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Horse profile

Pillmakers Hill (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2022) · Last trainer C W J Farrell · Last owner Miss Anna Calder
by Arcano (IRE) out of Mystery Hill (USA) (Danehill)
16 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2022 — 1,631 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2022 · 17th of 17 Won at Gowran Park Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Pillmakers Hill (IRE) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Aug 2019. Last raced off 57, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating57↓ 15lb off peak
57 53–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 26 Jun 2019

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 127C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6127C99—
Soft495C74—
Heavy237C36.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7101A93—
1m2f – 1m4f4127C87—
6f – 7f251B43.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 29 Jun 2020 Official rating 57 at the last run, 11 May 2022

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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 98A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft798A56—
Good683A62—
Heavy262C54.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f798A64—
1m2f – 1m4f468A57.5—
6f – 7f483A49—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 10.6% of 4,647 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+0.5—
Good to Firm74510013.4%+2.8—
Good1,006929.1%−1.50 from 6
Good to Soft516479.1%−1.5—
Soft661548.2%−2.41 from 7
Heavy2082813.5%+2.90 from 2
Standard (AW)1,49217111.5%+0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5336311.8%+1.20 from 1
6f – 7f1,72917310%−0.60 from 4
1m – 1m1f91310211.2%+0.61 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f83410112.1%+1.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m425399.2%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f147106.8%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m58610.3%−0.3—
Over 3m800%−10.6—

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
Mystery Hill (USA) (Danehill)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Lilly Be (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mystery Star (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lilly Be (IRE)4845f–6f—
Mystery Star (IRE)4131m½f–1m6fClass 3
Shebang (IRE)616fClass 6
Towelrads Boy (IRE)1015fClass 5
Flawless Diamond (IRE)1516fClass 6
Balance Sheet (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −1.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 4 1 25% +2.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 1 14% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rory Cleary 4 1 25% +2.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Alan Persse 2 0 0% −2.00
Killian Leonard 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor McGovern 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 6 1 17% +0.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 1 run
11 May 22+551d Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) 9.5f · Good · 17 ran 17/17 13 9-4 5741C48C Ben Coen 14/1
2020 · 3 runs
06 Nov 20+130d Curragh Paddy Power Bet On This Race And Get A Free Bet For Keeneland Handicap (45-70) 10f · Heavy · 18 ran 14/18 6 9-8 6237C62C Rory Cleary 50/1
29 Jun 20+10d Limerick Fedamore Handicap (50-70) 12f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 nk 9-10 64127C68A Rory Cleary 11/1
19 Jun 20+281d Gowran Park MansionBet's Get Paid As A Winner If Your Horse Finishes 2nd In The First Race At Royal Ascot Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 9.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 3¼ 10-0 6376C85A Colin Keane 11/2
2019 · 6 runs
12 Sep 19+28d Listowel Byrne Family Handicap 8f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 4½ 9-8 6463C56C Rory Cleary 14/1
15 Aug 19+1d Leopardstown Grant Thornton Apprentice Handicap 10f · Good · 19 ran 15/19 1¼ 8-2 58102C51A Alan Persse 6/1
14 Aug 19+18d Gowran Park 33% Off Tickets At Gowranpark.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 9.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-8 5895C98A Rory Cleary 5/1F
27 Jul 19+31d Gowran Park Byrne Marquees Handicap (50-80) 9.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 hd 8-4 5597A83A Killian Leonard 10/1
26 Jun 19+20d Naas Denis Byrne Memorial Apprentice Handicap 8f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 nk 8-0 56101A60A Alan Persse 12/1
06 Jun 19+792d Leopardstown 'Ham Sandwich' Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 8-1 5393C64A Killian Leonard 50/1
2017 · 1 run
05 Apr 17+110d Leopardstown Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (45-75) 10f · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 1¼ 8-13 6372C53A Gary Halpin 33/1
2016 · 3 runs
16 Dec 16+80d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 3¾ 9-4 6651B37A Dylan Hogan 50/1
27 Sep 16+148d Fairyhouse Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse, Enquire Today Apprentice Handicap 6f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 9-12 7236C47C Conor McGovern 40/1
02 May 16+371d Curragh Keadeen Hotel Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Soft · 18 ran 17/18 25 9-5 ——51C Seamie Heffernan 18/1
2015 · 2 runs
27 Apr 15+8d Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 9-5 ——83A Seamie Heffernan 50/1
19 Apr 15 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 5f · Yielding · 7 ran 7/7 nk 9-5 ——55A Seamie Heffernan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pillmakers Hill won?
Pillmakers Hill (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2015 and 2022, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Pillmakers Hill?
Pillmakers Hill (IRE) was trained by C W J Farrell on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 11 May 2022.
Who is Pillmakers Hill's sire?
Pillmakers Hill (IRE) is by Arcano (IRE) out of Mystery Hill (USA), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Pillmakers Hill prefer?
Pillmakers Hill (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pillmakers Hill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 11 May 2022. The highest on record is 72.
What is Pillmakers Hill's sire's record?
Arcano (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,647 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 147.
Who are Pillmakers Hill's siblings?
Out of Mystery Hill (USA), Pillmakers Hill (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Lilly Be (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mystery Star (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.