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Horse profile

Bunsen Burner (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer J S Bolger · Last owner P J Odonovan
by Lil's Boy (USA) out of Aeraiocht (IRE) (Tenby)
17 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Oct 2008 — 6,590 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 15th of 16 3 wins · Leopardstown (IRE), Down Royal & Galway Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Bunsen Burner (IRE) is 3 from 17. Hasn't won since Nov 2007. Each win came on a first visit to the course. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating90↓ 4lb off peak
90 66–94

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 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 11 Jul 2008 Official rating 90 at the last run, 19 Oct 2008

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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 94C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good482C64.5—
Heavy375C59—
Soft376C70—
Good to Soft391C72—
Good to Firm394C80—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1394C70—
1m – 1m1f383A76—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Lil's Boy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 401 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17423.5%+17.3—
Good to Firm6457.8%+1.61 from 3
Good9433.2%−31 from 4
Good to Soft40410%+3.81 from 3
Soft7445.4%−0.80 from 3
Heavy3412.9%−3.30 from 3
Standard (AW)7845.1%−1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−6.20 from 1
6f – 7f4924.1%−2.13 from 13
1m – 1m1f63711.1%+4.90 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f7667.9%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m11754.3%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f5311.9%−4.3—
2m5f – 3m30310%+3.8—
Over 3m1218.3%+2.1—

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
Aeraiocht (IRE) (Tenby)

7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Chennai (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chennai (IRE)1017f—
Webcast (IRE)517f—
The Visitor (IRE)100——
Ostaiocht (IRE)210——
Ambereen (IRE)40——
Galucci (IRE)40——
Bru Mor (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −2.20
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.50
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +0.75
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 1 100% +2.75
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +0.80
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +4.50
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 13 3 23% −1.95
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 12 2 17% −4.70
D J Moran 4 1 25% −0.25
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 11 3 27% +0.05

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
2008 · 6 runs
19 Oct 08+100d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms Joe McGrath EBF Handicap 6f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 15/16 1 8-7 9048C Martin Harley 25/1
11 Jul 08+12d Cork Kostal Ireland GMBH Handicap (60-100) 7f · Yielding · 10 ran 10/10 30 9-6 9050C Kevin Manning 12/1
29 Jun 08+46d Curragh Netjets Scurry Premier Handicap 6½f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 22/22 9 8-11 9350C Kevin Manning 16/1
14 May 08+27d Naas Berney Bros. Saddlers Handicap (60-100) 6f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 4½ 9-4 9448C Kevin Manning 11/2
17 Apr 08+18d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk On-Course Bookmakers Handicap 1m · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 9-7 9483A Kevin Manning 9/1
30 Mar 08+147d Curragh Ladbrokes 271 Shops Madrid Handicap 7f · Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 shd 9-10 8959C Kevin Manning 11/2
2007 · 11 runs
04 Nov 07+21d Leopardstown (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Premier Nursery (Premier Handicap) 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 8-9 8594C D J Moran 11/4
14 Oct 07+43d Naas (IRE) Derrinstown Stud European Breeders Fund Birdcatcher Nursery (Premier Handicap) 6f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 8-2 8476C D J Moran 7/1
01 Sep 07+24d Down Royal Shelbourne Motors Renault Claiming Race 7f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-4 8482C Kevin Manning 4/5F
08 Aug 07+4d Gowran Park Noel Moynihan Memorial Nursery Handicap (52-80) 1m · Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 5 9-7 7076C Kevin Manning 9/4F
04 Aug 07+14d Galway Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Premier Nursery 7f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 8-9 6691C Kevin Manning 9/2
21 Jul 07+5d Tipperary Mocklershill Stables Nursery (52-80) 7½f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 7 9-4 7675C Kevin Manning 7/4F
16 Jul 07+24d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m½f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 7 9-3 7672C Kevin Manning 7/2
22 Jun 07+15d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 9-0 —70C D J Moran 6/1
07 Jun 07+22d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race 7½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 3½ 9-2 —77C Kevin Manning 6/1
16 May 07+31d Naas Pat Dunlea Memorial Race 6f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 1 9-0 —53C Kevin Manning 7/1
15 Apr 07 Curragh Michael Murphy & Co.Ltd EBF Median Auction Maiden 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 8-12 —80C D J Moran 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bunsen Burner won?
Bunsen Burner (IRE) won 3 of 17 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 9 times in total (52.9% of starts).
Who trained Bunsen Burner?
Bunsen Burner (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 19 October 2008.
Who is Bunsen Burner's sire?
Bunsen Burner (IRE) is by Lil's Boy (USA) out of Aeraiocht (IRE), whose sire is Tenby.
What going does Bunsen Burner prefer?
Bunsen Burner (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Bunsen Burner's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 19 October 2008. The highest on record is 94.
What is Bunsen Burner's sire's record?
Lil's Boy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 401 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bunsen Burner's siblings?
Out of Aeraiocht (IRE), Bunsen Burner (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Chennai (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.