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Horse profile

Once In A Lifetime (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer E McNamara · Last owner Michael William Greaney
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Shannon star (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jan 2014 — 4,686 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014 · 9th of 16 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Once In A Lifetime (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 5 Dec 2013 Official rating 93 at the last run, 6 Jan 2014

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 6 figures · best 103A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3103A92—
Heavy293C92.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3103A92—
2m5f – 3m293C92.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.8—
Good644649.9%+10 from 1
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.2—
Soft544468.5%−0.40 from 3
Heavy320226.9%−20 from 2
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.50 from 2
Over 3m2926.9%−2—

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
Shannon star (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Jones 3 0 0% −3.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2014 · 1 run
06 Jan 14+9d Thurles Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 15 11-4 9393C Robert Jones 20/1
2013 · 5 runs
28 Dec 13+23d Limerick Ryans Cleaning Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m5f · Heavy · 18 ran 6/18 9½ 11-5 9592A Robert Jones 12/1
05 Dec 13+21d Clonmel Next Meeting Thursday February 6th (Q.R.) (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 12 ran 5/12 3¼ 10-11 —103A Jonathan Burke 66/1
14 Nov 13+18d Clonmel I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 1¼ 11-1 —91C Robert Jones 66/1
27 Oct 13+13d Wexford Poolcourt Construction (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 16 ran 13/16 6½ 11-4 —92C Paul Townend 33/1
14 Oct 13 Limerick 'Rite Of Passage' Britain V Ireland Riders Challenge Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 10 ran 7/10 25 11-12 —86C Tom O'Brien 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Once In A Lifetime won?
Once In A Lifetime (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2013 and 2014.
Who trained Once In A Lifetime?
Once In A Lifetime (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 6 January 2014.
Who is Once In A Lifetime's sire?
Once In A Lifetime (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Shannon star (IRE), whose sire is Fourstars Allstar.
What is Once In A Lifetime's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 6 January 2014. The highest on record is 95.
What is Once In A Lifetime's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.