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Horse profile

Must Be Dreaming (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer G Ahern · Last owner Ger Gubbins Construction Limited
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Maontri (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
55 runs · 21 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Aug 2025 — 438 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 7th of 14 2 wins · Tramore & Wexford Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Must Be Dreaming is a mare who won two of 55 starts, both in handicaps. She took a 1m5f – 2m chase at Tramore on good ground in Sep 2024 off an official rating of 93 and a 2m1f – 2m4f hurdle at Wexford on soft ground in May 2022 off 89. Typically held up, she was held in her last run, a seventh of 14 in the I.P.R.S. Handicap Chase at Tramore in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 88. She raced 14 lb below her highest ever mark of 102 that day.

Based on 55 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 14lb off peak
88 45–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 23 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 35 figures · best 133A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good16114B83—
Soft9122B83—
Good to Soft598B74—
Heavy5133A75—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m16133A81—
2m1f – 2m4f14114B92—
2m5f – 3m5114B71—
Flat 12 figures · best 109C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5109C88—
Standard (AW)390B84—
Heavy267C57.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f8109C86—
1m – 1m1f467C56—

Of 54 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 54 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 23 Jul 2025 Official rating 88 at the last jumps run, 15 Aug 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 25 Oct 2021 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 29 Jun 2022

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 40 figures · best 122A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good19120A104—
Soft11122A96—
Good to Soft5121A110—
Heavy5115A99—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m18122A100.5—
2m1f – 2m4f17121A108—
2m5f – 3m5110A103—
Flat 12 figures · best 68A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft568A41—
Standard (AW)360A55—
Heavy255A51.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f868A50—
1m – 1m1f455A40.5—

Of 54 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 52 figures from 54 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 14 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 11 (79%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (21%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.9—
Good1,15213411.6%+1.81 from 20
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.40 from 8
Soft759678.8%−11 from 17
Heavy263186.8%−30 from 7
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.40 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−10 from 9
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.41 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.31 from 19
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.50 from 5
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

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
Maontri (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Soldier's Tree (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soldier's Tree (IRE)717f—
Hey Kameir (IRE)70——
Footstepsintherye (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 20 1 5% −12.50
Soft 17 1 6% −5.00
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 8 1 13% −0.50
Wexford 7 1 14% +5.00
Cork 5 0 0% −5.00
Thurles 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 19 1 5% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 18 1 6% −10.50
1m2f – 1m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J J Slevin 13 1 8% −1.00
John Shinnick 9 1 11% −1.50
Michael O'Sullivan 3 0 0% −3.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Harnett 3 0 0% −3.00
Miss J Townend 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall Prendergast 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr A Phelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss M O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
J M Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Slattery 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 0 0% −17.00
Cheekpieces 12 0 0% −12.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 9 1 11% −1.50
Tongue tie 8 1 13% +4.00
Visor 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 14 1 7% −6.50
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 12 1 8% +0.00
2021 10 0 0% −10.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 21 1 5% −13.50
Hurdle 21 1 5% −9.00
Flat 13 0 0% −13.00

