Horse profile
Flying Bantam (IRE)
8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2009) · Last trainer John Norton · Last owner The Matthewman Partnership
by Fayruz (GB) out of Natural Pearl (GB) (Petong)
54 runs · 22 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Aug 2009 — 6,280 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2009 · 14th of 15
5 wins · 5 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile
Flying Bantam (IRE) is 5 from 54. Hasn't won since Jun 2008. All 5 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 50, 36lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 54 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 36lb off peak
- 5–54Wins / Runs
- 9.3%Strike rate
- 14 (25.9%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=54 · 0.89 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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.
Official rating50↓ 36lb off peak
50
50–86
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
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
Fayruz (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 620 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 11.3% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 151 | 17 | 11.3% | +3.9 | 3 from 17 |
| Good | 125 | 9 | 7.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 59 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 68 | 7 | 10.3% | +2.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 181 | 12 | 6.6% | −0.8 | 1 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 311 | 31 | 10% | +2.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 214 | 10 | 4.7% | −2.7 | 5 from 49 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
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
Natural Pearl (GB) (Petong)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Phantom Song (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Phantom Song (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Song (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Dispol Samurai (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 17 | 3 | 18% | +2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.50 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 21 | 3 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
| Class 6 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Ayr | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Musselburgh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Beverley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 5 | 10% | −13.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hanagan | 26 | 4 | 15% | +3.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Jamie Moriarty | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| John Cavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dale Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicky Lawes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Frederik Tylicki | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Kenny | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Reveley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gyles Parkin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 49 | 4 | 8% | −19.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +7.00 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 09+14d | Thirsk | Otterington Shorthorn Selling Handicap | 14/15 | 12 | 8-9 | 50 | 38C | John Cavanagh | 40/1 |
| 27 Jul 09+21d | Southwell (AW) | Book Tickets at southwell-racecourse.co.uk Apprentice Handicap | 11/13 | 3 | 9-5 | 52 | 38A | John Cavanagh | 16/1 |
| 06 Jul 09+63d | Ripon | Bondgate Handicap | 9/12 | ¾ | 8-11 | 55 | 47A | Frederik Tylicki | 12/1 |
| 04 May 09+21d | Warwick | Knowle Apprentice Handicap | 6/15 | ½ | 8-11 | 57 | 69A | David Kenny | 20/1 |
| 13 Apr 09+6d | Redcar | freebets.co.uk Bank Holiday Free Bets Selling Stakes | 6/20 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 57 | 65A | Paul Mulrennan | 25/1 |
| 07 Apr 09+144d | Pontefract | Annual Badge Holders Handicap | 11/17 | shd | 8-10 | 62 | 54A | Paul Mulrennan | 40/1 |
| 14 Nov 08+8d | Southwell (AW) | Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Claiming Stakes | 10/14 | nk | 8-6 | 70 | 50A | Paul Hanagan | 14/1 |
| 06 Nov 08+22d | Chelmsford (AW) | Dale Carnegie Selling Stakes | 7/14 | shd | 9-3 | 67 | 66A | Paul Hanagan | 20/1 |
| 15 Oct 08+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Fightsport Claiming Stakes | 7/14 | ½ | 8-8 | 70 | 60A | Paul Hanagan | 10/1 |
| 18 Sep 08+16d | Ayr | Unick Architects Handicap | 10/12 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 56A | Paul Hanagan | 20/1 |
| 02 Sep 08+21d | Southwell (AW) | Free Sports Bets At freebets.co.uk Handicap | 7/13 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 72 | 67A | Paul Hanagan | 20/1 |
| 12 Aug 08+16d | Musselburgh | Racing UK Focused On Racing Handicap | 4/8 | 3½ | 9-13 | 72 | 74A | Paul Hanagan | 9/1 |
| 27 Jul 08+16d | Pontefract | Skybet Supporting The Yorkshire Racing Festival Handicap | 9/9 | 3½ | 8-7 | 73 | 38A | Barry McHugh | 14/1 |
| 11 Jul 08+21d | York | Hearthstead Homes Handicap | 8/13 | nk | 8-9 | 73 | 60A | Barry McHugh | 14/1 |
| 20 Jun 08+9d | Ayr | Royal Bank of Scotland Handicap | 1/7 | 8-6 | 70 | 76B | Tony Hamilton | 6/1 | |
| 11 Jun 08+18d | Beverley | Christmas Parties At Beverley Racecourse Handicap | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 70 | 81A | Paul Hanagan | 10/1 |
| 24 May 08+11d | Beverley | Racing Again On Wednesday Evening Handicap | 3/4 | 1¼ | 8-4 | 69 | 59B | Dale Gibson | 7/2 |
| 13 May 08+14d | Southwell (AW) | Book Tickets Online At southwell-racecourse.Co.Uk Handicap | 3/6 | 2¼ | 8-4 | 70 | 65B | Paul Hanagan | 7/2 |
