Horse profile
Admiral Brian (IRE)
10yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Eamonn O'Connell · Last owner Know It Alls Syndicate
by Brian Boru (GB) out of Miss Bacardy (IRE) (Presenting)
40 runs · 12 courses · from May 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Apr 2019 — 2,739 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019
3 wins · Clonmel, Ballinrobe & Navan
Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile
Admiral Brian (IRE) is 3 from 40. Hasn't won since Dec 2017. Last raced off 116, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 3–40Wins / Runs
- 7.5%Strike rate
- 11 (27.5%)Placed
- +3.62£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=40 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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.
Official rating116↓ 9lb off peak
116
98–125
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 130
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 11 | 114A | 91 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 130B | 94.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 124B | 108 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 130B | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 109B | 87 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 114A | 103 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Brian Boru (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Good to Firm | 157 | 13 | 8.3% | −2.7 | — |
| Good | 1,427 | 172 | 12.1% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 620 | 73 | 11.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,199 | 106 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 16 |
| Heavy | 687 | 87 | 12.7% | +1.7 | 3 from 17 |
| Standard (AW) | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,069 | 96 | 9% | −2 | 1 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,388 | 155 | 11.2% | +0.2 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,256 | 159 | 12.7% | +1.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 383 | 42 | 11% | 0 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Bacardy (IRE) (Presenting)
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sunset Sadie (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Sadie (IRE) | 29 | 3 | 2m–2m3½f | — |
| Montana Blue (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howsitgoinglohan (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ten Fourteen (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Daly's Quest (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 17 | 3 | 18% | +26.62 |
| Soft | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Cork | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tipperary | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 1 | 6% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.38 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +18.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E O'Connell | 33 | 3 | 9% | +10.62 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| M P Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E J O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 27 | 3 | 11% | +16.62 |
| Hood | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +15.00 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +10.62 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 38 | 3 | 8% | +5.62 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Apr 19+15d | Wexford | Vinegar Hill Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-5 | 116 | — | — | E O'Connell | 33/1 |
| 12 Apr 19+54d | Ballinrobe | BetVictor Handicap Hurdle | 8/12 | 5½ | 11-1 | 119 | 73C | 95C | E O'Connell | 25/1 |
| 17 Feb 19+297d | Navan | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 11-5 | 121 | — | — | E O'Connell | 16/1 |
| 2018 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Apr 18+13d | Punchestown | Alanna Homes Handicap Hurdle (grade B) | 13/25 | ¾ | 10-2 | 125 | 130B | 102A | E O'Connell | 50/1 |
| 13 Apr 18+27d | Ballinrobe | Killeen Sportsgrounds Handicap Hurdle | 7/14 | hd | 11-5 | 125 | 37C | 111C | E O'Connell | 8/1 |
| 17 Mar 18+27d | Wexford | Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | shd | 11-0 | 122 | 96B | 122A | E O'Connell | 7/1 |
| 18 Feb 18+24d | Navan | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 3/9 | ¾ | 11-4 | 121 | 104A | 131A | E O'Connell | 9/1 |
| 25 Jan 18+19d | Gowran Park | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (grade 2) | 6/7 | 30 | 11-3 | 121 | 55C | 110C | E O'Connell | 66/1 |
| 06 Jan 18+30d | Cork | Gerardine Mccarthy Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 10 | 10-7 | 123 | 114A | 115A | E O'Connell | 16/1 |
| 2017 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 17+11d | Clonmel | Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (peugeot) Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-7 | 117 | 100C | 126B | E O'Connell | 25/1 | |
| 26 Nov 17+14d | Navan | Davis Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle | 4/13 | 2½ | 11-4 | 117 | 76B | 120A | E O'Connell | 7/1 |
| 12 Nov 17+42d | Navan | St Johann Ski Resort Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle | 6/15 | 1¼ | 10-11 | 117 | 91B | 116A | E O'Connell | 14/1 |
| 01 Oct 17+118d | Tipperary | Woodlands Hotel Adare Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 11 | 10-5 | 118 | 67C | 84A | E O'Connell | 8/1 |
