Horse profile
Bigira (FR)
by Birchwood (IRE) out of Zarkatala (IRE) (Desert Style)
22 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Sep 2025 — 383 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 7th of 10
Won at Wexford
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Bigira won the Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle at Wexford in Jul 2024 off an official rating of 90. The mare, who raced exclusively on turf, recorded one win and five places from 22 starts with her sole success coming over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft. She usually raced mid division. Her last run, at Roscommon in Sep 2025, saw her finish 7 of 10 in the Image Furnishings Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 96.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically midfield
- 1–22Wins / Runs
- 4.5%Strike rate
- 5 (22.7%)Placed
- −17.50£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=22 · 0.44 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 rating96↓ 3lb off peak
96
89–99
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 105B | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 111C | 96 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 92A | 85 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 132B | 83 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 111C | 93.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 132B | 79 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 92A | 83 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 22 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs
- Midfield 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 952 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.7% from 356.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +7.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 104 | 4 | 3.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 169 | 11 | 6.5% | +1.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 216 | 16 | 7.4% | +2.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 90 | 6 | 6.7% | +2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 356 | 6 | 1.7% | −3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 423 | 21 | 5% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 299 | 13 | 4.3% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 113 | 5 | 4.4% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 35 | 4 | 11.4% | +6.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 0 | 0% | −4.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +7.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −4.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Zarkatala (IRE) (Desert Style)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zirochka (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dillon Butler | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Thomas O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr T E O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 25+31d | Roscommon | Image Furnishings Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back of field - urged into effort after 4 out - driven soon after and unable to close from that point - well held at finish | 7/10 | 5½ | 9-9 | 96 | 111C | 87C | Thomas O'Connor | 20/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+49d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Ltd Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack - pushed along and dropped towards the back turning for home - unable to close from there - eventually finished seventh | 7/11 | 4½ | 11-12 | 98 | 72A | 98A | Jack Kennedy | 13/2 |
| 11 Jul 25+25d | Kilbeggan | New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled midfield early - moved into 4th four out then up to 3rd approaching two out - urged for effort but had nothing more - dropped away to finish well held in 10th | 10/14 | ¾ | 11-6 | 99 | 98C | 98C | Thomas O'Connor | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 25+53d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House & Gardens Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled midfield early - moved into 6th 3 out and pressed - into 2nd approaching last - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish runner-up | 2/14 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 96 | 86B | 118A | Mr T E O'Connor | 11/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+196d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled with the pack early - dropped away before two out - well held from the home turn | 11/14 | 4½ | 11-10 | 96 | 61B | 94A | Ricky Doyle | 6/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+8d | Tramore | Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase Settled back early - pushed along in 7th after the third-last - couldn't quicken through the closing stages - well beaten in 8th | 8/10 | ½ | 11-5 | — | 28B | 94A | Ricky Doyle | 6/1 |
| 02 Oct 24+14d | Sligo | Brenda Anderson Memorial Beginners Chase Sat close up early - hit front 6th - challenged approaching 2 out then pushed along - lost advantage at last - couldn't quicken run-in - stayed on same gear to finish 3rd | 3/8 | 3¼ | 11-5 | — | 103B | 110B | Ricky Doyle | 17/2 |
| 18 Sep 24+19d | Tramore | Tramore Racecourse Directors Beginners Chase Settled with the pack early - up to 3rd after the 10th and 2nd by 3 out - lost momentum to be 4th before 2 out - unable to quicken and clipped the last in 4th | 4/7 | 2½ | 11-5 | — | 79A | 106B | Ricky Doyle | 14/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+18d | Down Royal | Pilgrim's Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled in the pack - improved into 5th nearing 3 out - pushed along to take 3rd after 2 out - blundered at the last and held on for 4th | 4/19 | 2¾ | 11-8 | 96 | 105B | 119A | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 12 Aug 24+18d | Ballinrobe | J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Shared the front spot for a moment early - then settled towards the rear pulling hard - sat in the middle of the field from the third marker - pushed into fourth after the second-last - unable to threaten in fifth approaching the final fence - stayed on at one gear to finish fifth | 5/10 | 5½ | 11-8 | 96 | 89A | 103A | Ricky Doyle | 11/2 |
| 25 Jul 24+18d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 1/13 | 11-2 | 90 | 98B | 112A | Jack Kennedy | 7/2 | |
| 07 Jul 24+26d | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | 2 | 9-7 | 90 | 96A | 84A | Dillon Butler | 11/2 |
| 11 Jun 24+13d | Sligo | Lake Isle Of Innisfree Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 4/11 | shd | 10-10 | 90 | 73A | 105A | Dillon Butler | 9/2 |
| 29 May 24+12d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 5/12 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 90 | 85A | 102A | Aidan Kelly | 7/2 |
| 17 May 24+28d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/14 | ¾ | 10-1 | 89 | 91B | 102A | Dillon Butler | 6/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+115d | Limerick | Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Racecourse Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 4/13 | 2¼ | 10-8 | 89 | 132B | 101A | Dillon Butler | 33/1 |
| 26 Dec 23+9d | Limerick | Signsplus Maiden Hurdle | 8/18 | 6 | 9-13 | — | 70C | 83C | Peter Smithers | 200/1 |
| 17 Dec 23+10d | Thurles | Thank You For Supporting Us In 2023 Maiden Hurdle | 11/15 | 8 | 11-0 | — | 40C | 92C | Aidan Kelly | 150/1 |
| 07 Dec 23+57d | Clonmel | Kilsheelan Maiden Hurdle | 8/14 | 4 | 11-0 | — | 83C | 82C | Aidan Kelly | 22/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+97d | Punchestown | Lengthen The Odds At BetVictor Flat Race | 8/11 | 13 | 10-5 | — | 92A | 87A | Mr J L Gleeson | 50/1 |
| 06 Jul 23+24d | Tipperary | Racing Again August 11th Flat Race | 7/14 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | — | 57C | Mr J C Barry | 22/1 |
| 12 Jun 23 | Roscommon | Castlecoote (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/10 | 8 | 10-5 | — | — | 55B | Aidan Kelly | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bigira (FR) won?
- Bigira (FR) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 5 times in total (22.7% of starts).
- Who trained Bigira (FR)?
- Bigira (FR) was trained by Mark Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 29 September 2025.
- Who is Bigira (FR)'s sire?
- Bigira (FR) is by Birchwood (IRE) out of Zarkatala (IRE), whose sire is Desert Style.
- What going does Bigira (FR) prefer?
- Bigira (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bigira (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 29 September 2025. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Bigira (FR)'s sire's record?
- Birchwood (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 952 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.7% from 356.
- Who are Bigira (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Zarkatala (IRE), Bigira (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.