Horse profile
Ferdia (IRE)
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Bonnie Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)
48 runs · 23 courses · from May 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Tramore & Ballinrobe
Ran 58 days ago · 7th of 11
Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile
Ferdia is a gelding who has won three of 48 starts on turf. He won the EY Chase at Tramore over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off 121 in Aug 2022, the Register For August 14th Style Evening At Tramoreraces.ie Rated Novice Hurdle at the same course over 1m5f – 2m on good in Jul 2021, and the Ballinrobe Racecourse Centenary Year Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft in May 2021. Typically held up, he finished 7 of 11 at Killarney in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 82, 46lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 48 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 46lb off peak
- 3–48Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 12 (25%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 0.68Fair A/E n=48 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 128Highest 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 rating82↓ 46lb off peak
82
82–128
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 136A | 89 | 4 · 111 / 87 |
| Soft | 13 | 142A | 67 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 114A | 86.5 | 2 · 37 / 35 |
| Heavy | 3 | 91C | 69 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 142A | 81 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 114A | 89 | 2 · 89 / 58 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 116C | 89 | 4 · 111 / 73 |
Of 48 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 48 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (80%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 2,072 | 239 | 11.5% | +1 | 2 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 1,138 | 111 | 9.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,711 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 1 from 14 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | 1 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,551 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | 1 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 646 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 134 | 21 | 15.7% | +5.2 | — |
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
Bonnie Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Presenting Bonnie (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Borna Gem (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting Bonnie (IRE) | 31 | 4 | 2m–2m3½f | — |
| Bonarc (IRE) | 43 | 3 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Loveable Reprobate (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 5 |
| Borna Gem (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Skiddaw (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Another Bonnie (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Bangor Lady (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 2 | 11% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 14 | 1 | 7% | +20.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Galway | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 1 | 5% | +13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Donovan | 18 | 1 | 6% | +16.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.00 |
| Brian Barry | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Daniel King | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| B J Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| John Aherne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam McKenna | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 4% | −18.00 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +25.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 2 | 8% | +13.00 |
