Birdman (IRE)
Birdman won two of his four starts on turf. He took a Cork maiden over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground in Apr 2024 and followed up in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes at Navan over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in May 2024. The gelding, by Free Eagle out of an Acclamation mare, finished 6 of 8 when last seen at Leopardstown in Aug 2024. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–4Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- +8.25£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 106Highest OR
- 39dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 102
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 102A | 90 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,399 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 202 | 26 | 12.9% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 680 | 66 | 9.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 271 | 24 | 8.9% | −1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 439 | 39 | 8.9% | −1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −4.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 666 | 89 | 13.4% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 337 | 34 | 10.1% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 513 | 65 | 12.7% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 690 | 71 | 10.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 523 | 56 | 10.7% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 244 | 22 | 9% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Manhattanville (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Manhattanville (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattanville (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Arundel (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m2f–1m3f | Class 5 |
| Atwater Nine (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.25 |
| Colin Keane | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 24+64d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) Held up at the back - up into 5th by halfway - pushed along outside the final 2f but made no headway - slipped back to 6th and faded late | 6/8 | 8 | 9-7 | 106 | 102A | 74A | Colin Keane | 2/1J |
| 19 Jun 24+32d | Ascot | Queen's Vase (Group 2) | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 101 | 90A | 92A | Shane Foley | 13/2 |
| 18 May 24+22d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed) | 1/4 | 9-5 | — | 74C | 91B | Shane Foley | 9/4 | |
| 26 Apr 24 | Cork | Cork Maiden | 1/7 | 9-8 | — | 81A | 90A | Shane Foley | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Birdman (IRE) won?
- Birdman (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Birdman (IRE)?
- Birdman (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 22 August 2024.
- Who is Birdman (IRE)'s sire?
- Birdman (IRE) is by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Carol (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What is Birdman (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 22 August 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Birdman (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Free Eagle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,399 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 130.
- Who are Birdman (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Carol (IRE), Birdman (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Manhattanville (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Manhattanville (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.