Horse profile
Nelson Muntz (IRE)
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Boldilocks (GB) (King's Theatre)
28 runs · 16 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
2 wins · Gowran Park (IRE) & Kilbeggan
Ran 15 days ago · 1st of 14
Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile
Nelson Muntz is a gelding with two wins from 28 starts. Both wins came over hurdles on turf, one at Kilbeggan in the WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in Sep 2025 and the other at Gowran Park in the Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Oct 2026. He races prominently and won last time out at Gowran Park in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 113. He has raced on 16 different courses.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 2–28Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 9 (32.1%)Placed
- −20.97£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.85Fair A/E n=28 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 47dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating113↓ 4lb off peak
113
68–117
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 135
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 120A | 63 | 2 · 120 / 89.5 |
| Good | 4 | 135B | 123.5 | 4 · 135 / 123.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 105B | 86 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 106B | 79.5 | 2 · 89 / 74 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 135B | 113 | 3 · 135 / 134 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 112A | 88 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 103A | 63 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 141A | 101 | 2 · 112 / 106.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 103A | 85.5 | 1 · — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 28 runs · as at 10 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 9 analysed runs
- Prominent 4 (44%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 643 | 73 | 11.4% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,670 | 150 | 9% | −0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,040 | 109 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,249 | 124 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 450 | 51 | 11.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,175 | 113 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 864 | 85 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 678 | 49 | 7.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,222 | 148 | 12.1% | +2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,593 | 154 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,195 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 530 | 52 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 77 | 8 | 10.4% | +0.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Boldilocks (GB) (King's Theatre)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Emma Hamilton (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m6f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Emma Hamilton (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Hamilton (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m6f–3m | Class 5 |
| Porridge (IRE) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.47 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.47 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 1 | 6% | −14.47 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Quirke | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.47 |
| Jimmy Dalton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr D Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Pat Taaffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 1 | 4% | −22.47 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.47 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.97 |
| Flat | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| NH Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+1d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Prominent early and 5th at halfway - moved up to 2nd turning in and went to the front after 2 out - nudged before the last then strong finish on the run-in to win | 1/14 | 11-5 | 113 | 113B | 137A | Phillip Enright | 9/2 | |
| 01 Oct 26+83d | Clonmel (IRE) | Clonmel Handicap Hurdle blundered first fence - prominent early - 7th four out then 6th three out - minor error 2 out under pressure - made no inroads before the last - kept going late for 4th | 4/12 | nk | 12-1 | 113 | 134A | 126A | Cian Quirke | 5/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+3d | Kilbeggan | Writech Handicap Hurdle handy early and still handy before the 2nd - 5th after the 5th - moved nearer after 4 out - no threat to those in front in 5th at the last - faded up the run-in | 6/14 | ½ | 10-6 | 115 | 135B | 108A | Alex Harvey | 15/2 |
| 07 Jul 26+39d | Tramore | August Festival Early Bird Packages On tramoreraces.ie Handicap Up with the pace early - 3rd at halfway - improved and driven to challenge for the front 2f out - driven but found nothing more inside the final furlong yet stayed on for second | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | 68 | 112A | 77A | Jimmy Dalton | 10/1 |
| 29 May 26+28d | Tramore | Tramore Derby July 7th Beginners Chase Held up at the back - improved into 5th spot 3 out and pushed along - unable to threaten leaders - finished 5th | 5/8 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 89A | 109A | Danny Mullins | 10/1 |
| 01 May 26+34d | Punchestown | FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace - 8th at halfway then driven up approaching the straight - lost touch and dropped away well held in 13th | 13/24 | 4 | 11-8 | 116 | — | 103C | Cian Quirke | 25/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+72d | Curragh | McDonnell's Bar Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along and up to 6th with 3f left - then dropped away quickly - well held at the finish | 11/14 | 8½ | 9-4 | 70 | 23C | 66C | Gavin Ryan | 22/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+20d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival April 4th - 6th Rated Novice Hurdle Sat close behind the front group early - still third at halfway - minor error three out - unable to close from there - stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/5 | 4½ | 11-11 | 117 | — | 118B | Cian Quirke | 7/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+28d | Leopardstown | E-Auctions Novice Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position - dropped towards the back with two furlongs left - improved wide into the straight to move seventh at the last then pushed on for fourth by the finish | 4/18 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 115 | 59B | 135A | Cian Quirke | 25/1 |
