Horse profile
Craic Eile (IRE)
by Palavicini (USA) out of Joyful Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
62 runs · 22 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Tramore
Headgear returns LTO
Off 142 days · 6th of 12
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Craic Eile is a gelding with two wins from 62 starts, both at Tramore over 1m5f – 2m on good or good to soft ground. He won the Flynn Hotels Handicap Hurdle in Aug 2021 off an official rating of 109 and the FormaHoof Maiden Hurdle the previous month off 97. He has not won since Aug 2021 and last ran in the Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in May 2026, finishing 6 of 12 off an official rating of 80. Headgear returned at that last run.
Based on 62 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 35lb off peak
- 2–62Wins / Runs
- 3.2%Strike rate
- 9 (14.5%)Placed
- −46.50£1 level staken=62 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=62 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
Official rating80↓ 35lb off peak
80
39–115
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 120A | 85.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 14 | 118C | 97.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 110B | 97 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 75B | 58 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 120A | 87.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 110B | 96 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 109B | 96 | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 113C | 83 | — |
| Good | 5 | 119C | 108 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 55C | 25 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 119C | 91 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 92C | 57.5 | — |
Of 57 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 57 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 4.5% of 268 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 1 | 5% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 89 | 5 | 5.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 24 |
| Good to Soft | 33 | 1 | 3% | −1.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 61 | 1 | 1.6% | −2.9 | 0 from 24 |
| Heavy | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | +1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 48 | 3 | 6.3% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +3.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 59 | 4 | 6.8% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +3.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 37 | 0 | 0% | −4.5 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 2 | 3.2% | −1.3 | 2 from 25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 50 | 2 | 4% | −0.5 | 0 from 19 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −4.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Joyful Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Elysian Plains (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elysian Plains (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f–2m1f | — |
| Elusive Specimen (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Elusive John (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 24 | 0 | 0% | −24.00 |
| Good | 24 | 1 | 4% | −17.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 17 | 2 | 12% | −1.50 |
| Killarney | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sligo | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 25 | 2 | 8% | −9.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Fitzgerald | 9 | 2 | 22% | +6.50 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| John Shinnick | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carl Millar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| John Kirwan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gearoid Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr D Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss L Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 25 | 1 | 4% | −16.50 |
| None | 20 | 1 | 5% | −13.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.50 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 39 | 2 | 5% | −23.50 |
| Flat | 22 | 0 | 0% | −22.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 26+12d | Limerick | Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Went straight to front - four lengths to spare at halfway - urged on before being overtaken turning into the straight - slipped back to 6th two out and held on for no more | 6/12 | 8 | 10-3 | 80 | 106A | 82A | Carl Millar | 16/1 |
| 16 May 26+266d | Wexford | Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled in the pack - 9th four out and unable to threaten leaders by two out - stayed on at one gait to finish fifth | 5/14 | 4¼ | 10-4 | 81 | 92B | 89A | Carl Millar | 18/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+43d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 8th 3 out - unable to find more - well held at the finish | 9/14 | ½ | 10-11 | 83 | 106B | 82A | John Shinnick | 7/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+31d | Kilbeggan | New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close behind front group early - mid-pack around halfway - urged forward after 3 out into 6th entering straight - up to 5th nearing last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th | 5/14 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 86 | 118C | 92C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+250d | Sligo | Connaught Bottlers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held a midfield spot early - urged to keep pace and slipped towards the back before 4 out - unable to find more after 3 out | 13/16 | 19 | 10-13 | 88 | 41C | 76C | Gavin Brouder | 16/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+27d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled in the pack - pushed along in 8th with no headway before two out - stayed on same gear to finish sixth | 6/15 | 8½ | 11-3 | 91 | 109B | 100A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+13d | Kilbeggan | Sean Daly Cornaher Memorial Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up early - improved into contention 4 out - into 3rd 3 out - pressed for effort but stayed on same gear late | 3/15 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 92 | 86B | 107A | John Shinnick | 10/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+7d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) Sat close to the front - went ahead after the 4th - lost the advantage soon after - stumbled three out under pressure but couldn't close - held on for second at one speed to the line | 2/15 | 2¼ | 11-0 | 90 | 100B | 115A | John Shinnick | 12/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+2d | Tramore | Dan Cowman Handicap (47-65) Settled early close up - asked for effort to reach front spot while racing wide - went clear after 3f - overtaken 2f out - dropped back a length and a half from home - faded final furlong to finish eighth | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | 47 | 113C | 47C | J M Sheridan | 22/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+28d | Tramore | Walsh Butler Ltd Electrical Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Sat close to the front group early - suffered a heavy knock at the 6th - improved to share command approaching 2 out - pushed along but overtaken and faded thereafter | 8/16 | nk | 11-5 | 91 | — | 102A | John Shinnick | 5/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+11d | Killarney | Kerry Drain Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/15 | 6 | 11-2 | 90 | 95B | 106A | John Shinnick | 9/1 |
| 07 Jul 24+36d | Sligo | Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 2/14 | 2½ | 11-0 | 88 | 76B | 106A | John Shinnick | 22/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+11d | Tramore | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/16 | 3¾ | 11-3 | 89 | 103B | 92A | Gavin Brouder | 16/1 |
| 21 May 24+29d | Cork | Racing Again June 14th Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 13/13 | 9½ | 8-12 | 47 | 43C | 38C | J M Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 22 Apr 24+172d | Tramore | Copper Coast Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/13 | 5 | 11-3 | 91 | 67B | 93A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 02 Nov 23+47d | Thurles | Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 13/15 | 4¾ | 11-6 | 94 | 76B | 79A | Mr D Allen | 18/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+3d | Navan | Bar One Racing Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 96 | 103A | 93A | Miss L Costello | 11/1 |
| 13 Sep 23+19d | Tramore | Gaultier Handicap (47-65) | 6/9 | nk | 8-8 | 47 | 85A | 50A | Sean D Bowen | 25/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+8d | Kilbeggan | Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 11/14 | ¾ | 10-12 | 98 | 85C | 84C | Cian Quirke | 9/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+28d | Tramore | Tramore Directors Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 6½ | 10-1 | 98 | 103B | 102A | Mark McDonagh | 13/2 |
| 20 Jul 23+9d | Killarney | Kerry Drain Services Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 7/14 | 1 | 10-13 | 99 | 107B | 108A | Shane Fitzgerald | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 23+5d | Tramore | Irish Injured Jockeys Supported By Tramore Racecourse Handicap (47-65) | 8/11 | nk | 8-9 | 47 | 87A | 40A | Jamie Powell | 12/1 |
| 06 Jul 23+19d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/16 | 10 | 11-6 | 101 | 110B | 85A | Shane Fitzgerald | 22/1 |
| 17 Jun 23+15d | Downpatrick | AJC Group Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 6/11 | ½ | 11-5 | 102 | 80A | 102A | Mark McDonagh | 13/2 |
| 02 Jun 23+22d | Tramore | Butlerstown Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | ½ | 10-10 | 99 | 106B | 120A | Shane Fitzgerald | 10/1 |
| 11 May 23+24d | Clonmel | Talbot Hotel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 11/16 | 5½ | 11-3 | 101 | 57B | 97A | Shane Fitzgerald | 66/1 |
| 17 Apr 23+172d | Tramore | Summer Flat Racing July 11th Handicap Hurdle | 6/11 | 1 | 10-10 | 101 | 90A | 103A | Shane Fitzgerald | 50/1 |
| 27 Oct 22+8d | Clonmel | Suir Blueway Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 10/15 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 104 | 75B | 89A | John Kirwan | 50/1 |
| 19 Oct 22+30d | Navan | Racing Again Sunday 13th November Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/19 | ½ | 8-12 | 47 | 55C | 49C | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 19 Sep 22+18d | Listowel | Kevin's Bar, Listowel/Exchange Inn, Ballybunion Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 12/15 | 2 | 10-12 | 107 | 78B | 96A | John Kirwan | 80/1 |
| 01 Sep 22+19d | Clonmel | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (47-70) | 4/9 | ¾ | 10-7 | 47 | 108A | 50A | Mr A P Ryan | 14/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+2d | Tramore | Strand Inn Dunmore Handicap (47-65) | 12/12 | 5 | 8-10 | 47 | 71C | 39C | Jake Coen | 16/1 |
| 11 Aug 22+58d | Tramore | Smart Move Property Handicap Hurdle | 5/8 | 2½ | 10-12 | 109 | — | 101A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| 14 Jun 22+11d | Roscommon | Country Music Festival Here On June 19th Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 8/10 | 20 | 11-3 | 112 | 66C | 88C | Cian Quirke | 12/1 |
