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Blarney Bateleur (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Andy Irvine · Last owner Miss Susannah Searle
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Blarney Kestrel (IRE) (Presenting)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2021 — 1,778 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 Won at Market Rasen Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Blarney Bateleur (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2021.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating102↓ 1lb off peak
102 93–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 19 May 2021

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 7 figures · best 121B · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft3121B86—
Good to Soft2120A110.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4121B98—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 3 May 2021 Official rating 102 at the last run, 21 Dec 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 107B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft3107B105—
Good to Soft299A95.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4105A92—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05744310.9%−10 from 2
Good to Soft2,93535412.1%+0.20 from 2
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.91 from 3
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%01 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,26062311.8%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blarney Kestrel (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blackstairs Lad (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +26.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% +23.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +28.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +24.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Niall Houlihan 4 1 25% +25.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
James Best 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +22.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 6 1 17% +23.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 6 runs
21 Dec 21+216d Plumpton In Memory Of Susan Corrigan Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-7 102—— James Davies 16/1
19 May 21+16d Warwick Warwickshire Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 2¼ 10-11 103120A99A Niall Houlihan 9/4F
03 May 21+32d Warwick racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 10-0 9986A107B Niall Houlihan 5/2
01 Apr 21+39d Uttoxeter Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 9-9 9995A92A Niall Houlihan 11/2
21 Feb 21+32d Market Rasen MansionBet's Watch And Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-10 93121B105A Niall Houlihan 28/1
20 Jan 21+22d Newbury British EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 7½ 11-0 —55C92C James Best 50/1
2020 · 2 runs
29 Dec 20+22d Newbury MansionBet App 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 9 10-12 —84A87A James Davies 100/1
07 Dec 20 Plumpton Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 2¾ 10-5 —101A92A James Best 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blarney Bateleur won?
Blarney Bateleur (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Blarney Bateleur?
Blarney Bateleur (IRE) was trained by Andy Irvine on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 21 December 2021.
Who is Blarney Bateleur's sire?
Blarney Bateleur (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Blarney Kestrel (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Blarney Bateleur prefer?
Blarney Bateleur (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blarney Bateleur's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 21 December 2021. The highest on record is 103.
What is Blarney Bateleur's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Blarney Bateleur's siblings?
Out of Blarney Kestrel (IRE), Blarney Bateleur (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.