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Horse profile

Arctic Skipper (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2021) · Last trainer Vincent Laurence Halley · Last owner Laurence V Halley
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Coco Opera (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
18 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2021 — 2,067 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2021 3 wins · Navan & Naas Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Arctic Skipper (IRE) is 3 from 18, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the TheTote.com Fortria Chase at Navan (Nov 2016). Hasn't won since Nov 2016. Last raced off 112, 38lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 38lb off peak
112 112–150

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Navan, 13 Nov 2016

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 6 figures · best 106C · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft3106C93—
Heavy286C50—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4106C67.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 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 · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2020 Official rating 112 at the last run, 21 Feb 2021

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 16 figures · best 141B · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy10139A119.5—
Soft4141B128.5—
Good to Soft2120C119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6118C114—
1m5f – 2m5141B139—
2m1f – 2m4f4130B119.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 18 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 · 16 figures from 18 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05144110.9%−1—
Good to Soft2,93135412.1%+0.20 from 2
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.92 from 4
Heavy3,81444911.8%−0.11 from 12
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.32 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6,07772411.9%01 from 4
2m5f – 3m5,25462211.8%−0.10 from 7
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Coco Opera (IRE) (Lafontaine I)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Castle Robin (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Castle Robin (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Castle Robin (IRE)2462m4f–3mClass 2
Star Tenor (IRE)3442m–2m3fClass 4
New Found Fame (IRE)1932m½f–2m4fClass 4
Smokey Mountain (IRE)2312mClass 5
Festival Opera (IRE)180——
Crossing Lines (IRE)40——
Free Advice (IRE)100——
D Mac (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 12 1 8% −9.12
Soft 4 2 50% +25.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 3 2 67% +25.88
Naas 3 1 33% +0.50
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +24.50
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −1.12
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 10 2 20% −3.62
Mr J C Barry 3 0 0% −3.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 1 100% +25.00
Patrick Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Power 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 3 27% +21.38
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 6 2 33% +22.88
2015 4 1 25% −0.50
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 2 15% +15.88
Hurdle 4 1 25% −0.50
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
21 Feb 21+21d Navan Racing Again March 6th Handicap Chase 24f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 112—— Phillip Enright 33/1
31 Jan 21+324d Naas Naas Hunters Chase 25f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-11 116—— Mr J C Barry 125/1
13 Mar 20+78d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 12/21 shd 12-0 12563C120C Mr J C Barry 100/1
26 Dec 19+610d Down Royal Bluegrass Hunters Chase 22f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 13 11-9 14086C109C Mr J C Barry 10/1
25 Apr 18+12d Punchestown Coral Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 9/12 hd 11-10 14549C115C A E Lynch 100/1
13 Apr 18+82d Ballinrobe Killeen Sportsgrounds Handicap Hurdle 22.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 6½ 11-7 12014C113C A E Lynch 8/1
21 Jan 18+389d Thurles Horse & Jockey Hotel Kinloch Brae Chase (grade 3) 20f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 26 11-8 147—111C A E Lynch 18/1
28 Dec 16+45d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 1 11-10 150106C116C Roger Loughran 100/1
13 Nov 16+231d Navan TheTote.com Fortria Chase (Grade 2) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 13093A141B Sean Flanagan 25/1
27 Mar 16+21d Cork Imperial Call Chase (Grade 3) 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 6 10-10 130—110B Patrick Mangan 4/1
06 Mar 16+43d Naas Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase (grade 3) 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 13 11-2 130—120B A E Lynch 16/1
23 Jan 16+14d Navan Flower Hill Beginners Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 ——130B A E Lynch 15/8
09 Jan 16+21d Punchestown Sportinglife.com Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 4¼ 11-12 ——119B A E Lynch 2/1
19 Dec 15+234d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 15 11-12 ——127A A E Lynch 10/1
29 Apr 15+66d Punchestown Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 8/10 19 11-10 120—118C A E Lynch 66/1
22 Feb 15+24d Naas Paddy Power Shops 10.30am Sunday Service Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 1/22 11-12 ——141A A E Lynch 5/2
29 Jan 15+295d Thurles Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 nk 11-4 ——139A A E Lynch 7/2
09 Apr 14 Limerick Adare Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 11-7 ——128A Mr P Power 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arctic Skipper (IRE) won?
Arctic Skipper (IRE) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
Who trained Arctic Skipper (IRE)?
Arctic Skipper (IRE) was trained by Vincent Laurence Halley on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 21 February 2021.
Who is Arctic Skipper (IRE)'s sire?
Arctic Skipper (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Coco Opera (IRE), whose sire is Lafontaine I.
What going does Arctic Skipper (IRE) prefer?
Arctic Skipper (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Arctic Skipper (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 21 February 2021. The highest on record is 150.
What is Arctic Skipper (IRE)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Arctic Skipper (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Coco Opera (IRE), Arctic Skipper (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Castle Robin (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Castle Robin (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.