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Horse profile

Barney King (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer John G Carr · Last owner John M Farrell
by Sayarshan (FR) out of Sundance Girl (IRE) (Roselier)
30 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2017 — 3,307 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 2 wins · Ballinrobe & Down Royal Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Barney King (IRE) is 2 from 30. Hasn't won since Jun 2014. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 16 on softer). Last raced off 80, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 16lb off peak
80 80–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 8 Aug 2016 Official rating 80 at the last run, 7 Oct 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 →

Jumps 25 figures · best 118A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good11118A92—
Soft7105A81—
Heavy598C88—
Good to Firm2100A86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f14118A85—
1m5f – 2m7106A88—
2m5f – 3m492C79—

Of 30 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 30 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
Sayarshan (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 388 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−5.4—
Good to Firm3013.3%−2.10 from 2
Good135107.4%+22 from 12
Good to Soft3738.1%+2.70 from 2
Soft10543.8%−1.60 from 8
Heavy6834.4%−10 from 6
Standard (AW)800%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−5.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−5.4—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−5.4—
1m5f – 2m9411.1%−4.30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f14885.4%02 from 18
2m5f – 3m9877.1%+1.70 from 5
Over 3m37513.5%+8.1—

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
Sundance Girl (IRE) (Roselier)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ethans Rocker (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 2 17% +38.00
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 14 1 7% +15.00
Down Royal 4 1 25% +17.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 18 2 11% +32.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Hickey 9 1 11% +20.00
Conor Maxwell 6 0 0% −6.00
Brian O'Connell 5 1 20% +16.00
Jack Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Leigh 2 0 0% −2.00
Cathal Landers 1 0 0% −1.00
J B Kane 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Shortall 1 0 0% −1.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M M O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 1 7% +6.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +27.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 6 1 17% +23.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 6 1 17% +15.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2017 · 2 runs
07 Oct 17+39d Fairyhouse Special Offers At www.fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-4 80—— Cathal Landers 33/1
29 Aug 17+386d Ballinrobe David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 51 10-5 8152C66C Conor Maxwell 25/1
2016 · 4 runs
08 Aug 16+20d Ballinrobe Supermac's Ballinrobe Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 17.5f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 1 10-11 80—106A Jack Kennedy 14/1
19 Jul 16+49d Ballinrobe Mcwilliam Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 7 10-4 80—75C J B Kane 10/1
31 May 16+28d Ballinrobe Mchale Fusion Vario Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 23.5f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 18 10-8 80—77C Shane Shortall 16/1
03 May 16+181d Ballinrobe John Madden & Sons Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 3½ 10-8 80—81C Jack Kennedy 16/1
2015 · 5 runs
04 Nov 15+90d Fairyhouse Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At Fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 nk 9-12 81—85A David Hickey 25/1
06 Aug 15+16d Sligo Leo Mcmorrow Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 17 10-3 82—69A L P Dempsey 7/1
21 Jul 15+42d Ballinrobe Mcwilliam Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20.5f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 6 10-8 84—83A David Hickey 4/1
09 Jun 15+15d Roscommon Ivan Connaughton Auctioneer Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 18 ran 2/18 1¾ 10-5 81—106A David Hickey 14/1
25 May 15+244d Ballinrobe Audi Ballina Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 11 9-13 82—77A David Hickey 40/1
2014 · 6 runs
23 Sep 14+63d Ballinrobe www.ballinroberacecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 1 10-9 85—72C David Hickey 28/1
22 Jul 14+28d Ballinrobe Mcwilliam Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-9 85—— David Hickey 7/1
24 Jun 14+25d Ballinrobe Audi Ballina Ballinrobe Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-7 80—104A David Hickey 28/1
30 May 14+38d Down Royal Sony Xperia Z1 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 12/20 1¼ 10-8 80—73C Conor Maxwell 25/1
22 Apr 14+36d Ballinrobe Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-4 80—— David Hickey 28/1
17 Mar 14+841d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 15/20 4¾ 10-7 80—74C David Hickey 33/1
2011 · 4 runs
27 Nov 11+10d Wexford Gorey Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 3 10-3 86—75C Andrew Leigh 25/1
17 Nov 11+149d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 22.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-1 88—— Brian Hayes 20/1
21 Jun 11+147d Ballinrobe Mask Pavillion (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-10 90—— Mr M M O'Connor 12/1
25 Jan 11+26d Navan Meath Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 28 ran 5/28 15 11-5 91—105A Brian O'Connell 33/1
2010 · 6 runs
30 Dec 10+179d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 13/18 4 11-4 94—88A Brian O'Connell 12/1
04 Jul 10+33d Bellewstown 'tote Trifecta Rollover' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 20f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 2½ 11-5 95—100A Andrew Leigh 14/1
01 Jun 10+28d Ballinrobe Sheridan Electrical Castlebar Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 20f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1¼ 10-10 96—85C Brian O'Connell 10/1
04 May 10+20d Ballinrobe Ba Morley Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 7 11-7 93—118A Brian O'Connell 16/1
14 Apr 10+28d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24f · Good · 20 ran 13/20 1¾ 11-8 94—92C Conor Maxwell 10/1
17 Mar 10+115d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 11-2 85—113A Brian O'Connell 20/1
2009 · 3 runs
22 Nov 09+14d Navan Navan Ford E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 11/20 15 11-7 85—90C Conor Maxwell 50/1
08 Nov 09+13d Navan I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 28 ran 14/28 1 11-7 ——98C Conor Maxwell 33/1
26 Oct 09 Galway Corrib Food Products Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 nk 11-7 ——86C Conor Maxwell 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Barney King won?
Barney King (IRE) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2009 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 5 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Barney King?
Barney King (IRE) was trained by John G Carr on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 7 October 2017.
Who is Barney King's sire?
Barney King (IRE) is by Sayarshan (FR) out of Sundance Girl (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Barney King prefer?
Barney King (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Barney King's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 7 October 2017. The highest on record is 96.
What is Barney King's sire's record?
Sayarshan (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 388 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Barney King's siblings?
Out of Sundance Girl (IRE), Barney King (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2009. 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.