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Strange Currency (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Brian M McMahon · Owner Castlebridge Syndicate
by Ocovango (GB) out of Golden Memories (IRE) (Marienbard)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 18 Oct 2026 · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Strange Currency (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Punchestown (Feb 2026). Last raced off 102, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 10lb off peak
102 102–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick (IRE), 18 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 88A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Good to Soft288A812 runs · 88 / 81
Good285B48.52 runs · 85 / 48.5
Soft273B61.52 runs · 73 / 61.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m388A743 runs · 88 / 74
2m1f – 2m4f385B733 runs · 85 / 73
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 26 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick (IRE), 18 Oct 2026 Official rating 102 at the last run, 18 Oct 2026

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 9 figures · best 122A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Soft3106A1003 runs · 106 / 100
Good to Soft2107B1072 runs · 107 / 107
Good2106A105.52 runs · 106 / 105.5
Heavy2122A111.52 runs · 122 / 111.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4107B103.54 runs · 107 / 103.5
2m1f – 2m4f4122A1064 runs · 122 / 106
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 26 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 10 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Prominent 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,998 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+19.1—
Good938939.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft7057110.1%+0.60 from 2
Soft915758.2%−1.30 from 4
Heavy396379.3%−0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m788648.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,096988.9%−0.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m9039510.5%+10 from 4
Over 3m1942713.9%+4.40 from 1

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

Dam
Golden Memories (IRE) (Marienbard)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alvarez (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Brouder 3 0 0% −3.00
Ricky Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr E Mahon 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin Staples 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 0 0% −9.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 9 runs
18 Oct 26+37d Limerick (IRE) John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran up with the front pair - 3rd halfway - 4th when blundered 3 out - pushed along and made no dent before 2 out - error at the last - weakened to finish 4th 4/8 6 11-10 10288A107B Mr E Mahon 12/1
11 Sep 26+32d Ballinrobe (IRE) Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled in the pack - 10th four out then 9th three out - unable to close from two out and held for 7th 7/14 1¼ 10-10 10474B107A Richard Deegan 33/1
10 Aug 26+87d Ballinrobe (IRE) Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle 26f · Good · 7 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - finished well beaten in 7th 7/7 7½ 11-2 10612A105A Philip Byrnes 14/1
15 May 26+16d Kilbeggan Cooke's Bar And Restaurant Caragh Beginners Chase 20.5f · Good · 14 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 10th by 3 out and driven - stayed on same rhythm to finish sixth beaten well clear of the front 6/14 2¾ 11-12 —85B106A Ricky Doyle 28/1
29 Apr 26+15d Punchestown Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final 19.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - made progress after three out - urged into contention in 6th two out - error at the last and unable to find more finishing 5th 5/14 19 10-13 10773B106A Ricky Doyle 125/1
14 Apr 26+8d Clonmel Drangan Novice Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 9 ran Tracked the pack early - stumbled after the 7th and scratchy over the following fence - slipped back to 6th after three out - lost ground before the 2nd last and unseated at the mistake there UR/9 — 11-7 110—— Eoin Staples 20/1
06 Apr 26+34d Cork Leisure Dome Ltd. Marquee Hire Maiden Hurdle 23f · Yielding · 13 ran Went on in front early - clipped fences at the 8th and 10th before a minor error saw a rival draw alongside - driven up but overtaken approaching 3 out - unable to threaten in 5th thereafter - lost place late finishing 7th 7/13 nk 11-12 11250B99A Gavin Brouder 15/2
03 Mar 26+16d Leopardstown Golf, Padel, Range At Leopardstown Launching Spring 2026 Maiden Hurdle 21f · Soft · 10 ran Sat close to the front pair early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort approaching 2 out but found nothing more - lost ground before the last 6/10 20 11-12 ——100C Gavin Brouder 15/2
15 Feb 26+48d Punchestown EVAD Technology Group Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran Went to front after 1st - fighting for the bridle in front - pushed along and lost lead 2 out - dropped to third with no answer to those in command - stayed on same speed through line in third 3/15 13 11-12 ——122A Gavin Brouder 80/1
2025 · 1 run
29 Dec 25 Limerick Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Settled midpack early - clumsy over 2nd - held 6th at halfway - pushed along into 8th before 2 out and unable to find more 6/9 4¼ 11-4 —34A101A Ben Harvey 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Strange Currency won?
Strange Currency (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trains Strange Currency?
Strange Currency (IRE) is trained by Brian M McMahon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
Who is Strange Currency's sire?
Strange Currency (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Golden Memories (IRE), whose sire is Marienbard.
What is Strange Currency's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 18 October 2026. The highest on record is 112.
What is Strange Currency's sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,998 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.
Who are Strange Currency's siblings?
Out of Golden Memories (IRE), Strange Currency (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.