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Pension Madness (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Mark Shears · Last owner Mark Shears
by Vocalised (USA) out of Grinneas (IRE) (Barathea)
27 runs · 18 courses · from May 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2018 — 2,988 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 9th of 12 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Pension Madness (IRE) is yet to win from 27 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Newton Abbot (Sep 2017). Last raced off 78, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 32lb off peak
78 52–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 22 Jul 2018

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 14 figures · best 108B · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good8106A92.5—
Good to Soft4108B65—
Soft297A83.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7108B91—
1m5f – 2m7106A69—
Flat 4 figures · best 92B · median 66.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)392B75—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f375A58—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 28 May 2018 Official rating 78 at the last jumps run, 23 Aug 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 10 Oct 2016 Official rating 52 at the last flat run, 2 Mar 2017

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 17 figures · best 115A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good9102A86—
Soft495A82.5—
Good to Soft4115A82.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f995A86—
1m5f – 2m8115A82.5—
Flat 9 figures · best 64B · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)463A50.5—
Soft258A51—
Good to Firm264B60—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f664B54.5—
1m5f – 2m256A53—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 27 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 · 26 figures from 27 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

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 2,031 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.7—
Good to Firm170148.2%+1.50 from 2
Good555407.2%+0.50 from 9
Good to Soft209146.7%00 from 5
Soft594376.2%−0.50 from 6
Heavy244218.6%+1.90 from 1
Standard (AW)258103.9%−2.80 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7656.6%−0.1—
6f – 7f586508.5%+1.8—
1m – 1m1f542315.7%−10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f357174.8%−1.90 from 6
1m5f – 2m275196.9%+0.20 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f156127.7%+10 from 10
2m5f – 3m3925.1%−1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grinneas (IRE) (Barathea)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Morning With Ivan (IRE) (12 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Morning With Ivan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Morning With Ivan (IRE)53121m–2m1fClass 3
Quaresome (IRE)1221m7½f–2m1½fClass 4
Grinn (IRE)350——
Cruinneas (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Burton 3 0 0% −3.00
James Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Charlie Hammond 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick Cowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Greatrex 2 0 0% −2.00
Jeremiah McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Lulu Stanford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
Racheal Kneller 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Redmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 0 0% −19.00
Visor 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 12 0 0% −12.00
2016 11 0 0% −11.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 0 0% −18.00
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00

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 · 4 runs
23 Aug 18+32d Fontwell Netbet Sport Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 7 9-13 78—63A Charlie Hammond 16/1
22 Jul 18+55d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Trp Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 10-5 79100A82A Charlie Hammond 12/1
28 May 18+35d Huntingdon Best Odds Guaranteed At 188bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1½ 10-0 7994A94A Patrick Cowley 5/1
23 Apr 18+165d Newton Abbot 20 Free Bets At Totesport.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 10-4 83—70C Patrick Cowley 5/1
2017 · 12 runs
09 Nov 17+59d Ludlow Oyster Communications 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals' And Amateurs) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 16 10-12 8657B68A Richard Condon 5/1
11 Sep 17+18d Newton Abbot Sis Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 5 10-5 85108B92B Sean Houlihan 5/1
24 Aug 17+27d Stratford Marion Ward 65th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 7 10-9 8876B86B Paul O'Brien 11/2
28 Jul 17+17d Uttoxeter Hoar Cross Hall Summer Spa Day Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 10-12 9169C60C Paul O'Brien 20/1
11 Jul 17+16d Uttoxeter Betfred 'Watch Skysports In Our Shops' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 13 10-11 9248C73C Danny Burton 13/2
25 Jun 17+26d Worcester totepool Racecourse Debit Card Betting Available Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 2¼ 10-10 92106A102A Danny Burton 4/1
30 May 17+49d Newton Abbot Sherwell Valley School Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 7 10-12 9695B80A Danny Burton 6/1
11 Apr 17+31d Exeter Finlake Devon's Premier Holiday Resort Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 10-1 9891A87A Thomas Greatrex 10/1
11 Mar 17+9d Sandown Matchbook Betting Exchange Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 8 9-8 10097A77A Thomas Greatrex 16/1
02 Mar 17+19d Chelmsford City (AW) UB40 Here On 12th August Handicap Class 6 · 13.5f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 2½ 8-13 5292B50A Racheal Kneller 16/1
11 Feb 17+19d Uttoxeter Connor's 21st Birthday Celebrations Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 105—— James Davies 20/1
23 Jan 17+40d Bangor-on-Dee Stella Artois 'Supporting Bangor-on-dee' Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 16 10-12 110—88C James Davies 20/1
2016 · 11 runs
14 Dec 16+8d Newbury Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1 10-12 —61A115A James Davies 33/1
06 Dec 16+16d Fontwell Axio Special Works Christmas Raceday Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2¾ 10-12 —69A94A Jeremiah McGrath 33/1
20 Nov 16+18d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 10 10-12 —70B95A Jeremiah McGrath 40/1
02 Nov 16+23d Kempton (AW) Racing UK HD Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 9-0 5475A50A Lulu Stanford 7/1
10 Oct 16+12d Yarmouth Norwich Airport Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1 8-8 5553C58A Lulu Stanford 14/1
28 Sep 16+16d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 9/13 1 9-3 5858B51A Liam Keniry 33/1
12 Sep 16+82d Kempton (AW) ApolloBet New Website Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 9-4 60—63A Dane O'Neill 33/1
22 Jun 16+10d Naas John Murphy Memorial Apprentice Handicap 10f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 8-7 65—47A Danny Redmond 14/1
12 Jun 16+17d Cork Coral.ie Bet & Watch Irish And UK Racing Live Median Auction Maiden 8.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 10/12 nk 9-5 ——44C Ronan Whelan 16/1
26 May 16+11d Tipperary Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 12.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 9-5 ——64B Kevin Manning 20/1
15 May 16 Navan Excelebration Maiden 13f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 3½ 9-5 ——56A Ronan Whelan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pension Madness won?
Pension Madness (IRE) has yet to win, from 27 archived starts between 2016 and 2018. Placed 3 times in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Pension Madness?
Pension Madness (IRE) was trained by Mark Shears on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 23 August 2018.
Who is Pension Madness's sire?
Pension Madness (IRE) is by Vocalised (USA) out of Grinneas (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What is Pension Madness's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 23 August 2018. The highest on record is 110.
What is Pension Madness's sire's record?
Vocalised (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 2,031 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pension Madness's siblings?
Out of Grinneas (IRE), Pension Madness (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Morning With Ivan (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Morning With Ivan (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.