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Horse profile

Flame Bearer (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Linda Mulcahy Mary Wolridge
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Banba (IRE) (Docksider)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Apr 2023 — 1,283 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 8 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 149
KTB Profile

Flame Bearer (IRE) is 8 from 14, including a Grade 1 win. Won last time out in the WilllowWarm Gold Cup Novice Chase at Fairyhouse — a first Grade 1 win in our archive. All 4 starts at Fairyhouse have ended in wins. Last raced off a career-high mark of 149.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Thurles, 18 Mar 2023

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.

Jumps 13 figures · best 149C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft8149C99—
Good to Soft3144C101—
Heavy2122C101.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7149C101—
2m1f – 2m4f6144C100—

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 153B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 9 Apr 2023 Official rating 149 at the last jumps run, 9 Apr 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 90B the best of the last 1 rated run · Thurles, 20 Dec 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 13 figures · best 153B · median 141
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft8153B138—
Good to Soft3148A146—
Heavy2146B142—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7152A138—
2m1f – 2m4f6153B143.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,199 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm48918.8%+6.3—
Good1,83324813.5%+1—
Good to Soft1,34515611.6%−0.91 from 3
Soft2,09625512.2%−0.35 from 9
Heavy84310512.5%02 from 2
Standard (AW)3213.1%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f1100%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81322512.4%−0.15 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f2,33430513.1%+0.63 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,66221012.6%+0.1—
Over 3m344349.9%−2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Banba (IRE) (Docksider)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Brown Pete (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Brown Pete (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brown Pete (IRE)7661m–1m2fClass 5
La Oliva (IRE)3011m2½f—
This Is Real (IRE)515f—
Riverlynx (IRE)90——
Angus Mac Og (IRE)40——
Kalanisi Express (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 5 56% +11.85
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.80
Heavy 2 2 100% +1.60

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 4 100% +11.35
Naas 3 1 33% −1.00
Thurles 2 2 100% +5.10
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +1.20

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 5 63% +5.65
2m1f – 2m4f 6 3 50% +7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Doyle 6 3 50% +0.45
Paul Townend 4 2 50% −0.50
Mr P A King 2 2 100% +5.20
Sean O'Keeffe 1 1 100% +8.50
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 7 58% +12.45
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 1 100% +1.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 3 60% +8.00
2022 6 3 50% +0.45
2021 2 1 50% +0.20
2020 1 1 100% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 3 50% +7.00
Hurdle 6 3 50% +0.45
NH Flat 1 1 100% +1.20
Flat 1 1 100% +4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
09 Apr 23+22d Fairyhouse WilllowWarm Gold Cup Novice Chase (Grade 1) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 14984A153B Sean O'Keeffe 17/2
18 Mar 23+14d Thurles Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3) 18f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 —116A141B Paul Townend 11/10F
04 Mar 23+28d Navan PS Supplies Doors & Floors Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3) 16f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran 3/4 10 11-1 —96C118B Paul Townend 4/6F
04 Feb 23+21d Leopardstown Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1) 17f · Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 20 11-12 —45C125C Brian Hayes 22/1
14 Jan 23+25d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 —122C146B Paul Townend 2/5F
20 Dec 22+235d Naas Bar One Racing Guaranteed Odds All Channels Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 11-12 —76C133B Paul Townend 8/15F
29 Apr 22+26d Punchestown Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 2/5 7 11-10 147144C146B Jack Doyle 8/1
03 Apr 22+35d Fairyhouse Tom Quinlan Electrical Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Yielding · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 —106A152A Jack Doyle 5/4F
27 Feb 22+29d Naas BetVictor Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 —149C135B Jack Doyle EvensF
29 Jan 22+27d Fairyhouse BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 1/17 12-0 —101B148A Jack Doyle 6/5F
02 Jan 22+28d Naas I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 1¾ 12-0 —119B142A Jack Doyle 10/3
05 Dec 21+266d Cork Follow Us On Instagram Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 5/18 2½ 12-0 —92B112A Jack Doyle 10/3
14 Mar 21+84d Limerick Adare (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-11 —81C138A Mr P A King 6/5F
20 Dec 20 Thurles Best Wishes For The Festive Season (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-11 ——90B Mr P A King 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Flame Bearer (IRE) won?
Flame Bearer (IRE) won 8 of 14 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 57.1%. Placed 11 times in total (78.6% of starts).
Who trained Flame Bearer (IRE)?
Flame Bearer (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 9 April 2023.
Who is Flame Bearer (IRE)'s sire?
Flame Bearer (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Banba (IRE), whose sire is Docksider.
What going does Flame Bearer (IRE) prefer?
Flame Bearer (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 9 starts (55.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Flame Bearer (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 149, from the run on 9 April 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Flame Bearer (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,199 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Flame Bearer (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Banba (IRE), Flame Bearer (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Brown Pete (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Brown Pete (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.