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Horse profile

Summers King (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Patrick Carey · Last owner L Mcelchar
by Desert King (IRE) out of Little Fox (IRE) (Persian Bold)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2016 — 3,676 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 14th of 16 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Summers King (IRE) is yet to win from 20 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Clonmel (Dec 2015). Last raced off 80, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 15lb off peak
80 80–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 4 Oct 2016 Official rating 80 at the last run, 4 Oct 2016

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 →

Jumps 18 figures · best 107A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft10107A94.5—
Heavy7107A81—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15107A87—
2m1f – 2m4f3100C99—

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 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
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.80 from 1
Good3844010.4%+1.40 from 1
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.4—
Soft267197.1%−1.90 from 10
Heavy13996.5%−2.50 from 8
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.40 from 17
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.7—
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Little Fox (IRE) (Persian Bold)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Heavy 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 17 0 0% −17.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Ring 8 0 0% −8.00
Robbie Moran 6 0 0% −6.00
Mr Damien Skehan 4 0 0% −4.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Gray 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 0 0% −18.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2016 · 5 runs
04 Oct 16+22d Tipperary Join The Tipperary Supporter's Club 2017 (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 9½ 10-13 8034C92C Andrew Ring 100/1
12 Sep 16+157d Listowel Follow listowelraces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 29 11-7 80—81C Andrew Ring 50/1
08 Apr 16+28d Wexford Benedicts Nite Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-7 81—— Andrew Ring 11/1
11 Mar 16+51d Limerick Signsplus Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 5½ 10-8 82—73C Andrew Ring 8/1
20 Jan 16+29d Fairyhouse Sponsor A Race At Fairyhouse Call 018256167 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 16 10-8 82—91A Andrew Ring 8/1
2015 · 4 runs
22 Dec 15+33d Clonmel Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 ½ 9-13 80—107A Andrew Ring 12/1
19 Nov 15+101d Thurles Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 nk 10-8 80—71C Andrew Ring 12/1
10 Aug 15+217d Ballinrobe J.j. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 17f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 3¾ 10-6 80—99A Andrew Ring 16/1
05 Jan 15+46d Thurles Munster Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 27 10-11 80—72C A E Lynch 14/1
2014 · 2 runs
20 Nov 14+18d Thurles Templemore Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 9½ 10-7 81—75A Robbie Moran 33/1
02 Nov 14+464d Cork Paddy Power Best In Betting Value E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 19 11-12 87—100C Robbie Moran 66/1
2013 · 2 runs
26 Jul 13+117d Wexford Littlewoods Ireland Day Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 19 11-2 92—83C Mr Damien Skehan 14/1
31 Mar 13+121d Cork Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 10-2 92—68C Robbie Moran 20/1
2012 · 7 runs
30 Nov 12+23d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 3½ 11-9 95—92C Stephen Gray 16/1
07 Nov 12+7d Fairyhouse fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 4 11-4 ——97A Robbie Moran 50/1
31 Oct 12+8d Punchestown Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 19 11-8 ——90C Robbie Moran 50/1
23 Oct 12+50d Fairyhouse Dine In The Bobbyjo Bistro Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 33 11-2 ——99C Robbie Moran 20/1
03 Sep 12+29d Roscommon Frenchpark (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 8½ 11-3 ——107A Mr Damien Skehan 9/2
05 Aug 12+6d Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (pro-am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 9 10-9 ——87A Mr Damien Skehan 50/1
30 Jul 12 Galway Radissonhotelgalway.com & Galwaybayhotel.com Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 10-7 ——— Mr Damien Skehan 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Summers King won?
Summers King (IRE) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2012 and 2016. Placed 4 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Summers King?
Summers King (IRE) was trained by Patrick Carey on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 4 October 2016.
Who is Summers King's sire?
Summers King (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Little Fox (IRE), whose sire is Persian Bold.
What is Summers King's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 4 October 2016. The highest on record is 95.
What is Summers King's sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.