Horse profile

Celtic Heather (IRE)

8yo mare · Trainer Jim Best · Owner Mrs Alurie Osullivan
by Darazari (IRE) out of Kirsten (FR) (New ChapterI)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Worcester Headgear returns LTO Off 6350 days Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Celtic Heather (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2008. Last raced off 90, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 12lb off peak
90 90–102

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Darazari (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 7% strike from 613 runs · most wins over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Dam
Kirsten (FR) (New ChapterI)

No other produce in our archive. KTB coverage is GB & Irish racing from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +10.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +10.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +12.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert L Butler 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom O'Brien 2 1 50% +11.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo Milczarek 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 5 1 20% +8.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +6.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
04 Apr 09+40d Chepstow John Smith's "No Nonsense" Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-9 90 — Robert L Butler 20/1
23 Feb 09+69d Plumpton Plumpton 125 Years Celebration Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 6 11-2 95 — Robert L Butler 20/1
16 Dec 08+186d Catterick Blue Square Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 13 11-6 97 84 Ian Popham 9/1
13 Jun 08+28d Aintree Letheby & Christopher Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 10-3 100 — Robert L Butler 14/1
16 May 08+23d Aintree Lambrini Lovers Mares Only Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-9 102 — Noel Fehily 16/1
23 Apr 08+62d Worcester Connolly's Red Mills Horse Feeds Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 102 94 Tom O'Brien 12/1
21 Feb 08+57d Huntingdon Betchronicle Best Antepost Prices Mares Only Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 3½ 11-1 90 — Tom O'Brien 40/1
26 Dec 07+316d Huntingdon See You In The New Year Mares Standard Open NH Flat (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 shd 10-0 — 75 Jonjo Milczarek 8/1
13 Feb 07+59d Folkestone HBLB Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 17 10-11 — 84 Paul Moloney 7/1
16 Dec 06+47d Haydock Northern Racing Club Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 12.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 3 10-2 — 85 Robert L Butler 6/1
30 Oct 06 Warwick Doncaster Sales Mares NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 20 ran BD/20 — 10-7 — — Robert L Butler 16/1

Record shown from October 2006. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.