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Horse profile

Murphy's Law (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Keith Dalgleish · Last owner Straightline Bloodstock
by Gold Well (GB) out of Balleen Rose (IRE) (Old Vic)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2019
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2021 — 2,022 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 · 8th of 8 3 wins · Kelso, Perth & Bangor-on-Dee Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Murphy's Law (IRE) is 3 from 15, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2019.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating123↓ 4lb off peak
123 107–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 26 Oct 2019

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.

Jumps 13 figures · best 127C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good5123A81—
Good to Soft5112A102—
Soft3127C95—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8123A86.5—
2m5f – 3m3127C102—
1m5f – 2m2112A86.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 1 Jan 2020 Official rating 123 at the last run, 1 Apr 2021

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.

Jumps 14 figures · best 137B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good5119A106—
Good to Soft5132B107—
Soft3128A127—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9137B107—
2m5f – 3m3132B119—
1m5f – 2m2122A111—

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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
Gold Well (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,647 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1241411.3%−0.9—
Good1,75222012.6%+0.41 from 5
Good to Soft97912112.4%+0.21 from 5
Soft1,79219410.8%−1.40 from 3
Heavy96713714.2%+21 from 2
Standard (AW)3313%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.2—
1m – 1m1f1900%−12.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−12.2—
1m5f – 2m1,21314612%−0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,89824312.8%+0.61 from 9
2m5f – 3m1,96622911.6%−0.62 from 4
Over 3m5356912.9%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Old Rascals (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Old Rascals (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Old Rascals (IRE)612m5½fClass 4
How Will I Know (IRE)412m2½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −2.75
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.75
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 3 27% −3.25
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 2 1 50% +0.25
Perth 2 1 50% +1.25
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +1.25
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −5.75
2m5f – 3m 4 2 50% +0.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 8 2 25% −2.50
Craig Nichol 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 1 100% +1.25
Lorcan Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Moscrop 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 12 3 25% −4.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% −5.50
Chase 5 1 20% −1.75

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
01 Apr 21+93d Uttoxeter Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 hd 11-6 12383C101C Conor O'Farrell 40/1
29 Dec 20+363d Kelso Boscasports Transforming Retail Betting Display Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 22.5f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 16 11-13 126127C99C Craig Nichol 9/1
01 Jan 20+32d Musselburgh Betway 'auld Reekie' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 19 10-10 12462B107A Craig Nichol 10/1
30 Nov 19+35d Newcastle Avison Young Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 8 ran F/8 — 11-4 127—— Craig Nichol 10/1
26 Oct 19+25d Kelso Visit racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 12-0 122102B132B Danny McMenamin 5/4F
01 Oct 19+5d Sedgefield Watch Sky Sports Racing In Hd Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 12-5 11795A127B Brian Hughes 11/10F
26 Sep 19+24d Perth Lord Mansfield Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-11 117—137B Brian Hughes 9/4J
02 Sep 19+14d Hexham Download The Free At The Races App Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 27 11-12 11948C103C Brian Hughes EvensF
19 Aug 19+19d Bangor-on-Dee Gap Personnel Head Office Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-13 11173B119A Brian Hughes 5/4F
31 Jul 19+15d Perth Solheim Cup 2019 At Gleneagles Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 nk 11-9 10790B128A Lorcan Murtagh 6/1
16 Jul 19+112d Southwell Keytree Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 2¼ 11-7 110123A111A Brian Hughes 8/1
26 Mar 19+16d Hexham Visit Our New Static Caravan Site Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 11 11-9 11061C100C Brian Hughes 7/2F
10 Mar 19+11d Musselburgh Follow RacingTV On Twitter Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 10-11 —112A122A Nathan Moscrop 14/1
27 Feb 19+9d Musselburgh Congratulations Catch Bissett-Employee Of The Year Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 hd 11-3 —81A106B Brian Hughes 9/4
18 Feb 19 Carlisle racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 9 11-3 —107C99C Brian Hughes 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Murphy's Law (IRE) won?
Murphy's Law (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Murphy's Law (IRE)?
Murphy's Law (IRE) was trained by Keith Dalgleish on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 1 April 2021.
Who is Murphy's Law (IRE)'s sire?
Murphy's Law (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Balleen Rose (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Murphy's Law (IRE) prefer?
Murphy's Law (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Murphy's Law (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 1 April 2021. The highest on record is 127.
What is Murphy's Law (IRE)'s sire's record?
Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,647 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Murphy's Law (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Balleen Rose (IRE), Murphy's Law (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Old Rascals (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Old Rascals (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2019. 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.