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Musical Express (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2013) · Last trainer W A Murphy · Last owner Graham Duffy
by Black Minnaloushe (USA) out of Illustre Inconnue (USA) (Septieme Ciel)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jul 2013 — 4,838 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2013 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Musical Express (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off 48, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating48↓ 17lb off peak
48 48–65

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 (flat) 45C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 15 Mar 2013 Official rating 48 at the last flat run, 29 Jul 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 24 Apr 2008

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 77A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm377A72—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f472A44.5—
6f – 7f266A65.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 95C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m395C82—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Black Minnaloushe (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 243 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−8.20 from 1
Good to Firm44613.6%+5.40 from 3
Good80810%+1.80 from 2
Good to Soft3512.9%−5.30 from 1
Soft30310%+1.80 from 1
Heavy1218.3%+0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3912.6%−5.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f27311.1%+2.90 from 2
1m – 1m1f4337%−1.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f691014.5%+6.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m8444.8%−3.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1900%−8.2—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Illustre Inconnue (USA) (Septieme Ciel)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Illustrious Forest (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Illustrious Forest (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Illustrious Forest (GB)2051m4fClass 4
Fantino (GB)2751m4f–2m½fClass 4
Incony (GB)30——
Carvers Hill (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P Shanahan 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Hussey 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P A King 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2013 · 3 runs
29 Jul 13+113d Ayr Read Hayley Turner Every Friday racinguk.com Handicap Class 6 · 9f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 23 8-11 4844C Kieren Fallon 28/1
07 Apr 13+23d Curragh equisoftlive.com Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 13/13 10 8-1 5030C Ian Brennan 25/1
15 Mar 13+978d Wolverhampton (AW) Get Best Odds With bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 5 9-4 5245C Martin Lane 2/1
2010 · 4 runs
11 Jul 10+37d Tipperary Knockanglass Stables Handicap (50-70) 7.5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 3 9-9 6566A P Shanahan 10/1
04 Jun 10+7d Curragh Evening Herald - Friday's Leinster Rugby Supplement Maiden 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 1¾ 10-2 6572A P Shanahan 50/1
28 May 10+5d Down Royal Barclay Communications Web Design Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 10-2 —65A Michael Hussey 25/1
23 May 10+236d Curragh Kilsaran Lifestyle Maiden 10f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 10/21 1 10-5 —77A Michael Hussey 50/1
2009 · 2 runs
29 Sep 09+22d Roscommon Knockcroghery Flat Race 16f · Firm · 11 ran 7/11 6 11-7 —82A Niall Kelly 25/1
07 Sep 09+501d Clonmel Kilcash Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 30 11-7 —74C Mr P A King 25/1
2008 · 1 run
24 Apr 08 Punchestown Masterchefs Hospitality (Pro-Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 25 ran 24/25 30 11-2 —95C Mr P Roche 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Musical Express won?
Musical Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2013.
Who trained Musical Express?
Musical Express (IRE) was trained by W A Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 29 July 2013.
Who is Musical Express's sire?
Musical Express (IRE) is by Black Minnaloushe (USA) out of Illustre Inconnue (USA), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What is Musical Express's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 29 July 2013. The highest on record is 65.
What is Musical Express's sire's record?
Black Minnaloushe (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 243 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Musical Express's siblings?
Out of Illustre Inconnue (USA), Musical Express (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Illustrious Forest (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Illustrious Forest (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.