Carry The Flag (IRE)
Typically ridden prominently in 6 of 9 analysed runs — Carry The Flag (IRE) is 2 from 11, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Coolmore Stud Blackbeard Tipperary Stakes at Naas (Jul 2026). Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 5 (45.5%)Placed
- −7.60£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=11 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 17dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 95
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 106C | 89 | 5 runs · 106 / 89 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 95A | 75 | 3 runs · 95 / 75 |
| Soft | 2 | 78A | 66 | 2 runs · 78 / 66 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 106C | 85 | 6 runs · 106 / 85 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 95A | 78.5 | 4 runs · 95 / 78.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 17 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 9 analysed runs since Apr 2026
- Prominent 6 (67%) · 2 wins
- Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,354 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 56 | 9.1% | −3 | — |
| Soft | 848 | 110 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,171 | 259 | 11.9% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 914 | 123 | 13.5% | +1.4 | 2 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,401 | 443 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,189 | 131 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Elsals (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Secret Hideaway (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsals (GB) | 6 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Raafedd (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Secret Hideaway (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Listed |
| Winning Formula (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.60 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.40 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.60 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.70 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W. M. Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | −6.60 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+13d | Newmarket | Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) Made all the running - niggled 3f out - urged 2f out then overtaken 1f out - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - empty near the line in 4th | 4/13 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 106C | 106A | Declan McDonogh | 20/1 |
| 26 Sep 26+15d | Curragh (IRE) | Goffs Million Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - dropped away and beaten into 16th | 16/18 | 1 | 9-5 | 110 | 54C | 65A | W. M. Lordan | 17/2 |
| 11 Sep 26+19d | Doncaster | Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2) Held a forward position early - pushed along with a furlong left - lost ground close home - finished 10th | 10/11 | 2¼ | 9-3 | — | 89A | 80A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 |
| 23 Aug 26+14d | Deauville (FR) | Sumbe Prix Morny (group 1) | 2/7 | 4 | 8-13 | 101 | — | — | Ronan Whelan | 150/1 |
| 09 Aug 26+22d | Curragh (IRE) | Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) Set the pace early - urged on with two furlongs left then overtaken a furlong out - unable to find more inside the final 150 yards and beaten into 4th | 4/8 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 98 | 95A | 96A | Ronan Whelan | 33/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+14d | Curragh (IRE) | GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) hesitant leaving the stalls - handy and soon in front setting a strong gallop - driven 2f out - under continued pressure but lost that spot 1 1/2f out - back to 3rd 1f out and faded | 7/7 | 1 | 9-5 | 101 | 72A | 77A | Wayne Lordan | 6/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+14d | Naas | Coolmore Stud Blackbeard Tipperary Stakes (Listed) Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway then 2nd with a furlong to go under a squeeze - responded gamely in the final stages to get up right at the finish | 1/10 | 9-5 | 101 | 93A | 94A | Ronan Whelan | 11/10F | |
| 20 Jun 26+27d | Ascot | Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) Drifted left at the break - settled midfield through the race - pushed along a furlong out - unable to find extra and beaten home | 9/21 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 75C | 94A | Ryan Moore | 5/2F |
| 24 May 26+15d | Curragh | Kilkea Castle Marble Hill Stakes (Group 3) Away smartly to go clear - extended margin to halfway - challenged and passed inside final furlong - stuck on at one speed to finish 2nd | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 85A | 103A | Wayne Lordan | 5/1 |
| 09 May 26+20d | Naas | Matchbooklovesracing Irish EBF Maiden Sat behind pacesetter early - still second at halfway then asked for effort and driven with a furlong left - responded strongly close home to get up right on the line | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 81A | 97A | Wayne Lordan | 30/100F | |
| 19 Apr 26 | Curragh | Arizona Blaze Standing At The Irish National Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Race Up with the front group - pressed into contention from 1 1/2f out - challenged for the front inside the final furlong before collared - found no more and finished 2nd | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 78A | 95B | Ryan Moore | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Carry The Flag won?
- Carry The Flag (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trains Carry The Flag?
- Carry The Flag (IRE) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Carry The Flag's sire?
- Carry The Flag (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Ejaazah (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Carry The Flag prefer?
- Carry The Flag (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Carry The Flag's official rating?
- Carry The Flag (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 110.
- What is Carry The Flag's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,354 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are Carry The Flag's siblings?
- Out of Ejaazah (IRE), Carry The Flag (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Elsals (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Secret Hideaway (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.