Skip to content
Horse profile

Battling Spirit (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2019) · Last trainer Jonathan Sweeney · Last owner Jonathan Sweeney Racing Club
by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Glensfirth Lady (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
21 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2013
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2019 — 2,607 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2019 · 7th of 9 3 wins · Thurles, Fairyhouse & Clonmel Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Battling Spirit (IRE) is 3 from 21. Hasn't won since Mar 2019. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating115↓ 1lb off peak
115 86–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Thurles, 7 Mar 2019

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 12 figures · best 116A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4113B84.5—
Good3113B84—
Heavy3116A88—
Good to Soft292B76.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6116A91—
2m1f – 2m4f592B86—
Over 3m1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 7 Mar 2019 Official rating 115 at the last run, 14 Sep 2019

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 130A · median 109.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6115A104.5—
Soft5115A107—
Heavy5121A112—
Good to Soft2130A127.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10130A114—
2m5f – 3m7115A108—
Over 3m1———

Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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
Vinnie Roe (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Oct 2010 (236 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm166137.8%−3.5—
Good1,13013411.9%+0.60 from 6
Good to Soft4324510.4%−0.91 from 3
Soft8569511.1%−0.21 from 5
Heavy4535712.6%+1.31 from 7
Standard (AW)2328.7%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f31412.9%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m7158411.7%+0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,05012511.9%+0.63 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,0181009.8%−1.50 from 8
Over 3m2423414%+2.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Glensfirth Lady (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 7 1 14% −3.75
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 1 20% −2.12
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 4 1 25% −0.75
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 1 33% −0.12
Thurles 3 1 33% +0.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 3 30% −0.87
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Katie O'Farrell 8 2 25% −1.87
Mr J J Codd 4 1 25% −1.00
A P Heskin 4 0 0% −4.00
Paul Townend 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
David Splaine 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −11.00
Hood 7 2 29% −0.87

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 6 1 17% −3.00
2018 5 1 20% −2.12
2017 2 1 50% +1.25
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 16 2 13% −9.87
Chase 5 1 20% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 6 runs
14 Sep 19+124d Listowel Shanahan Power (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 3m · Good · 9 ran 7/9 5½ 11-6 11569A106A Mr J J Codd 14/1
13 May 19+20d Killarney Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase 3m2f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 5½ 9-3 11684C86C Sean O'Keeffe 10/1
23 Apr 19+47d Fairyhouse Ratoath Pharmacy Ladies National Handicap Chase 2m6½f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-12 116—— Katie O'Farrell 9/2
07 Mar 19+21d Thurles Urlingford Rated Chase 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 —92B125A Mr J J Codd 2/1F
14 Feb 19+4d Clonmel Microdogid Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 2/12 2 11-12 —61A130A Mr J J Codd 9/1
10 Feb 19+45d Punchestown David Trundley Artist At Punchestown Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m · Good · 17 ran 10/17 1¼ 11-1 103113B108A Katie O'Farrell 20/1
2018 · 5 runs
27 Dec 18+19d Limerick Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 4¼ 10-8 10542C90C Katie O'Farrell 9/1
08 Dec 18+251d Navan John Lynch Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m6f · Yielding · 23 ran 6/23 ½ 11-3 105113B115A Katie O'Farrell 16/1
01 Apr 18+36d Cork Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 3m · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 12 10-7 104-7A112A Katie O'Farrell 4/1
24 Feb 18+28d Fairyhouse Visit Attheraces.com/Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-1 9786A115A Katie O'Farrell 15/8F
27 Jan 18+51d Fairyhouse Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 10-8 95116A111A Katie O'Farrell 7/2
2017 · 2 runs
07 Dec 17+35d Clonmel Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-3 8688A121A Katie O'Farrell 9/4F
02 Nov 17+772d Clonmel Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 2 11-3 8683B107A Mr J J Codd 11/2
2015 · 4 runs
22 Sep 15+32d Ballinrobe P & D Lydon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 5 11-10 93—100A A P Heskin 15/2
21 Aug 15+39d Killarney Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 2¾ 11-11 94—103A David Splaine 7/1
13 Jul 15+81d Killarney Irish Examiner Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 ¾ 11-3 93—115A Paul Townend 11/1
23 Apr 15+427d Tipperary Follow Tipperaryraces On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 1¼ 10-12 95—89C A P Heskin 16/1
2014 · 3 runs
20 Feb 14+21d Clonmel Demesne Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 7 11-4 ——113A Paul Townend 6/1
30 Jan 14+24d Thurles I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 7/18 2¾ 11-4 ——103A A P Heskin 50/1
06 Jan 14+10d Thurles I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 18 ran UR/18 — 11-4 ——— A P Heskin 33/1
2013 · 1 run
27 Dec 13 Limerick Roches Feeds Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-12 ——— Patrick Mangan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Battling Spirit won?
Battling Spirit (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2013 and 2019, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 8 times in total (38.1% of starts).
Who trained Battling Spirit?
Battling Spirit (IRE) was trained by Jonathan Sweeney on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 14 September 2019.
Who is Battling Spirit's sire?
Battling Spirit (IRE) is by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Glensfirth Lady (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Battling Spirit prefer?
Battling Spirit (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Battling Spirit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 14 September 2019. The highest on record is 116.
What is Battling Spirit's sire's record?
Vinnie Roe (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Oct 2010 (236 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.

Record shown from December 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.