Horse profile
Baltic Bird (GB)
34 runs · 20 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Ran 78 days ago
Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile
Baltic Bird is a gelding with four wins from 34 starts on turf, including successes over 1m2f – 1m4f, 2m1f – 2m4f and 2m5f – 3m on good or good to soft. He won the McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe off 121 in May 2024 and the Club Orange Beginners Chase at Down Royal in May 2025. Typically held up, he last ran at Galway in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 123.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 4–34Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 9 (26.5%)Placed
- −12.97£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=34 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 rating123↓ 6lb off peak
123
83–129
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 149C | 116 | 2 · 109 / 108 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 135A | 98 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 93A | 83.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 142A | 95.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 149C | 110 | 2 · 109 / 108 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 149A | 116.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 92A | 91 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 129C | 110 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 112A | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 149A | 105.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 129C | 121 | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 34 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 from 10 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (60%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,914 | 362 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 3 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,019 | 175 | 17.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 1,102 | 161 | 14.6% | −3.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 323 | 40 | 12.4% | −5.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,836 | 347 | 18.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 11 | 17.2% | −0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,255 | 236 | 18.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,964 | 368 | 18.7% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,876 | 543 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 968 | 151 | 15.6% | −2.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 267 | 33 | 12.4% | −5.6 | 2 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Baltic Gold (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic Gold (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m4½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 3 | 20% | +1.70 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.80 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.47 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick M O'Brien | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.80 |
| Oakley Brown | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Condon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Philip Byrnes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms K M Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Mr N McParlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 2 | 12% | −11.30 |
| Hood | 12 | 2 | 17% | +3.33 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.80 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 2 | 14% | +1.33 |
| Flat | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 26+13d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Steeplechase Held up in the pack - lost touch from the 9th - eased out of contention and pulled up before two out | PU/20 | — | 10-4 | 123 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 28/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+54d | Market Rasen | Betway Summer Plate Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) handy early - slipped into the pack by the 10th - pushed along and battled on at an unchanged gallop before 3 out | 8/13 | 1¾ | 10-6 | 126 | 107B | 109A | Patrick M O'Brien | 22/1 |
| 25 May 26+18d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Listed) Settled around midfield - 10th before nudging into it 3 out - stayed on at one gear through to the line finishing 6th | 6/16 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 124 | 109B | 113A | Philip Byrnes | 11/2 |
| 07 May 26+194d | Wexford | Wexford Town Handicap Chase Went to front early - opened a big advantage by the 6th - lost command 2 out - third and driven approaching last then held no threat but stayed on same speed to finish 3rd | 3/10 | 1½ | 11-9 | 123 | 94A | 133A | Philip Byrnes | 9/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+23d | Cheltenham | William Hill Extra Places With BOG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Handy in the pack early - dropped back and hit the fence at the 4th - rallied a bit on the outer at the 6th - blundered again at the 10th and began to weaken - dropped away completely from there to finish last home | 7/7 | 21 | 11-7 | 129 | — | 110C | Patrick M O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+37d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase Went straight to front - lost command approaching four out and slipped towards the back before the home turn - regained modest third under pressure but stumbled at the last and stayed on for third | 3/6 | 6 | 11-2 | 129 | — | 120B | Patrick M O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 26 Aug 25+24d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap Sat behind pace early before hitting front approaching 2f - handed control 3f out then asked for effort - lost place to 6th with 2f left - unable to threaten again - held on for 5th | 5/8 | ½ | 11-9 | 83 | 121A | 76A | Ms K M Ryan | 25/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+24d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held a midfield position for much of the way - pushed along but unable to make headway before 2 out - well held at the finish | 11/19 | 14 | 10-10 | 125 | 149C | 103C | Patrick M O'Brien | 25/1 |
