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Horse profile

Birdy Boy (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Frank Bird
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Flip Flop (FR) (Zieten)
22 runs · 11 courses · from May 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2013 — 4,750 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013 · 8th of 12 2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Birdy Boy (USA) is 2 from 22, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW All wins at Class 6
Official rating63↓ 3lb off peak
63 45–66

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 72B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 3 Oct 2013 Official rating 63 at the last run, 25 Oct 2013

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 22 figures · best 84B · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1284B58.5—
Good to Firm671A46—
Good249C45—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1384B59—
6f – 7f859A41—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.60 from 6
Good7209012.5%+0.20 from 2
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.40 from 1
Soft3773810.1%−2.20 from 1
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.12 from 12
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.10 from 8
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.52 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−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
Flip Flop (FR) (Zieten)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Qurbaan (USA) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Qurbaan (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Qurbaan (USA)1156½f–1mListed
Glendevon (USA)2317fClass 5
Dull Knife (USA)116½f—
Qareeb (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 12 2 17% −3.43
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 15 2 13% −6.43
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 1 17% −4.43
Southwell (AW) 5 1 20% +2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 2 15% −4.43
6f – 7f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 13 0 0% −13.00
Franny Norton 4 2 50% +4.57
Michael J M Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 2 10% −12.43
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 16 2 13% −7.43
2012 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2013 · 16 runs
25 Oct 13+22d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At Ladbrokes Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 3 9-4 6356A Joe Fanning 7/1
03 Oct 13+12d Southwell (AW) Like Us On Facebook Southwell Racecourse Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 hd 9-2 6072B Joe Fanning 5/2
21 Sep 13+25d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 5/9 2¾ 9-0 6359A Joe Fanning 9/1
27 Aug 13+14d Southwell (AW) Ladbrokes Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 7 9-0 6558B Michael J M Murphy 5/1
13 Aug 13+11d Carlisle Grafix Signs Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 23 8-9 5733C Paul Mulrennan 14/1
02 Aug 13+23d Musselburgh Wilkinson & Associates Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 4½ 9-1 5941C Adrian Nicholls 4/1
10 Jul 13+5d Catterick Read Hayley Turner Every Friday racinguk.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 13/13 4½ 8-12 5531A Joe Fanning 4/1
05 Jul 13+16d Beverley Swan Industrial Drives Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 9-2 5571A Franny Norton 7/2
19 Jun 13+22d Hamilton D M Hall Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 1 9-5 5853A Joe Fanning 15/2
28 May 13+22d Leicester Your Favourite Pool Bets At totepool.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 2¾ 9-4 6251C Silvestre De Sousa 15/2
06 May 13+18d Beverley White Rabbit Handicap Class 6 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 9-7 6559A Joe Fanning 5/1
18 Apr 13+13d Wolverhampton (AW) 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 hd 9-3 6669B Franny Norton 4/1
05 Apr 13+21d Wolverhampton (AW) 32RedBingo.com Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 5872B Franny Norton 4/7F
15 Mar 13+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy Betting With bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 8-12 4575A Martin Dwyer 15/8J
07 Mar 13+30d Southwell (AW) 32redpoker.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 8-13 4584B Franny Norton 6/1
05 Feb 13+89d Southwell (AW) Coral.co.uk Mobile Betting Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 6/9 nse 8-12 4547A Joe Fanning 4/1
2012 · 6 runs
08 Nov 12+2d Wolverhampton (AW) 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Nursery (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 2 8-2 4532A Joe Fanning 6/1
06 Nov 12+85d Southwell (AW) 32RedPoker.com Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 8-6 4551A Joe Fanning 11/2
13 Aug 12+18d Lingfield (AW) 32RedBet.com Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 6 8-6 4524A Joe Fanning 11/4
26 Jul 12+29d Epsom Downs British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 5 9-3 —39C Joe Fanning 20/1
27 Jun 12+41d Carlisle Edinburgh Woollen Mill/european Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 hd 9-3 —43C Joe Fanning 9/2
17 May 12 York Stratford Place Stud For International Group 1 Winners E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 3½ 9-3 —49C Joe Fanning 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Birdy Boy won?
Birdy Boy (USA) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 5 times in total (22.7% of starts).
Who trained Birdy Boy?
Birdy Boy (USA) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 25 October 2013.
Who is Birdy Boy's sire?
Birdy Boy (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Flip Flop (FR), whose sire is Zieten.
What going does Birdy Boy prefer?
Birdy Boy (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 12 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 Birdy Boy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 25 October 2013. The highest on record is 66.
What is Birdy Boy's sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
Who are Birdy Boy's siblings?
Out of Flip Flop (FR), Birdy Boy (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Qurbaan (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Qurbaan (USA)). The wins came over 6½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.