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Horse profile

Barbel (GER)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Damian Joseph English · Last owner James Gough
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Bella Monica (GER) (Big Shuffle)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jul 2017 — 3,373 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 13th of 13 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Barbel (GER) is yet to win from 14 starts. Last raced off 45, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 17lb off peak
45 45–62

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 7 Oct 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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 91B · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)691B74.5—
Good270C65—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f591B80—
6f – 7f269B61—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 45A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 6 Jul 2017 Official rating 45 at the last run, 26 Jul 2017

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 65A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)865A50—
Good245A35.5—
Good to Firm255A49.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f665A45—
6f – 7f555A51—
1m2f – 1m4f249C47.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 2
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 2
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.5—
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 1
Heavy477408.4%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.80 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.60 from 1
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+10 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Bella Monica (GER) (Big Shuffle)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Boccalino (GER) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5½f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Boccassini (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Boccalino (GER)1535½f–7f—
Boccassini (GER)415½fGroup 2
Boccatenera (GER)30——
Bocca Bianca (GER)40——
Belge Menci (GER)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 4 0 0% −4.00
Killian Leonard 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew Breslin 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Scott McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 0 0% −12.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 9 0 0% −9.00

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
26 Jul 17+20d Naas www.naasracecourse.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 8f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 nse 8-1 4560C26A Scott McCullagh 33/1
06 Jul 17+90d Bellewstown Guinness Inter Vintners Pub Challenge Race Handicap (45-65) 5f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 nk 9-1 4570C45A Gary Carroll 20/1
07 Apr 17+42d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 9½ 8-2 4562C24C Andrew Breslin 25/1
24 Feb 17+42d Dundalk (AW) CBE Handicap (45-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 9 8-3 4553C16C Killian Leonard 14/1
13 Jan 17+77d Dundalk (AW) Ashbrook Foods Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-5 4569B51A Andrew Breslin 20/1
28 Oct 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 nk 8-9 4980B46A Ronan Whelan 9/1
07 Oct 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nse 8-10 5091B65A Ross Coakley 16/1
23 Sep 16+104d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-10 5184B63A Ronan Whelan 25/1
11 Jun 16+9d Navan Navan Members Handicap 8f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 3¾ 8-3 54—44A Killian Leonard 20/1
02 Jun 16+11d Fairyhouse Coral.ie Bet 5 Get 20 In Free Bets Handicap (45-65) 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 8/18 1¼ 8-13 56—55A Donagh O'Connor 25/1
22 May 16+9d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 12/13 5 9-0 62—46C Donagh O'Connor 66/1
13 May 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 9-0 ——54A Donagh O'Connor 66/1
22 Apr 16+15d Dundalk (AW) 188BET Maiden (Plus 10) 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 8 9-0 ——49C Donagh O'Connor 66/1
07 Apr 16 Limerick Coral.ie Best Price Guaranteed On All Irish Races Maiden 6.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 nk 8-12 ——21C Killian Leonard 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Barbel (GER) won?
Barbel (GER) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained Barbel (GER)?
Barbel (GER) was trained by Damian Joseph English on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 26 July 2017.
Who is Barbel (GER)'s sire?
Barbel (GER) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Bella Monica (GER), whose sire is Big Shuffle.
What is Barbel (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 26 July 2017. The highest on record is 62.
What is Barbel (GER)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Barbel (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Bella Monica (GER), Barbel (GER) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Boccalino (GER) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Boccassini (GER)). The wins came over 5½f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.