| 09 Jul 25+31d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Winter Festival 29th & 30th November Rated Race Held up towards the back early - slipped to 5th after 5f - urged into contention 4f out - fighting for 2nd approaching the 3f marker - faded to finish well beaten | 6/6 | 18 | 9-10 | 84 | 128C | 76C | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 08 Jun 25+34d | Punchestown | Jim Ryan Memorial Novice Chase Settled just off the front group in 4th - minor error at the 2nd - pressure applied 3 out - unable to make any inroads at the following fence - plugged on at one tempo to finish 4th | 4/5 | 3½ | 11-3 | — | 78C | 114B | Patrick M O'Brien | 5/2 |
| 05 May 25+24d | Down Royal | Club Orange Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - still 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd after 4 out - driven to share the front 2 out before taking control at the last - stayed on strongly to win | 1/5 | 11-5 | — | 69C | 127B | Patrick M O'Brien | 6/5F | |
| 11 Apr 25+177d | Ballinrobe | McGrath Limestone Works Handicap Hurdle Sharing early advantage - hint of a stumble at the 2nd - lost the front 2 out and pressed for effort - held on for third under pressure late | 3/8 | 2½ | 11-0 | 125 | 123A | 124A | Patrick M O'Brien | 9/2 |
| 16 Oct 24+50d | Punchestown | 2025 Membership On Sale Soon Handicap Hurdle Shared the running early - settled just behind pacesetter after the 1st - hampered by a small error at the 6th and dropped back - pushed along and made no further inroads 4 out - towards the back before 2 out - stayed on without gaining ground to finish 7th | 7/11 | 6½ | 11-5 | 127 | 135A | 115A | Oakley Brown | 8/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+24d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap Went straight to front - lost the advantage by a whisker and slipped back to 2nd with 6f remaining - urged forward from 3f out - held 3rd a furlong out - stayed on at one gear with no further improvement and slid to 4th right at the finish | 4/13 | nk | 11-13 | 86 | 91C | 92A | Mr J C Barry | 4/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+5d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Shared the front spot early - sat just behind the pace pack from the 2nd and stayed handy - went back in front approaching 3 out - pushed along and overtaken before 2 out - couldn't find more and beaten well into 12th | 12/18 | 3½ | 10-6 | 127 | — | 99C | Oakley Brown | 13/2F |
| 29 Jul 24+19d | Galway | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) (Premier Handicap) | 2/20 | 3½ | 11-1 | 84 | 129C | 86A | Mr J C Barry | 25/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+23d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Summer BBQ Rated Race | 4/6 | hd | 9-11 | 85 | 149A | 84B | Chris Hayes | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+21d | Kilbeggan | Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 4/14 | 7 | 10-12 | 127 | 110B | 122A | Oakley Brown | 11/4F |
| 27 May 24+26d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle | 1/15 | 10-9 | 121 | 116B | 122A | Oakley Brown | 10/1 | |
| 01 May 24+151d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) | 7/23 | 2¾ | 11-12 | 122 | 77B | 124A | Oakley Brown | 66/1 |
| 02 Dec 23+70d | Fairyhouse | Redweld Stables Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 16/20 | 6 | 11-12 | 123 | 74C | 113C | Keith Donoghue | 33/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+29d | Listowel | Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle | 5/6 | 1¾ | 10-11 | 123 | 93A | 116B | Richard Condon | 14/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+18d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Novice Hurdle | 2/7 | 2¼ | 11-9 | — | 142A | 131B | Danny Mullins | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 23+32d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-7 | — | 98B | 125A | Danny Gilligan | 10/3 | |
| 06 Jul 23+53d | Bellewstown | Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race | 4/8 | 2¾ | 11-0 | 89 | 91A | 81A | Mr N McParlan | 11/1 |
| 14 May 23+13d | Killarney | Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 3¾ | 11-2 | — | 102B | 119A | Richard Condon | 12/1 |
| 01 May 23+45d | Down Royal | Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | F/19 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Richard Condon | 11/2 |
| 17 Mar 23+161d | Down Royal | Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle | 4/19 | 9 | 10-13 | — | 83B | 116A | Mr J C Barry | 33/1 |
| 07 Oct 22+14d | Newmarket | bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 15/16 | 12 | 8-13 | 92 | 46C | 68C | Robert Havlin | 66/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+100d | Haydock | Haldane Fisher Handicap | 10/10 | 34 | 9-8 | 92 | 35C | 70C | Benoit De La Sayette | 13/2 |
| 15 Jun 22+20d | Ascot | Queen's Vase (Group 2) | 12/12 | 5 | 9-2 | 92 | 83C | 73C | Frankie Dettori | 15/2 |
| 26 May 22+33d | Yarmouth | quinnbet.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-2 | — | 112A | 91A | Benoit De La Sayette | 5/2F | |
| 23 Apr 22+22d | Haydock | Red Rock Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | hd | 9-2 | — | 76A | 83A | Robert Havlin | 7/2 |
| 01 Apr 22 | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse Annual Badges On Sale Now Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 3 | 8-9 | — | 92A | 63B | Benoit De La Sayette | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Baltic Bird (GB) won?
- Baltic Bird (GB) won 4 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 9 times in total (26.5% of starts).
- Who trains Baltic Bird (GB)?
- Baltic Bird (GB) is trained by William Durkan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 July 2026.
- Who is Baltic Bird (GB)'s sire?
- Baltic Bird (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Baltic Baroness (GER), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Baltic Bird (GB) prefer?
- Baltic Bird (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Baltic Bird (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 31 July 2026. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Baltic Bird (GB)'s sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
- Who are Baltic Bird (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Baltic Baroness (GER), Baltic Bird (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Baltic Gold (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.