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Musical Ava (IRE)

10yo mare (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer Donal Commins · Last owner David Paul Murphy
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Musical Madam (IRE) (Musical Pursuit)
42 runs · 17 courses · from May 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2022 — 1,468 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 · 8th of 15 Won at Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Musical Ava (IRE) is 1 from 42. Hasn't won since Jun 2020. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 25 on softer).

Based on 42 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating84↓ 7lb off peak
84 80–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Galway, 4 Oct 2022

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 33 figures · best 139B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good14139B99.5—
Soft8110C95.5—
Good to Soft692B84.5—
Heavy594C75—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m16130B90.5—
2m1f – 2m4f13139B92—
2m5f – 3m499A86—

Of 42 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 42 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 14 Aug 2022 Official rating 84 at the last jumps run, 20 Oct 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wexford, 24 May 2017

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 36 figures · best 106A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good14106A96.5—
Soft10106A93—
Good to Soft696A85—
Heavy6102A91—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m19103A90—
2m1f – 2m4f13106A96—
2m5f – 3m4106A88.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 42 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,941 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.90 from 1
Good3,02834211.3%+1.21 from 16
Good to Soft1,44116111.2%+1.10 from 6
Soft2,2292049.2%−0.90 from 12
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 7
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7871699.5%−0.60 from 23
2m1f – 2m4f2,85329410.3%+0.21 from 14
2m5f – 3m2,52426510.5%+0.40 from 5
Over 3m6697210.8%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Musical Madam (IRE) (Musical Pursuit)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ballycrystal (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Ballycrystal (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballycrystal (IRE)3152m½f–2m6fClass 3
Siannes Star (IRE)3142m–2m4½fClass 3
Ballyrashane (IRE)1323m–3m5fClass 5
Fury Lad (IRE)40——
Pasquetta (IRE)50——
Hide The Truth (IRE)40——
Thanks God (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 1 6% −1.00
Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 8 0 0% −8.00
Tramore 7 0 0% −7.00
Downpatrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 1 50% +13.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 23 0 0% −23.00
2m1f – 2m4f 14 1 7% +1.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Burke 34 1 3% −19.00
Aidan Kelly 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Treacy 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ambrose McCurtin 1 0 0% −1.00
Max Browne 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J M Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 37 1 3% −22.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 7 1 14% +8.00
2019 10 0 0% −10.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 12 0 0% −12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 40 1 3% −25.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2022 · 4 runs
20 Oct 22+16d Thurles Premier County Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 1 10-5 8488B85A Aidan Kelly 18/1
04 Oct 22+51d Galway Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 10-11 85106B93A Aidan Kelly 12/1
14 Aug 22+225d Tramore Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 6½ 11-5 86100B97A Denis O'Regan 14/1
01 Jan 22+60d Tramore Keith Casey Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 88—— Ambrose McCurtin 9/1
2021 · 5 runs
02 Nov 21+16d Fairyhouse Safer Gambling Week November 1st - November 7th Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Yielding · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 10-10 89110C96A Martin Burke 16/1
17 Oct 21+72d Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 ½ 11-4 9098B106A Martin Burke 28/1
06 Aug 21+24d Wexford Download The Boylesports App Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 15 11-2 9074A82B Martin Burke 40/1
13 Jul 21+47d Downpatrick Virtual Live Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 5 11-7 9190B101A Martin Burke 9/1
27 May 21+158d Limerick Foynes Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 19f · Yielding · 17 ran 5/17 ½ 11-5 9174B101A Martin Burke 18/1
2020 · 7 runs
20 Dec 20+59d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 16f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 82 10-13 91—93C Martin Burke 400/1
22 Oct 20+21d Thurles Premier County Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 22.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 2 10-12 9199A92A Martin Burke 12/1
