Barrys Spirit (IRE)
Barrys Spirit is a gelding who won one of six starts over hurdles, the success coming in the Randox Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick in Oct 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. He has raced three times at that trip for his only win and has been placed once from three starts over 1m5f – 2m. His last run, at Down Royal in Oct 2026, saw him finish fourth of 12 in the Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle after leading. He last ran off an official rating of 115, his highest mark having been 116.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 4.40Fair A/E n=6 · 3.59 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 50dBetween runs (median)longest 246 d
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 100
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 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 100A | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 100A | 95 | 2 runs · 100 / 95 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 100A | 88 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 104C | 100 | 2 runs · 100 / 95 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 8 Nov 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 6 analysed runs since Aug 2025
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 763 runs since May 2022 (151 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.5 | — |
| Good | 219 | 18 | 8.2% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 152 | 15 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 165 | 13 | 7.9% | −2.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 28 | 10.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 20 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 11 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Sea The Clouds (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (My Mate Mozzie (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea The Clouds (IRE) | 27 | 6 | 2m½f–3m1f | Class 3 |
| My Mate Mozzie (IRE) | 29 | 5 | 1m4f–2m2f | Grade 3 |
| The Other Mozzie (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 2m–2m2f | Class 1 |
| Contented (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Irish Spirit (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Mr B M Coonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 26+90d | Down Royal (IRE) | Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle Duelled for front spot and keen early - three lengths clear before the 4th - carried left by loose horse after the 4th - urged on and overtaken before 2 out - driven approaching the last - faded late to finish 4th | 4/12 | 2 | 10-2 | 115 | 100A | 117A | Conor Smithers | 22/1 |
| 02 Aug 26+246d | Galway (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Travelled in mid-division - still 8th at halfway before finding nothing under pressure 2 out - small error at the last and well held in 10th | 10/17 | 2½ | 11-4 | 116 | 90B | 103A | Kevin Healy | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 25+50d | Fairyhouse | Jack McInerney Memorial Hurdle (Grade 3) Held up early - improved into 4th before three out - lost momentum approaching the last and dropped back to finish fifth | 5/6 | 7½ | 10-13 | — | 100A | 108B | Conor Stone-Walsh | 40/1 |
| 10 Oct 25+21d | Downpatrick | Randox Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - 4th two out then driven into 3rd approaching the last - found extra to hit the front entering the straight - kept finding more inside the final furlong to win | 1/11 | 11-4 | — | 58A | 118A | Eoin Staples | 9/1 | |
| 19 Sep 25+45d | Downpatrick | J Murdoch Contracts Flat Race Held up towards the back of the pack - made headway into 5th 3f out and pushed along - up to 4th 2f out and into contention with the leading trio entering the straight - held on for 4th but couldn't find more inside the final furlong | 4/7 | 4¼ | 11-5 | — | 88A | 110A | Mr B M Coonan | 25/1 |
| 05 Aug 25 | Roscommon | Brian Keenan On-Course Bookmaker Flat Race Held up towards the back - suffered a bump in 12th at halfway - driven on with 4f left but couldn't land a blow in the straight | 9/13 | 9 | 11-10 | — | 104C | 93C | Mr D G Lavery | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Barrys Spirit won?
- Barrys Spirit (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Barrys Spirit?
- Barrys Spirit (IRE) is trained by Adrian Murray, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
- Who is Barrys Spirit's sire?
- Barrys Spirit (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Leo's Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Fantastic Light.
- What going does Barrys Spirit prefer?
- Barrys Spirit (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 Barrys Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 31 October 2026. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Barrys Spirit's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 763 runs since May 2022 (151 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
- Who are Barrys Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Leo's Spirit (IRE), Barrys Spirit (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sea The Clouds (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (My Mate Mozzie (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.