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
2025 · 8 runs
15 Aug 25+23d Tramore I.P.R.S. Handicap Chase (0-100) 22f · Good · 14 ran Held up early - improved into 7th after 3 out then 4th but hampered at final flight - unable to challenge on run-in finishing 7th 7/14 nk 11-2 8866B100A J J Slevin 12/1
23 Jul 25+19d Wexford Wexford Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Chase (0-100) 16f · Good · 12 ran Held up at the back - moved into contention after the 6th but couldn't threaten the leading pair by the last - stayed on at one gait to finish 6th 6/12 4½ 11-4 9080A103A J J Slevin 10/1
04 Jul 25+25d Wexford Molloy Metal Recycling Handicap Chase (0-100) 19.5f · Good · 16 ran Handy early - second at halfway - hit front 3 out - driven and lost advantage nearing following fence - soon empty and dropped away 7/16 11 11-3 9275B99A John Shinnick 20/1
09 Jun 25+9d Roscommon Strokestown Handicap Chase 16f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 6th and driven along 3 out - unable to close on those ahead - well held at the finish 6/13 hd 11-2 9569B104A Mike O'Connor 12/1
31 May 25+19d Tramore Racing TV Free Month Trial Handicap Chase (0-100) 22f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled towards the back early - moved into contention entering straight - hit front briefly before the last two - had nothing more in third and clipped last fence - stayed on same speed to finish fourth 4/14 hd 11-10 9771B110A John Shinnick 16/1
12 May 25+41d Killarney Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase 20.5f · Yielding · 15 ran Held up towards the back - moved into 8th approaching the straight - pressed for effort with nothing more found 3 out - eventually well held in 10th 10/15 7½ 11-1 99—91A Sean Flanagan 10/1
01 Apr 25+17d Limerick Limerick Races On Instagram Handicap Chase 19.5f · Good · 13 ran Held up early - still back in 11th after 7th - progress made turning into straight to lead the chasing pack by 2 out in 4th - maintained effort to the line finishing fourth 4/13 ¾ 10-12 9995B112A John Shinnick 16/1
15 Mar 25+79d Thurles Flexineb E3 Handicap Chase 21f · Good · 13 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along in 9th turning for home - unable to close and finished without extra late gears 7/13 2 10-11 10093B101A John Shinnick 20/1
2024 · 14 runs
26 Dec 24+18d Limerick BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase 17.5f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran Settled just off the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and 7th after 4 out - lost ground before being pulled up before 2 out PU/10 — 11-3 100—— John Shinnick 20/1
08 Dec 24+17d Cork Coolmore N.H. Sires Order Of St George Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2) 16.5f · Yielding · 8 ran Held up at the back - pushed along and made no headway after 4 out - one pace in the straight - finished 6th 6/8 4¼ 10-13 10068B102B John Shinnick 150/1
21 Nov 24+36d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase 16.5f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - driven into contention before 2 out and up to 5th near the last - stayed on steadily but always held 5/8 4¼ 11-1 10182A96A John Shinnick 13/2
16 Oct 24+28d Punchestown BetVictor Novice Chase (Grade 3) 18.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Settled towards the back - small error 4 out - pushed along soon after with nothing more to offer - finished well beaten in 5th 5/7 19 10-8 10174C100C John Shinnick 100/1
18 Sep 24+31d Tramore Tote.ie Handicap Chase 16f · Good · 9 ran Held up early - still back in 8th after the 7th - made progress after three out - moving strongly to close the gap before two out - went in front approaching the last - stayed on strongly to score with ease 1/9 9-12 9382A108A John Shinnick 13/2
18 Aug 24+25d Tramore Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 15.5f · Good · 14 ran Sat just off the front pack - error three out while in mid-division and pushed along soon after - unable to close on the front group late 9/14 4½ 11-8 95—89C J J Slevin 18/1
24 Jul 24+11d Wexford Wexford Mares Beginners Chase 16f · Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 26 11-7 9583C86C J J Slevin 16/1
13 Jul 24+8d Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Chase (0-102) 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 11-6 94101B114A J J Slevin 11/1
05 Jul 24+26d Cork Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 17f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 11-10 9198B95A J J Slevin 11/2
09 Jun 24+8d Punchestown Cheers To The Punchestown Women Ladies Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 10-5 92—105A Miss J Townend 5/1
01 Jun 24+17d Tramore racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 1½ 11-11 92117B120A Rachael Blackmore 6/1
15 May 24+55d Tipperary Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 3 11-5 9386B110A Michael O'Sullivan 9/2
21 Mar 24+70d Cork Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 5/20 1 10-5 93108B115A Michael O'Sullivan 40/1
11 Jan 24+191d Clonmel Lisronagh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 11 12-0 9523C90C J J Slevin 7/1
2023 · 7 runs
04 Jul 23+14d Tipperary Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 2) 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-12 99—— Phillip Enright 10/1
20 Jun 23+18d Wexford visitwexford.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 11-11 9998B121A Jody McGarvey 10/1
