Horse profile
Bay Colony (IRE)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Limerick
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 6th of 16
Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile
Bay Colony (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Apr 2025. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.
Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 3 (27.3%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=11 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 84dAvg 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.
Official rating89At career-high mark
89
83–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 117
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 92C | 88 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 100C | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 111C | 110 | 2 runs · 111 / 110 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 111C | 104.5 | 2 runs · 111 / 110 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 92C | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 84C | 75.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 19 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,987 runs since Jun 2020 (425 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 587 | 92 | 15.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 995 | 140 | 14.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 471 | 70 | 14.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 625 | 81 | 13% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 183 | 27 | 14.8% | +0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,118 | 161 | 14.4% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,184 | 183 | 15.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,278 | 165 | 12.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,093 | 165 | 15.1% | +0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 272 | 40 | 14.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 7 | 13.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them You Send Me (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Talitha Rouge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Send Me (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Gerry's Way (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Talitha Rouge (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Colden's Passion (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 26+19d | Naas (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Listed) Set the pace early until passed after 3f - dropped to 2nd and pushed along 2f out - 3rd over 1f out and faded inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 89 | 111C | 97A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 22 Sep 26+140d | Listowel (IRE) | Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (Listed) Sat just behind the front group - urged forward in 5th approaching 2f out - stayed on to move into 4th near the finish | 4/11 | ½ | 9-4 | 83 | 109A | 90A | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
| 05 May 26+32d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vintage Tipple Stakes (Fillies' and Mares' Listed) Settled around midpack - pressed for effort with 6th spot 2f out - dropped away close home - finished 9th | 9/10 | 3 | 9-2 | 85 | 117A | 71A | Seamie Heffernan | 22/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+258d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap) Settled in the pack - urged into contention with 2f left - improved into 5th inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch 4th near the line | 4/18 | 2½ | 8-13 | 85 | 76C | 89A | Seamie Heffernan | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Jul 25+44d | Curragh | Juddmonte Irish Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) Held up towards the back - improved into 4th by halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but found nothing more - dropped away from a furlong out to finish 7th | 7/7 | 2½ | 9-2 | 85 | 92C | 67C | Seamie Heffernan | 125/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+41d | Leopardstown | King George V Cup (Listed) Held up towards back of pack - still 7th with 5f left despite urging from behind - found room on inside with a furlong to go - lost momentum in final 150 yards to finish 7th | 7/9 | 3¾ | 9-0 | 88 | 85A | 68A | Seamie Heffernan | 66/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+33d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled handy early - 5th at halfway - moved into 3rd with 3f left - pressed forward approaching 2f out - edged in front inside the last and stayed on strongest to win | 1/7 | 9-3 | 89 | 82A | 83A | Seamie Heffernan | 2/1 | |
| 23 Mar 25+204d | Naas | Aesop's Fables At Compas Stallions Irish EBF Fillies Maiden Handy from the start - hit the front at halfway - driven up to challenge again 2f out then knocked off top spot inside the final furlong - unable to get back level and held to finish third beaten 5.5 lengths | 3/14 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 89 | 100C | 90A | Seamie Heffernan | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Aug 24+22d | Curragh | Newtownanner Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Held in the pack and 6th at halfway - asked for effort 3f out then slipped to 7th and squeezed for space with 2f left - driven with little response over a furlong out - rallied late to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 91A | 77A | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 09 Aug 24+42d | Tipperary | Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) Sluggish start settling towards the back - urged forward turning for home and driven with two furlongs left sitting fifth - stayed on same gear late to finish fourth | 4/6 | 4 | 9-0 | — | 67A | 77B | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 28 Jun 24 | Curragh | Kildare House Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden | 10/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 84C | 78A | Seamie Heffernan | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bay Colony won?
- Bay Colony (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bay Colony?
- Bay Colony (IRE) is trained by J A Stack, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Bay Colony's sire?
- Bay Colony (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Coco Rouge (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Bay Colony prefer?
- Bay Colony (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Bay Colony's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 11 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Bay Colony's sire's record?
- New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,987 runs since Jun 2020 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
- Who are Bay Colony's siblings?
- Out of Coco Rouge (IRE), Bay Colony (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: You Send Me (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Talitha Rouge (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.