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Horse profile

Move To The Groove (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Equinox Racing
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Valley of Love (IRE) (Lure)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2018 — 2,939 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 3 wins · Bangor-on-Dee, Kelso & Hexham Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Move To The Groove (IRE) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. Last raced off 123, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating123↓ 9lb off peak
123 117–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 29 May 2016 Official rating 123 at the last run, 18 Oct 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 — 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 10 figures · best 128B · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4103A98—
Good2128B114.5—
Good to Soft2121C107—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6128B100.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4126B107—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.81 from 1
Good644649.9%+11 from 3
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.21 from 3
Soft544468.5%−0.40 from 4
Heavy320226.9%−20 from 1
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.71 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.22 from 5
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.50 from 1
Over 3m2926.9%−2—

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
Valley of Love (IRE) (Lure)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valiant Spirit (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.12
Good 3 1 33% +1.50
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% +3.38
Class 3 3 1 33% +2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% +0.88
Kelso 2 1 50% +3.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +3.50
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +2.88
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Kennedy 7 3 43% +5.38
Adrian Lane 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr B O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Short 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 9 3 33% +3.38
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 3 60% +7.38
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 1 run
18 Oct 18+735d Uttoxeter Rainbow Casino Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-12 123—— William Kennedy 100/1
2016 · 9 runs
13 Oct 16+31d Carlisle Rummy Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 6/7 14 11-8 13255C101C William Kennedy 11/1
12 Sep 16+24d Worcester Touchmore Up Up And Away Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 11-6 132—— William Kennedy 15/8
19 Aug 16+82d Bangor-on-Dee Maelor Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 11-12 124—121C William Kennedy 15/8
29 May 16+22d Kelso Reece, Ben, Jessica & Charlotte Coppola Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 117—126B William Kennedy 4/1
07 May 16+34d Hexham Greatrun.org Novices Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 ——128B William Kennedy 7/2
03 Apr 16+18d Carlisle Pauline Phizacklea Memorial 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 4 10-13 ——93B William Kennedy 28/1
16 Mar 16+27d Bangor-on-Dee bangorBET Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 7 11-0 ——96C Adrian Lane 25/1
18 Feb 16+35d Kelso Racing UK In HD Next Month Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 7 11-2 ——87A Adrian Lane 7/1
14 Jan 16+454d Catterick Racing Again 27th January Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race) Class 6 · 1m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 10-9 ——103A Ronan Short 7/2
2014 · 2 runs
17 Oct 14+14d Downpatrick October Flat Race 2m2f · Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 13 11-7 ——91C Mr B O'Neill 20/1
03 Oct 14 Gowran Park 100 Years Racing (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 6 11-7 ——100A Mr B O'Neill 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Move To The Groove won?
Move To The Groove (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2014 and 2018, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Move To The Groove?
Move To The Groove (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 18 October 2018.
Who is Move To The Groove's sire?
Move To The Groove (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Valley of Love (IRE), whose sire is Lure.
What going does Move To The Groove prefer?
Move To The Groove (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Move To The Groove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 18 October 2018. The highest on record is 132.
What is Move To The Groove's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Move To The Groove's siblings?
Out of Valley of Love (IRE), Move To The Groove (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.