| 05 Jun 17+11d | Listowel | Old Weir Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | ½ | 10-5 | 118 | 91B | 115A | E O'Connell | 10/1 |
| 25 May 17+20d | Tipperary | Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle | 4/16 | 3¼ | 10-13 | 118 | — | 121A | E O'Connell | 7/1 |
| 05 May 17+19d | Cork | Live Concerts At corkracecourse Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | 2¼ | 10-10 | 116 | 108B | 126A | E O'Connell | 9/2F |
| 16 Apr 17+9d | Cork | Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 3/20 | nk | 11-4 | 115 | 124B | 129A | E O'Connell | 12/1 |
| 07 Apr 17+19d | Wexford | Oulart Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 2/14 | 3 | 10-10 | 113 | 98B | 120A | E O'Connell | 8/1 |
| 19 Mar 17+28d | Navan | Kilberry Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 1½ | 10-0 | 113 | 109B | 104A | E O'Connell | 11/2 |
| 19 Feb 17+79d | Navan | P.s. Supplies Doors & Floors Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 5/11 | 9 | 11-5 | 114 | 35B | 113A | E O'Connell | 4/1 |
| 2016 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 16+204d | Limerick | Shannon Airport Christmas Racing Festival 26th-29th December Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 8/11 | ½ | 11-0 | 115 | 87A | 107A | E O'Connell | 16/1 |
| 12 May 16+14d | Tipperary | Kedrah House Stud 'Well Chosen' Beginners Chase | F/16 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | E O'Connell | 9/1 |
| 28 Apr 16+13d | Punchestown | Jlt Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 11/25 | ½ | 10-12 | 116 | — | 115A | E O'Connell | 12/1 |
| 15 Apr 16+13d | Ballinrobe | Killeen Sports Grounds Rated Novice Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-10 | 111 | — | 120A | E O'Connell | 13/8F | |
| 02 Apr 16+35d | Navan | www.meridiansecurity.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/18 | ½ | 11-2 | 106 | — | 136A | E O'Connell | 10/3F |
| 27 Feb 16+13d | Navan | Garlow Cross Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | ¾ | 10-7 | 106 | — | 123A | E O'Connell | 11/2 |
| 14 Feb 16+255d | Navan | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/13 | 10-12 | 99 | — | 137A | E O'Connell | 14/1 | |
| 2015 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Jun 15+27d | Tipperary | Buy Tickets Online At Tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | 1 | 10-0 | 99 | — | 112A | E O'Connell | 10/1 |
| 08 May 15+21d | Downpatrick | Downe (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 4/8 | 17 | 10-11 | 99 | — | 93A | E O'Connell | 13/2 |
| 17 Apr 15+66d | Tipperary | Like Tipperary Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/16 | ½ | 10-10 | 100 | — | 111A | E O'Connell | 8/1 |
| 10 Feb 15+17d | Clonmel | Surehaul Race Day Maiden Hurdle | 6/18 | ½ | 10-11 | 100 | — | 109A | E O'Connell | 8/1 |
| 24 Jan 15+26d | Navan | Meath Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 6/24 | 10 | 10-13 | 101 | — | 104A | E O'Connell | 8/1 |
| 2014 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 14+25d | Limerick | Racing Home For Christmas Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/14 | 2½ | 11-1 | 98 | — | 118A | E O'Connell | 14/1 |
| 04 Dec 14+25d | Clonmel | Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | UR/16 | — | 11-8 | 98 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 33/1 |
| 09 Nov 14+21d | Limerick | Racing Again On The 26th December Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/9 | 5½ | 11-12 | 100 | — | 99A | M P Fogarty | 16/1 |
| 19 Oct 14+163d | Cork | Ticket Sales Online Handicap Hurdle | 12/14 | 61 | 10-10 | 102 | — | 94C | Roger Loughran | 16/1 |
| 09 May 14+55d | Cork | Corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 6/24 | 1 | 11-12 | — | — | 108A | Roger Loughran | 100/1 |
| 15 Mar 14+51d | Limerick | Tote Jackpot (c & G) Maiden Hurdle | 11/18 | 25 | 11-12 | — | — | 90C | Robbie Colgan | 66/1 |
| 23 Jan 14+256d | Gowran Park | Four Star Langton House Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 15/20 | 25 | 11-10 | — | — | 95C | Keith Donoghue | 100/1 |
| 2013 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 12 May 13 | Killarney | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 12/13 | 27 | 11-0 | — | — | 97C | E J O'Connell | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Admiral Brian won?
- Admiral Brian (IRE) won 3 of 40 archived starts between 2013 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.5%. Placed 11 times in total (27.5% of starts).
- Who trained Admiral Brian?
- Admiral Brian (IRE) was trained by Eamonn O'Connell on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 27 April 2019.
- Who is Admiral Brian's sire?
- Admiral Brian (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Miss Bacardy (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Admiral Brian prefer?
- Admiral Brian (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Admiral Brian's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 27 April 2019. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Admiral Brian's sire's record?
- Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Admiral Brian's siblings?
- Out of Miss Bacardy (IRE), Admiral Brian (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sunset Sadie (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.