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Horse profile

Union Avenue (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer James Moffatt · Owner Thomas Gardner
by Shantou (USA) out of Mrs Mac Veale (IRE) (Karinga Bay)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Aintree & Kelso First-time headgear LTO Last run 23 Feb 2026
KTB Profile

Union Avenue is a gelding who has won two of six starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. He won an Open NH Flat Race at Kelso in Nov 2023 on good to soft and followed up at Aintree the next month on soft over 2m1f – 2m4f. Each win came on a first visit to the course. He last ran at Ayr in Feb 2026 in a maiden hurdle, his first time in headgear.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2024

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 115B · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft2115B104—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3115B114—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 142A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 26 Dec 2023 Official rating 118 at the last run, 13 Mar 2024

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 4 figures · best 142A · median 136.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft2142A138—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3139A134—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29131113.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43117612.3%−1.31 from 1
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.31 from 3
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.31 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,34133414.3%+0.7—
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mrs Mac Veale (IRE) (Karinga Bay)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Pachacuti (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Pachacuti (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pachacuti (IRE)2522m4f–3m1fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% +6.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 1 100% +6.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlotte Jones 4 2 50% +6.00
Alan Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 2 40% +5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 2 100% +8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 4 2 50% +6.00
Hurdle 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 · 1 run
23 Feb 26+75d Ayr Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 5 ran Held a forward spot early - hit the 7th and needed encouragement before the next - then slipped to the rear and fell away from the pack - pulled up before 3 out PU/5 — 11-6 ——— Alan Doyle 12/1
2025 · 1 run
10 Dec 25+637d Hexham Paxtons Now Stocking Stihl Equipment Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 8 ran Sent clear early - stumbled at the 5th and lost command two out - dropped away in a hurry then eased out of contention before the final fence PU/8 — 11-4 ——— Charlotte Jones EvensF
2024 · 2 runs
13 Mar 24+32d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 19 ran 9/19 1½ 11-7 118115B134A Danny McMenamin 125/1
10 Feb 24+46d Newbury Betfair Exchange Beacons Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 hd 11-7 —114A139A Charlotte Jones 7/2
2023 · 2 runs
26 Dec 23+45d Aintree William Hill Stories Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-6 —93A142A Charlotte Jones 6/1
11 Nov 23 Kelso Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-13 —85B127A Charlotte Jones 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Union Avenue won?
Union Avenue (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Union Avenue?
Union Avenue (IRE) is trained by James Moffatt, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 February 2026.
Who is Union Avenue's sire?
Union Avenue (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Mrs Mac Veale (IRE), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What going does Union Avenue prefer?
Union Avenue (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Union Avenue's official rating?
Union Avenue (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 118.
What is Union Avenue's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Union Avenue's siblings?
Out of Mrs Mac Veale (IRE), Union Avenue (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Pachacuti (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Pachacuti (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.