01 Oct 20+24d Clonmel Carrick-On-Suir Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 11-9 9079B104A Martin Burke 11/1
07 Sep 20+30d Galway Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21.5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 1¼ 11-8 9084B106A Martin Burke 28/1
08 Aug 20+40d Kilbeggan Pig 'N' Whistle Pubs & Restaurants New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 1 11-2 9092B82A Martin Burke 6/1
29 Jun 20+180d Kilbeggan Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-9 83139B104A Martin Burke 14/1
01 Jan 20+22d Tramore Go Power Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 10-0 83103B89A Martin Burke 8/1
2019 · 10 runs
10 Dec 19+47d Tramore Book Your Table For New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 hd 10-5 8160A102A Martin Burke 7/1
24 Oct 19+21d Thurles Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 6/18 3 10-6 8286B85A Martin Burke 8/1
03 Oct 19+38d Clonmel Carrick-On-Suir Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Yielding · 18 ran 3/18 2 10-6 8292B99A Martin Burke 10/1
26 Aug 19+15d Downpatrick Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 10-7 8399B88A Martin Burke 7/2
11 Aug 19+38d Downpatrick A J C Group, Newcastle Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 2/11 4¼ 10-6 8283A96A Martin Burke 6/1
04 Jul 19+19d Tipperary Follow tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 24f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 3½ 10-9 8384C84A Ryan Treacy 7/1
15 Jun 19+16d Downpatrick Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21.5f · Yielding · 13 ran F/13 — 10-8 82—— Ryan Treacy 7/1
30 May 19+24d Limerick Play The Tote Superfecta On Every Race Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 1½ 10-5 81110A92A Martin Burke 6/1
06 May 19+125d Down Royal London Essence Company Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 nk 10-7 81130B103A Martin Burke 16/1
01 Jan 19+19d Tramore Introducing Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 10-5 81—— Max Browne 9/2
2018 · 4 runs
13 Dec 18+31d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 3/15 16 10-7 8158B92A Martin Burke 8/1
12 Nov 18+11d Thurles Templemore Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 10-7 81—— Martin Burke 8/1
01 Nov 18+14d Clonmel Sky Sports Racing Launching In 2019 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 10-8 82106B81A Martin Burke 8/1
18 Oct 18+315d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 10-6 80110B100A Martin Burke 9/1
2017 · 12 runs
07 Dec 17+14d Clonmel Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 12 10-0 8194C82C Martin Burke 7/1
23 Nov 17+28d Thurles Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 nk 10-7 81—100A Martin Burke 13/2
26 Oct 17+14d Thurles Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 6/18 2 10-8 8292B89A Martin Burke 12/1
12 Oct 17+13d Thurles Templemore Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 6/18 ½ 10-9 8268B95A Martin Burke 12/1
29 Sep 17+8d Gowran Park Bramblestown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 6/19 ½ 10-9 8375B89A Martin Burke 9/1
21 Sep 17+21d Ballinrobe Tuam Herald Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 1 10-10 8489B90A Martin Burke 16/1
31 Aug 17+26d Bellewstown Byrne Marquees Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 nse 10-2 8588B96A Martin Burke 33/1
05 Aug 17+14d Galway (IRE) O'Leary Insurances Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 19 ran 5/19 16 10-12 ——79C Martin Burke 80/1
22 Jul 17+11d Limerick Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 1 11-0 —119B85A Martin Burke 100/1
11 Jul 17+17d Roscommon Athleague Mares Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 11/18 ½ 10-6 —48C74C Martin Burke 100/1
24 Jun 17+31d Gowran Park Affedia Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran BD/16 — 10-12 ——— Martin Burke 33/1
24 May 17 Wexford Racing Again June 7th Flat Race 20f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 24 11-0 ——52C Mr J M Burke 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Musical Ava won?
Musical Ava (IRE) won 1 of 42 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 2.4%. Placed 10 times in total (23.8% of starts).
Who trained Musical Ava?
Musical Ava (IRE) was trained by Donal Commins on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 20 October 2022.
Who is Musical Ava's sire?
Musical Ava (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Musical Madam (IRE), whose sire is Musical Pursuit.
What going does Musical Ava prefer?
Musical Ava (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 16 starts (6.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Musical Ava's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 20 October 2022. The highest on record is 91.
What is Musical Ava's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,941 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Musical Ava's siblings?
Out of Musical Madam (IRE), Musical Ava (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ballycrystal (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Ballycrystal (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2017. 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.