Barnacle Bill (IRE)
Barnacle Bill (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Jun 2015. Last raced off 76, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −7.10£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=9 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent 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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 665 | 63 | 9.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,046 | 90 | 8.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 483 | 52 | 10.8% | +2 | — |
| Soft | 863 | 85 | 9.8% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 299 | 21 | 7% | −1.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,192 | 90 | 7.6% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 193 | 18 | 9.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,106 | 86 | 7.8% | −1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,084 | 101 | 9.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,033 | 110 | 10.6% | +1.8 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 766 | 58 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 287 | 22 | 7.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
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
12 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Nearly Caught (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 7f–3m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Nearly Caught (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearly Caught (IRE) | 38 | 9 | 1m2f–2m2f | Group 2 |
| Pale Mimosa (IRE) | 13 | 5 | 1m4f–2m½f | Group 2 |
| Suailce (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m4f–2m | — |
| Ferrari Queen (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Back Yourself (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 3m | Class 5 |
| Passion Planet (IRE) | 27 | 1 | 1m6½f | Class 5 |
| Chick Flick (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Silver Gauntlet (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Fire Drill (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Castle Chase (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| New York Prince (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Katie's Reign (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.10 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.90 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colm O'Donoghue | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.10 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.10 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.10 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.10 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 16+12d | Listowel | Behans Horseshoe Bar & Restaurant Handicap | 4/6 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 76 | 97C | 71B | Colm O'Donoghue | 3/1J |
| 03 Sep 16+10d | Navan | New Kilberry Restaurant Handicap (60-90) | 4/8 | 3¼ | 9-10 | 78 | — | 82A | Colm O'Donoghue | 11/2 |
| 24 Aug 16+20d | Bellewstown | Byrne Marquees Hilltown Race | 3/5 | 4 | 9-10 | 80 | — | 73B | Colm O'Donoghue | 6/1 |
| 04 Aug 16+144d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Godolphin Student Initiative Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-8 | 80 | — | 81A | Colm O'Donoghue | 11/1 |
| 13 Mar 16+22d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Vets Hurdle | 5/5 | 12 | 11-0 | — | — | 92B | Robbie Power | 9/2 |
| 20 Feb 16+153d | Fairyhouse | Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (grade 3) | 4/6 | 15 | 11-0 | — | — | 100B | Davy Russell | 16/1 |
| 20 Sep 15+108d | Gowran Park (IRE) | gowranpark.ie Rated Race | 10/10 | 18 | 9-3 | 84 | — | 60C | Fran Berry | 5/2F |
| 04 Jun 15+25d | Tipperary | Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Median Auction Maiden | 1/12 | 9-5 | — | — | 86A | Shane Foley | 9/10F | |
| 10 May 15 | Leopardstown | Irish Catholic Newspaper Maiden | 3/9 | 1 | 9-5 | — | — | 84A | Shane Foley | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Barnacle Bill (IRE) won?
- Barnacle Bill (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Barnacle Bill (IRE)?
- Barnacle Bill (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 15 September 2016.
- Who is Barnacle Bill (IRE)'s sire?
- Barnacle Bill (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Katch Me Katie (GB), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Barnacle Bill (IRE) prefer?
- Barnacle Bill (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 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 Barnacle Bill (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 15 September 2016. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Barnacle Bill (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Barnacle Bill (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Katch Me Katie (GB), Barnacle Bill (IRE) has 12 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Nearly Caught (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Nearly Caught (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m. As at Oct 2026.