Birnbeck (IRE)
Birnbeck is a lightly raced gelding by Palace Pier out of a dam who has produced five winners from five runners to race including First Principle with four wins. His sire’s progeny in the archive have recorded 64 wins from 547 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip of 1m2f – 1m4f. He finished 10 of 10 in a Class 3 maiden at Leicester over 6f – 7f on good to soft in Sep 2025.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 11.4% of 590 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 134 | 19 | 14.2% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 156 | 17 | 10.9% | −0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 61 | 4 | 6.6% | −4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 57 | 6 | 10.5% | −0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 16 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 166 | 21 | 12.7% | +1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +19.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 259 | 25 | 9.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 176 | 19 | 10.8% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 129 | 18 | 14% | +2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −3.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them First Principle (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (First Principle (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Principle (GB) | 13 | 4 | 1m–1m½f | Class 2 |
| Five Towns (GB) | 7 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Three Priests (JPN) | 11 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Lone Piper (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Huwa Baree (USA) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 25 | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Poor start - never involved - well held throughout - finished last of the group beaten a long way | 10/10 | 19 | 9-7 | 31C | 47C | Jack Mitchell | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Birnbeck won?
- Birnbeck (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trained Birnbeck?
- Birnbeck (IRE) was trained by Martyn Meade on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 22 September 2025.
- Who is Birnbeck's sire?
- Birnbeck (IRE) is by Palace Pier (GB) out of Guilty Twelve (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
- What is Birnbeck's sire's record?
- Palace Pier (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 590 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Birnbeck's siblings?
- Out of Guilty Twelve (USA), Birnbeck (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: First Principle (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (First Principle (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.