Horse profile
Fire Coral (GB)
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Rockery (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
36 runs · 25 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 6 Oct 2026 · 1st of 7
Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile
Fire Coral is a mare who has won four of 36 starts, all over 2m5f – 3m on turf. She won the Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle at Galway in Oct 2026, leading throughout and scoring off an official rating of 98, which matched her highest ever mark. She had also taken similar mares handicaps at Listowel in Sep 2026, Down Royal in Aug 2025 and Downpatrick in Aug 2025. Her last run, at Galway in Oct 2026, was a win.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 10 (27.8%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=36 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 rating98At career-high mark
98
46–98
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 138
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 121B | 105.5 | 3 runs · 118 / 102 |
| Soft | 6 | 138A | 79 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 107B | 90.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 138A | 102 | 5 runs · 138 / 102 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 107B | 81 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 106B | 76.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 126A | 92 | — |
| Good | 2 | 93C | 89.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 121C | 94 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 126A | 89 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 73B | 34.5 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 36 runs · as at 14 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 19 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 8 (42%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 6 (32%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (21%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,527 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 455 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,558 | 423 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,100 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,412 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,891 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | 4 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Rockery (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazdahar (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 4 | 36% | +15.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Donovan | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.50 |
| Danny Mullins | 2 | 2 | 100% | +13.50 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 17 | 2 | 12% | −8.00 |
| None | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 2 | 67% | +14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +10.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 4 | 16% | +1.00 |
| Flat | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 26+11d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle Led throughout - minor error 3 out - challenged before 2 out - three lengths ahead over the last and kept on strongly when driven to win | 1/7 | 10-13 | 98 | 138A | 120A | Phillip Enright | 5/1 | |
| 25 Sep 26+28d | Listowel (IRE) | Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - lost front spot 3f out after being matched 5 out - driven back to front turning into straight - asked for effort again from 2 out and held on for the win | 1/14 | 11-4 | 90 | 93B | 110A | Danny Mullins | 10/1 | |
| 28 Aug 26+13d | Down Royal (IRE) | Tayto Group Limited Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pack early - moved into second three out - hit the front after that - held on under pressure past the last - lost the advantage entering the straight and found nothing more when asked - slipped to third close home finishing 3.25 lengths off | 3/15 | ½ | 10-11 | 88 | 118B | 114A | Michael Kenneally | 7/2F |
| 15 Aug 26+23d | Tramore (IRE) | Dan Cowman Memorial Handicap Settled second early - dropped to third by halfway - regained second spot with 4f left - pushed along approaching 2f out then unable to find more and beaten into third | 3/12 | 3 | 9-6 | 46 | 107A | 63A | Scott McCullagh | 22/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+21d | Wexford (IRE) | Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div II) close up in 2nd early - shared the front after 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - found nothing more and faded | 8/14 | ¾ | 11-2 | 88 | 102B | 99A | Phillip Enright | 100/30J |
| 02 Jul 26+27d | Limerick | Munster Suite At Limerick Races Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Went straight to front - lost advantage before 1st then back in command by 5th - fumbled the following fence - asked for effort approaching 2 out - lost place at last - unable to find more and eased back to third on the run-in | 3/18 | 1½ | 11-2 | 88 | 102B | 116A | Phillip Enright | 20/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+252d | Clonmel | Paul Kavanagh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Shared front spot early - overtaken before 2nd - slipped to 4th soon after - eased back into midfield by 8th and hit that fence awkwardly - slid further back after 9th - faded from 3 out and eased down before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 11-0 | 89 | — | — | Philip Donovan | 16/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Sep 25+28d | Listowel | Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Up with the pace early - settled just behind front group after the first - into second by halfway - shared the lead 5 out - urged along when bumped 2 out - dropped back with no threat in third - fifth passing the last with nothing more to give | 5/16 | 7½ | 11-3 | 89 | 88B | 98A | Phillip Enright | 11/2 |
| 29 Aug 25+19d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Ltd Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Shared the front from the start - errors at the 3rd and 7th - rivals came alongside turning into the straight - pressed for effort 3 out then edged back in front - stayed strong from the last to score | 1/11 | 10-10 | 82 | 87A | 114A | Danny Mullins | 7/2F | |
| 10 Aug 25+17d | Downpatrick | Randox Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat behind the pace early - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd with three furlongs left - jumped a shade awkwardly to go second soon after - driven out approaching the final obstacle and again into the straight - closed on the front-runner inside the last 50 yards - got up to score right on the line | 1/12 | 10-6 | 76 | 117A | 107A | Phillip Enright | 7/2J | |
