Horse profile
The Mpex Kid (IRE)
8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Ciaran Murphy · Last owner Charlestown Dancers Syndicate
by Tamayuz (GB) out of Startarette (USA) (Dixieland Band)
42 runs · 13 courses · from May 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2024 — 753 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 16th of 25
4 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Fairyhouse
Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile
The Mpex Kid won four of 42 starts with all four wins in handicaps. Three of those came at Dundalk on the AW including a success at 1m2f – 1m4f in Oct 2023 off an official rating of 64. He also won a 6f – 7f handicap at Fairyhouse on good ground in Jun 2020. The gelding aged 8 at his last run in Oct 2024 finished 16 of 25 in a Curragh handicap.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 4–42Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 8 (19%)Placed
- +33.00£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.45Fair A/E n=42 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating61↓ 18lb off peak
61
59–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 109B | 95 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 97C | 74 | — |
| Good | 8 | 114C | 73 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 118C | 81 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 106C | 91 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 109A | 80 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 109A | 76.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 118C | 83 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 114C | 94 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 76C | 62 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 42 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 5,186 runs since Jan 2008 (401 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 743 | 81 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,162 | 120 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 503 | 62 | 12.3% | +1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 654 | 59 | 9% | −1.4 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 208 | 17 | 8.2% | −2.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,887 | 198 | 10.5% | +0.1 | 3 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 256 | 32 | 12.5% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,743 | 185 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,419 | 155 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 2 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,099 | 107 | 9.7% | −0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 489 | 44 | 9% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 144 | 14 | 9.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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
Startarette (USA) (Dixieland Band)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Star Links (USA) (13 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Star Links (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Links (USA) | 112 | 13 | 7f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Ada Misobel (IRE) | 22 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Angels Wings (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Telling Tales (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arithmatix (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sabellum (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 3 | 30% | +54.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 10 | 3 | 30% | +54.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 2 | 13% | +43.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Ryan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +45.00 |
| Shane Foley | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms C Skerry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 4 | 10% | +36.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +50.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 39 | 4 | 10% | +36.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 24+15d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) Held up towards back of pack - unable to make headway inside final two furlongs - kept same effort through closing stages - finished 16th | 16/25 | shd | 9-5 | 61 | 63C | 61A | Jack Cleary | 28/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+13d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - clumsy at the opening fence - up into 6th by halfway - driven approaching two out then unable to find more and only plodded on steadily from the last | 7/10 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | 92B | 103A | P J O'Hanlon | 50/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+13d | Navan | Gormanlough Handicap (47-65) Settled in the pack early - 9th and driven for effort over 2f out - kept up but couldn't quicken inside the final furlong - finished well held in 13th | 13/17 | ¾ | 10-1 | 64 | 114C | 70A | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+24d | Naas | Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Slow to start - settled in the pack - pushed along in 10th two out but unable to close - finished eighth beaten 7¼ lengths | 8/13 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 106C | 63A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 01 Aug 24+107d | Galway | Guinness 0.0 Handicap (50-70) Held up at the back - lost touch with the field turning for home - no impression made - well beaten in finishing position 14 | 14/18 | ¾ | 9-5 | 69 | — | 57C | Darragh O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 16 Apr 24+11d | Naas | Mulvaney Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle | 10/19 | 1¼ | 11-5 | — | 48C | 92C | Ms C Skerry | 100/1 |
| 05 Apr 24+158d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant Summer Offer At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 7/14 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 70 | 80B | 69A | Shane Foley | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 23+10d | Galway | KONE Handicap (50-80) | 8/15 | ½ | 9-7 | 71 | 111C | 69A | Jamie Powell | 50/1 |
