Barley Lane (IRE)
Barley Lane is a gelding by Sholokhov out of an Flemensfirth mare who has one win and three places from four starts on turf. He won the Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal in Mar 2026, leading over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. That success came at the third course he has raced at. His last run, at Down Royal in Mar 2026, was a win.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 67dBetween runs (median)longest 207 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 128
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 128B | 107 | 2 runs · 128 / 107 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Led 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,268 runs since Apr 2008 (422 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,276 | 147 | 11.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 817 | 111 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,055 | 128 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,459 | 193 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 993 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 239 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lady Bresil (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Bresil (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m½f | — |
| Muckanagh Lough (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bingo Little (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieren Buckley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Mr R James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 26+67d | Down Royal | Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle Set the pace from the off - challenged approaching the straight - pushed clear after the second last - stayed on well to score with plenty in hand | 1/19 | 11-4 | 128B | 135A | Kieren Buckley | 2/1 | |
| 09 Jan 26+48d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Sat just off the front group early - clumsy at the 1st and 5th when nudged off stride at the 3rd - third turning for home - pressed for effort with no gain on the pair up front 2f out - stayed on at one tempo to finish third | 3/25 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 127A | Kieren Buckley | 3/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 25+207d | Punchestown | Sebden Steel Maiden Hurdle Set the early running - lost front spot 3rd then shared advantage from 6th - pushed along and overtaken entering straight - tight in second after final flight - held effort to finish just behind | 2/24 | 1 | 11-7 | 86B | 134A | Kieren Buckley | 18/1 |
| 29 Apr 25 | Punchestown | Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race Held up towards the back - pushed along 3f out with little response entering the straight - stayed on same gait to finish ninth | 9/24 | 2½ | 11-3 | 98B | 115A | Mr R James | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Barley Lane won?
- Barley Lane (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Barley Lane?
- Barley Lane (IRE) is trained by Eddie & Patrick Harty, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 March 2026.
- Who is Barley Lane's sire?
- Barley Lane (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Ile En Crise (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is Barley Lane's sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,268 runs since Apr 2008 (422 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are Barley Lane's siblings?
- Out of Ile En Crise (IRE), Barley Lane (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lady Bresil (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Nov 2026.