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Horse profile

Digger Barnes (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2009) · Last trainer Neil McKnight · Last owner Norman Mcknight
by Pistolet Bleu (IRE) out of Slievroe (IRE) (Red Sunset)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Dec 2009 — 6,156 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2009
KTB Profile

Digger Barnes (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 13 Dec 2009 Official rating 88 at the last run, 13 Dec 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 94A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft293A87.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m294A88—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pistolet Bleu (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16318.8%+7.6—
Good to Firm1331612%+0.8—
Good4034410.9%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft2342711.5%+0.3—
Soft353339.3%−1.90 from 2
Heavy2202913.2%+20 from 2
Standard (AW)1119.1%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f12216.7%+5.5—
1m – 1m1f400%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−11.2—
1m5f – 2m3544512.7%+1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f496448.9%−2.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m3894611.8%+0.60 from 2
Over 3m1141614%+2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Slievroe (IRE) (Red Sunset)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Livia (IRE)30——
Just Gabby (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Jackson 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Holly Curran 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Gerrard 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McKnight 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 4 runs
27 Dec 09+14d Down Royal Irish Stallions Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-5 —— Paddy Kennedy 10/1
13 Dec 09+200d Navan 2010 Membership 'the Ideal Xmas Present' Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 1¼ 11-2 8894A Shane Jackson 12/1
27 May 09+23d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Soft · 22 ran 9/22 ¾ 11-5 —93A Miss Holly Curran 50/1
04 May 09+611d Down Royal McConville Construction Ltd Hurdle 2m6f · Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 13 10-7 —82C Mr J J Gerrard 33/1
2007 · 1 run
01 Sep 07 Down Royal Charles Hurst Renault EBF (QR) Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 5 10-11 —84C Mr N McKnight 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Digger Barnes won?
Digger Barnes (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2007 and 2009.
Who trained Digger Barnes?
Digger Barnes (IRE) was trained by Neil McKnight on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 27 December 2009.
Who is Digger Barnes's sire?
Digger Barnes (IRE) is by Pistolet Bleu (IRE) out of Slievroe (IRE), whose sire is Red Sunset.
What is Digger Barnes's official rating?
Digger Barnes (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 88.
What is Digger Barnes's sire's record?
Pistolet Bleu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Digger Barnes's siblings?
Out of Slievroe (IRE), Digger Barnes (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.