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Horse profile

Sportsmaster (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2013) · Last trainer E J O'Grady · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Ad Valorem (USA) out of Boston Ivy (USA) (Mark Of Esteem)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Mar 2013 — 4,995 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2013 · 12th of 18 3 wins · Naas, Curragh & Roscommon Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Sportsmaster (IRE) is 3 from 19. Hasn't won since Jan 2012. Last raced off 119, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating119↓ 17lb off peak
119 77–136

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 (jumps) 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 3 Mar 2013 Official rating 119 at the last jumps run, 3 Mar 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 24 Jun 2011 Official rating 79 at the last flat run, 24 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 — 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 133A · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4120A105—
Heavy2117B108.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8133A108.5—
Flat 8 figures · best 97A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft397A92—
Good287A83—
Standard (AW)276A67—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f492A84.5—
1m – 1m1f287A72.5—
6f – 7f297A86.5—

Of 19 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 · 16 figures from 19 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 9.1% of 1,585 runs since Apr 2010 (101 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.2% from 248.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25624%+14.9—
Good to Firm248135.2%−3.9—
Good284155.3%−3.80 from 3
Good to Soft121129.9%+0.81 from 3
Soft213146.6%−2.51 from 8
Heavy76810.5%+1.41 from 3
Standard (AW)6187612.3%+3.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1381510.9%+1.8—
6f – 7f610559%−0.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f399399.8%+0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f253218.3%−0.82 from 4
1m5f – 2m154138.4%−0.71 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f2813.6%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m200%−9.1—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Boston Ivy (USA) (Mark Of Esteem)

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

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Tea Leaf (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Orlando Rogue (IRE)3647f–1mClass 5
Master Noverre (IRE)425fClass 4
Miss Faustina (IRE)1226½f–7f—
Tea Leaf (IRE)526f–7fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −3.00
Heavy 3 1 33% −1.60
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.25
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 6 0 0% −6.00
Naas 2 1 50% −0.60
Curragh 2 1 50% +3.00
Roscommon 2 1 50% +1.25
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% −9.60
1m2f – 1m4f 4 2 50% +4.25
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 4 1 25% −2.60
A P McCoy 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Curtis 3 2 67% +5.25
Declan McDonogh 3 0 0% −3.00
Alan Crowe 2 0 0% −2.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 2 13% −11.35
Blinkers 2 1 50% +3.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 7 1 14% −5.60
2011 5 2 40% +3.25
2010 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −9.60
Flat 8 2 25% +0.25

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
2013 · 3 runs
03 Mar 13+22d Leopardstown www.leopardstown.com Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m · Yielding · 18 ran 12/18 3¾ 10-7 119113A Mark Walsh 33/1
09 Feb 13+14d Leopardstown paddypower.com iPhone Fast Bet Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m · Soft · 24 ran 21/24 1¾ 10-11 12397A Alan Crowe 33/1
26 Jan 13+56d Leopardstown Boylesports.com Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B) 2m · Heavy · 28 ran PU/28 — 10-7 126— Alan Crowe 33/1
2012 · 7 runs
01 Dec 12+13d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 2m · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 6½ 10-12 12996C Mark Walsh 20/1
18 Nov 12+15d Punchestown Punchestown On TG4 At 9.20 Next Saturday Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 13 11-7 130100C D J Casey 20/1
03 Nov 12+234d Down Royal Billecart-salmon Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (grade C) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran BD/13 — 10-6 130— Patrick Mangan 12/1
14 Mar 12+17d Cheltenham Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 24 ran 20/24 2¾ 11-8 136104C A P McCoy 16/1
26 Feb 12+14d Naas Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet 1800 721 821 Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 2m · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 11-1 129120A Mark Walsh 7/4F
12 Feb 12+35d Leopardstown Spring Juvenile Hurdle (grade 1) 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 11-0 —133A A P McCoy 7/1
08 Jan 12+12d Naas Racing Again On Saturday 21st January Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 —117B Mark Walsh 2/5F
2011 · 5 runs
27 Dec 11+186d Leopardstown Paddypower.com Iphone App 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-0 —— A P McCoy 3/1
24 Jun 11+12d Curragh Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Derby 1m4f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-0 7992A Ben Curtis 4/1
12 Jun 11+21d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 7882A Ben Curtis 9/4F
22 May 11+13d Curragh Tipperary Crystal Maiden 1m2f · Good · 19 ran 4/19 2½ 9-2 7879A Ben Curtis 10/1
09 May 11+171d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 1m2f · Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 9-0 7787A Declan McDonogh 14/1
2010 · 4 runs
19 Nov 10+7d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1½ 9-3 8058A Pat Smullen 7/1
12 Nov 10+12d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-3 —76A Declan McDonogh 9/2
31 Oct 10+11d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (c & G) Maiden 7f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ¾ 9-0 —97A Chris Hayes 13/2
20 Oct 10 Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 1m · Good · 18 ran 4/18 4½ 9-3 —87A Declan McDonogh 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sportsmaster won?
Sportsmaster (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Sportsmaster?
Sportsmaster (IRE) was trained by E J O'Grady on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 3 March 2013.
Who is Sportsmaster's sire?
Sportsmaster (IRE) is by Ad Valorem (USA) out of Boston Ivy (USA), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
What going does Sportsmaster prefer?
Sportsmaster (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sportsmaster's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 3 March 2013. The highest on record is 136.
What is Sportsmaster's sire's record?
Ad Valorem (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,585 runs since Apr 2010 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.2% from 248.
Who are Sportsmaster's siblings?
Out of Boston Ivy (USA), Sportsmaster (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Orlando Rogue (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Tea Leaf (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. 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.