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Midnight Lir: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Midnight Lir is a 5-year-old gelding by Prince Of Lir, trained by Michael Dods. He has won 2 of 33 starts and placed in 8 more, for £30,616 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 2 wins from 30 is a 7% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:47 at Carlisle on 9 September. His best performance rating is 85, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 33
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 6%
  • Prize money £30,616
  • Best rating 85
  • Official rating 59

Where Midnight Lir runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:47 Carlisle Deanta Fire Door Handicap Stakes —

Midnight Lir form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
8 Aug 26 Ayr Sunday Roast At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Good 8 6.25 18/1 Sean Kirrane 59
24 Jul 26 Thirsk Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Apprentice Training Race - Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Class 6 5f Good To Firm 4 1.75 3/1 Shay Farmer 60
5 Jul 26 Ayr Hadley's 'Hello My Wee China' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 5f Good 4 4 10/1 Mr Matt Brown 61
16 Jun 26 Thirsk Next Meeting Wednesday 1st July - Book Now Handicap Class 6 5f Good 4 1.25 7/1 Connor Beasley 61
29 May 26 Carlisle Andersons - Quality For The Home Handicap Class 6 5f Good 3 1.25 12/1 Connor Beasley 61
3 May 26 Hamilton Hampton By Hilton Hotel Hamilton Park Handicap Class 6 5f Good 9 6.25 17/2 Connor Beasley 64
2 Oct 25 Newcastle (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 12 7.25 12/1 Connor Beasley 65
19 Jul 25 Doncaster Go Racing In Yorkshire Festival Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Good 6 6.75 10/3J Oisin McSweeney 65
13 May 25 Beverley Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 2 .25 18/1 Connor Beasley 63
14 Apr 25 Pontefract Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap Class 5 5f Good 8 3.75 11/1 Rhys Elliott 65
9 Dec 24 Newcastle (AW) 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 9 6 11/1 David Nolan 67
7 Nov 24 Newcastle (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 5 2 12/1 Billy Loughnane 68
23 Sep 24 Hamilton Achieve More With Indigo Unified Communications Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Soft 5 3 7/1 Connor Beasley 70
10 Sep 24 Catterick Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 4 4 6/1 Connor Beasley 72
25 Aug 24 Beverley Churchill Tyres Sprint Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 9 7.5 18/1 Paul Mulrennan 73
17 Aug 24 Bath Big Stage Hire Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 5 2.5 4/1 Liam Keniry 74
3 Aug 24 Doncaster Cliff Williams Memorial Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 3 1.25 11/2 Sean Kirrane 74
17 Jul 24 Thirsk JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Soft 3 1 11/2 Connor Beasley 74
5 Jul 24 Beverley Belazu Part Of The William Jackson Food Group Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 8 5.5 25/1 Cam Hardie 77
15 Jun 24 Leicester Charles Henry & Sons Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 4 5.75 15/2 Rhys Elliott 80
18 May 24 Doncaster Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 10 8 50/1 Rhys Elliott 84
8 May 24 Chester tote.co.uk Saddle-Up For More Than Racing Handicap Class 3 5f Good 8 4 25/1 Connor Beasley 86
20 Apr 24 Thirsk Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 3 5f Soft 5 5.25 20/1 Connor Beasley 87
13 Oct 23 York Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery Class 3 5f Soft 9 13 17/2 Connor Beasley 88
25 Sep 23 Hamilton Sharles C.A. Nursery Class 4 5f Good To Soft 1 — 11/4F Connor Beasley 83
16 Sep 23 Chester Storrar Cowdry Solicitors Nursery Class 3 5f Good To Soft 4 3.25 6/1 Ben Curtis 84
27 Aug 23 Beverley Willerby Holiday Homes And Lodges Nursery Class 4 5f Good 2 1 11/8F Connor Beasley 84
16 Aug 23 Beverley 60 Years Of Porsche 911 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 5f Good To Firm 1 — 4/9F Callum Rodriguez 80
27 Jul 23 Yarmouth William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 1 Nursery Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 2 .25 4/1 Connor Beasley 76
4 Jul 23 Hamilton racingtv.com EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Soft 3 3.5 8/13F Connor Beasley 76
5 Jun 23 Thirsk McDonald's Thirsk Now Open EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 2 1.5 5/1 Connor Beasley –
19 May 23 Hamilton British EBF Supporting Racing Welfare MentalHealthAwarnessWeek Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Good 4 1.75 7/1 Phil Dennis –
29 Apr 23 Ripon Black-A-Moor Inn Half A Mile Away EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Soft 4 3.5 11/1 Paul Mulrennan –

Last time out

Finished 8 in the Sunday Roast At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes at Ayr on 8 August 2026. Missed the break - raced enthusiastically to stay handy with the pace - pushed along with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish eighth.

Midnight Lir by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
5f 30 2 7%
6f 3 0 0%

Midnight Lir by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 10 0 0%
Good To Firm 9 1 11%
Good To Soft 7 1 14%
Soft 4 0 0%
Standard 3 0 0%

Midnight Lir by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Thirsk 5 0 0%
Hamilton 5 1 20%
Beverley 5 1 20%
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0%
Doncaster 3 0 0%
Ayr 2 0 0%
Chester 2 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Pontefract 1 0 0%
Catterick 1 0 0%

Midnight Lir breeding

  • Sire Prince Of Lir (IRE)
  • Dam Kerineya (IRE)
  • Damsire Elusive City (USA)
  • Breeder Padraig Williams
  • Foaled 7 March 2021

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