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Horse profile

Spike (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner D Mccain Jnr
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Vintage Allure (IRE) (Barathea)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Sep 2017 — 3,337 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 · 6th of 7 Won at Pontefract Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Spike (IRE) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 45, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 32lb off peak
45 45–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 19 Jul 2017

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 9 figures · best 90A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm590A77—
Standard (AW)283A80—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f583A77—
Under 6f490A70.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 32A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 1 Sep 2017 Official rating 45 at the last run, 1 Sep 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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 87A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm676A54—
Good474A66—
Good to Soft387A61—
Standard (AW)259A44.5—
Soft232B28—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f976A61—
Under 6f887A41—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−2.5—
Good to Firm406307.4%−0.70 from 6
Good520448.5%+0.41 from 4
Good to Soft277196.9%−1.20 from 3
Soft280238.2%+0.10 from 2
Heavy7800%−8.1—
Standard (AW)974899.1%+10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f229208.7%+0.61 from 8
6f – 7f1,101857.7%−0.40 from 9
1m – 1m1f571518.9%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f383328.4%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m176126.8%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f7334.1%−4—
2m5f – 3m1400%−8.1—
Over 3m6350%+41.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vintage Allure (IRE) (Barathea)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magnetic Pulse (IRE)120——
Zeela (IRE)20——
So You Win Again (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 1 25% −1.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 6 1 17% −3.50
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 4 0 0% −4.00
Pontefract 4 1 25% −1.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 0 0% −9.00
Under 6f 8 1 13% −5.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Gibbons 7 1 14% −4.50
Paul Mulrennan 3 0 0% −3.00
Connor Murtagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Cronin 1 0 0% −1.00
Abbie McCain 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −8.50
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 4 1 25% −1.50

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
01 Sep 17+14d Thirsk Captain Jack Sparrow Is Here Today Selling Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 4 8-0 4571A32A Connor Murtagh 14/1
18 Aug 17+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Birmingham To Doha And Beyond Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 8-2 4977A30A Connor Murtagh 8/1
26 Jul 17+7d Catterick Never Miss A Race On Racing UK Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 20 9-1 5114C24C Paul Mulrennan 13/2
19 Jul 17+30d Catterick Racinguk.com Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 nse 9-0 5183A74A Paul Mulrennan 12/1
19 Jun 17+25d Wetherby Racing UK Free For A Month Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 3¼ 9-5 5590A46A Graham Lee 11/1
25 May 17+22d Catterick Support Local Business Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 shd 9-5 6077A76A Paul Mulrennan 12/1
03 May 17+11d Pontefract Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 7 8-9 6370A36A Seamus Cronin 25/1
22 Apr 17+212d Wolverhampton (AW) Fcl Global Forwarding Making Logistics Personal Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 10-5 6583A59A Abbie McCain 33/1
22 Sep 16+24d Pontefract Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 9 8-13 6853A29A Graham Gibbons 11/2
29 Aug 16+15d Ripon Billy Nevett Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 8-11 70—61A Phillip Makin 10/1
14 Aug 16+74d Pontefract Nova Display Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 nk 9-5 72—74A Graham Gibbons 7/1
01 Jun 16+19d Ripon Ripon Farm Services Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 3¼ 8-12 74—62A Graham Gibbons 16/1
13 May 16+219d York Ralph Raper Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 hd 8-7 75—62A P J McDonald 33/1
07 Oct 15+20d Nottingham 32Red Nursery Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 9 8-13 77—32B Graham Gibbons 3/1C
17 Sep 15+22d Pontefract Plan Your Perfect Raceday With racinghospitality.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 ——70A Graham Gibbons 6/4F
26 Aug 15+20d Catterick Yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 shd 9-5 ——87A Graham Gibbons 16/1
06 Aug 15 Haydock British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 4 9-5 ——45A Graham Gibbons 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spike (IRE) won?
Spike (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).
Who trained Spike (IRE)?
Spike (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 1 September 2017.
Who is Spike (IRE)'s sire?
Spike (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Vintage Allure (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What going does Spike (IRE) prefer?
Spike (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Spike (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 1 September 2017. The highest on record is 77.
What is Spike (IRE)'s sire's record?
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Spike (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Vintage Allure (IRE), Spike (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.