Flapper (IRE)
Flapper (IRE) is 2 from 18. Hasn't won since Aug 2009. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 65, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Flapper (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danse Rouge (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 5 (27.8%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=18 · 1.01 incl. margin
- 73Highest 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 8 | 21.1% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 752 | 89 | 11.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 1,076 | 112 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 582 | 72 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 671 | 80 | 11.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 228 | 18 | 7.9% | −3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,024 | 117 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 45 | 2 | 4.4% | −6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 729 | 77 | 10.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,103 | 127 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,183 | 162 | 13.7% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 785 | 76 | 9.7% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 358 | 40 | 11.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 143 | 11 | 7.7% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wild Sam (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m2½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wild Sam (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Sam (IRE) | 28 | 2 | 2m2½f–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Edgbaston (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Scott | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| Eddie Ahern | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Hills | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 2 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Flapper won?
- Flapper (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
- Who trained Flapper?
- Flapper (IRE) was trained by J W Hills on the most recent run on record, at Salisbury on 29 September 2010.
- Who is Flapper's sire?
- Flapper (IRE) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Pure Spin (USA), whose sire is Machiavellian.
- What going does Flapper prefer?
- Flapper (IRE) 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 Flapper's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 29 September 2010. The highest on record is 73.
- What is Flapper's sire's record?
- Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
- Who are Flapper's siblings?
- Out of Pure Spin (USA), Flapper (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wild Sam (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wild Sam (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Flapper produced winners?
- As a dam, Flapper (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.