| 03 Jun 22+20d | Tramore | Tramore Amusement Park Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 5½ | 11-4 | 113 | 98B | 105A | Cian Quirke | 14/1 |
| 14 May 22+11d | Navan | Troytown Bar Handicap (47-65) | 10/20 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 47 | 110C | 51C | Colin Keane | 11/2F |
| 03 May 22+13d | Ballinrobe | Maol Reidh Hotel Tullycross Beginners Chase | UR/13 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | P J O'Hanlon | 28/1 |
| 20 Apr 22+10d | Bellewstown | awardsandgifts.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 5/14 | 1½ | 8-12 | 47 | 119C | 60A | Colin Keane | 11/2 |
| 10 Apr 22+149d | Tramore | Family Fun Day July 3rd Handicap Hurdle | 8/11 | 2 | 11-9 | 114 | 99A | 103A | Shane Fitzgerald | 18/1 |
| 12 Nov 21+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 14/14 | 9½ | 8-4 | 44 | 52C | 26C | Robert Whearty | 25/1 |
| 31 Oct 21+11d | Cork | Paddy's Rewards Club EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 8/9 | 6½ | 10-12 | 115 | 41C | 92C | J J Slevin | 50/1 |
| 20 Oct 21+12d | Navan | Racing Again Sunday 7th November Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 5/23 | shd | 8-6 | 45 | 91C | 57A | Mikey Sheehy | 40/1 |
| 08 Oct 21+8d | Downpatrick | Randox Health Rated Novice Hurdle | 5/8 | 5½ | 11-7 | 115 | 120A | 106A | Shane Fitzgerald | 20/1 |
| 30 Sep 21+49d | Bellewstown | Byrne Marquees Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 12/16 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 45 | 83C | 45A | Wayne Lordan | 8/1 |
| 12 Aug 21+39d | Tramore | Flynn Hotels Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 10-4 | 109 | 69B | 102A | Shane Fitzgerald | 6/1 | |
| 04 Jul 21+4d | Tramore | Register For August 14th Style Evening At Tramoreraces.ie Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/5 | 5½ | 10-8 | 109 | — | 105B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 30 Jun 21+15d | Tipperary | tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 10/16 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 48 | 92C | 51A | J M Sheridan | 16/1 |
| 15 Jun 21+11d | Sligo | Durkin Bros Electrical Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 7/11 | 1½ | 8-9 | 50 | 52A | 50A | Paddy Harnett | 10/1 |
| 04 Jun 21+5d | Tramore | FormaHoof Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 10-11 | 97 | 96B | 113A | Shane Fitzgerald | 15/2 | |
| 30 May 21+16d | Punchestown | Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 14/21 | 2½ | 11-7 | 98 | 60B | 87A | Danny Mullins | 25/1 |
| 14 May 21+12d | Kilbeggan | Irish Farmers Journal Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 4/16 | 22 | 11-3 | — | — | 97A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 02 May 21+180d | Sligo | Kennedy's Bar Sligo Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 7/14 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 52 | 72C | 59A | Paddy Harnett | 18/1 |
| 03 Nov 20+10d | Fairyhouse | Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale At Fairyhouse 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | UR/13 | — | 10-9 | — | — | — | Mike O'Connor | 66/1 |
| 24 Oct 20+25d | Galway | Renvyle House Hotel 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 7/9 | 7½ | 10-9 | — | 50B | 81A | Mike O'Connor | 50/1 |
| 29 Sep 20+25d | Punchestown | EMS Copiers 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 6/11 | 2¾ | 10-9 | — | 84A | 93A | Mike O'Connor | 100/1 |
| 04 Sep 20+10d | Down Royal | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Handicap (45-65) | 10/13 | 10 | 9-4 | 56 | 63C | 55C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 80/1 |
| 25 Aug 20+10d | Cork | Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Handicap (45-70) | 13/14 | 14 | 8-11 | 58 | -5C | 44C | Gearoid Brouder | 28/1 |
| 15 Aug 20+21d | Tramore | Perennial Freight Rated Race | 3/10 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 39 | — | — | Gearoid Brouder | 125/1 |
| 25 Jul 20+293d | Gowran Park | Golf Open Week At Gowran Park Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 11/15 | 5 | 8-8 | 44 | — | — | Danny Sheehy | 50/1 |
| 06 Oct 19+24d | Tipperary | Athassel House Stud Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 10/11 | 8½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Conor Maxwell | 100/1 |
| 12 Sep 19+41d | Listowel | Tote Ireland Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 13/14 | 8 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Conor Maxwell | 100/1 |
| 02 Aug 19 | Galway | James's Gate Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 10/11 | 10 | 9-5 | — | — | — | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Craic Eile (IRE) won?
- Craic Eile (IRE) won 2 of 62 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.2%. Placed 9 times in total (14.5% of starts).
- Who trains Craic Eile (IRE)?
- Craic Eile (IRE) is trained by David Kenneth Budds, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 May 2026.
- Who is Craic Eile (IRE)'s sire?
- Craic Eile (IRE) is by Palavicini (USA) out of Joyful Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Craic Eile (IRE) prefer?
- Craic Eile (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Craic Eile (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 28 May 2026. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Craic Eile (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Palavicini (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.5% of 268 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Craic Eile (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Joyful Spirit (IRE), Craic Eile (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Elysian Plains (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.