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Horse profile

Van Boxtal (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer Joseph Fox · Last owner N Gaffney
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Ask Mama (GB) (Mummy's Pet)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2011 — 5,627 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Van Boxtal (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 4th of 15 at Downpatrick (Nov 2008). Last raced off 80, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 10lb off peak
80 80–90

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 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 5 Nov 2008 Official rating 80 at the last run, 27 May 2011

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 101A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm295A90.5—
Good2101A92—
Soft286C83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m395A86—
2m1f – 2m4f286C83—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 2
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 5
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.8—
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 3
Heavy190126.3%+1.3—
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.60 from 3
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ask Mama (GB) (Mummy's Pet)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Buonissimo (IRE)40——
Marenaghan (IRE)10——
Lucky Gun (IRE)20——
Astitchintime (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 6 0 0% −6.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00
D P Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 7 0 0% −7.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
27 May 11+36d Cork Jason Fallon Live July 8th Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 23 ran PU/23 — 11-12 80— Robbie Colgan 50/1
21 Apr 11+572d Ludlow Mcconnel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-3 90— Johnny Farrelly 25/1
26 Sep 09+325d Navan Navan Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 28 ran 12/28 4 11-12 8195A Robbie Colgan 50/1
05 Nov 08+44d Downpatrick ladbrokes.com Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 22.5f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 shd 11-2 80101A Robbie Colgan 20/1
22 Sep 08+29d Ballinrobe 'Come Racing In Ballinrobe 2009' Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 24 10-4 8280C Robbie Colgan 33/1
24 Aug 08+2d Ballinrobe Capco Roofing Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-4 —— Robbie Colgan 12/1
22 Aug 08+24d Kilbeggan Donlon Development Ltd. (C&G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 19 11-4 8186C Robbie Colgan 66/1
29 Jul 08+70d Perth Wallace Whittle Consulting Engineers Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 10-9 8186C D P Fahy 80/1
20 May 08+30d Limerick Gotta Have Me A Mighty Mac Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 18 ran F/18 — 11-7 —— Alain Cawley 25/1
20 Apr 08 Cork Fermoy Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 12/18 5 11-12 8183A A E Lynch 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Van Boxtal (IRE) won?
Van Boxtal (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2011.
Who trained Van Boxtal (IRE)?
Van Boxtal (IRE) was trained by Joseph Fox on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 27 May 2011.
Who is Van Boxtal (IRE)'s sire?
Van Boxtal (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Ask Mama (GB), whose sire is Mummy's Pet.
What is Van Boxtal (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 27 May 2011. The highest on record is 90.
What is Van Boxtal (IRE)'s sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Van Boxtal (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ask Mama (GB), Van Boxtal (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.