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Horse profile

The Journal (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2006) · Last trainer C A Murphy · Last owner Macranafeirmethe Journal Club
by Shernazar (GB) out of Silver Sunset (GB) (Arzanni)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Dec 2006 — 7,263 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2006 · 7th of 13
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Oct 2006 and Dec 2006, the last of them as a 5yo gelding. Finished 7 of 13 at Navan last time. By Shernazar (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 97C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wexford, 29 Oct 2006

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 2 figures · best 97C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy297C94—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m297C94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Shernazar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14214.3%+5.6—
Good to Firm141128.5%−0.2—
Good388338.5%−0.2—
Good to Soft2052210.7%+2—
Soft427419.6%+0.9—
Heavy281176%−2.70 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−8.7—
1m – 1m1f100%−8.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m350349.7%+10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f598528.7%0—
2m5f – 3m420348.1%−0.6—
Over 3m8178.6%−0.1—

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
Silver Sunset (GB) (Arzanni)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Forestside (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Forestside (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Forestside (IRE)6432m4f–3m½fClass 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2006 · 2 runs
09 Dec 06+41d Navan Irish Racing Yearbook Inh Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 4½ 11-7 91C D P Fahy 12/1
29 Oct 06 Wexford Mount Leinster (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 4½ 11-9 97C Mr R O'Sullivan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Journal won?
The Journal (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2006.
Who trained The Journal?
The Journal (IRE) was trained by C A Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 9 December 2006.
Who is The Journal's sire?
The Journal (IRE) is by Shernazar (GB) out of Silver Sunset (GB), whose sire is Arzanni.
What is The Journal's sire's record?
Shernazar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Journal's siblings?
Out of Silver Sunset (GB), The Journal (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Forestside (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Forestside (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.