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Horse profile

The Railway Man (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer A L T Moore · Last owner Exors Of The Late Cathal M Ryan
by Shernazar (GB) out of Sparky Sue (IRE) (Strong Gale)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Mar 2008 — 6,795 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 5th of 7 3 wins · Naas (IRE), Leopardstown & Navan Last raced off OR 144
KTB Profile

The Railway Man (IRE) is 3 from 13, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Dr.P.J. Moriarty Novice Chase at Leopardstown (Feb 2006). Hasn't won since Nov 2006.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 6 Mar 2008 Official rating 144 at the last run, 29 Mar 2008

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 12 figures · best 137C · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft9137C125—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6125C114—
1m5f – 2m4137C119.5—
2m5f – 3m2126C113.5—

Of 13 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 · 12 figures from 13 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%−0.20 from 1
Good to Soft2052210.7%+20 from 1
Soft427419.6%+0.93 from 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 4
2m1f – 2m4f598528.7%02 from 6
2m5f – 3m420348.1%−0.61 from 3
Over 3m8178.6%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparky Sue (IRE) (Strong Gale)

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 9 3 33% +12.82
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 1 33% +14.00
Navan 2 1 50% −0.43
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 1 100% +2.25
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −1.18
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +14.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 6 2 33% +14.25
B M Cash 4 0 0% −4.00
D J Casey 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor O'Dwyer 1 1 100% +0.57

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 5 2 40% +15.25
2005 5 1 20% −3.43

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 2 25% +10.57
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.75

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
29 Mar 08+23d Navan An Uaimh Chase (Grade 3) 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-2 14499B Davy Russell 4/1
06 Mar 08+81d Thurles Cashel Fine Art Chase 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 11-2 144108A D J Casey 13/2
2007 · 1 run
16 Dec 07+400d Cork O'Connell Logistics Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2) 2m · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 23 11-12 14497C Davy Russell 6/1
2006 · 5 runs
11 Nov 06+209d Naas (IRE) Racing Again At Naas On 7th January Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 1/22 11-12 —125C Davy Russell 9/4
16 Apr 06+32d Fairyhouse Powers Gold Cup (Grade 1) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 3/8 20 11-9 146106C Davy Russell 10/1
15 Mar 06+31d Cheltenham Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 10 11-4 —101C Davy Russell 12/1
12 Feb 06+28d Leopardstown Dr.P.J. Moriarty Novice Chase (Grade 1) 2m5f · Yielding · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 —126C Davy Russell 16/1
15 Jan 06+63d Leopardstown Novice Chase (Grade 2) 2m5f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 —— D J Casey 5/1
2005 · 5 runs
13 Nov 05+198d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 —125C Conor O'Dwyer 4/7F
29 Apr 05+3d Punchestown Opel Novice Hurdle 2m · Soft · 25 ran 2/25 2½ 11-12 —133C B M Cash 7/2
26 Apr 05+28d Punchestown Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3 11-12 —106C B M Cash 6/1
29 Mar 05+51d Fairyhouse Menolly Homes Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2 11-4 —137C B M Cash 15/8F
06 Feb 05 Leopardstown Deloitte Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m2f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3 11-10 —120C B M Cash 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Railway Man won?
The Railway Man (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trained The Railway Man?
The Railway Man (IRE) was trained by A L T Moore on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 29 March 2008.
Who is The Railway Man's sire?
The Railway Man (IRE) is by Shernazar (GB) out of Sparky Sue (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does The Railway Man prefer?
The Railway Man (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Railway Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 144, from the run on 29 March 2008. The highest on record is 146.
What is The Railway Man'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.

Record shown from February 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.