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Horse profile

Play A Cord (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer Neil Mulholland · Last owner Neil Mulholland Racing Club
by Accordion (IRE) out of Saphfinna (IRE) (Satco)
25 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jun 2011 — 5,628 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 5th of 7 4 wins · Fontwell & Cartmel Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Play A Cord (IRE) is 4 from 25. Hasn't won since Apr 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating114↓ 1lb off peak
114 77–115

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 123B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 29 Apr 2011 Official rating 114 at the last run, 1 Jun 2011

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 22 figures · best 123B · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good11123B99—
Good to Firm4106B89.5—
Good to Soft499A88.5—
Soft390C87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10123B93.5—
2m5f – 3m6106B91.5—
1m5f – 2m6111A92—

Of 25 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 25 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
Accordion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2015%−5.8—
Good to Firm2642710.2%−0.60 from 6
Good9379910.6%−0.24 from 11
Good to Soft576549.4%−1.40 from 4
Soft89011012.4%+1.60 from 3
Heavy5916511%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−10.8—
1m – 1m1f300%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f4648.7%−2.1—
1m5f – 2m7919011.4%+0.60 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,23214011.4%+0.63 from 12
2m5f – 3m9399610.2%−0.61 from 6
Over 3m293279.2%−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
Saphfinna (IRE) (Satco)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Your The One (IRE)60——
Gogo Gizmo (IRE)70——
Euro Rambler (IRE)70——
Simply Sulie (IRE)30——
Amylaurameave (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 4 36% +8.25
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 2 17% −4.75
Class 4 11 2 18% +1.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 8 3 38% +5.75
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 1 100% +4.50
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 3 25% +2.25
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Quinlan 9 4 44% +10.25
Daryl Jacob 5 0 0% −5.00
James Davies 5 0 0% −5.00
Matt Griffiths 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 9 4 44% +10.25
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 1 33% +3.50
2010 8 3 38% +4.75
2009 12 0 0% −12.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 3 16% −6.25
Chase 3 1 33% +3.50
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
01 Jun 11+18d Fontwell Chris Copsey Memorial Handicap Chase (Sponsored By The Betting Room) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 31 11-7 11490C Mark Quinlan 5/1
14 May 11+15d Bangor-on-Dee TurfTV.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 2¾ 11-7 115101C Mark Quinlan 3/1
29 Apr 11+215d Fontwell Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 103123B Mark Quinlan 11/2
2010 · 8 runs
26 Sep 10+21d Market Rasen Ronnie Cross Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 5 11-5 105111A Mark Quinlan 11/2
05 Sep 10+6d Fontwell Try 888sport.com Mobile Betting Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 11-10 92117A Matt Griffiths 11/2
30 Aug 10+55d Cartmel Thomas Chester Lennon Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-11 9297B Mark Quinlan 9/2
06 Jul 10+26d Uttoxeter Matthew Clark Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-1 93— Mark Quinlan 13/2
10 Jun 10+8d Fontwell Casino At Bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 84101B Mark Quinlan 5/4F
02 Jun 10+10d Fontwell Mary Brosnan Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-9 8099A Mark Quinlan 4/1
23 May 10+23d Fakenham Champion's 60:60 Charity Challenge Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 shd 10-13 80106B Dougie Costello 10/3
30 Apr 10+204d Fontwell Travis Perkins Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 3½ 10-1 7793A Mark Quinlan 16/1
2009 · 12 runs
08 Oct 09+36d Wincanton Kingwell Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 13 10-12 8089A Daryl Jacob 14/1
02 Sep 09+22d Hereford Leukaemia Care Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 6 11-4 8283C Daryl Jacob 16/1
11 Aug 09+4d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 11 10-5 8290A Daryl Jacob 25/1
07 Aug 09+14d Worcester Lunch In The Severn Restaurant Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 11-4 7799A Daryl Jacob 18/1
24 Jul 09+51d Southwell Cartwright King Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 hd 10-5 7789A Daryl Jacob 40/1
03 Jun 09+15d Fontwell Smurf's Low Mileage Centre Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-9 90— Johnny Farrelly 66/1
19 May 09+81d Towcester Gg.com Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 2¼ 11-5 8874C Richie McLernon 33/1
27 Feb 09+13d Fakenham West Norfolk Foxhounds Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 30 11-2 8875C James Davies 25/1
14 Feb 09+13d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 20 10-10 8886A James Davies 100/1
01 Feb 09+3d Fontwell E.B.F. Moorcroft Racehorse Centre NH Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 15 10-11 8890C James Davies 100/1
29 Jan 09+16d Wincanton Wincanton Golf Course Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 10-11 —— Liam Heard 150/1
13 Jan 09+18d Folkestone Romney Marsh Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 30 11-2 —87C James Davies 66/1
2008 · 2 runs
26 Dec 08+30d Towcester Gg.com Tipzone Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 30 10-7 —79C James Davies 9/1
26 Nov 08 Chepstow Digibet.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 10-6 —98A Felix De Giles 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Play A Cord won?
Play A Cord (IRE) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
Who trained Play A Cord?
Play A Cord (IRE) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 1 June 2011.
Who is Play A Cord's sire?
Play A Cord (IRE) is by Accordion (IRE) out of Saphfinna (IRE), whose sire is Satco.
What going does Play A Cord prefer?
Play A Cord (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Play A Cord's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 1 June 2011. The highest on record is 115.
What is Play A Cord's sire's record?
Accordion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Play A Cord's siblings?
Out of Saphfinna (IRE), Play A Cord (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.