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Horse profile

Murphy's Cardinal (IRE)

14yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2010) · Last trainer Noel Chance · Last owner Miss Eimear Chance
by Shernazar (GB) out of Lady Swinford (GB) (Ardross)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Mar 2010 — 6,054 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2010 Won at Haydock Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2009. Last raced off 115, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3 OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 32lb off peak
115 115–147

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 14 Feb 2009 Official rating 115 at the last run, 25 Mar 2010

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 119B · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy2119B113.5—
Good to Soft2116C116—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3119B116—
Over 3m2116C112—

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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
Shernazar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14214.3%+5.6—
Good to Firm141128.5%−0.2—
Good388338.5%−0.2—
Good to Soft2052210.7%+20 from 5
Soft427419.6%+0.90 from 1
Heavy281176%−2.71 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−8.7—
1m – 1m1f100%−8.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m350349.7%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f598528.7%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m420348.1%−0.61 from 4
Over 3m8178.6%−0.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Swinford (GB) (Ardross)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Victom's Chance (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Victom's Chance (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Victom's Chance (IRE)722m4½f–2m6fClass 4
Lady Wilde (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +2.33
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +3.33
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +3.33
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +0.33
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J E Tudor 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr William Biddick 1 1 100% +3.33
Mr R Burton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 2 1 50% +2.33
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
25 Mar 10+25d Ludlow Bitterley Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 12-4 115— Mr J E Tudor 10/3
28 Feb 10+10d Fontwell Fuller's London Pride Foxhunters Trial Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 12-6 122108B Mr J E Tudor 2/1F
18 Feb 10+342d Ffos Las Dunraven Foxhunters Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 12-8 122— Mr J E Tudor 9/2J
13 Mar 09+27d Cheltenham Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 8/24 1¼ 12-0 122116C Ms N Carberry 11/1
14 Feb 09+311d Haydock Blue Square Walrus Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 23f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-9 122119B Mr William Biddick 10/3
09 Apr 08+1145d Towcester gg.com Tipzone Grafton Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 11-12 139116B Mr R Burton 6/4F
19 Feb 05+13d Lingfield Totesport Ascot Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-7 147— Tom Doyle 11/2
06 Feb 05 Leopardstown Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-12 —93C Tom Doyle 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) won?
Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Murphy's Cardinal (IRE)?
Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) was trained by Noel Chance on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 25 March 2010.
Who is Murphy's Cardinal (IRE)'s sire?
Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) is by Shernazar (GB) out of Lady Swinford (GB), whose sire is Ardross.
What is Murphy's Cardinal (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 25 March 2010. The highest on record is 147.
What is Murphy's Cardinal (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shernazar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Murphy's Cardinal (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lady Swinford (GB), Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Victom's Chance (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Victom's Chance (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.