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Horse profile

Officer Hoolihan (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner Robert Kirkland
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Major Hoolihan (GB) (Soldier Rose)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2018 — 2,901 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018 · 8th of 8 3 wins · Huntingdon & Carlisle Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Officer Hoolihan (GB) is 3 from 14, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2017. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4
Official rating126↓ 3lb off peak
126 113–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 13 Oct 2016

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 4 figures · best 113A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4113A101—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3109A93—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 17 Oct 2017 Official rating 126 at the last run, 26 Nov 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 133A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7133A117—
Soft4116A111.5—
Heavy2116B111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8133A116—
1m5f – 2m5117B108—

Of 14 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 · 13 figures from 14 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49952511.7%−0.93 from 7
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.80 from 1
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 4
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.23 from 8
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Major Hoolihan (GB) (Soldier Rose)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gone Too Far (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Gone Too Far (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gone Too Far (GB)2752m–2m4fClass 3
Ad Idem (GB)3722m6f—
Bold Soldier (GB)80——
Pongo's Nephew (GB)80——
Major Blizzard (GB)10——
Hott Lips (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 3 43% +12.40
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 3 38% +11.40
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 2 100% +2.40
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +14.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 3 38% +11.40
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Johns 7 1 14% −5.60
David Noonan 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 1 1 100% +14.00
Shane Shortall 1 1 100% +2.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 8 3 38% +11.40
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 3 2 67% +13.40
2016 6 1 17% −3.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% −2.60
Chase 4 1 25% +11.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 2 runs
26 Nov 18+282d Kempton Starlight Wishes Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 99 11-5 126-8C100C David Noonan 14/1
17 Feb 18+86d Wincanton Betway Handicap Chase (For The Harry Defosee Memorial Cup) Class 3 · 2m4f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 6 11-12 128—116B David Noonan 14/1
2017 · 3 runs
23 Nov 17+37d Market Rasen Download The App At 188Bet Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-2 129—— Alan Johns 9/2
17 Oct 17+185d Huntingdon Weatherbys General Stud Book Online Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 11993A133A Tom O'Brien 14/1
15 Apr 17+184d Carlisle toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-3 119109A130A Alan Johns 2/5F
2016 · 6 runs
13 Oct 16+137d Uttoxeter British Stallions EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran 2/6 14 11-1 119113A117B Alan Johns 9/4
29 May 16+24d Uttoxeter Wrights Meat & Potato Pie Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 11-4 117—125B Alan Johns 9/1
05 May 16+35d Carlisle ApolloBet Online Casino And Games Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-9 113—116A Shane Shortall 2/1
31 Mar 16+26d Bangor-on-Dee 'vote For Repeal' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 11-0 ——115A Richard Johnson 7/4F
05 Mar 16+17d Stratford Bet With Course Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 10-9 ——116A Alan Johns 16/1
17 Feb 16+63d Musselburgh Racinguk.com/anywhere Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 11 11-2 ——92A Alan Johns 14/1
2015 · 2 runs
16 Dec 15+202d Ludlow Tanners Claret Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 1m6f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 19 11-2 ——108A Michael Byrne 14/1
28 May 15+194d Worcester Ladbrokes Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) (Div 1) Class 6 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 10-11 ——105B Alan Johns 8/1
2014 · 1 run
15 Nov 14 Uttoxeter Oxford Gold Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 3½ 11-0 ——106A Michael Byrne 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Officer Hoolihan won?
Officer Hoolihan (GB) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2018, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Officer Hoolihan?
Officer Hoolihan (GB) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 26 November 2018.
Who is Officer Hoolihan's sire?
Officer Hoolihan (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Major Hoolihan (GB), whose sire is Soldier Rose.
What going does Officer Hoolihan prefer?
Officer Hoolihan (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Officer Hoolihan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 26 November 2018. The highest on record is 129.
What is Officer Hoolihan's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Officer Hoolihan's siblings?
Out of Major Hoolihan (GB), Officer Hoolihan (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gone Too Far (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Gone Too Far (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.