Horse profile
Movie King (IRE)
by Animal Kingdom (USA) out of Entertaining (USA) (Songandaprayer)
42 runs · 23 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Down Royal & Dundalk (AW)
Last run 19 Sep 2026 · 9th of 16
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Movie King is a gelding who has won two of 42 starts, both in handicaps, one at Dundalk on the AW and one at Down Royal over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. He has raced on turf and all-weather surfaces, usually held up, and has not won since Jun 2023. His last run, at Navan in Sep 2026, was off an official rating of 80, 24lb below his highest ever mark, when he finished ninth of 16 in the Millbrook Food Group 100 Years Celebration Handicap Hurdle.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 2–42Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 12 (28.6%)Placed
- −27.50£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=42 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 356 d
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 rating80↓ 24lb off peak
80
45–104
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 85
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 119B | 75 | 3 runs · 97 / 75 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 124B | 83 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 119B | 87 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 124B | 97 | 3 runs · 97 / 75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 119B | 77.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 90B | 68 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 101A | 91.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 101A | 78 | — |
| Good | 3 | 124C | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 65C | 55.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 77C | 75.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 124C | 95 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 101A | 78 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 74C | 63 | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 42 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 11 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 6 (55%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 348 runs since Oct 2017 (27 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 3 | 75% | +63.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 6 | 13.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | −0.9 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 33 | 4 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −2.4 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 170 | 18 | 10.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 111 | 10 | 9% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 82 | 12 | 14.6% | +2.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 77 | 13 | 16.9% | +5.1 | 1 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +0.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2017 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Entertaining (USA) (Songandaprayer)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertained (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr B M Coonan | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Liam McKenna | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A Coonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Short | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 18 | 2 | 11% | −3.50 |
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 1 | 5% | −15.50 |
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 26+24d | Navan (IRE) | Millbrook Food Group 100 Years Celebration Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Held up towards the back - pushed along in 11th two out - unable to close - finished ninth | 9/16 | ¾ | 10-1 | 80 | 75B | 85A | Mr B M Coonan | 100/1 |
| 26 Aug 26+33d | Bellewstown (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle Held up at the back - pushed along before halfway pace but no headway made 4 out - well held at the finish | 8/13 | 4 | 10-3 | 82 | 97C | 90C | Mr B M Coonan | 250/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+316d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (Div I) held up at the back from the off - posed no threat - beaten a long way at the finish | 13/16 | ½ | 10-5 | 84 | 57C | 82C | Mr B M Coonan | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Sep 25+20d | Clonmel | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 1) Held a midfield spot early - faded towards the back from halfway - pushed along but unable to find more from 3f out - eventually well held in 10th | 10/12 | 9½ | 10-3 | 47 | 73C | 44C | Mr A Coonan | 33/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+28d | Kilbeggan | New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack - hit the 4th - lost more ground four out and had nothing left before faltering again at the last | 8/13 | 3¼ | 10-13 | 85 | 79B | 88A | Mr B M Coonan | 15/2 |
| 25 Jul 25+189d | Kilbeggan | Bretland Construction Edenderry Handicap Chase (0-100) Handy early - 4th at halfway - blundered two out - pushed along and stayed on same speed to finish | 3/13 | ½ | 10-12 | 85 | 85B | 100A | Mr B M Coonan | 10/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Settled midpack early - still 7th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't find more inside final two furlongs and finished 10th | 10/13 | 1 | 9-3 | 50 | 58B | 59A | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+23d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-75) Held up towards the back - pushed along wide with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gear late to finish 7th | 7/14 | nse | 8-7 | 52 | 100B | 60A | Chris Hayes | 8/1 |
| 27 Nov 24+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - urged for effort but made no headway entering the straight - stayed on same gait for 7th | 7/11 | 1 | 8-12 | 54 | 71A | 56A | Jack Cleary | 4/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+16d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival Real Deal Package On Sale Now Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - urged forward before 3f out and slipped towards the back - no response and stayed on at one gait from 2f out - finished 18th | 18/19 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 56 | 83C | 57C | Ben Coen | 28/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+262d | Fairyhouse | House Restaurant Open For All Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 8th after the 7th - unable to make headway approaching the last - rallied strongly up the run-in to finish third | 3/11 | 1 | 11-5 | 93 | 64A | 104A | Mr J Costello | 14/1 |
