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Movie King (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer V C Ward · Owner V C Ward
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
Official rating80↓ 24lb off peak
80 45–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 25 Jul 2025

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 20 figures · best 124B · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good7119B753 runs · 97 / 75
Good to Soft7124B83—
Soft5119B87—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7124B973 runs · 97 / 75
2m5f – 3m6119B77.5—
1m5f – 2m690B68—
Over 3m1———
Flat 21 figures · best 124C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)10101A91.5—
Soft4101A78—
Good3124C95—
Good to Soft265C55.5—
Heavy277C75.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m11124C95—
1m2f – 1m4f7101A78—
1m – 1m1f374C63—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown (IRE), 26 Aug 2026 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 19 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 20 Dec 2024 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 11 Sep 2025

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 21 figures · best 108A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good7108A903 runs · 90 / 85
Good to Soft7108A87—
Soft5105A85—
Heavy285C83.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7106A873 runs · 90 / 85
1m5f – 2m7108A85—
2m5f – 3m6105A93—
Over 3m1———
Flat 21 figures · best 76A · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1076A61.5—
Soft457C50.5—
Good369A47—
Good to Soft257C56.5—
Heavy259A49.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1171A59—
1m2f – 1m4f776A59—
1m – 1m1f351C45—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 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 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).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4375%+63.2—
Good to Firm45613.3%+1.5—
Good55610.9%−0.91 from 10
Good to Soft33412.1%+0.30 from 9
Soft3239.4%−2.40 from 9
Heavy9111.1%−0.70 from 4
Standard (AW)1701810.6%−1.21 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−11.8—
6f – 7f4548.9%−2.9—
1m – 1m1f111109%−2.80 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f821214.6%+2.80 from 7
1m5f – 2m771316.9%+5.11 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f16212.5%+0.71 from 7
2m5f – 3m900%−11.80 from 6
Over 3m100%−11.80 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.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Entertained (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£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

DistanceRunsWinsSR£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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£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

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£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

TypeRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
19 Sep 26+24d Navan (IRE) Millbrook Food Group 100 Years Celebration Handicap Hurdle (Div II) 2m3f · Good · 16 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along in 11th two out - unable to close - finished ninth 9/16 ¾ 10-1 8075B85A Mr B M Coonan 100/1
26 Aug 26+33d Bellewstown (IRE) Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 13 ran 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 8297C90C Mr B M Coonan 250/1
24 Jul 26+316d Kilbeggan (IRE) Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m3f · Good · 16 ran held up at the back from the off - posed no threat - beaten a long way at the finish 13/16 ½ 10-5 8457C82C Mr B M Coonan 50/1
2025 · 4 runs
11 Sep 25+20d Clonmel John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 1) 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 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 4773C44C Mr A Coonan 33/1
22 Aug 25+28d Kilbeggan New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase (0-100) 3m2f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 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 8579B88A Mr B M Coonan 15/2
25 Jul 25+189d Kilbeggan Bretland Construction Edenderry Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Handy early - 4th at halfway - blundered two out - pushed along and stayed on same speed to finish 3/13 ½ 10-12 8585B100A Mr B M Coonan 10/1
17 Jan 25+28d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) 2m · Standard · 13 ran 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 5058B59A Declan McDonogh 10/1
2024 · 5 runs
20 Dec 24+23d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-75) 2m · Standard · 14 ran 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 52100B60A Chris Hayes 8/1
27 Nov 24+35d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) 2m · Standard · 11 ran 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 5471A56A Jack Cleary 4/1
23 Oct 24+16d Navan Navan Racing Festival Real Deal Package On Sale Now Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m6f · Yielding · 19 ran 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 5683C57C Ben Coen 28/1
07 Oct 24+262d Fairyhouse House Restaurant Open For All Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m · Good · 11 ran 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 9364A104A Mr J Costello 14/1
19 Jan 24+53d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (47-65) 2m · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1¾ 9-10 5878B65A Shane Foley 16/1
2023 · 8 runs
27 Nov 23+47d Ludlow Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 70 11-7 10472C84C Mr B M Coonan 12/1
11 Oct 23+25d Punchestown Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 2m7½f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 nk 10-5 8987A98A Mr B M Coonan 6/1
16 Sep 23+20d Navan Navan Racing Festival November 18th & 19th Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m5½f · Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 11-0 95119B105A Mr B M Coonan 33/1
27 Aug 23+33d Naas Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series 1m2½f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 1½ 12-6 5846C57C — 28/1
25 Jul 23+21d Ballinrobe Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 2m5½f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 7 11-2 9662B88A Mr B M Coonan 17/2
04 Jul 23+32d Tipperary Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 2) 2m3½f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 1½ 10-9 89105B87A Mr B M Coonan 7/1
02 Jun 23+10d Down Royal BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4½f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-9 90119B106A 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) 2m · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 1¼ 10-8 8882B108A Mr B M Coonan 22/1
2022 · 11 runs
14 Oct 22+28d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ½ 9-4 4791B76A Luke McAteer 25/1
16 Sep 22+27d Downpatrick Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m7½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 33 10-5 9083C72C Liam McKenna 16/1
20 Aug 22+14d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 15/16 ½ 11-12 90124B84A Jack Foley 5/1
06 Aug 22+16d Kilbeggan Mahon Hospitality Group New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good · 13 ran 2/13 ½ 11-0 8789B108A Liam McKenna 8/1
21 Jul 22+21d Leopardstown Donohue Marquees Handicap 1m7f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 2 8-7 4895A47A Wayne Lordan 5/1
30 Jun 22+71d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Yielding · 17 ran 15/17 6 10-7 8854C83C Peter Carberry 18/1
20 Apr 22+19d Bellewstown awardsandgifts.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m6½f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 8-13 48124C69A Robbie Colgan 11/4F
01 Apr 22+22d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 2m · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 8-12 4795B71A Robbie Colgan 9/2
10 Mar 22+27d Thurles Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m½f · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 nk 11-8 8944C85C Peter Carberry 16/1
11 Feb 22+28d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-70) 2m · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 shd 8-7 47101A48A N G McCullagh 4/1
14 Jan 22+35d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-65) 2m · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 8-13 4599B67A Robbie Colgan 6/1
2021 · 2 runs
10 Dec 21+7d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-1 4592B63A Colin Keane 13/2
03 Dec 21+356d Dundalk (AW) Kathleen Pierce Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 8-13 4578B60A Wayne Lordan 20/1
2020 · 9 runs
12 Dec 20+6d Fairyhouse Thanks To All Our Sponsors In 2020 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 nk 11-2 ——82C Peter Carberry 200/1
06 Dec 20+12d Cork Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 3 11-2 —39C85C Peter Carberry 40/1
24 Nov 20+29d Punchestown Ballymore Group 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 11-2 —90B82A Adam Short 12/1
26 Oct 20+13d Galway Claddagh Heroes Patrick And Morgan Oliver Handicap (45-65) 1m4f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 3½ 8-5 4777C59A Andrew Slattery 16/1
13 Oct 20+19d Cork Dromahane Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m2f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 5 8-5 47101A50A J M Sheridan 25/1
24 Sep 20+14d Listowel Thorn Plant Hire Handicap (45-70) 1m · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 8-6 5074C40C Wayne Lordan 66/1
10 Sep 20+40d Navan Metges Lane Maiden 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 7½ 9-7 —65C56C Mark Enright 150/1
01 Aug 20+45d Galway Gloriously Simple With MansionBet Maiden 1m½f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 8½ 9-7 —52C51C Ronan Whelan 100/1
17 Jun 20 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 1m1½f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 6 9-7 —63A45A 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.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.