| 28 Nov 25+8d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Casino Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 6th with 2f left - held that spot late but couldn't close the gap | 8/13 | 1 | 8-8 | 73 | 101B | 70A | Wayne Hassett | 33/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+35d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle Settled towards the back early - 6th at halfway - improved into 4th two out - moved up to 3rd before the last but unable to threaten in the closing stages | 3/8 | 7 | 11-10 | 117 | 120A | 125A | Sean Flanagan | 8/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+11d | Thurles | Moyne Rated Novice Hurdle Up with the front group and showing some early exuberance - jumping errors at the 1st and 7th - 4th at halfway - lost momentum 4 out before moving to 3rd - further imprecision at 2 out - under pressure approaching the last and making no headway - dropped to 4th after the final fence and plugged on at one tempo | 4/7 | ½ | 11-4 | 117 | 86A | 114A | Peter Smithers | 7/2 |
| 05 Oct 25+30d | Killarney | Panoramic At Killarney Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle Shared the lead early under pressure of restraint - dropped to third after second - drifted right at the 4th and 5th - fourth at halfway - drifted right 3 out - third and edged right again 2 out - asked for effort but couldn't close - stumbled at last - stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/6 | 4½ | 11-7 | — | 63A | 116B | Peter Smithers | 5/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+3d | Kilbeggan | WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle Held 2nd throughout - serious error and stumbled 3 out - went on after the following fence - in command despite blundering and nodding at the last - forged ahead to win readily | 1/14 | 11-5 | — | 105B | 133A | Peter Smithers | 8/15F | |
| 02 Sep 25+34d | Gowran Park | Racing Again September 20th Maiden Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - moved up to 2nd approaching 4f out - 3rd with 3f left - slipped back to 4th and unable to threaten a furlong out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/11 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 72 | 141A | 64A | Jimmy Dalton | 40/1 |
| 30 Jul 25+22d | Galway | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Went forward from the off - sat handy in 4th at halfway before slipping back 6f out - well beaten and last home | 18/18 | 59 | 9-10 | 76 | — | 69C | Gavin Ryan | 33/1 |
| 08 Jul 25+247d | Tramore | Tote.ie Maiden Settled in midfield - up to 4th by halfway - urged forward with 4f left before slipping to 5th - rallied to retake 4th spot inside the final furlong | 4/7 | 3½ | 9-6 | 77 | 82A | 69A | Wayne Hassett | 14/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+18d | Curragh | Rockshore Maiden Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven with no response inside the final two furlongs and dropped away to finish 11th | 11/19 | 2½ | 9-8 | 78 | 89C | 65C | Wayne Hassett | 18/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+9d | Punchestown | BetVictor Maiden Hurdle Sat close to front pack early - third at halfway - made ground into the two out marker - pushed along turning for home - held on same rate late finishing third | 3/10 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | 86A | 120A | Ryan Treacy | 10/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+68d | Killarney | Killarney Races Final Farewell To 2024 Maiden Held up early - improved into 4th turning for home - hit front approaching final two furlongs - driven and stayed on - collared right at the finish | 2/6 | shd | 9-4 | 77 | 103A | 80B | Wayne Hassett | 13/2 |
| 31 Jul 24+15d | Galway | Download The New Tote App (Q.R.) Maiden | 8/18 | 2 | 11-12 | — | — | 72C | Mr J C Barry | 33/1 |
| 16 Jul 24+24d | Killarney | Innisfallen Island (Q.R.) Maiden | 4/8 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 76A | 79A | Mr J C Barry | 14/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+5d | Down Royal | Jack Murphy Jewellers Maiden | 3/8 | ½ | 9-9 | — | 88A | 78A | Killian Leonard | 40/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+32d | Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 11/15 | 6½ | 11-7 | — | 38B | 88A | Mr D Doyle | 4/1 |
| 16 May 24+93d | Clonmel | John Walsh (Mainstown) Memorial Flat Race | 3/14 | 3 | 11-7 | — | 106B | 125A | Mr D Doyle | 40/1 |
| 13 Feb 24+66d | Thurles | John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race | 7/11 | 13 | 12-0 | — | 73C | 94C | Mr A P Ryan | 50/1 |
| 09 Dec 23+244d | Navan | Timeless Sash Windows Flat Race | 7/10 | 36 | 11-9 | — | — | 98C | Mr E P O'Brien | 33/1 |
| 09 Apr 23 | Fairyhouse | Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper | 13/18 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 44B | 101A | Mr Pat Taaffe | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nelson Muntz (IRE) won?
- Nelson Muntz (IRE) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 9 times in total (32.1% of starts).
- Who trains Nelson Muntz (IRE)?
- Nelson Muntz (IRE) is trained by David Harry Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is Nelson Muntz (IRE)'s sire?
- Nelson Muntz (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Boldilocks (GB), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Nelson Muntz (IRE) prefer?
- Nelson Muntz (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Nelson Muntz (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Nelson Muntz (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Nelson Muntz (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Boldilocks (GB), Nelson Muntz (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Emma Hamilton (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Emma Hamilton (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.