21+23d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 5/7 | hd | 9-10 | 97 | 94A | 87A | Jim Crowley | 9/4F |
| 18 Sep 21+20d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 4/24 | 1 | 9-1 | 98 | 99C | 102A | Paul Hanagan | 33/1 |
| 29 Aug 21+19d | Goodwood | Tote.co.uk Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 9-12 | 98 | 131A | 99A | Jim Crowley | 4/1 |
| 10 Aug 21+56d | Nottingham | It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Conditions Stakes | 4/5 | hd | 9-0 | 101 | 99C | 84B | Jim Crowley | 7/4F |
| 15 Jun 21+17d | Beverley | Dacre Arms EBF Conditions Stakes | 2/5 | 3 | 9-2 | 102 | 119C | 91B | Royston Ffrench | 11/5F |
| 29 May 21+227d | Haydock | Betway Achilles Stakes (Listed) | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 102 | 81A | 97A | William Buick | 12/1 |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 20+30d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 3/9 | 3 | 9-10 | 103 | 104A | 95A | Dane O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 14 Sep 20+29d | Bath | bath.co.uk Handicap | 1/6 | 9-10 | 96 | 114A | 104B | Jim Crowley | 11/8F | |
| 16 Aug 20+25d | Ripon | William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap | 15/19 | 1½ | 9-0 | 97 | 105C | 81A | Ben Curtis | 5/1 |
| 22 Jul 20+27d | Bath | bath.co.uk Handicap | 1/8 | 9-11 | 89 | 121A | 116A | Jim Crowley | 9/4F | |
| 25 Jun 20+18d | Haydock | Watch RacingTV In Stunning HD Handicap | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 90 | 105A | 83A | Dane O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 07 Jun 20+246d | Newmarket | Betfair Each Way Edge Handicap | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 90 | 85A | 98A | Jim Crowley | 4/1 |
| 2019 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 19+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | bet365 Handicap | 1/11 | 8-8 | 82 | 122A | 95A | Kieran Shoemark | 13/2 | |
| 16 Sep 19+10d | Brighton | Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap | 1/7 | 9-2 | 75 | 105A | 96A | Jim Crowley | 9/4F | |
| 06 Sep 19+22d | Kempton (AW) | racingtv.com Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 9-7 | 75 | 105A | 92A | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| 15 Aug 19+12d | Chepstow | Daikin Aircon Supports Wales Children's Air Ambulance Handicap | 3/5 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 77 | 82C | 71B | Dane O'Neill | 7/2 |
| 03 Aug 19+42d | Newmarket | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap | 4/6 | 2 | 8-10 | 79 | 89A | 69B | Colm O'Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 22 Jun 19+43d | Newmarket | Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel Dubai Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-2 | 80 | 87A | 80A | Dane O'Neill | 10/1 |
| 10 May 19+17d | Ascot | Carers Trust Handicap | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 81 | 79A | 77A | Jim Crowley | 9/1 |
| 23 Apr 19+192d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Star Sports App Now! Handicap | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 82 | 88A | 80A | Jim Crowley | 7/2 |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 18+35d | York | coral.co.uk Rockingham Stakes (Listed) | 8/10 | nse | 9-1 | — | 79A | 71A | Dane O'Neill | 20/1 |
| 08 Sep 18+87d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sportnation.bet Best Odds Guaranteed EBF Novice Stakes | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 88A | 84A | Callum Shepherd | 9/2 | |
| 13 Jun 18 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 7/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 47A | 62A | Jim Crowley | 2/1J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Motagally won?
- Motagally (GB) won 5 of 49 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 10.2%. Placed 10 times in total (20.4% of starts).
- Who trained Motagally?
- Motagally (GB) was trained by Scott Dixon on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 7 February 2025.
- Who is Motagally's sire?
- Motagally (GB) is by Swiss Spirit (GB) out of Gilt Linked (GB), whose sire is Compton Place.
- What going does Motagally prefer?
- Motagally (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Motagally's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 7 February 2025. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Motagally's sire's record?
- Swiss Spirit (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,646 runs since Jan 2008 (243 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.5% from 244. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.7% from 136.
- Who are Motagally's siblings?
- Out of Gilt Linked (GB), Motagally (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: The Thames Boatman (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Lincoln (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.