Early Bird (IRE)
Early Bird is a Shirocco mare who won one of eight starts, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Flat Race at Tramore over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in May 2025. All her racing has been on turf. She has never won over 2m1f – 2m4f or 2m5f – 3m and is 0 from three on soft or heavier. Aged 7 at her last run in Jul 2026 at Cork, she was beaten favourite in a mares handicap hurdle, her first time in headgear.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −5.62£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=8 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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 120
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 106B | 102 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 120B | 114.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 94B | 83 | 2 · 94 / 83 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 109B | 100 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 102A | 87 | 2 · 102 / 87 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,727 | 315 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,807 | 217 | 12% | +0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,472 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,030 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,696 | 283 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,685 | 315 | 11.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,660 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 404 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jay Bee Why (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jay Bee Why (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bee Why (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m3f–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Easyontheeye (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Takeachancewithme (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 26+60d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Mares Handicap Hurdle settled in the pack early - sixth at the 6th - dropped away 4 out - faded without ever threatening - was eased and pulled up approaching 3 out | PU/16 | — | 11-5 | 108 | — | — | Alan O'Sullivan | 10/3F |
| 11 May 26+46d | Killarney | Easy Clean Mares Maiden Hurdle Near the front early - slipped back through the field after the 2nd - down in 7th by the 7th and 6th at the 9th - improved position after 4 out into 4th by 2 out - unable to threaten the front-runners in modest 3rd approaching the last - held on in a modest 4th to the finish | 4/16 | 1 | 11-0 | 109 | 120B | 112A | Alan O'Sullivan | 3/1 |
| 26 Mar 26+51d | Clonmel | Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat behind front group - 5th at halfway - asked for effort turning in and moved up inside to 3rd approaching final furlong - driven out after last and edged into 2nd near the line | 2/12 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | 102A | 127A | Philip Donovan | 16/5 |
| 03 Feb 26+50d | Fairyhouse | BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Settled in touch sharing 4th - pushed along and still 4th 3f out - unable to close on pace setters - finished 4th well beaten | 4/6 | 21 | 10-10 | — | 72C | 104C | Philip Donovan | 66/1 |
| 15 Dec 25+198d | Naas | Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th approaching final two furlongs - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish | 7/19 | 1¼ | 11-4 | — | 94B | 110A | Philip Donovan | 66/1 |
| 31 May 25+89d | Tramore | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Flat Race Settled behind the front group - 3rd at halfway - moved into contention 3f out - pushed along 1 1/2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on well to win | 1/10 | 11-4 | — | 109B | 118A | Mr A P Ryan | 11/8F | |
| 03 Mar 25+67d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race Sat behind front pack early - urged into 3rd 2f from home - holding station near leading pair with a furlong left - stayed on at one gear late - edged to 4th in the final strides | 4/14 | 1¼ | 11-11 | — | 106B | 128A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 3/1F |
| 26 Dec 24 | Limerick | JJ Kavanagh Buses Mares Flat Race Settled midpack early - 6th at halfway - urged forward 3f out - held 5th spot 2f out but faded to finish 6th | 6/12 | 12 | 11-4 | — | 63C | 81C | Mr A P Ryan | 5/2F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Early Bird (IRE) won?
- Early Bird (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Early Bird (IRE)?
- Early Bird (IRE) is trained by Jonathan Sweeney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 July 2026.
- Who is Early Bird (IRE)'s sire?
- Early Bird (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Lady Bernie (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What is Early Bird (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 10 July 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Early Bird (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Early Bird (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lady Bernie (IRE), Early Bird (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jay Bee Why (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jay Bee Why (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.