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Horse profile

Thirsty Owl (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Daniel McLoughlin · Owner Daniel Mcloughlin
by Nando Parrado (GB) out of Love Oasis (GB) (Oasis Dream)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 28 May 2026 · 12th of 13 Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Thirsty Owl is a maiden who has yet to win from five starts. His best effort came when fourth of 14 at Dundalk in Jan 2026. He has raced three times on the all-weather and twice on turf, all without success, and finished 12 of 13 at Fairyhouse in May 2026. He last ran off a mark of 66.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 10 Dec 2025

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 5 figures · best 89B · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)389B873 runs · 89 / 87
Good272C50.52 runs · 72 / 50.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f489B724 runs · 89 / 72
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 9 Jan 2026 Official rating 66 at the last run, 28 May 2026

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 5 figures · best 78A · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)378A743 runs · 78 / 74
Good257A50.52 runs · 57 / 50.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f478A65.54 runs · 78 / 65.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 388 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−5.7—
Good to Firm4000%−5.7—
Good11554.3%−1.40 from 2
Good to Soft3525.7%0—
Soft6346.3%+0.6—
Heavy1516.7%+1—
Standard (AW)118108.5%+2.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7579.3%+3.6—
6f – 7f236125.1%−0.60 from 4
1m – 1m1f6134.9%−0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−5.7—
1m5f – 2m200%−5.7—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Love Oasis (GB) (Oasis Dream)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Desert Falcon (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Desert Falcon (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Desert Falcon (IRE)2366f–7fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Scott McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Brandon Wilkie 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Whearty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2026 · 3 runs
28 May 26+17d Fairyhouse Book Your Hospitality At Fairyhouse.ie Handicap 7f · Good · 13 ran Sat behind front group early - up in third before halfway then dropped away with a furlong and a half to go - trailed off at the finish 12/13 5½ 9-8 6629C44C Scott McCullagh 20/1
11 May 26+122d Roscommon Athlone Handicap (Div 1) 7.5f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to the pace early - hit the front after 2f - shaken up when overtaken past the 2f marker - found nothing more and dropped away inside the final furlong 11/14 ½ 9-10 6872C57A Scott McCullagh 9/1
09 Jan 26+30d Dundalk (AW) Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran Settled midpack early - under pressure in 8th with 3f left and unable to close inside the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 4th 4/14 2¼ 9-3 —87B63A Brandon Wilkie 25/1
2025 · 2 runs
10 Dec 25+21d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran Held up towards back of the pack - urged forward turning into straight and down to 8th under pressure inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 8th 8/13 2½ 9-7 —89B74A Donagh O'Connor 16/1
19 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Standard · 8 ran Settled in the pack - fifth at halfway then pushed along to improve two out - fourth and stayed on inside the final furlong and a half to finish fourth 4/8 1½ 9-7 —72A78A Robert Whearty 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thirsty Owl won?
Thirsty Owl (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Thirsty Owl?
Thirsty Owl (IRE) is trained by Daniel McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 May 2026.
Who is Thirsty Owl's sire?
Thirsty Owl (IRE) is by Nando Parrado (GB) out of Love Oasis (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
What is Thirsty Owl's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 28 May 2026. The highest on record is 68.
What is Thirsty Owl's sire's record?
Nando Parrado (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 388 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Thirsty Owl's siblings?
Out of Love Oasis (GB), Thirsty Owl (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Desert Falcon (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Desert Falcon (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.