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Horse profile

The Celtic Machine (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Pat Phelan · Last owner Celtic Contractors Limited
by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Lyra's Daemon (GB) (Singspiel)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Apr 2019 — 2,751 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 · 8th of 12 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

The Celtic Machine (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 10 Apr 2019

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 6 figures · best 80A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)680A78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f380A78—
1m – 1m1f380C78—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 10 Apr 2019 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 10 Apr 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 86A the best of the last 1 rated run · Warwick, 29 Nov 2018

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 6 figures · best 55A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)655A49—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f355A50—
1m – 1m1f350C48—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%+0.4—
Good to Firm499499.8%−0.3—
Good901829.1%−1—
Good to Soft440358%−2.1—
Soft5415410%−0.10 from 1
Heavy1822011%+0.9—
Standard (AW)1,36315711.5%+1.40 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1271511.8%+1.7—
6f – 7f90210111.2%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f976899.1%−10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f990989.9%−0.20 from 3
1m5f – 2m6366610.4%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f258238.9%−1.2—
2m5f – 3m57712.3%+2.2—
Over 3m100%−10.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lyra's Daemon (GB) (Singspiel)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Morally Bankrupt (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Morally Bankrupt (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Morally Bankrupt (GB)527f–1mClass 5
Streaky Bay (GB)1217fClass 6
Desert Song (GB)60——
Don't Tell Louise (GB)80——
Lyronada (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Bennett 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Bradley 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 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
10 Apr 19+14d Kempton (AW) 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 8/12 1 8-12 4580A55A Charlie Bennett 16/1
27 Mar 19+42d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1½ 8-7 4578B50A Charlie Bennett 20/1
13 Feb 19+32d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Apprentice Handicap Class 7 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 10/12 2½ 9-11 4865C45C Thomas Greatrex 12/1
12 Jan 19+15d Lingfield (AW) sunracing.co.uk Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 12 9-0 —77B42A Paddy Bradley 50/1
28 Dec 18+14d Lingfield (AW) sunracing.co.uk Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 9-2 —80C50C Charlie Bennett 66/1
14 Dec 18+15d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-2 —78A48A Paddy Bradley 20/1
29 Nov 18 Warwick Worlds Biggest Sports Jackpots At Colossus 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 14f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1 10-5 —93A86A Niall Houlihan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Celtic Machine (GB) won?
The Celtic Machine (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2018 and 2019.
Who trained The Celtic Machine (GB)?
The Celtic Machine (GB) was trained by Pat Phelan on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 10 April 2019.
Who is The Celtic Machine (GB)'s sire?
The Celtic Machine (GB) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Lyra's Daemon (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is The Celtic Machine (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 10 April 2019. The highest on record is 48.
What is The Celtic Machine (GB)'s sire's record?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Celtic Machine (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Lyra's Daemon (GB), The Celtic Machine (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Morally Bankrupt (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Morally Bankrupt (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2018. 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.