Barrabooka (IRE)
Barrabooka is a gelding who won one of five starts, the success coming in the racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle at Wetherby in Dec 2024 over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground at Class 4 level. All his wins have been at Class 4. He has raced three times over 2m1f – 2m4f without success. His last run, at Chepstow in Feb 2025, was off an official rating of 108.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.88Fair A/E n=5 · 1.64 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 90
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 7,022 | 840 | 12% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 2,759 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,696 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,537 | 742 | 11.4% | +0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Giantsgrave (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Giantsgrave (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giantsgrave (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Glebe Road (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Visible Attraction (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Gillard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 25+19d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled behind the front group early - clumsy at the 4th - lacked pace at the 6th - pushed along by the 9th - trailing by the 11th - eased out of contention and retired before 5 out | PU/5 | — | 11-3 | 108 | — | — | Theo Gillard | 12/1 |
| 03 Feb 25+36d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back on the outer with one other - improved into 4th with four furlongs left - unable to land a serious blow - held for 4th | 4/6 | 2½ | 10-5 | 110 | 69A | 109B | Gavin Sheehan | 8/1 |
| 29 Dec 24+22d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - dropped away and driven approaching the turn for home - soon well beaten | PU/5 | — | 11-6 | 111 | — | — | Theo Gillard | 16/1 |
| 07 Dec 24+26d | Wetherby | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Went to front early before being headed approaching 4th - regained command 3 out - drifted right approaching 2 out - opened daylight at the last and kept on strongly to score | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | — | 128A | Brian Hughes | 9/2 | |
| 11 Nov 24 | Carlisle | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Held up in 4th - driven wide approaching 3 out and up to 3rd by 2 out - kept on at an even effort to finish 3rd | 3/9 | 1¼ | 11-4 | — | 90A | 123A | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Barrabooka (IRE) won?
- Barrabooka (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Barrabooka (IRE)?
- Barrabooka (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 22 February 2025.
- Who is Barrabooka (IRE)'s sire?
- Barrabooka (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Poppy Baloo (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Barrabooka (IRE) prefer?
- Barrabooka (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Barrabooka (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 22 February 2025. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Barrabooka (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are Barrabooka (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Poppy Baloo (IRE), Barrabooka (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Giantsgrave (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Giantsgrave (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.