Horse profile
Rhythm Master (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Geoffrey Harker · Last owner Tom Goodair Jimmy Kay
39 runs · 18 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2025 — 378 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 6th of 13
3 wins · Thirsk, Newcastle (AW) & Haydock
Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile
Rhythm Master won three of 39 starts, all over 6f – 7f. His wins came in a Class 5 novice at Haydock on good to soft in Jul 2020, a Class 2 handicap at Newcastle on standard in Jun 2022 off an official rating of 100, and a Class 3 handicap at Thirsk on good to firm in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 86. The gelding, usually prominent, finished sixth of 13 at Redcar in Oct 2025. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2025, he raced off an official rating of 89, 21lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 3–39Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 13 (33.3%)Placed
- −4.67£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=39 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 50dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating89↓ 21lb off peak
89
84–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 109C | 95.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 121C | 89.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 111B | 96 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 114C | 95 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 108A | 96 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 118A | 91 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 121C | 96 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 37 runs · as at 3 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 from 8 analysed runs
- Prominent 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,864 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 4,839 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,406 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,722 | 253 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,273 | 916 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,695 | 1,251 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 3 from 23 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,990 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,464 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Midnight Affair (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Midnight Affair (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Affair (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 5f | Class 2 |
| Dark Angel Star (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Dangerous Rascal (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| Class 1 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Thirsk | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Redcar | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 3 | 13% | +11.33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 16 | 1 | 6% | −3.00 |
| Sam James | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Jary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cristian Demuro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.67 |
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | +3.00 |
| Visor | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.67 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 25+21d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight-Mile Series Final Handicap Held handy in the pack early - urged into third approaching 2f out then drifted left inside the final furlong - weakened late to finish 6th beaten 2¾ lengths | 6/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | 89 | 121C | 96A | Warren Fentiman | 10/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+29d | Chester | LiveScoreBet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled behind the pace on the rail - dropped back after three furlongs - stuck in the pack through halfway - driven with two out but unable to find any response | 7/10 | ½ | 9-8 | 89 | 91A | 84A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/2 |
| 15 Aug 25+13d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Stevenage Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - pushed into a forward position - hit the front a furlong out and battled on well inside the last - caught close home to finish third by three-quarters of a length | 3/8 | shd | 9-7 | 89 | 72B | 100A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+16d | Thirsk | William Hill Price Boosts Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along and made progress two furlongs out - closed on the front-runner turning into the straight - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the line - just prevailed at the finish | 1/13 | 9-5 | 86 | 98C | 104A | Silvestre De Sousa | 10/3 | |
| 17 Jul 25+16d | Hamilton | Wellman Cars Private Hire Almada Mile Handicap Handy near the front - driven in behind the pace-setter approaching 2f out - drifted left inside the final furlong and unable to find more finishing well held in third | 3/6 | ½ | 9-3 | 87 | 93A | 92B | Sam James | 10/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+11d | Musselburgh | Alan Steel Asset Management 50th Anniversary Handicap Slow to break - stayed towards the back until pressed on along the far rail inside the final furlong - closed to take second in the last 110yds | 2/6 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 86 | 102A | 97B | Rowan Scott | 10/1 |
| 20 Jun 25+13d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications & Engineering Handicap Handy up front early - pressing pace-setters inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to close finish | 3/6 | ½ | 9-9 | 87 | 111B | 94B | Alex Jary | 8/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+21d | Doncaster | Happy Birthday Nigel Kirby Handicap Held up towards back of pack - denied room approaching final 2f and driven - stayed on final furlong but always held | 7/14 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 87 | 102C | 86A | Kevin Stott | 15/2 |
| 17 May 25+14d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Held up in midfield wide - improved into contention 2f out then asked for effort and lost place - finished full of running to be third by half a length | 3/8 | nk | 9-8 | 87 | 96A | 99A | Sam James | 15/2 |
| 03 May 25+12d | Thirsk | Ladbrokes Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Steered left at the off - settled at the back - made no impression - finished well held in 12th | 12/13 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 87 | 109C | 70A | Jason Hart | 7/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+9d | Redcar | Marske Fabrication & Engineering Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along a furlong out and closed on the leader - stayed on to finish second beaten a length | 2/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 87 | 106A | 94A | Sam James | 5/2J |
