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Horse profile

Be A Flirt (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer C Scandella · Last owner Anthony Bolis
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Dark Hyacinth (IRE) (Darshaan)
13 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2016 — 3,803 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 7th of 14 2 wins · Longchamp (FR) & Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Be A Flirt (IRE) is 2 from 13. Hasn't won since Apr 2015.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.5—
Good1,09410910%+0.21 from 4
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 3
Soft715709.8%01 from 4
Heavy245208.2%−1.6—
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.41 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.61 from 11
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

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
Dark Hyacinth (IRE) (Darshaan)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Korolieva (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Korolieva (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Korolieva (IRE)1116fClass 5
Big Paddy (IRE)30——
Midnight Mystique (IRE)70——
Calm Storm (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −0.50
Good 4 1 25% +9.70
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Longchamp (FR) 3 1 33% +0.50
Chantilly (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 1 50% +11.70

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 1 9% +2.70
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 5 1 20% −1.50
Olivier Peslier 3 0 0% −3.00
Manon Scandella-Lacaille 2 1 50% +11.70
Tony Piccone 1 0 0% −1.00
Fabien Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 3 1 33% +0.50
2014 5 1 20% +8.70
2013 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
29 May 16+18d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Pavillon Royal (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 nse 8-10 Olivier Peslier 69/10
11 May 16+23d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Jardy (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1 8-11 Olivier Peslier 78/10
18 Apr 16+327d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Provence (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 3/16 shd 8-11 Olivier Peslier 13/1
2015 · 3 runs
27 May 15+22d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Palais Bourbon (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 11f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 shd 9-2 Maxime Guyon 77/10
05 May 15+26d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Dunette (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 9-2 Maxime Guyon 4/1F
09 Apr 15+163d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Cours la Reine (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 9f · Very Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-6 Maxime Guyon 5/2F
2014 · 5 runs
28 Oct 14+24d Chantilly (FR) Prix Prodice (Handicap) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 16 ran 9/16 shd 9-2 Maxime Guyon 43/10
04 Oct 14+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix Barzan (Handicap) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 10f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 shd 9-0 Tony Piccone 89/10
15 Sep 14+83d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de l'Epte (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 2½ 8-8 Maxime Guyon 79/10
24 Jun 14+34d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de la Croix de Noailles (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 9-4 Manon Scandella-Lacaille 127/10
21 May 14+198d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Girl Friend (Conditions) (4yo+) (Lady Riders) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-1 Manon Scandella-Lacaille 29/10
2013 · 2 runs
04 Nov 13+33d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois de la Tuilerie (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 8-8 Fabien Lefebvre 42/1
02 Oct 13 Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Remise des Lilas (Maiden) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 9-0 Gerald Mosse 59/1

Quick answers

How many races has Be A Flirt won?
Be A Flirt (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained Be A Flirt?
Be A Flirt (IRE) was trained by C Scandella on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 29 May 2016.
Who is Be A Flirt's sire?
Be A Flirt (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Dark Hyacinth (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Be A Flirt prefer?
Be A Flirt (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Be A Flirt's sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Be A Flirt's siblings?
Out of Dark Hyacinth (IRE), Be A Flirt (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Korolieva (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Korolieva (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.