| 19 Jan 24+53d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 58 | 78B | 65A | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 23+47d | Ludlow | Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 70 | 11-7 | 104 | 72C | 84C | Mr B M Coonan | 12/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+25d | Punchestown | Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | 4/10 | nk | 10-5 | 89 | 87A | 98A | Mr B M Coonan | 6/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+20d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival November 18th & 19th Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 3/16 | ¾ | 11-0 | 95 | 119B | 105A | Mr B M Coonan | 33/1 |
| 27 Aug 23+33d | Naas | Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series | 8/12 | 1½ | 12-6 | 58 | 46C | 57C | — | 28/1 |
| 25 Jul 23+21d | Ballinrobe | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 7/13 | 7 | 11-2 | 96 | 62B | 88A | Mr B M Coonan | 17/2 |
| 04 Jul 23+32d | Tipperary | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 2) | 6/16 | 1½ | 10-9 | 89 | 105B | 87A | Mr B M Coonan | 7/1 |
| 02 Jun 23+10d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/13 | 10-9 | 90 | 119B | 106A | Mr B M Coonan | 8/1 | |
| 23 May 23+221d | Punchestown | Summer In Town Family Ticket For 25 Euros On The Day Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 2/15 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 88 | 82B | 108A | Mr B M Coonan | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 22+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race | 3/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 47 | 91B | 76A | Luke McAteer | 25/1 |
| 16 Sep 22+27d | Downpatrick | Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-109) | 8/11 | 33 | 10-5 | 90 | 83C | 72C | Liam McKenna | 16/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+14d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 15/16 | ½ | 11-12 | 90 | 124B | 84A | Jack Foley | 5/1 |
| 06 Aug 22+16d | Kilbeggan | Mahon Hospitality Group New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/13 | ½ | 11-0 | 87 | 89B | 108A | Liam McKenna | 8/1 |
| 21 Jul 22+21d | Leopardstown | Donohue Marquees Handicap | 9/11 | 2 | 8-7 | 48 | 95A | 47A | Wayne Lordan | 5/1 |
| 30 Jun 22+71d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 15/17 | 6 | 10-7 | 88 | 54C | 83C | Peter Carberry | 18/1 |
| 20 Apr 22+19d | Bellewstown | awardsandgifts.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/14 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 48 | 124C | 69A | Robbie Colgan | 11/4F |
| 01 Apr 22+22d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 1/14 | 8-12 | 47 | 95B | 71A | Robbie Colgan | 9/2 | |
| 10 Mar 22+27d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/14 | nk | 11-8 | 89 | 44C | 85C | Peter Carberry | 16/1 |
| 11 Feb 22+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-70) | 8/11 | shd | 8-7 | 47 | 101A | 48A | N G McCullagh | 4/1 |
| 14 Jan 22+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-65) | 2/14 | ¾ | 8-13 | 45 | 99B | 67A | Robbie Colgan | 6/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 21+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) | 4/14 | ½ | 9-1 | 45 | 92B | 63A | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
| 03 Dec 21+356d | Dundalk (AW) | Kathleen Pierce Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 5/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 45 | 78B | 60A | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
| 2020 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 20+6d | Fairyhouse | Thanks To All Our Sponsors In 2020 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 7/14 | nk | 11-2 | — | — | 82C | Peter Carberry | 200/1 |
| 06 Dec 20+12d | Cork | Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 8/9 | 3 | 11-2 | — | 39C | 85C | Peter Carberry | 40/1 |
| 24 Nov 20+29d | Punchestown | Ballymore Group 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 6/8 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 90B | 82A | Adam Short | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 20+13d | Galway | Claddagh Heroes Patrick And Morgan Oliver Handicap (45-65) | 4/18 | 3½ | 8-5 | 47 | 77C | 59A | Andrew Slattery | 16/1 |
| 13 Oct 20+19d | Cork | Dromahane Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 3/9 | 5 | 8-5 | 47 | 101A | 50A | J M Sheridan | 25/1 |
| 24 Sep 20+14d | Listowel | Thorn Plant Hire Handicap (45-70) | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-6 | 50 | 74C | 40C | Wayne Lordan | 66/1 |
| 10 Sep 20+40d | Navan | Metges Lane Maiden | 13/16 | 7½ | 9-7 | — | 65C | 56C | Mark Enright | 150/1 |
| 01 Aug 20+45d | Galway | Gloriously Simple With MansionBet Maiden | 15/16 | 8½ | 9-7 | — | 52C | 51C | Ronan Whelan | 100/1 |
| 17 Jun 20 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 7/7 | 6 | 9-7 | — | 63A | 45A | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Movie King won?
- Movie King (IRE) won 2 of 42 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 12 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Movie King?
- Movie King (IRE) is trained by V C Ward, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 September 2026.
- Who is Movie King's sire?
- Movie King (IRE) is by Animal Kingdom (USA) out of Entertaining (USA), whose sire is Songandaprayer.
- What going does Movie King prefer?
- Movie King (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Movie King's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 19 September 2026. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Movie King's sire's record?
- Animal Kingdom (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 348 runs since Oct 2017 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Movie King's siblings?
- Out of Entertaining (USA), Movie King (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.