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Horse profile

Motherland (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner Annus Mirabilis Syndicate
by Galileo (IRE) out of Pipalong (IRE) (Pips Pride)
10 runs · 9 courses · from May 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2017 — 3,359 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 9th of 13 2 wins · Galway & Ballinrobe Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Motherland (IRE) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Jul 2016. Last raced off 97, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating97↓ 8lb off peak
97 87–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 139 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Down Royal, 28 Jul 2017

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 5 figures · best 139A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2104C100.5—
Good to Firm2117C94.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4139A110.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 28 Jul 2017 Official rating 97 at the last run, 24 Aug 2017

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 101A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft482C78—
Good3101A81—
Good to Firm284B78—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m584B82—
1m2f – 1m4f3101A81—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,200 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76644216%+1.50 from 2
Good5,30879014.9%+0.41 from 3
Good to Soft2,34632914%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.51 from 4
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48430412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.81 from 3
1m5f – 2m4,24155513.1%−1.41 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,65117010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m890849.4%−5.10 from 1
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Pipalong (IRE) (Pips Pride)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Walk On Bye (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Walk On Bye (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Walk On Bye (IRE)826f–6½fGroup 3
War And Peace (IRE)3517fClass 5
Navajo (IRE)30——
Alliance (IRE)70——
Pip's Eagle (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −1.75
Good 3 1 33% +0.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 1 50% +1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 1 100% +1.25
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −2.75
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donnacha O'Brien 9 2 22% −3.75
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 4 2 50% +1.25

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
2017 · 6 runs
24 Aug 17+20d Killarney Laurels Pub & Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap 1m6f · Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 1 9-4 9797C79A Alan Persse 16/1
04 Aug 17+7d Galway Budweiser Race 1m6f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 3½ 9-9 99104C82C Donnacha O'Brien 11/4J
28 Jul 17+34d Down Royal Her Majesty's Plate (listed) 1m6f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 shd 9-9 102139A83A Donnacha O'Brien 13/2
24 Jun 17+29d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 1 9-0 10372C72C Donnacha O'Brien 16/1
26 May 17+36d Leopardstown Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (Listed) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 3¾ 9-5 104117C84B Donnacha O'Brien 8/1
20 Apr 17+269d Tipperary Tipperaryraces.ie Race 1m4f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1 9-9 105—81A Donnacha O'Brien 13/8F
2016 · 4 runs
25 Jul 16+34d Galway Eventus Handicap (60-90) 1m4½f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-9 87—101A Donnacha O'Brien 2/1F
21 Jun 16+8d Ballinrobe Vaughanshoes.ie E.B.F. Maiden 1m5f · Yielding · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 ——77A Donnacha O'Brien 5/4F
13 Jun 16+42d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 1m2f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-2 ——72A Donnacha O'Brien 5/1
02 May 16 Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Maiden (Plus 10) 1m · Yielding · 22 ran 6/22 2¾ 9-0 ——59A Donnacha O'Brien 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Motherland won?
Motherland (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Motherland?
Motherland (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 24 August 2017.
Who is Motherland's sire?
Motherland (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Pipalong (IRE), whose sire is Pips Pride.
What going does Motherland prefer?
Motherland (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Motherland's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 24 August 2017. The highest on record is 105.
What is Motherland's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,200 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
Who are Motherland's siblings?
Out of Pipalong (IRE), Motherland (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Walk On Bye (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Walk On Bye (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.