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Horse profile

The Student (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer Michael P Hourigan · Last owner Michael P Hourigan
by Bach (IRE) out of Royal Mirage (IRE) (Lycius)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2016 — 3,726 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 6th of 13
KTB Profile

The Student (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 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 (jumps) 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 28 Dec 2015

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 8 Jul 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 — 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 3 figures · best 87C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m287C83—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Bach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,289 runs since Mar 2008 (240 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.7% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+13.6—
Good to Firm2443112.7%+4.9—
Good774547%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft305237.5%−0.3—
Soft569376.5%−1.30 from 1
Heavy363298%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)20210%+2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f1300%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3538.6%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m759557.2%−0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f845597%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m514509.7%+1.9—
Over 3m121129.9%+2.1—

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

Dam
Royal Mirage (IRE) (Lycius)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Punky Princess (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ricky Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr John Dixon 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
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 KTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
23 Aug 16+33d Ballinrobe Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 1 11-0 79C Ricky Doyle 50/1
21 Jul 16+13d Limerick Keanes Jewellers Ladies Day 9th October (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 17 11-12 84B M P Fogarty 50/1
08 Jul 16+193d Cork Cork Racecourse August Summer Festival Flat Race 2m · Good · 20 ran 13/20 6½ 11-7 58C Mr John Dixon 50/1
2015 · 1 run
28 Dec 15 Limerick Mr. Binman Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 hd 11-4 87C Phillip Enright 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Student won?
The Student (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2015 and 2016.
Who trained The Student?
The Student (IRE) was trained by Michael P Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 23 August 2016.
Who is The Student's sire?
The Student (IRE) is by Bach (IRE) out of Royal Mirage (IRE), whose sire is Lycius.
What is The Student's sire's record?
Bach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,289 runs since Mar 2008 (240 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.7% from 244.
Who are The Student's siblings?
Out of Royal Mirage (IRE), The Student (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2015. 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.