Horse profile
Burren Song (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Ciaran Murphy · Last owner Trunk Room Blues Syndicate
by Battle Of Marengo (IRE) out of Chifney Rush (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
42 runs · 17 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2025 — 387 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 4th of 13
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile
Burren Song has four wins from 42 starts, all over 1m2f – 1m4f on good or softer or the all-weather. He won a handicap at Leopardstown in May 2023 off an official rating of 84 and has not won since. The gelding, usually prominent, finished fourth of 13 at Roscommon in Oct 2025. He last ran off an official rating of 82, 25lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 25lb off peak
- 4–42Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 16 (38.1%)Placed
- −18.50£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=42 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 217 d
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 rating82↓ 25lb off peak
82
63–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 122B | 93.5 | — |
| Good | 10 | 118C | 97 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 147A | 99 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 73A | 66 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 91C | 75 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 147A | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 100C | 94 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 77C | 61 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 106B | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 92B | 72.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 92B | 85 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 106B | 96 | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 42 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 14 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 7 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (21%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (21%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 959 runs since Apr 2018 (90 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 199.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 56 | 7 | 12.5% | +5.1 | — |
| Good | 247 | 17 | 6.9% | −0.5 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 7 | 4.9% | −2.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 259 | 19 | 7.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 119 | 10 | 8.4% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 135 | 11 | 8.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 199 | 25 | 12.6% | +5.2 | 4 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 225 | 16 | 7.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 231 | 14 | 6.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 3 | 3.3% | −4.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | +6.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Chifney Rush (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Seamour (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Seamour (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamour (IRE) | 23 | 5 | 1m4f–2m½f | Class 2 |
| Inke (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 1m–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Prince Of Prophets (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Northman (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 4 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Slattery | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.50 |
| E Walsh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Amy Jo Hayes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Sam Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss J Walton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicola Burns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivia Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| None | 19 | 4 | 21% | +4.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +8.00 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 34 | 4 | 12% | −10.50 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 25+21d | Roscommon | On-Course Vets Handicap Up with the front group - 5th at halfway - moved left and brought into contention 2f out - unable to find more in the closing stages | 4/13 | 1 | 9-9 | 82 | 108C | 88A | Sam Coen | 7/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+21d | Listowel | John McGuire Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - dropped back into straight and driven with no response inside final 2f | 10/11 | 4½ | 8-4 | 82 | 66C | 62C | Patrick McGettigan | 16/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+25d | Roscommon | Oran Handicap Shared front spot early - lost command after 4f - back in charge from halfway - pressed for effort 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left and unable to fight back for 3rd | 3/16 | nk | 9-8 | 81 | 99C | 98A | Patrick McGettigan | 9/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+5d | Chepstow | Racing League 20 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled midpack on the rail - made easy progress into contention 3f out then driven up towards the front group with 2f to run - dropped away inside the final two furlongs to finish seventh | 7/12 | 2 | 8-13 | 77 | 59A | 75A | Saffie Osborne | 13/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+42d | Galway | McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap Sat just off the front pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along in 3rd with 3f left - battling in 4th 2f out before edging in front inside the final furlong - overtaken close home to finish second | 2/18 | ½ | 9-5 | 77 | 101C | 92A | Sam Coen | 25/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+14d | Limerick | Racing Again On 12th July Handicap Sat close up early - still in second at halfway - pushed along to challenge 2f out before losing the advantage inside the final two furlongs - unable to find more in third - stayed on same effort to finish | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 79 | 106A | 90A | James Ryan | 15/2 |
| 07 Jun 25+22d | Navan | Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap Sluggish start - settled midfield then pushed along in 13th with 2f left - stayed on without real punch late | 8/21 | shd | 9-8 | 81 | 100C | 78A | Nicola Burns | 28/1 |
| 16 May 25+47d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Lady Riders Handicap Settled around the middle of the pack - moved into 3rd with 3f left - pushed along but slipped to 4th inside the final furlong - held no further threat and finished 5th | 5/14 | 1½ | 9-10 | 83 | 92C | 85A | Miss J Walton | 12/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+28d | Downpatrick | Grant Bros Developments Handicap Hurdle Sat handy behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then 5th with 3 to go - urged into 6th after the following fence - held no more in reserve and finished one-paced in 6th | 6/11 | 2 | 11-3 | 100 | 86A | 111A | E Walsh | 20/1 |