| Chase | 23 | 1 | 4% | −18.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 26+12d | Killarney (IRE) | Brehon Hotel & Spa Handicap Steeplechase Settled in the pack - bumped a bit at the 9th and driven up before three out - dropped away to finish seventh | 7/11 | 2¾ | 10-1 | 82 | 61C | 79C | Daniel King | 16/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+22d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle Sat just off the front group early - 4th at the halfway point - driven approaching final two furlongs then faded | 11/13 | nk | 10-5 | 84 | 89B | 80A | John Aherne | 14/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+34d | Killarney (IRE) | Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div II) midfield early - slipped to tenth by halfway - driven and faded before 3 out - failed to threaten and finished well beaten | 7/15 | 8½ | 11-1 | 87 | 37C | 96C | Daniel King | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+14d | Downpatrick | Kevin Ross Bloodstock Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled midfield early - hit the 6th and again 6 out - moved into 5th - pushed into 4th but clipped fence 3 out - unable to threaten leaders and drifted right 2 out - jockey slipped sideways momentarily and no more to give from there | 8/12 | 7 | 10-10 | 89 | 85C | 82C | Brian Barry | 18/1 |
| 30 May 26+36d | Tramore | Racing TV Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - bumped mildly 5 out - made up ground into 2 out - stayed on same rate to finish sixth well beaten | 6/11 | 2½ | 10-1 | 92 | 111A | 89A | Brian Barry | 33/1 |
| 24 Apr 26+43d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - unable to make ground from 3 out - well beaten in 9th | 9/16 | 19 | 11-2 | 95 | 33C | 94C | Brian Barry | 50/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+30d | Limerick | Party Time Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up in last place - untidy jumping 5 out - eased and withdrawn before 3 out | PU/16 | — | 11-7 | 100 | — | — | Brian Barry | 125/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+12d | Limerick | Cheltenham Raceday Limerick On 12th March Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled with the pack early - dropped away and struggled after the 3rd - fell further behind before 3 out and pulled up after 2 out | PU/12 | — | 11-7 | 100 | — | — | Brian Barry | 125/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+20d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back of the field - lost touch after 3 out despite urging - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/10 | — | 10-9 | 104 | — | — | Brian Barry | 150/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+20d | Naas | Race And Stay Handicap Chase Held up at the back - jumped poorly at the 1st - 7th when blundered 5th - 6th when another jumping error 3 out - driven and making no headway when a further mistake 2 out - faded and a serious blunder at the last to finish a well-beaten 8th | 8/9 | 19 | 9-10 | 107 | 27C | 82C | Brian Barry | 150/1 |
| 20 Dec 25+6d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Held up at the back - lost touch by halfway - made no headway from 5 out - pulled up before 3 out | PU/14 | — | 10-6 | 110 | — | — | Liam McKenna | 125/1 |
| 14 Dec 25+1142d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - unable to find more by the third-last - eased out of contention before the second-last | PU/12 | — | 10-11 | 112 | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 100/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+13d | Galway | SANSERV Rated Novice Chase | 5/7 | 29 | 11-4 | 125 | 11C | 98C | Mark McDonagh | 14/1 |
| 16 Oct 22+4d | Cork | Co-op Superstores Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 4/10 | 3¼ | 10-7 | 127 | 36A | 110A | Mark McDonagh | 15/2 |
| 12 Oct 22+12d | Punchestown | Buck House Novice Chase (Grade 3) | 4/6 | 6½ | 11-1 | 127 | 106A | 120B | Sean O'Keeffe | 125/1 |
| 30 Sep 22+12d | Gowran Park | Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 27 | 10-5 | 114 | 50C | 96C | Philip Donovan | 18/1 |
| 18 Sep 22+4d | Listowel | Strings & Things Rated Novice Chase | 5/6 | 5 | 11-7 | 128 | 40A | 101B | Danny Mullins | 11/4 |
| 14 Sep 22+25d | Sligo | Templehouse Lake Chase | 4/6 | 8½ | 11-5 | 128 | 89A | 106B | Philip Donovan | 3/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+8d | Killarney | Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 3/13 | 1¼ | 10-7 | 126 | 109B | 121A | Danny Mullins | 10/1 |
| 12 Aug 22+12d | Tramore | EY Chase | 1/4 | 10-12 | 121 | 116C | 113C | Danny Mullins | 4/1 | |
| 31 Jul 22+2d | Galway | Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 4 | 10-5 | 121 | 61B | 118A | Danny Mullins | 11/4F |
| 29 Jul 22+12d | Galway | Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle | 6/16 | 4½ | 10-8 | 115 | — | 116A | Danny Mullins | 14/1 |
| 17 Jul 22+2d | Tipperary | Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase | 3/5 | 6½ | 11-0 | 118 | 65C | 99C | Philip Donovan | 9/4 |
| 15 Jul 22+31d | Killarney | BoyleSports Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 2/7 | 9 | 9-11 | 118 | 81B | 111A | Philip Donovan | 5/2F |