| 29 Apr 08+321d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 2/6 | 9 | 9-2 | 70 | 69B | Paul Hanagan | 6/1 |
| 13 Jun 07+13d | Beverley | Linda Bradbury 60th Birthday Handicap | 1/11 | 9-2 | 65 | 84C | Paul Hanagan | 9/2 | |
| 31 May 07+10d | Yarmouth | Essex & Suffolk Water Handicap | 2/8 | 3½ | 9-1 | 64 | 67C | Paul Hanagan | 5/1 |
| 21 May 07+17d | Musselburgh | Get Turf Tv In Your Betting Shop Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 8-12 | 64 | 69C | Tony Hamilton | 9/2 |
| 04 May 07+14d | Musselburgh | Forth One Handicap | 6/14 | 1 | 8-2 | 64 | 60C | Paul Hanagan | 15/2 |
| 20 Apr 07+27d | Thirsk | Hawnby Handicap | 1/11 | 8-6 | 61 | 64C | Paul Hanagan | 6/1 | |
| 24 Mar 07+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap | 6/7 | 2 | 8-5 | 63 | 49C | Paul Hanagan | 7/1 |
| 14 Mar 07+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap (Div 2) | 3/10 | 2½ | 8-6 | 63 | 69C | Paul Hanagan | 8/1 |
| 02 Mar 07+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap | 10/12 | ½ | 8-10 | 63 | 48C | Paul Hanagan | 11/2 |
| 15 Feb 07+10d | Southwell (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap | 1/10 | 8-6 | 60 | 69C | Paul Hanagan | 11/2 | |
| 05 Feb 07+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | pontinsbingo.com Handicap (Div 1) | 2/9 | 1½ | 8-6 | 60 | 71C | Dale Gibson | 6/1 |
| 25 Jan 07+17d | Southwell (AW) | pontins.com Handicap (Div 2) | 3/14 | 2 | 8-11 | 60 | 74C | Jamie Moriarty | 8/1 |
| 08 Jan 07+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Apprentice Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 8-13 | 62 | 52C | Jamie Moriarty | 8/1 |
| 23 Dec 06+56d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 7/8 | 1½ | 7-13 | 65 | 40C | James Rogers | 14/1 |
| 28 Oct 06+14d | Ayr | John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap | 8/13 | 3½ | 8-5 | 66 | 32C | Paul Hanagan | 8/1 |
| 14 Oct 06+30d | Catterick | totesportcasino.com Handicap | 3/14 | ¾ | 8-7 | 67 | 71C | Jamie Moriarty | 8/1 |
| 14 Sep 06+9d | Ayr | Saga Motor Insurance Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 9-3 | 66 | 67C | Paul Hanagan | 7/1 |
| 05 Sep 06+15d | Leicester | Racecourse Video Services Handicap | 2/10 | 1 | 8-11 | 66 | 56C | James Rogers | 10/1 |
| 21 Aug 06+12d | Ayr | Kidz Play Handicap | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 68 | 55C | James Reveley | 11/4F |
| 09 Aug 06+15d | Newcastle | Tarmac Handicap | 5/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 76C | Gyles Parkin | 25/1 |
| 25 Jul 06+110d | Ayr | Conference Centre At Ayr Racecourse Handicap | 5/6 | 7 | 9-4 | 73 | 40C | Tony Hamilton | 8/1 |
| 06 Apr 06+13d | Leicester | Levy Board Handicap | 8/16 | ¾ | 8-10 | 75 | 53C | Paul Hanagan | 14/1 |
| 24 Mar 06+146d | Southwell | Betfred Million Handicap | UR/14 | — | 8-1 | 75 | — | Nicky Lawes | 9/1 |
| 29 Oct 05+9d | Newmarket | Home Of Horse Racing Handicap | 5/19 | ½ | 8-11 | 77 | 70C | Tony Hamilton | 20/1 |
| 20 Oct 05+10d | Brighton | Weatherbys Insurance Handicap | 5/16 | nk | 8-6 | 78 | 58C | Tony Hamilton | 8/1 |
| 10 Oct 05+15d | Wolverhampton | Betfredcasino.com Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 9-2 | 78 | 60C | Shane Kelly | 7/1 |
| 25 Sep 05+19d | Musselburgh | RSP Consulting Handicap | 3/13 | hd | 9-1 | 76 | 72C | Paul Hanagan | 20/1 |
| 06 Sep 05+25d | Catterick | Weatherbys Bank Handicap | 5/9 | 4 | 9-3 | 78 | 57C | Paul Hanagan | 9/1 |
| 12 Aug 05+11d | Newcastle | Connor Sadler UTS Handicap | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 63C | Tony Hamilton | 5/1 |
| 01 Aug 05+27d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap | 5/15 | ½ | 8-12 | 80 | 74C | Paul Hanagan | 16/1 |
| 05 Jul 05+28d | Pontefract | King Richard III Handicap | 13/14 | 5 | 9-2 | 82 | 33C | Royston Ffrench | 14/1 |
| 07 Jun 05+17d | Chester | Imagine Finance Handicap | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 83 | 59C | Paul Hanagan | 16/1 |
| 21 May 05+7d | Catterick | Totequadpot Handicap | 7/16 | nk | 9-1 | 83 | 68C | Tony Hamilton | 20/1 |
| 14 May 05+21d | Thirsk | Army Benevolent Fund Handicap | 8/12 | 1 | 9-3 | 84 | 63C | Paul Hanagan | 9/1 |
| 23 Apr 05+5d | Ripon | Eura Audit Handicap | 5/17 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 86 | 73C | Nicky Lawes | 5/1F |
| 18 Apr 05 | Pontefract | Fryston Handicap | 1/15 | 8-13 | 80 | 72C | Paul Hanagan | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Flying Bantam (IRE) won?
- Flying Bantam (IRE) won 5 of 54 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 9.3%. Placed 14 times in total (25.9% of starts).
- Who trained Flying Bantam (IRE)?
- Flying Bantam (IRE) was trained by John Norton on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 10 August 2009.
- Who is Flying Bantam (IRE)'s sire?
- Flying Bantam (IRE) is by Fayruz (GB) out of Natural Pearl (GB), whose sire is Petong.
- What going does Flying Bantam (IRE) prefer?
- Flying Bantam (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Flying Bantam (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 10 August 2009. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Flying Bantam (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fayruz (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 620 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.3% from 151.
- Who are Flying Bantam (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Natural Pearl (GB), Flying Bantam (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Phantom Song (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Phantom Song (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.