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Horse profile

Bessina (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Apr 2005) · Last trainer F Flood · Last owner T Mcparland
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Ballycuirke (GB) (Taufan)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2005 — 7,860 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2005 · 6th of 18 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Bessina (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts. Last raced off 49, 41lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Bessina (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballyhubbock (IRE)60——
Warwickway (IRE)70——
Rathvilly (IRE)30——

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

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 39C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Gowran Park, 20 Apr 2005 Official rating 49 at the last flat run, 20 Apr 2005

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 35C the best of the last 1 rated run · Leopardstown, 6 Feb 2005 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 6 Feb 2005

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 39C · median 33
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy239C33—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
King's Theatre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.3—
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.9—
Good4,05559514.7%+0.3—
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.4—
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.30 from 1
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.1—
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.2—

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
Ballycuirke (GB) (Taufan)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Birchall (IRE)80——
Ashlight (IRE)100——
Dowra (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss E A Lalor 1 0 0% −1.00
Christopher Geoghegan 1 0 0% −1.00
A B Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
20 Apr 05+25d Gowran Park Lower Grange Ladies Handicap (40-70) 14f · Heavy · 18 ran 6/18 7 9-8 4939C Miss E A Lalor 14/1
26 Mar 05+48d Down Royal Www.downroyal.com Handicap (36-60) 12f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 13/16 3½ 8-11 5027C Christopher Geoghegan 7/1
06 Feb 05 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 18f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 9 9-3 9035C A B Joyce 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bessina won?
Bessina (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Bessina?
Bessina (IRE) was trained by F Flood on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 20 April 2005.
Who is Bessina's sire?
Bessina (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Ballycuirke (GB), whose sire is Taufan.
What is Bessina's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 20 April 2005. The highest on record is 90.
What is Bessina's sire's record?
King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Who are Bessina's siblings?
Out of Ballycuirke (GB), Bessina (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Bessina produced winners?
As a dam, Bessina (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.