| 14 Jun 22+4d | Roscommon | Castlerea Novice Chase | 2/5 | 3 | 10-11 | 118 | 89C | 130B | Philip Donovan | 7/2 |
| 10 Jun 22+14d | Clonmel | Bulmers Zero Beginners Chase | 2/9 | 4 | 11-7 | 118 | 84B | 129A | Philip Donovan | 5/4F |
| 27 May 22+14d | Limerick | McMahons Builders Providers Beginners Chase | 3/12 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 115 | 98A | 125A | Philip Donovan | 6/1 |
| 13 May 22+10d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Beginners Chase | 3/14 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 67B | 114A | Philip Donovan | 6/1 |
| 03 May 22+33d | Ballinrobe | Maol Reidh Hotel Tullycross Beginners Chase | 5/13 | 5 | 11-7 | — | 96B | 104A | Philip Donovan | 8/1 |
| 31 Mar 22+25d | Naas | Join The Naas Racecourse Business Club Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/6 | shd | 10-13 | 115 | 114A | 114B | Philip Donovan | 18/1 |
| 06 Mar 22+10d | Wexford | Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 16 | 10-8 | 117 | 69C | 93C | Philip Donovan | 6/1 |
| 24 Feb 22+14d | Thurles | Markaye Contracts Ltd Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (grade 3) | 6/6 | 7 | 11-3 | 118 | 65A | 101B | Philip Donovan | 66/1 |
| 10 Feb 22+25d | Thurles | BetVictor Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/4 | 17 | 10-13 | 118 | 82C | 99B | Philip Donovan | 20/1 |
| 16 Jan 22+8d | Punchestown | Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | 5/7 | 2½ | 11-4 | 118 | 89C | 104C | Danny Mullins | 250/1 |
| 08 Jan 22+13d | Cork | Come Racing To Cork Rated Novice Hurdle | 7/7 | 30 | 11-6 | 119 | 91C | 85C | Danny Mullins | 3/1 |
| 26 Dec 21+7d | Leopardstown | TRI Equestrian Novice Handicap Hurdle | 3/26 | 6½ | 11-0 | 118 | 91B | 140A | Philip Donovan | 40/1 |
| 19 Dec 21+14d | Thurles | Happy Christmas To All Handicap Hurdle | 8/13 | 2 | 11-2 | 119 | 84B | 109A | Danny Mullins | 6/1 |
| 05 Dec 21+8d | Punchestown | BetVictor Loyalty Club Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/6 | 3 | 11-0 | 118 | 67C | 118B | Danny Mullins | 5/1 |
| 27 Nov 21+6d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Race Day December 11th Rated Novice Hurdle | 4/8 | 4 | 11-3 | 118 | 136A | 119A | Danny Mullins | 11/1 |
| 21 Nov 21+14d | Navan | John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 6/6 | 2 | 11-7 | 118 | 57A | 112B | Danny Mullins | 18/1 |
| 07 Nov 21+43d | Navan | For Auction Novice Hurdle (grade 3) | 3/7 | 1 | 11-7 | 116 | 107A | 127B | Danny Mullins | 50/1 |
| 25 Sep 21+36d | Listowel | M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle | 10/16 | 4¾ | 10-7 | 118 | 109B | 110A | B J Cooper | 18/1 |
| 20 Aug 21+15d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle | 7/8 | 6½ | 11-2 | 119 | 97A | 93A | Philip Donovan | 12/1 |
| 05 Aug 21+8d | Sligo | Foley's Bar & Off Licence Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/7 | 2¾ | 10-13 | 119 | 142A | 111B | Philip Donovan | 9/2 |
| 28 Jul 21+24d | Galway | Tote+ Placepot Pays More Novice Hurdle (listed) | 6/7 | 19 | 11-11 | — | 69C | 97C | B J Cooper | 10/1 |
| 04 Jul 21+26d | Tramore | Register For August 14th Style Evening At Tramoreraces.ie Rated Novice Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-12 | — | — | 120B | Danny Mullins | 3/1 | |
| 08 Jun 21+35d | Roscommon | Dermot Hughes Car Sales Rated Novice Hurdle | 2/5 | 3¼ | 10-9 | — | 107C | 121B | Philip Donovan | 12/1 |
| 04 May 21 | Ballinrobe | Ballinrobe Racecourse Centenary Year Maiden Hurdle | 1/12 | 10-13 | — | 101A | 118A | Philip Donovan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ferdia (IRE) won?
- Ferdia (IRE) won 3 of 48 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 12 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Ferdia (IRE)?
- Ferdia (IRE) is trained by John Patrick Ryan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 August 2026.
- Who is Ferdia (IRE)'s sire?
- Ferdia (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Bonnie Theatre (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Ferdia (IRE) prefer?
- Ferdia (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 18 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ferdia (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 20 August 2026. The highest on record is 128.
- What is Ferdia (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Ferdia (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bonnie Theatre (IRE), Ferdia (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Presenting Bonnie (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Borna Gem (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.