| 20 Oct 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) | 7/14 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 71 | 94B | 76A | Jamie Powell | 9/2 |
| 13 Oct 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Three Men, Ten Years, And A Dream Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/14 | 10-2 | 64 | 97B | 94A | Jamie Powell | 5/1 | |
| 29 Sep 23+55d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | nse | 9-13 | 62 | 98B | 90A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+4d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 10/16 | hd | 9-9 | 68 | 77C | 72A | Shane Foley | 25/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+228d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 17/18 | shd | 10-0 | 68 | 79C | 55A | Shane Foley | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 22+9d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Handicap (47-75) | 13/14 | nse | 9-13 | 70 | 77B | 69A | Gavin Ryan | 11/1 |
| 07 Dec 22+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (47-75) | 8/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 71 | 95B | 74A | Siobhan Rutledge | 11/2 |
| 02 Nov 22+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-70) | 1/14 | 9-7 | 66 | 105B | 82A | Siobhan Rutledge | 6/1 | |
| 15 Oct 22+2d | Leopardstown | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 5/18 | shd | 9-8 | 64 | 82C | 77A | Shane Foley | 13/2 |
| 13 Oct 22+176d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-65) | 2/20 | 6 | 10-2 | 64 | 97C | 94A | Shane Foley | 28/1 |
| 20 Apr 22+7d | Bellewstown | INPBA On Course Bookmakers Claiming Race | 6/13 | 1¾ | 10-2 | 59 | 83C | 86A | Gavin Ryan | 16/1 |
| 13 Apr 22+12d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (47-65) | 9/16 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 59 | 69C | 70A | Gavin Ryan | 7/2J |
| 01 Apr 22+183d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (47-65) | 1/14 | 10-2 | 65 | 95B | 91A | Gavin Ryan | 50/1 | |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 21+10d | Clonmel | Kilmore Maiden Hurdle | 12/18 | 2½ | 12-0 | — | 76C | 93C | Conor Orr | 80/1 |
| 20 Sep 21+13d | Fairyhouse | Treo Eile Apprentice Handicap (45-75) | 16/17 | 7½ | 9-0 | 60 | 51C | 38C | Siobhan Rutledge | 33/1 |
| 07 Sep 21+37d | Galway | Galway Handicap (45-70) | 12/13 | 1 | 9-9 | 63 | 47C | 58A | Gavin Ryan | 9/1 |
| 01 Aug 21+5d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 12/14 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 69 | 65C | 65A | Gavin Ryan | 16/1 |
| 27 Jul 21+60d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) (Div 2) | 14/17 | 3 | 9-8 | 69 | 65C | 49A | Cian MacRedmond | 18/1 |
| 28 May 21+14d | Fairyhouse | Next Meeting At Fairyhouse June 11th Apprentice Handicap (45-75) | 18/18 | 14 | 9-6 | 69 | 54C | 62C | Paddy Harnett | 22/1 |
| 14 May 21+163d | Leopardstown | Glenageary Handicap (50-70) (Div 2) | 19/19 | hd | 9-9 | 70 | 75C | 59A | Cian MacRedmond | 12/1 |
| 2020 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 20+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (Div 1) | 4/13 | shd | 9-6 | 72 | 109B | 84A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 25 Nov 20+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (50-80) | 11/12 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 73 | 76A | 61A | Sam Ewing | 5/1 |
| 26 Oct 20+2d | Galway | Kone Handicap | 7/14 | hd | 8-12 | 76 | 118C | 77A | Adam Farragher | 11/1 |
| 24 Oct 20+30d | Leopardstown | Retro Drive In Movies At Leopardstown Handicap (50-80) | 5/14 | nk | 9-12 | 76 | 85C | 86A | Robbie Colgan | 20/1 |
| 24 Sep 20+14d | Listowel | David McManus Bookmaker Handicap (50-80) | 6/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 77 | 61A | 75A | Sam Ewing | 12/1 |
| 10 Sep 20+25d | Navan | Market Square Handicap | 9/15 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 77 | 91C | 75A | Robbie Colgan | 33/1 |
| 16 Aug 20+14d | Cork | Millstreet Handicap | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 74C | 68A | Mikey Sheehy | 11/2 |
| 02 Aug 20+6d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 2/14 | nk | 9-9 | 75 | 89C | 92A | Mikey Sheehy | 4/1 |
| 27 Jul 20+39d | Galway | Galmont.com & Galwaybayhotel.com Handicap (50-80) (Div 2) | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 75 | 73C | 80A | Mikey Sheehy | 5/2F |
| 18 Jun 20+336d | Fairyhouse | Sobac Soil.ie Thank You To All Our Customers Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 1/12 | 9-9 | 64 | 102A | 99A | Mikey Sheehy | 10/1 | |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Jul 19+28d | Leopardstown | Carnival Extravaganza Maiden | 6/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 68 | 73A | 59A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 20 Jun 19+29d | Leopardstown | Get Your Free Trial Now At racingtv.com Maiden | 10/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 73A | 46A | Declan McDonogh | 5/1F |
| 22 May 19+14d | Cork | Matchbook Straight Seven Maiden | 3/12 | 4¼ | 9-5 | — | 109A | 77A | Declan McDonogh | 33/1 |
| 08 May 19 | Gowran Park | BetVictor Maiden | 8/13 | hd | 9-5 | — | 68C | 64A | W J Lee | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Mpex Kid won?
- The Mpex Kid (IRE) won 4 of 42 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 8 times in total (19% of starts).
- Who trained The Mpex Kid?
- The Mpex Kid (IRE) was trained by Ciaran Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 5 October 2024.
- Who is The Mpex Kid's sire?
- The Mpex Kid (IRE) is by Tamayuz (GB) out of Startarette (USA), whose sire is Dixieland Band.
- What going does The Mpex Kid prefer?
- The Mpex Kid (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Mpex Kid's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 5 October 2024. The highest on record is 79.
- What is The Mpex Kid's sire's record?
- Tamayuz (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 5,186 runs since Jan 2008 (401 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Mpex Kid's siblings?
- Out of Startarette (USA), The Mpex Kid (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Star Links (USA) (13). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Star Links (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.