Ciara's Surprise (IRE)
Ciara's Surprise (IRE) is 2 from 16. Hasn't won since May 2006.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Ciara's Surprise (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Lucky Tenner (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Tenner (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
| Atrafs Lad (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Ciaoifsin (IRE) | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Last Return (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Neados Choice (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- +18.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 2.31Fair A/E n=16 · 1.59 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 174 | 15 | 8.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 514 | 43 | 8.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 224 | 19 | 8.5% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 408 | 25 | 6.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 251 | 15 | 6% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 603 | 49 | 8.1% | +0.6 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 595 | 45 | 7.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 346 | 25 | 7.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −5.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tralee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +25.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr M Fahey | 13 | 2 | 15% | +21.00 |
| Niki O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J R Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Leigh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 06+13d | Sligo | Londis Supermarkets Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 10/16 | ½ | 10-12 | 88 | 61C | Mr M Fahey | 12/1 |
| 09 Aug 06+51d | Sligo | Leo Mcmorrow Memorial Handicap Hurdle (74-95) Div 2 | 8/10 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 89 | 72C | Mr M Fahey | 6/1 |
| 19 Jun 06+24d | Ballinrobe | Martin Tyrrell Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 13/16 | 3 | 11-0 | 90 | 75C | Mr M Fahey | 8/1 |
| 26 May 06+33d | Wexford | Hamford Stud Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 1/14 | 10-8 | 84 | 120C | Mr M Fahey | 12/1 | |
| 23 Apr 06+49d | Sligo | Smirnoff Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 10/14 | 12 | 9-12 | 86 | 70C | Niki O'Shea | 16/1 |
| 05 Mar 06+24d | Clonmel | Kilsheelan Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 6/16 | 2½ | 11-0 | 87 | 90C | J R Ryan | 5/1 |
| 09 Feb 06+18d | Thurles | Littleton Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 3/18 | 1 | 10-2 | 85 | 90C | Mr M Fahey | 20/1 |
| 22 Jan 06+101d | Fairyhouse | Kilbride Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 10/25 | 4 | 10-6 | 87 | 74C | Mr M Fahey | 25/1 |
| 2005 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 05+25d | Tramore | Graun Hill Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 10/16 | 13 | 11-2 | 90 | 61C | Mr M Fahey | 20/1 |
| 18 Sep 05+15d | Listowel (IRE) | Low Low European Breeders Fund Mares Handicap Hurdle | 12/16 | 3 | 10-7 | 92 | 76C | Mr M Fahey | 14/1 |
| 03 Sep 05+6d | Down Royal | Hillsborough Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 15/19 | 4 | 10-13 | 93 | 59C | Mr M Fahey | 12/1 |
| 28 Aug 05+82d | Ballinrobe | Connacht Gold Handicap Hurdle (74-116) | 7/16 | ½ | 9-13 | 94 | 78C | Mr M Fahey | 10/1 |
| 07 Jun 05+7d | Tralee | Barrys Bakery Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | F/17 | — | 11-5 | 94 | — | Mr M Fahey | 9/1 |
| 31 May 05+19d | Ballinrobe | Treacy's Agfa Image Centre Handicap Hurdle (70-102) | 1/16 | 10-6 | 88 | 102C | Mr M Fahey | 20/1 | |
| 12 May 05+96d | Clonmel | Slievenamon Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 10/20 | ½ | 10-4 | 91 | 64C | Mr M Fahey | 20/1 |
| 05 Feb 05 | Naas | Colm Callan Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 17/25 | 2 | 10-3 | 93 | 76C | Andrew Leigh | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ciara's Surprise won?
- Ciara's Surprise (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Ciara's Surprise?
- Ciara's Surprise (IRE) was trained by Jarlath P Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Sligo on 22 August 2006.
- Who is Ciara's Surprise's sire?
- Ciara's Surprise (IRE) is by Norwich (GB) out of Duskys Surprise (GB), whose sire is Kambalda.
- What going does Ciara's Surprise prefer?
- Ciara's Surprise (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ciara's Surprise's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 22 August 2006. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Ciara's Surprise's sire's record?
- Norwich (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Has Ciara's Surprise produced winners?
- As a dam, Ciara's Surprise (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lucky Tenner (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.