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Horse profile

Play The Market (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2015) · Last trainer Stuart Morris · Last owner Mrs Judy Wilson
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Market Lass (IRE) (Orchestra)
8 runs · 7 courses · from May 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2015 — 4,195 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2015 · 6th of 10 Won at Naas New yard Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Play The Market (IRE) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Feb 2012.

Based on 8 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 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 26 Feb 2012

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 8 figures · best 139A · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3117B104—
Soft2139A123—
Good to Soft2109A101.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4117B106.5—
1m5f – 2m4139A107.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
King's Theatre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.3—
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.9—
Good4,05559514.7%+0.30 from 3
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.40 from 2
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.31 from 2
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.21 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.1—
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.2—

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
Market Lass (IRE) (Orchestra)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Backfromthecongo (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m6½f–4m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Minella Four Star (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Backfromthecongo (IRE)4242m6½f–3m1fClass 4
Minella Four Star (IRE)1523m3½f–4m1½fListed
The Boogeyman (IRE)150——
Market Bob (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +2.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +3.50
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M Fahey 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Power 2 1 50% +2.50
Mr Jonathan Bailey 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss K Harrington 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +1.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 2 1 50% +2.50
2011 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% +1.50
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
12 May 15+1136d Southwell T Frost Racing Saddlers Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 33 11-9 89C Mr Jonathan Bailey 20/1
2012 · 2 runs
01 Apr 12+35d Limerick Jog For Jockeys 29th July Novice Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 17 11-12 117B Robbie Power 4/1
26 Feb 12+61d Naas Paddy Power Last Man Standing Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-11 139A Robbie Power 7/2F
2011 · 5 runs
27 Dec 11+30d Leopardstown Paddypower.com On Your Mobile Flat Race 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 5/11 9½ 11-5 109A Mr M Fahey 20/1
27 Nov 11+22d Navan I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 6/25 7 11-9 108A Barry Geraghty 16/1
05 Nov 11+164d Down Royal Mirror (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 5½ 11-4 107A Miss K Harrington 11/2
25 May 11+22d Punchestown Black Hills Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 4 11-1 104A Mr M Fahey 33/1
03 May 11 Punchestown Finlay Motor Group Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 15/24 7 11-2 94C Mr M Fahey 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Play The Market won?
Play The Market (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Play The Market?
Play The Market (IRE) was trained by Stuart Morris on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 12 May 2015.
Who is Play The Market's sire?
Play The Market (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Market Lass (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What is Play The Market's sire's record?
King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Who are Play The Market's siblings?
Out of Market Lass (IRE), Play The Market (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Backfromthecongo (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Minella Four Star (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6½f–4m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.