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Horse profile

Fly Little Bird (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Donncha Duggan · Last owner Christopher Buckley
by Shirocco (GER) out of Hunzy (IRE) (Desert King)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2021 — 1,847 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Fly Little Bird (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Killarney (Jul 2021). Last raced off 85, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 8lb off peak
85 83–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 5 Aug 2021

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 6 figures · best 124A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good398C97—
Soft3124A87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f397C87—
Over 3m2124A111—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 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 · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 5 Aug 2021 Official rating 85 at the last run, 14 Oct 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 115A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4115A85.5—
Soft393A86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f389C86—
Over 3m293A87.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 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 · 7 figures from 9 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 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,74231611.5%+0.30 from 5
Good to Soft1,81221812%+0.8—
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 4
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,70028410.5%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,69031611.7%+0.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,67122313.3%+2.10 from 1
Over 3m4064511.1%−0.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hunzy (IRE) (Desert King)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fly Round The Bend (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Swift Cat (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fly Round The Bend (IRE)4311m4f—
Swift Cat (GB)511m2fClass 5
French Connexion (IRE)100——
Prisca Vivaz (IRE)20——
Hurricane Hunzy (IRE)30——
Presenting Hunzy (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Kelly 3 0 0% −3.00
Ambrose McCurtin 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
E Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M K Tobin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 9 runs
14 Oct 21+41d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 18 10-10 8597C89C Jack Foley 22/1
03 Sep 21+29d Kilbeggan Belvedere House, Gardens & Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 3m1f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 6 11-3 8998C82C E Walsh 15/2
05 Aug 21+20d Sligo Sally Gardens Maiden Hurdle 3m1½f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 10-6 93124A93A Tom Kelly 10/1
16 Jul 21+13d Killarney Play Over 1000 Games At BoyleSports Games Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 ½ 10-10 83—115A Jordan Gainford 100/1
03 Jul 21+37d Bellewstown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m4f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-5 86—— Ambrose McCurtin 66/1
27 May 21+7d Limerick Pallaskenry Mares Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m3f · Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 7 11-2 —87B86A Tom Kelly 250/1
20 May 21+32d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m4½f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-8 ——— Tom Kelly 200/1
18 Apr 21+29d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2¼ 10-10 —66C76C Ambrose McCurtin 200/1
20 Mar 21 Wexford Island Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race (Div 2) 2m4f · Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 1¼ 11-4 —38C84C Mr M K Tobin 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fly Little Bird won?
Fly Little Bird (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts in 2021. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Fly Little Bird?
Fly Little Bird (IRE) was trained by Donncha Duggan on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 14 October 2021.
Who is Fly Little Bird's sire?
Fly Little Bird (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Hunzy (IRE), whose sire is Desert King.
What is Fly Little Bird's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 14 October 2021. The highest on record is 93.
What is Fly Little Bird's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Fly Little Bird's siblings?
Out of Hunzy (IRE), Fly Little Bird (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fly Round The Bend (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Swift Cat (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.