Borders Eagle (IRE)
Borders Eagle finished fourth of five at Perth in May 2025 on his second and last start in the archive. The gelding had made his debut at Kelso in Apr 2025. He raced over 1m5f – 2m on good ground on both starts. By Wings Of Eagles, whose progeny have won 99 of 991 runs since Jan 2008 on all codes, with a 13.4% strike rate on good ground. His dam has produced two winners from four runners that have run, including Blakey Boy with three wins.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 23dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 94
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 | 2 | 94B | 75.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 94B | 75.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 10.1% of 1,008 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).
Strongest on good going: 13.5% from 289. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +11.3 | — |
| Good | 289 | 39 | 13.5% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 252 | 23 | 9.1% | −1 | — |
| Soft | 230 | 20 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 89 | 11 | 12.4% | +2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −5.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 105 | 9 | 8.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 5 | 5.2% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 329 | 27 | 8.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 285 | 37 | 13% | +2.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 87 | 12 | 13.8% | +3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +18.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Blakey Boy (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Blakey Boy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakey Boy (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4f–3m2f | Class 2 |
| Knocknagoran Lady (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m6½f–3m1f | — |
| Gruncle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alcantango (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 25+23d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled in 4th early - roused with 3f remaining - unable to gain on leaders and lost touch late - finished 4th beaten 14 lengths | 4/5 | 1¼ | 10-10 | 57C | 92B | Craig Nichol | 14/1 |
| 22 Apr 25 | Kelso | Let's Celebrate Davie Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - lacked the pace to stay competitive with 3f remaining - moved into 5th place approaching the final furlong - finished the race in that position | 5/7 | 1¼ | 10-9 | 94B | 83B | Craig Nichol | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Borders Eagle (IRE) won?
- Borders Eagle (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Borders Eagle (IRE)?
- Borders Eagle (IRE) was trained by Ewan Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 15 May 2025.
- Who is Borders Eagle (IRE)'s sire?
- Borders Eagle (IRE) is by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Rathleek (GB), whose sire is Kayf Tara.
- What is Borders Eagle (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,008 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.5% from 289. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
- Who are Borders Eagle (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Rathleek (GB), Borders Eagle (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Blakey Boy (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Blakey Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.