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Horse profile

Barafundle (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner Mrs Judith Ratcliff
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Different Dee (IRE) (Beau Sher)
31 runs · 13 courses · from May 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Dec 2016 — 3,609 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Barafundle (IRE) is 6 from 31. Hasn't won since Mar 2015. Last raced off 122, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 31 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating122↓ 21lb off peak
122 122–143

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 17 Apr 2016 Official rating 122 at the last run, 9 Dec 2016

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 27 figures · best 148A · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft8148A133.5—
Good8140A121—
Heavy6141A127.5—
Good to Soft5140A118—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m18148A125.5—
Over 3m4135A131.5—
1m5f – 2m3140A130—
2m1f – 2m4f2127B121.5—

Of 31 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 31 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 11.8% of 17,280 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05344110.9%−0.92 from 8
Good to Soft2,93235412.1%+0.31 from 5
Soft5,87675112.8%+12 from 10
Heavy3,81744911.8%01 from 8
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.41 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,08072411.9%+0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%04 from 21
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.11 from 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
Different Dee (IRE) (Beau Sher)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Flemenstar (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Flemenstar (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flemenstar (IRE)27102m–2m4fGrade 1
Craig Star (IRE)4542m2f–2m5fClass 4
Cloudingstar (IRE)1122m5fClass 4
December Sun (IRE)3312m2f—
Killeen Vic (IRE)70——
Dorton Lad (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 2 20% +13.50
Heavy 8 1 13% −5.00
Good 8 2 25% +13.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 1 10% −7.00
Class 3 9 2 22% +15.00
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +5.50
Class 6 3 1 33% +12.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 9 1 11% −6.00
Carlisle 6 0 0% −6.00
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +18.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +1.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +5.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +1.50
Chepstow 1 1 100% +14.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 21 4 19% +8.50
Over 3m 5 1 20% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +12.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan O'Keeffe 13 4 31% +13.50
Sean Quinlan 8 0 0% −8.00
Henry Brooke 3 0 0% −3.00
Jason Maguire 2 1 50% +1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 1 100% +20.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 5 26% +10.50
Visor 4 1 25% +17.00
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 7 2 29% +17.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 6 2 33% +3.00
2009 3 2 67% +14.50
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 4 19% −6.50
Chase 7 1 14% +14.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +12.00

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
2016 · 7 runs
09 Dec 16+20d Bangor-on-Dee Alfa Aggregates Golden Spurs Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 122—— Sean Quinlan 22/1
19 Nov 16+216d Haydock Cash Out In Running With Betfair Handicap Chase Class 3 · 28.5f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-4 126—— Sean Quinlan 14/1
17 Apr 16+28d Wetherby Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-9 127—134B Sean Quinlan 3/1F
20 Mar 16+27d Carlisle ApolloBet Weekly Golf Refunds Veterans' Handicap Chase (Qualifier) (Leg 4 Of The Veterans' Chase Series) Class 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 23 11-1 131—113A Sean Quinlan 16/1
22 Feb 16+11d Carlisle Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 5 11-9 135—125B Sean Quinlan 20/1
11 Feb 16+19d Doncaster Eventmasters Catering Services Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 14/19 3½ 11-12 130—118C Brian Hughes 25/1
23 Jan 16+41d Haydock Nrc Cheltenham Preview Night Here Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 6 11-10 135—114C Sean Quinlan 14/1
2015 · 7 runs
13 Dec 15+22d Carlisle Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) Class 2 · 25f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 11-9 137—117A Henry Brooke 25/1
21 Nov 15+12d Haydock Betfair 'Tap Tap Boom' 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 23f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-6 140—— Peter Carberry 50/1
09 Nov 15+219d Carlisle Weatherbys Bank Graduation Chase Class 2 · 24.5f · Heavy · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-7 143—— Henry Brooke 8/1
04 Apr 15+21d Carlisle totescoop6 The Millionaire Maker Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 8 11-4 143—127B Henry Brooke 7/4
14 Mar 15+28d Uttoxeter Betfred Tv Ltd Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 137—141C Richard Johnson 20/1
14 Feb 15+28d Haydock Betfred 'Still Treble Odds On Lucky 15's' Hurdle (Registered As The Rendlesham Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 60 11-5 139—104C Noel Fehily 10/1
17 Jan 15+34d Haydock Ideal Recruit Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 133—141A Jason Maguire 2/1F
2014 · 1 run
14 Dec 14+582d Carlisle Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 2 · 25f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 6 11-2 133—135A Jason Maguire 15/2
2013 · 3 runs
11 May 13+37d Haydock Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23f · Good · 20 ran 15/20 16 11-3 140—113C Sam Thomas 12/1
04 Apr 13+54d Aintree Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 21 ran 10/21 1½ 11-7 140—123A Sean Quinlan 11/1
09 Feb 13+42d Newbury Betfair. Don't Settle For Less Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24.5f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 1¼ 11-7 140—148A Sean Quinlan 11/1
2012 · 2 runs
29 Dec 12+35d Doncaster Bet At bluesq.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-6 133—146A Alan O'Keeffe 3/1F
24 Nov 12+618d Haydock Betfair. Don't Settle For Less 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 23f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 4½ 11-3 133—133A Alan O'Keeffe 7/1
2011 · 1 run
17 Mar 11+111d Cheltenham Pertemps Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 23 ran 16/23 9 10-10 140—117C Alan O'Keeffe 8/1
2010 · 6 runs
26 Nov 10+6d Newbury Sportingbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-2 130—140A Alan O'Keeffe 2/1F
20 Nov 10+196d Haydock 40% Better Off On Betfair SP 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 23f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 10 10-8 130—137A Alan O'Keeffe 16/1
08 May 10+23d Haydock totequadpot Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 25f · Good · 21 ran 2/21 6 10-8 127—131A Alan O'Keeffe 40/1
15 Apr 10+32d Cheltenham Cheltenham Business Club Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 30 11-1 127—105C Alan O'Keeffe 12/1
14 Mar 10+37d Warwick Warwick Racecourse Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-9 127—132A Alan O'Keeffe 5/1
05 Feb 10+66d Catterick E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 15 11-8 ——116A Alan O'Keeffe 11/4
2009 · 3 runs
01 Dec 09+241d Hereford Lindley Catering Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-12 ——126A Alan O'Keeffe 6/4F
04 Apr 09+70d Chepstow John Smith's "No Nonsense" Racing Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 ——140A Alan O'Keeffe 14/1
24 Jan 09+244d Uttoxeter Banner Marquees Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 4 11-4 ——130A Alan O'Keeffe 7/1
2008 · 1 run
25 May 08 Uttoxeter railwaychildren.org.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 5 10-12 ——119A Alan O'Keeffe 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Barafundle won?
Barafundle (IRE) won 6 of 31 archived starts between 2008 and 2016, a strike rate of 19.4%. Placed 17 times in total (54.8% of starts).
Who trained Barafundle?
Barafundle (IRE) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 9 December 2016.
Who is Barafundle's sire?
Barafundle (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Different Dee (IRE), whose sire is Beau Sher.
What going does Barafundle prefer?
Barafundle (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Barafundle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 9 December 2016. The highest on record is 143.
What is Barafundle's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,280 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Barafundle's siblings?
Out of Different Dee (IRE), Barafundle (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Flemenstar (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Flemenstar (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.