02 Jun 23+19d Tramore Curraghmore Beginners Chase 21f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 2¾ 11-5 —19B103A J J Slevin 7/2J
14 May 23+27d Killarney Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 5/10 4¾ 11-7 —28A111A J J Slevin 50/1
17 Apr 23+22d Tramore Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase 21.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 1 11-5 —114B108A J J Slevin 13/2
26 Mar 23+31d Limerick Tote Mares Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 17 11-7 98133A99B Miss J Townend 100/1
23 Feb 23+112d Thurles Connolly's RED MILLS Ladies Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16.5f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 1¼ 11-10 9864B120A Miss M O'Sullivan 11/1
2022 · 12 runs
03 Nov 22+13d Thurles Ballagh Mares Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 3½ 9-9 99—96A Cian Quirke 11/2
21 Oct 22+33d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 9½ 10-12 101100C98C Michael O'Sullivan 100/1
18 Sep 22+44d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 nk 11-6 101114B108A J J Slevin 10/1
05 Aug 22+10d Wexford Traynors Of Wexford For Dulux Heritage Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 2 12-0 10284B111A Brian Hayes 4/1
26 Jul 22+18d Galway Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed) 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 10-9 98—117A Brian Hayes 100/1
08 Jul 22+9d Cork Follow Us On Instagram Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 1¾ 11-2 9789B113A J J Slevin 12/1
29 Jun 22+19d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 12.5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 16/17 ½ 8-9 4788C38C J M Sheridan 13/2
10 Jun 22+16d Clonmel Clonmel Show Sunday July 3rd Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 nk 11-8 96122B122A Ian Power 11/2
25 May 22+120d Wexford Calor Gas Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 17f · Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 11-8 8977A114A J J Slevin 11/1
25 Jan 22+19d Down Royal Molson Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 4½ 10-11 9252C84C Sean O'Keeffe 16/1
06 Jan 22+5d Clonmel Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 32 11-1 —71C99C Sean O'Keeffe 66/1
01 Jan 22+16d Tramore David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 10-6 —75B96A Niall Prendergast 100/1
2021 · 10 runs
16 Dec 21+14d Naas Extra Places Everyday At BetVictor Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 24 ran 8/24 2½ 11-2 —98C95C Mr A Phelan 300/1
02 Dec 21+38d Clonmel ClonmelRaces.ie (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 2 10-9 —47C91C Mr A Phelan 200/1
25 Oct 21+37d Galway Galway Races Summer Festival 2022 Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 12f · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 ½ 8-12 4548C48C Seamie Heffernan 33/1
18 Sep 21+111d Gowran Park Xenon Security Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 16/16 1 8-13 4557C32A Ben Coen 50/1
30 May 21+11d Navan NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) 10f · Yielding · 23 ran 14/23 ½ 8-12 46109C50A Seamie Heffernan 9/1
19 May 21+23d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 ¾ 8-11 4594C68A Seamie Heffernan 22/1
26 Apr 21+38d Naas Starlite Drive In Cinema At Naas Racecourse Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Good · 20 ran 15/20 4¾ 8-7 4555C40C Andrew Slattery 14/1
19 Mar 21+7d Dundalk (AW) Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap (45-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 hd 8-11 4784B50A Wayne Lordan 7/1
12 Mar 21+35d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 4¾ 8-10 4890B60A Paddy Harnett 11/2
05 Feb 21+162d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 shd 8-8 4883B55A Alan Persse 50/1
2020 · 4 runs
27 Aug 20+18d Bellewstown Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 9-1 5567C55A Paddy Harnett 125/1
09 Aug 20+13d Curragh Hashtag ForTheLoveOfKildare Fillies Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 18/18 ¾ 8-9 —47C41C Paddy Harnett 300/1
27 Jul 20+22d Galway Monami Construction (Q.R.) Maiden 12.5f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 2¼ 10-5 —50C41A Niall Prendergast 200/1
05 Jul 20 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 12f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 1¾ 9-2 ——— Joe Doyle 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Must Be Dreaming won?
Must Be Dreaming (IRE) won 2 of 55 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 3.6%. Placed 9 times in total (16.4% of starts).
Who trained Must Be Dreaming?
Must Be Dreaming (IRE) was trained by G Ahern on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 15 August 2025.
Who is Must Be Dreaming's sire?
Must Be Dreaming (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Maontri (IRE), whose sire is Catcher In The Rye.
What going does Must Be Dreaming prefer?
Must Be Dreaming (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 17 starts (5.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Must Be Dreaming's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 15 August 2025. The highest on record is 102.
What is Must Be Dreaming's sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Must Be Dreaming's siblings?
Out of Maontri (IRE), Must Be Dreaming (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Soldier's Tree (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2020. 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.