Horse profile
Brigid's Cloak (GB)
21 runs · 9 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2025 — 378 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 6th of 11
2 wins · Curragh & Dundalk (AW)
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Brigid's Cloak is 2 from 21 with both wins in handicaps over 6f – 7f. She won at Dundalk on standard going in Apr 2025 off 65 and at the Curragh on good ground in May 2025 off 70. The filly, by Havana Grey, has raced prominently in 42% of her starts and was held when sixth of 11 at Naas in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 80. She has never won on turf under 6f or on soft or heavy ground.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
- 2–21Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 6 (28.6%)Placed
- −11.25£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.93Fair A/E n=21 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 25dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating80↓ 5lb off peak
80
64–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 110A | 90.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 104A | 88 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 77A | 72 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 90A | 85 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 80C | 64 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 110A | 83 | — |
| Under 6f | 8 | 110A | 74.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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.
Run style from 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (56%) · 2 wins
- Held up 4 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (17%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 411.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +14 | — |
| Good to Firm | 924 | 144 | 15.6% | +2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,103 | 148 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 415 | 44 | 10.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 432 | 54 | 12.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 88 | 7 | 8% | −5.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,567 | 203 | 13% | −0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,367 | 218 | 15.9% | +2.6 | 0 from 8 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,658 | 329 | 12.4% | −0.9 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 411 | 42 | 10.2% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 104 | 17 | 16.3% | +3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
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
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Caturra Lights (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Caturra Lights (GB)).
Family form: Ragaire (GB) finished 2nd of 14 at Southwell (AW), 15 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caturra Lights (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Quiet Affair (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Ragaire (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.25 |
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Jamie Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane B Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.75 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −5.25 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 25+14d | Naas | Osborne Denieffe Solicitors Handicap Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - urged into effort over 2f out and improved to 5th inside final furlong - found little late and lost a spot near the line to finish 6th | 6/11 | nk | 9-4 | 80 | 77A | 90A | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+32d | Curragh | HearMed Your Health, Your Hearing Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed for effort 2f out and slipped to 5th with a furlong left - unable to find more late and finished 6th | 6/11 | ¾ | 8-3 | 82 | 72A | 71A | Patrick McGettigan | 10/1 |
| 26 Aug 25+10d | Bellewstown | Dolly's Bar & Pantry Handicap Sat close to the pace on the outside - pushed along in 3rd two out - held that spot a furlong out - edged back to 4th inside the final furlong and held for no more | 4/9 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 82 | 110A | 91A | Ben Coen | 4/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+7d | Curragh | Kwiff: Supercharge Your Horse Racing Betting Handicap Sat close up early in 2nd - shared the front around 2f out - shoved forward to hit the top just inside final furlong - challenged and put back behind early in the last furlong - slipped to 3rd - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing 5th | 5/8 | nse | 8-1 | 83 | 110A | 81A | Patrick McGettigan | 4/1F |
| 09 Aug 25+15d | Curragh | Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap Set the pace early - matched at halfway - pushed along inside final 2f - lost front spot 1f out and unable to close in the run home | 5/13 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 84 | 83C | 93A | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+27d | Cork | Doneraile Handicap Set the pace on the stand rail - driven approaching halfway - by 1f out down to 5th and had nothing more in tank - lost ground quickly through closing stages to finish 8th beaten 3½ lengths | 8/12 | ¾ | 8-2 | 85 | 90A | 77A | Patrick McGettigan | 10/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+14d | Curragh | Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Handicap Shared the front spot early - driven to keep tally and lost command approaching final 2f - stayed on without gaining ground late finishing 4th | 4/13 | 1 | 8-12 | 85 | 90C | 83A | Patrick McGettigan | 9/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+10d | York | Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap Held a forward spot early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 16/18 | ½ | 8-2 | 85 | 80C | 63A | Rory Mulligan | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 25+12d | Curragh | Sky Bet Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat second early - shared front spot after 2f - went clear at halfway - pushed along 2f out - challenged hard 1f out then overtaken close home - couldn't find more and held for second | 2/14 | 1 | 8-11 | 83 | 91C | 89A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/2 |
| 23 May 25+25d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap Handy early - shared front spot after 2f - moved to front and going smoothly 2 1/2f out - kicked away 1 1/2f out - powered on final furlong for a comfortable win | 1/13 | 8-0 | 70 | 101C | 89A | Patrick McGettigan | 6/1 | |
| 28 Apr 25+24d | Naas | Enjoy Racing TV With A FREE Trial Now Handicap Handy early - shared front spot after 2f - forced up and went in front 2f out then overtaken with a furlong and a half left - unable to match winner's finish and stayed on at same rate for second | 2/17 | 7½ | 8-12 | 73 | 80C | 81A | Rory Mulligan | 15/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Saturday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Sat behind the pace early - disputed second at halfway before edging in front over 2f out - pushed along and stayed on strongly through the closing stages to score | 1/8 | 9-3 | 65 | 104A | 89A | Rory Mulligan | 7/4F | |
| 21 Mar 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Champion Trainer Handicap Settled midfield early - urged forward to reach 5th with 2f left - improved into 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on well to finish third | 3/11 | nse | 9-7 | 65 | 88A | 72A | Ben Coen | 7/2F |
| 28 Feb 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap Up with the pace - moved into 2nd with momentum 2f out - challenged for the front 1 1/2f out before hitting the front 1f out - drifted left and matched inside the final furlong - worn down near the line and found nil in reserve | 2/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 64 | 90A | 82A | Ben Coen | 10/3 |
| 31 Jan 25+119d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - improved into 8th and asked for effort 2f out - up into 5th a furlong out under pressure - stayed on late for 4th but never landed a blow | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 72B | 74A | Jamie Powell | 4/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 24+45d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill More Top Prices Nursery Handicap Handy behind front group - 5th at halfway - drifted right entering straight then squeezed for space over 1f out - stayed on strongly close home to finish 4th | 4/14 | nse | 9-5 | 66 | 79B | 83A | Jamie Powell | 20/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+13d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Held up towards the back - still 7th turning into the straight - pushed along in 6th with 2f left then unable to find more inside the final furlong | 6/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 70 | 48A | 57A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+42d | Sligo | Guinness Nursery Handicap Settled towards the back early - urged forward but made no headway entering the straight - stayed on at same effort under pressure inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/13 | 1½ | 9-12 | 72 | 38C | 65A | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| 26 Jun 24+24d | Naas | Dooley Insurance Group Irish EBF Fillies Maiden | 6/10 | nk | 9-2 | — | 53A | 61A | Ben Coen | 20/1 |
| 02 Jun 24+12d | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 6/7 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 33A | 62A | Ben Coen | 50/1 |
| 21 May 24 | Cork | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 12/13 | 3½ | 9-3 | — | 48C | 39A | Shane B Kelly | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Brigid's Cloak won?
- Brigid's Cloak (GB) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 6 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Brigid's Cloak?
- Brigid's Cloak (GB) was trained by J P Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 11 October 2025.
- Who is Brigid's Cloak's sire?
- Brigid's Cloak (GB) is by Havana Grey (GB) out of Freckles (GB), whose sire is Arakan.
- What going does Brigid's Cloak prefer?
- Brigid's Cloak (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Brigid's Cloak's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 11 October 2025. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Brigid's Cloak's sire's record?
- Havana Grey (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 411.
- Who are Brigid's Cloak's siblings?
- Out of Freckles (GB), Brigid's Cloak (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Caturra Lights (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Caturra Lights (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.