| 02 Mar 25+93d | Leopardstown | Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Handy early - up to 3rd after 3 out - clumsy 2 out - dropped away before last to finish 8th | 8/17 | ½ | 11-5 | 102 | 85B | 118A | E Walsh | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Set the pace early - driven and lost front spot into the straight - unable to close in 5th before fading with nothing left late | 5/7 | 7 | 9-8 | 85 | 89C | 76C | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+14d | Punchestown | Festival Flexi Ticket Is Back Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - into 4th and pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away late to finish 8th | 8/12 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 104 | 88A | 100A | E Walsh | 16/1 |
| 01 Nov 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap Sent clear early - pushed along with two furlongs left - lost command soon after - slipped back to fourth inside the final furlong and unable to threaten late - finished sixth | 6/9 | nse | 9-9 | 85 | 83A | 80A | Wayne Hassett | 14/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+6d | Dundalk (AW) | Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap (70-100) Driven with 2f left - unable to close on leaders inside the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/6 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 86 | 79A | 80B | James Ryan | 17/2 |
| 05 Oct 24+68d | Curragh | Newbridge Silverware Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap Slow to start - settled midfield - moved into contention after 2f - up with the pace after 3f - went on before halfway - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to peg back winner late | 2/15 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 86 | 118C | 95A | Miss J Walton | 33/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+54d | Galway | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle (95-109) | 15/20 | 5½ | 11-11 | 106 | — | 95C | E Walsh | 80/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+19d | Curragh | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 9/11 | 4¼ | 9-1 | 89 | 92C | 67C | Ben Coen | 40/1 |
| 17 May 24+217d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/14 | 16 | 11-12 | 107 | 53C | 85C | E Walsh | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 23+34d | Dundalk (AW) | FLC Frank Lynch & Co. 50th Anniversary Handicap (70-100) | 5/12 | hd | 9-5 | 89 | 89A | 86A | Andrew Slattery | 6/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+25d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/14 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 88 | 95C | 87A | Andrew Slattery | 25/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Red God' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 89 | 122B | 88A | Andrew Slattery | 16/1 |
| 31 Jul 23+54d | Galway | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) | 20/20 | 75 | 11-0 | 89 | 8C | 70C | Mr A P Ryan | 28/1 |
| 07 Jun 23+19d | Curragh | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/10 | nk | 9-10 | 89 | 99A | 86A | Andrew Slattery | 8/1 |
| 19 May 23+29d | Leopardstown | Women's Irish Network For Racing Lady Riders Handicap | 1/10 | 9-9 | 84 | 71A | 81A | Amy Jo Hayes | 7/2 | |
| 20 Apr 23+27d | Tipperary | TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap | 1/10 | 8-11 | 78 | 147A | 90A | Andrew Slattery | 7/1 | |
| 24 Mar 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | SKY BET Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 75 | 99A | 81A | Andrew Slattery | 11/2 | |
| 03 Mar 23+35d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium (Q.R.) Handicap | 4/14 | ¾ | 11-2 | 75 | 94B | 83A | Mr A P Ryan | 15/8F |
| 27 Jan 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-80) | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 73 | 108A | 80A | Cian Horgan | 7/1 |
| 13 Jan 23+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (50-80) | 3/14 | nk | 9-4 | 72 | 93B | 83A | Cian Horgan | 13/2 |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 22+111d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap | 9/14 | hd | 8-13 | 72 | 89B | 65A | Amy Jo Hayes | 20/1 |
| 18 Aug 22+31d | Killarney | Killarney Race Goers Club Apprentice Handicap | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-9 | 74 | 93A | 77A | Cian Horgan | 18/1 |
| 18 Jul 22+10d | Ballinrobe | Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races Handicap | 4/8 | 6½ | 9-5 | 75 | 91C | 67C | Andrew Slattery | 11/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+10d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle | 2/17 | 4 | 11-0 | — | 106B | 112A | Mr A P Ryan | 4/1 |
| 28 Jun 22+25d | Roscommon | Connolly's RED MILLS Handicap | 8/12 | nk | 9-4 | 75 | 73A | 77A | Andrew Slattery | 16/1 |
| 03 Jun 22+15d | Tramore | Formahoof Maiden Hurdle | 4/11 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 92B | 112A | Mr A P Ryan | 85/40F |
| 19 May 22+46d | Tipperary | Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 2½ | 11-0 | — | 64B | 120A | Mr A P Ryan | 4/1 |
| 03 Apr 22+37d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter At Corkracecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 1/13 | 9-5 | 66 | 102C | 89A | Cian Horgan | 7/2F | |
| 25 Feb 22+49d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 2/13 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 63 | 102B | 79A | Cian Horgan | 5/2F |
| 07 Jan 22+121d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 4/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 63 | 99B | 70A | Olivia Shanahan | 28/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 21+26d | Cork | Donate To The Coast To Curragh Cycle In Memory Of Pat Smullen Maiden | 10/17 | ¾ | 8-11 | — | 45C | 49A | Amy Jo Hayes | 80/1 |
| 13 Aug 21+8d | Curragh | DMG Media Maiden | 12/22 | 4¾ | 9-7 | — | 38C | 54A | Andrew Slattery | 33/1 |
| 05 Aug 21 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 7/12 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 77C | 61C | Andrew Slattery | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Burren Song won?
- Burren Song (IRE) won 4 of 42 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 16 times in total (38.1% of starts).
- Who trained Burren Song?
- Burren Song (IRE) was trained by Ciaran Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 13 October 2025.
- Who is Burren Song's sire?
- Burren Song (IRE) is by Battle Of Marengo (IRE) out of Chifney Rush (IRE), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
- What going does Burren Song prefer?
- Burren Song (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Burren Song's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 13 October 2025. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Burren Song's sire's record?
- Battle Of Marengo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 959 runs since Apr 2018 (90 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 199.
- Who are Burren Song's siblings?
- Out of Chifney Rush (IRE), Burren Song (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Seamour (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Seamour (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.