| 24 Jul 25+10d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled towards the back of the field early - improved into 8th by halfway then up into 4th before 2 out - unable to quicken again and held that placing to the finish | 4/14 | nk | 10-5 | 76 | 121B | 101A | Phillip Enright | 11/2 |
| 14 Jul 25+66d | Downpatrick | Cosy Group Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - stumbled at 1st - still down the field at halfway - error at 5th - urged into contention before 2 out - driven 3f out - kept on into third before last but held for good | 3/11 | shd | 10-3 | 75 | 105A | 99A | Phillip Enright | 7/2J |
| 09 May 25+22d | Downpatrick | Download The Tote App Mares Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - stumbled at 3rd - caught 3 out - pushed along and lost advantage after before fading to finish well beaten | 8/11 | 4 | 9-11 | 77 | 64C | 72C | Philip Donovan | 6/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+188d | Clonmel | Botanica International Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled close to the pace early - hit a flat spot 4 out and slipped back before 2 out - had little left approaching the last and stayed on same pace to finish sixth | 6/11 | 4½ | 10-2 | 78 | 81B | 83A | Philip Donovan | 4/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 24+11d | Downpatrick | Pro Solar NI, Sam Downey Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled midpack early - 5th at halfway - moved up into 4th before blundering 2 out and dropping back to 5th - pushed along late to fight back into 4th near the line | 4/7 | ½ | 10-1 | 80 | 107B | 97A | Philip Donovan | 13/2 |
| 30 Sep 24+26d | Roscommon | Regan Tractor And Jeep Sales Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Set the pace early - driven on but overtaken turning into the straight then found nothing when stumbling 3 out - dropped away to finish well beaten | 8/15 | 2¼ | 10-9 | 81 | 66C | 75C | Philip Donovan | 17/2 |
| 04 Sep 24+20d | Kilbeggan | Racing Again On Friday Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Took up the running and forged well in front - minor error at the 2nd - margin trimmed approaching 3 out and another blunder at the following fence - pressure applied and soon overtaken - unable to land a blow on the winner in 2nd - dropped to 3rd inside the final furlong - faded to 4th at the line | 4/14 | nse | 10-9 | 81 | 81B | 95A | Philip Donovan | 6/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+8d | Tramore | Walsh Butler Ltd Electrical Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up at the back - knocked off stride 6th - pushed along after 3 out - weak in 11th 2 out but battled on to finish 7th beaten 8¼ lengths | 7/16 | 1½ | 10-10 | 82 | — | 93A | Philip Donovan | 9/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+13d | Wexford | Visit Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - blundered 4 out - well back in 8th entering the straight - improved to 6th late and finished 4th | 4/13 | ¾ | 10-10 | 82 | 106B | 101A | Philip Donovan | 9/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+21d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | UR/13 | — | 10-4 | 82 | — | — | Philip Donovan | 12/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+31d | Bellewstown | Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 8/13 | 8 | 9-5 | 51 | 93C | 53C | Rory Cleary | 11/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+13d | Listowel | Southern Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/14 | shd | 9-10 | 84 | 94B | 74A | John Shinnick | 5/1 |
| 21 May 24+35d | Punchestown | Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 4/16 | 7 | 10-12 | 84 | 77B | 103A | Philip Donovan | 10/1 |
| 16 Apr 24+143d | Naas | Pat O'hare Bookmakers Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 8/16 | 4¾ | 10-7 | 86 | 84C | 78C | Philip Donovan | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 23+6d | Punchestown | CourtClinic.ie Chartered Physiotherapists Supporting Kilmacud Crokes GAA Maiden Hurdle | 11/19 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 77C | 94C | Ricky Doyle | 200/1 |
| 19 Nov 23+14d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | 16/19 | 49 | 11-2 | — | -24C | 90C | Philip Donovan | 200/1 |
| 05 Nov 23+18d | Cork | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 13/18 | 1½ | 10-9 | — | 59C | 88C | Philip Donovan | 200/1 |
| 18 Oct 23+13d | Navan | Pimlico Racing Happy Retirement Zoffany Bay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 17/20 | 3 | 9-5 | 54 | 52C | 61C | Rory Cleary | 22/1 |
| 05 Oct 23+53d | Thurles | Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap (47-65) | 5/12 | 3½ | 9-5 | 55 | 126A | 64A | Siobhan Rutledge | 10/1 |
| 13 Aug 23+25d | Curragh | quinnbet.com Handicap | 17/21 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 57 | 86C | 50C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 14/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+13d | Killarney | Every Race Live From Killarney Only On Racing TV Handicap (47-70) | 10/15 | nk | 9-5 | 58 | 95C | 60A | Rory Cleary | 14/1 |
| 06 Jul 23+92d | Bellewstown | McNally's Pharmacy 365 Handicap (47-65) | 2/16 | 3½ | 9-3 | 52 | 121C | 72A | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| 05 Apr 23+159d | Leopardstown | Live Music After Racing Handicap (47-65) | 14/15 | 12 | 9-7 | 55 | -4C | 51C | Rory Cleary | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 22+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden | 11/14 | hd | 9-3 | — | 73B | 52A | Rory Cleary | 80/1 |
| 18 Oct 22+26d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden | 4/10 | 2¾ | 9-3 | — | 89C | 54C | Rory Cleary | 66/1 |
| 22 Sep 22 | Listowel | Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Maiden | 12/15 | 2 | 9-3 | — | 74C | 47C | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fire Coral won?
- Fire Coral (GB) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 10 times in total (27.8% of starts).
- Who trains Fire Coral?
- Fire Coral (GB) is trained by S Curling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Fire Coral's sire?
- Fire Coral (GB) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Rockery (IRE), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
- What going does Fire Coral prefer?
- Fire Coral (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 9 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 Fire Coral's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 6 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Fire Coral's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Fire Coral's siblings?
- Out of Rockery (IRE), Fire Coral (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.