Firebird (GB)
Firebird won two of her six starts on turf, both over 6f – 7f on good going at Naas in Aug 2024 and at Cork the previous month. She reached an official rating of 100 after the Naas success. The filly, by Lope De Vega out of a Frankel mare, finished sixth of eight when prominent in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cork Stakes at Cork in Apr 2025. She last ran off a mark of 99.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 4 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.26£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=6 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 110dAvg 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 110
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 110A | 103.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 110A | 101 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,153 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,867 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 709 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,689 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,592 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,580 | 514 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,274 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 953 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Tolstoy (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Tolstoy (IRE)).
Family form: Tolstoy (IRE) finished 3rd of 20 at York, 9 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolstoy (IRE) | 61 | 9 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Cathedral (GB) | 10 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Balalaika (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Minerality (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.26 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.93 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W J Lee | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.26 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.26 |
| 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 25+183d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cork Stakes (Listed) Handy early - asked for effort over 2f out and dropped away - faded in the closing stages | 6/8 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 99 | 110A | 80A | Donagh O'Connor | 5/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+41d | Curragh | Darley Irish European Breeders Fund Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Settled midfield early - still 5th at halfway - moved into contention over 2f out to loom third - held that spot but stopped finding more inside final furlong | 5/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 100 | 108A | 89A | W J Lee | 8/11F |
| 25 Aug 24+20d | Naas | Tally-Ho Stud Irish EBF Ballyogan Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) Sat behind front pack early - asked for effort 2f out then shifted right seeking space over 1f out - challenged for advantage inside final furlong - kept responding strongly but caught close home - second beaten a neck | 2/11 | hd | 9-5 | 96 | 103A | 100A | W J Lee | 15/8F |
| 05 Aug 24+10d | Naas | Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 20th - 22nd September Race Settled behind the pace - moved through to hit the front a furlong and a half out - drew away for a comfortable win | 1/5 | 9-4 | 94 | 90C | 107B | W J Lee | 1/14F | |
| 26 Jul 24+297d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden | 1/15 | 9-3 | — | 99C | 99A | W J Lee | 4/6F | |
| 03 Oct 23 | Ayr | Virgin Bet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 74A | 84A | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Firebird (GB) won?
- Firebird (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Firebird (GB)?
- Firebird (GB) was trained by P Twomey on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 6 April 2025.
- Who is Firebird (GB)'s sire?
- Firebird (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of War And Peace (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
- What going does Firebird (GB) prefer?
- Firebird (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Firebird (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 6 April 2025. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Firebird (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,153 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
- Who are Firebird (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of War And Peace (GB), Firebird (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tolstoy (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Tolstoy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.