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Horse profile

Flash Express (IRE)

6yo horse (at last run, Sep 2006) · Last trainer Miss Jane Thomas · Last owner Joseph Brady
by New Express (GB) out of Balade D'Automne (FR) (Iron Duke)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Sep 2006 — 7,328 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2006 · 7th of 14 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Flash Express (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 16 at Bellewstown (Aug 2006). Last raced off 85, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 13lb off peak
85 54–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 23 Aug 2006 Official rating 85 at the last jumps run, 27 Sep 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 53C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 22 Oct 2005 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 22 Oct 2005

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. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 97C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm292C92—
Firm297C93—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f392C82—
1m5f – 2m397C92—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
New Express (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 1 run since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m5f – 3m100%00 from 2

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

Dam
Balade D'Automne (FR) (Iron Duke)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dromone Express (IRE)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean McDermott 6 0 0% −6.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Hussey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
27 Sep 06+15d Downpatrick Drench Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 18f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 7 10-9 8582C Sean McDermott 14/1
12 Sep 06+20d Galway Higgins Motorpark Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 18f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 15/20 3 10-1 8667C Sean McDermott 14/1
23 Aug 06+26d Bellewstown Rennicks Signs Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 17f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 5 10-13 8592C Sean McDermott 20/1
28 Jul 06+12d Wexford Talbot Hotel Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Firm · 16 ran 6/16 3½ 11-0 8697C Sean McDermott 16/1
16 Jul 06+9d Sligo Guinness Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 16f · Firm · 7 ran 5/7 2½ 10-5 8689C Sean McDermott 12/1
07 Jul 06+134d Wexford Guinness Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 4½ 11-1 8792C Sean McDermott 33/1
23 Feb 06+103d Thurles Littleton Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-4 87— Denis O'Regan 33/1
12 Nov 05+12d Naas Racing At Naas On January 8th Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Heavy · 19 ran F/19 — 9-12 90— Robert Molloy 20/1
31 Oct 05+9d Galway John Mulholland Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 25 9-0 9864C A E Lynch 25/1
22 Oct 05 Fairyhouse Cavan GAA Supporters Club Race 12f · Yielding · 9 ran 8/9 9 9-7 5453C Michael Hussey 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Flash Express (IRE) won?
Flash Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Flash Express (IRE)?
Flash Express (IRE) was trained by Miss Jane Thomas on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 27 September 2006.
Who is Flash Express (IRE)'s sire?
Flash Express (IRE) is by New Express (GB) out of Balade D'Automne (FR), whose sire is Iron Duke.
What is Flash Express (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 27 September 2006. The highest on record is 98.
What is Flash Express (IRE)'s sire's record?
New Express (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 1 run since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Flash Express (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Balade D'Automne (FR), Flash Express (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.