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Horse profile

Old Castle Villa (IRE)

10yo mare (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer John Patrick Ryan · Last owner Matthew Fogarty
by Brian Boru (GB) out of Brave Vixen (IRE) (Henbit)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2016 — 3,846 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 6th of 10
KTB Profile

Old Castle Villa (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Downpatrick (Oct 2014).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 10lb off peak
82 82–92

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 78C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 25 Apr 2016 Official rating 82 at the last run, 31 May 2015

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 10 figures · best 94B · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft594B92—
Good to Firm278C77.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m894B82.5—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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
Brian Boru (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,124 runs since Jul 2009 (285 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11—
Good to Firm157138.3%−2.70 from 2
Good1,42817212%+10 from 1
Good to Soft6207311.8%+0.80 from 1
Soft1,1991068.8%−2.20 from 5
Heavy6878712.7%+1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11—
6f – 7f300%−11—
1m – 1m1f600%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−11—
1m5f – 2m1,069969%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f1,38815511.2%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,25615912.7%+1.70 from 8
Over 3m3844210.9%−0.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brave Vixen (IRE) (Henbit)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hawk Eye Down (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hawk Eye Down (IRE)2112m7½f—
Emmet Hotel (IRE)110——
Port Salon (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Treacy 5 0 0% −5.00
Jonathan Burke 3 0 0% −3.00
Tommy Brett 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2016 · 1 run
25 Apr 16+297d Tramore Tote Rewards Hunters Chase 2m5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 5 10-7 —78C Tommy Brett 33/1
2015 · 4 runs
03 Jul 15+33d Wexford Stena Line Europe Beginners Chase 3m1½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 27 11-0 —77C Ryan Treacy 66/1
31 May 15+23d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 2½ 10-1 8277A Ryan Treacy 33/1
08 May 15+14d Downpatrick Strictly At Downpatrick Races Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5½f · Yielding · 11 ran 11/11 2½ 11-3 8692C Jonathan Burke 20/1
24 Apr 15+124d Kilbeggan Greville Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 3m½f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 8 10-10 8982C Ryan Treacy 20/1
2014 · 5 runs
21 Dec 14+17d Thurles I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m6½f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 7 10-4 9183C Ryan Treacy 25/1
04 Dec 14+48d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 3¾ 11-9 9292A Ryan Treacy 14/1
17 Oct 14+53d Downpatrick Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m6½f · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 3½ 10-11 —94B A E Lynch 20/1
25 Aug 14+15d Downpatrick Fran And Maree Murrin Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 6 10-6 —83A Jonathan Burke 14/1
10 Aug 14 Downpatrick Sunday Fun Club Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 16 10-6 —82B Jonathan Burke 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Old Castle Villa won?
Old Castle Villa (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2014 and 2016.
Who trained Old Castle Villa?
Old Castle Villa (IRE) was trained by John Patrick Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 25 April 2016.
Who is Old Castle Villa's sire?
Old Castle Villa (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Brave Vixen (IRE), whose sire is Henbit.
What is Old Castle Villa's official rating?
Old Castle Villa (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 92.
What is Old Castle Villa's sire's record?
Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,124 runs since Jul 2009 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Old Castle Villa's siblings?
Out of Brave Vixen (IRE), Old Castle Villa (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hawk Eye Down (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 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.