| 12 Apr 25+14d | Thirsk | Keith Till's 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Settled midpack early - travelling smoothly upon nearing the furlong marker but squeezed for space and pushed along - finished strongly late to be second beaten just over a length | 2/13 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 84 | 89C | 100A | Sam James | 6/1 |
| 29 Mar 25+10d | Doncaster | William Hill Bet 10 Get 10 Spring Mile Handicap (Str) Settled in the pack - pressed for effort inside final 2f - found nothing - finished 13th | 13/21 | nk | 9-8 | 87 | 88C | 78A | Rowan Scott | 28/1 |
| 19 Mar 25+127d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Sluggish start - held towards back with pace fading elsewhere - closed late to narrowly miss fourth | 5/8 | hd | 9-8 | 87 | 98A | 85A | David Allan | 8/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+17d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress inside the final furlong - unable to threaten the front runners - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/12 | nk | 9-10 | 88 | 93A | 90A | Paul Mulrennan | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+15d | Doncaster | William Hill Offers More Top Prices Handicap Fidgety in the stalls - tracked the pace before being urged forward 2f out - dropped away rapidly a furlong out to finish well held | 12/17 | nk | 9-8 | 89 | 73C | 80A | Paul Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+27d | York | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Autumn Handicap Settled in the pack - found room and edged forward inside the final furlong - unable to bridge the gap to the front - finished 5th | 5/16 | hd | 9-2 | 91 | 103C | 98A | Paul Mulrennan | 22/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+15d | Doncaster | Cepac 25th Year Anniversary Handicap (Str) Slow to break - held towards back - stayed on late but always held | 7/14 | nse | 9-0 | 93 | 81C | 91A | Paul Mulrennan | 28/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+20d | Thirsk | Best Price Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Sat handy on rail behind pace - driven and lost ground 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/9 | nse | 9-12 | 94 | 90A | 99A | Rowan Scott | 16/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+28d | Haydock | Betfred 'Triple Crown Bonus' Handicap Sat up wide behind the front group early - asked for effort over 2f out - found room tight a furlong out - moved right and kept on between rivals to finish fourth beaten a length and a half | 4/8 | nk | 10-1 | 94 | 91A | 98A | Rowan Scott | 18/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+302d | York | John Smith's Racing Handicap | 10/14 | ½ | 9-10 | 96 | 70C | 83A | Rowan Scott | 50/1 |
| 15 Sep 23+48d | Doncaster | Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 100 | 102A | 106A | P J McDonald | 11/1 |
| 29 Jul 23+37d | Ascot | Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 10/25 | nk | 9-7 | 102 | 89C | 100A | P J McDonald | 40/1 |
| 22 Jun 23+85d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) | 29/29 | ½ | 9-10 | 103 | 45C | 72C | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+144d | Kempton (AW) | 25% Boost On Darts Profits At Unibet Handicap | 2/8 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 103 | 85A | 98A | P J McDonald | 6/1 |
| 05 Nov 22+35d | Doncaster | Download The BetGoodwin App Wentworth Stakes (Listed) | 6/10 | 5 | 9-5 | 103 | 69A | 77A | P J McDonald | 11/2 |
| 01 Oct 22+37d | Redcar | Racing TV EBF Stallions Guisborough Stakes (Listed) | 2/9 | 1 | 9-2 | 102 | 118A | 103A | P J McDonald | 13/2 |
| 25 Aug 22+61d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford City Cup Handicap | 7/9 | 3¼ | 10-2 | 102 | 108A | 87A | P J McDonald | 10/3J |
| 25 Jun 22+77d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Handicap | 1/9 | 9-11 | 100 | 96A | 113A | P J McDonald | 12/1 | |
| 09 Apr 22+154d | Thirsk | Join Our Bet Club At Vickers.Bet EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes | 5/5 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 103 | 75C | 76B | P J McDonald | 4/1 |
| 06 Nov 21+34d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Wentworth Stakes (Listed) | 3/15 | 2½ | 9-3 | 105 | 114C | 106A | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
| 03 Oct 21+22d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix de la Foret (3yo+) (New Course) (Turf) | 13/15 | 6 | 9-0 | — | — | — | P J McDonald | 78/1 |
| 11 Sep 21+43d | Doncaster | Cazoo Park Stakes (Group 2) | 5/6 | ½ | 9-0 | 108 | 88A | 86B | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 30 Jul 21+41d | Goodwood | Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) | 7/7 | 4 | 9-1 | 109 | 69A | 74A | P J McDonald | 18/1 |
| 19 Jun 21+62d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) | 4/18 | hd | 9-1 | 108 | 88C | 113A | P J McDonald | 40/1 |
| 18 Apr 21+211d | Newbury | Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) | 6/11 | shd | 9-0 | 110 | 98A | 91A | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| 19 Sep 20+27d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2) | 3/8 | 2¾ | 9-1 | — | 105A | 87A | P J McDonald | 3/1 |
| 23 Aug 20+37d | Deauville (FR) | Darley Prix Morny - Finale des Darley Series (2yo) (Str Course) (Turf) | 3/9 | nk | 9-0 | — | — | — | Cristian Demuro | 6/1 |
| 17 Jul 20 | Haydock | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 104A | 97A | Megan Nicholls | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rhythm Master (IRE) won?
- Rhythm Master (IRE) won 3 of 39 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 13 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Rhythm Master (IRE)?
- Rhythm Master (IRE) was trained by Geoffrey Harker on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 4 October 2025.
- Who is Rhythm Master (IRE)'s sire?
- Rhythm Master (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Pastoral Girl (GB), whose sire is Pastoral Pursuits.
- What going does Rhythm Master (IRE) prefer?
- Rhythm Master (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rhythm Master (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 4 October 2025. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Rhythm Master (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,864 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Rhythm Master (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pastoral Girl (GB), Rhythm Master (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Midnight Affair (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Midnight Affair (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.