Whale Harbour (IRE)
Whale Harbour is a maiden who has yet to win from six starts on turf though he has placed twice. His best effort came when third of 15 at Ballinrobe in May 2024. The gelding, by Mahler out of a Presenting mare, raced off a mark of 107 when fifth of eight in a novice handicap hurdle at Down Royal in Mar 2025. He reached a highest ever official rating of 111.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 98dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 125
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 125A | 105.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 101C | 85 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 125A | 94 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,853 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,963 | 378 | 12.8% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,809 | 178 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| Soft | 2,739 | 259 | 9.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,043 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,206 | 324 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,815 | 340 | 12.1% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 768 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemian Bay (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Mar 25+23d | Down Royal | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle Shared control from the front - small errors at the 2nd and 5th - pushed along and lost the advantage after 3 out then unable to find more | 5/8 | 3¼ | 10-13 | 107 | 125A | 104A | Ben Harvey | 16/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+270d | Fairyhouse | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost touch three out - eased and pulled up before the final fence | PU/23 | — | 11-12 | 109 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 May 24+79d | Ballinrobe | Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle | 3/15 | 3½ | 11-4 | 111 | 86B | 123A | Keith Donoghue | 11/4 |
| 10 Mar 24+73d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle | 5/21 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | 101C | 106C | Keith Donoghue | 5/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 23+47d | Leopardstown | Savills Maiden Hurdle | 3/16 | 11 | 11-7 | — | 87B | 119A | Donagh Meyler | 10/1 |
| 11 Nov 23 | Down Royal | Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle | 5/19 | 2¼ | 11-12 | — | 69B | 115A | Keith Donoghue | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Whale Harbour won?
- Whale Harbour (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Whale Harbour?
- Whale Harbour (IRE) was trained by Ian Patrick Donoghue on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 17 March 2025.
- Who is Whale Harbour's sire?
- Whale Harbour (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Ballybrowney Ella (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Whale Harbour's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 17 March 2025. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Whale Harbour's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,853 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Whale Harbour's siblings?
- Out of Ballybrowney Ella (IRE), Whale Harbour (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.