How many races has Automatic won?

Automatic (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).

Who trained Automatic?

Automatic (IRE) was trained by W J Burke on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 11 August 2023.

Who is Automatic's sire?

Automatic (IRE) is by Durban Thunder (GER) out of Shelleyjo (IRE), whose sire is Synefos.

What going does Automatic prefer?

Automatic (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Automatic's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 11 August 2023. The highest on record is 104.

Who are Automatic's siblings?

Out of Shelleyjo (IRE), Automatic (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Automatic (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2023) · Last trainer W J Burke · Last owner Simply The Best Syndicate

by Durban Thunder (GER) out of Shelleyjo (IRE) (Synefos)

17 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2018

As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 11 Aug 2023 — 1,173 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Aug 2023 · 11th of 11 Won at Limerick Last raced off OR 89

KTB Profile

Automatic (IRE) is a gelding who won one of 17 starts on turf between Dec 2018 and Aug 2023. His sole success came at Limerick in Jul 2020 in a maiden hurdle over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground when carrying an official rating of 104. He raced eight times at Wexford, Cork and Thurles without winning. Aged 9 at his last run in Aug 2023, he finished 11 of 11 in a beginners chase at Wexford off a mark of 89.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak

1–17Wins / Runs
5.9%Strike rate
2 (11.8%)Placed
−15.09£1 level staken=17 at SP
0.70Fair A/E n=17 · 0.56 incl. margin
104Highest OR
107dAvg between runs

Official rating89↓ 15lb off peak

89 89–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 23 Jul 2020

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 15 figures · best 111^B · median 51

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Soft	8	107^B	48	—
Good to Soft	3	111^B	98	—
Good	3	49^C	45	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	10	111^B	54.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	5	106^A	45	—

Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95^C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 11 Aug 2023 Official rating 89 at the last run, 11 Aug 2023

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 131^A · median 95

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Soft	9	131^A	95	—
Good to Soft	3	117^A	95	—
Good	3	96^C	84	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	11	131^A	94	—
2m1f – 2m4f	5	108^A	96	—

Of 17 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 17 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

Durban Thunder (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 40 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good	12	2	16.7%	+9.2	0 from 4
Good to Soft	10	0	0%	−7.5	0 from 3
Soft	13	1	7.7%	+0.2	1 from 9
Heavy	5	0	0%	−7.5	0 from 1

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−7.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2	0	0%	−7.5	—
1m5f – 2m	21	2	9.5%	+2	1 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f	15	1	6.7%	−0.8	0 from 6
2m5f – 3m	1	0	0%	−7.5	—

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

Shelleyjo (IRE) (Synefos)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Trap For Fools (IRE)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	9	1	11%	−7.09
Good	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Wexford	4	0	0%	−4.00
Cork	3	0	0%	−3.00
Thurles	3	0	0%	−3.00
Tipperary	2	0	0%	−2.00
Clonmel	2	0	0%	−2.00
Tramore	1	0	0%	−1.00
Listowel	1	0	0%	−1.00
Limerick	1	1	100%	+0.91

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	11	1	9%	−9.09
2m1f – 2m4f	6	0	0%	−6.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Darragh O'Keeffe	7	0	0%	−7.00
Rachael Blackmore	3	1	33%	−1.09
Mark McDonagh	2	0	0%	−2.00
Donagh Meyler	2	0	0%	−2.00
Conor McNamara	1	0	0%	−1.00
Jonathan Burke	1	0	0%	−1.00
David Splaine	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2023	2	0	0%	−2.00
2022	2	0	0%	−2.00
2021	3	0	0%	−3.00
2020	5	1	20%	−3.09
2019	4	0	0%	−4.00
2018	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	9	1	11%	−7.09
Chase	8	0	0%	−8.00

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
2023 · 2 runs
11 Aug 23+52d	Wexford	O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 11 ran	11/11	16	11-7	89	30^C	95^C	Mark McDonagh	125/1
20 Jun 23+347d	Wexford	Forth Mountain Trails Beginners Chase 16f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran	4/6	12	11-7	93	58^C	88^C	Mark McDonagh	50/1
2022 · 2 runs
08 Jul 22+50d	Cork	Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 17f · Good · 19 ran	14/19	43	11-0	95	45^C	84^C	Conor McNamara	50/1
19 May 22+210d	Tipperary	Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 14 ran	12/14	4½	11-9	97	49^C	80^C	Darragh O'Keeffe	33/1
2021 · 3 runs
21 Oct 21+139d	Thurles	www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 18f · Good · 16 ran	PU/16	—	11-9	93	—	—	Darragh O'Keeffe	12/1
04 Jun 21+19d	Tramore	Tramore Tourism Handicap Chase (0-102) 15.5f · Yielding · 13 ran	12/13	7	11-8	96	18^C	85^C	Donagh Meyler	16/1
16 May 21+171d	Wexford	Think Print And Design Wexford Novice Chase 16f · Soft · 6 ran	5/6	27	11-6	98	27^C	90^C	Donagh Meyler	33/1
2020 · 5 runs
26 Nov 20+31d	Thurles	Killinan Beginners Chase 18f · Soft · 13 ran	9/13	2½	12-0	—	66^C	107^C	Darragh O'Keeffe	250/1
26 Oct 20+35d	Wexford	Garry Flood Landscaping Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 11 ran	6/11	nk	12-0	—	—	106^C	Darragh O'Keeffe	150/1
21 Sep 20+35d	Listowel	John F. Mcguire Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 5 ran	4/5	60	12-0	—	34^C	96^C	Darragh O'Keeffe	15/2
17 Aug 20+25d	Tipperary	Junction Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 14 ran	9/14	31	11-11	104	22^C	94^C	Rachael Blackmore	3/1F
23 Jul 20+266d	Limerick	Well Done To All Frontline Staff From Limerick Racecourse (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Yielding · 13 ran	1/13		12-0	104	107^B	131^A	Rachael Blackmore	10/11F
2019 · 4 runs
31 Oct 19+11d	Clonmel	Cashel Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 18 ran	10/18	¾	11-9	104	96^C	90^C	Darragh O'Keeffe	2/1F
20 Oct 19+227d	Cork	Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 10 ran	2/10	4½	10-7	102	106^A	108^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	7/1
07 Mar 19+21d	Thurles	thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran	5/18	1¼	11-4	—	98^B	95^A	Rachael Blackmore	8/1
14 Feb 19+67d	Clonmel	Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran	5/17	1	11-11	—	111^B	117^A	Jonathan Burke	20/1
2018 · 1 run
09 Dec 18	Cork	Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran	10/24	2½	11-9	—	51^C	102^C	David Splaine	100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Automatic won?: Automatic (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).
Who trained Automatic?: Automatic (IRE) was trained by W J Burke on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 11 August 2023.
Who is Automatic's sire?: Automatic (IRE) is by Durban Thunder (GER) out of Shelleyjo (IRE), whose sire is Synefos.
What going does Automatic prefer?: Automatic (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Automatic's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 11 August 2023. The highest on record is 104.
What is Automatic's sire's record?: Durban Thunder (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 40 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Automatic's siblings?: Out of Shelleyjo (IRE), Automatic (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

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