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Folk Warrior (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer J A Nash · Owner Albert Conneally Louise Conneally
by Shaman (IRE) out of Grand Ole Opry (IRE) (Helmet)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Ran 19 days ago · 9th of 14 Last raced off OR 41
KTB Profile

Folk Warrior is a maiden who has been placed in none of his 14 starts. His best effort came when fourth of 12 at Down Royal in Jun 2026. He has raced over 1m2f – 1m4f and 1m5f – 2m on turf and on all-weather, usually held up. Aged 4 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished 9 of 14 in the Pravha Handicap at Down Royal off an official rating of 41, 52lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 52lb off peak
Official rating41↓ 52lb off peak
41 41–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan (IRE), 8 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 111C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3111C822 · 111 / 96.5
Soft356A521 · —
Standard (AW)282B802 · 82 / 80
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f590C784 · 90 / 80
1m – 1m1f282C52.51 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 5 figures · best 95B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good295B782 · 95 / 78
Soft279A73.52 · 79 / 73.5
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m595B685 · 95 / 68

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 6 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 12 Jul 2026 Official rating 41 at the last flat run, 28 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan (IRE), 8 Aug 2026 Official rating 93 at the last jumps run, 13 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 73A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good373A582 · 73 / 65.5
Soft360A551 · —
Standard (AW)267A63.52 · 67 / 63.5
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f567A604 · 67 / 60
1m – 1m1f273A61.51 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 5 figures · best 105A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2105A1012 · 105 / 101
Soft297A942 · 97 / 94
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5105A975 · 105 / 97

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 from 9 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shaman (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 512 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.2% from 185.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4924.1%−2.5—
Good128129.4%+2.80 from 5
Good to Soft46510.9%+4.30 from 1
Soft8189.9%+3.30 from 5
Heavy2314.3%−2.30 from 1
Standard (AW)18563.2%−3.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%+0.5—
6f – 7f216156.9%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f17284.7%−1.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f5846.9%+0.30 from 5
1m5f – 2m40615%+8.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−6.6—
2m5f – 3m100%−6.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grand Ole Opry (IRE) (Helmet)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Packing Knockhill (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Packing Knockhill (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Packing Knockhill (IRE)117fClass 4
Ice Opera (IRE)2211m4fClass 6
Greek Opera (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 4 0 0% −4.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel King 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Gilligan 2 0 0% −2.00
W. J. Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Julian Pietropaolo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 0 0% −9.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
28 Sep 26+32d Down Royal (IRE) Pravha Handicap (Div II) 11f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards back of pack - improved to sit close to front group approaching 3f out - driven into 4th over 2f out - lost place through final furlong to finish ninth 9/14 nse 9-1 4190C53A W. J. Lee 13/2
27 Aug 26+14d Navan (IRE) Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap 14f · Good · 22 ran Held a midpack position early - under pressure and up to 13th with 2f left - moved into 7th approaching the final furlong but couldn't threaten the leaders 6/22 ½ 8-13 43111C58A Declan McDonogh 22/1
13 Aug 26+5d Tramore (IRE) McDonald & Son Builders Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 12 ran Settled with the pack early - 5th passing four out - pushed along in 6th after three out then unable to make headway two out - stayed on same gear to finish 5th 5/12 8 10-13 9361B97A Daniel King 7/2
08 Aug 26+27d Kilbeggan (IRE) Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran Settled in midfield - urged forward in 9th approaching 2 out but made no headway - stayed on same speed to finish 8th 8/13 1 11-4 9395B105A Daniel King 16/1
12 Jul 26+3d Dundalk (AW) Fairways Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Handicap 12f · Standard · 11 ran sat close up in third early - 4th with five furlongs left - began to motor entering the straight - back to 5th and driven along over a furlong out without making an impact - held an even gallop inside the final furlong 5/11 shd 8-3 4578A60A Julian Pietropaolo 7/2F
09 Jul 26+19d Leopardstown Mervue Equine Handicap (0-60) 9f · Good · 22 ran Raced in the pack - driven along in 13th 2f out - stayed on but never picked up a gear 7/22 2½ 9-1 4582C73A Ronan Whelan 12/1
20 Jun 26+25d Down Royal Mongey Communications Handicap (0-60) 10.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield - pushed along in 6th with 2f left then squeezed for room in 7th a furlong out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th 4/12 ½ 9-3 4756A60A Declan McDonogh 9/1
26 May 26+56d Dundalk (AW) Family Fun Day Saturday 15th August Handicap (0-60) 12f · Standard · 13 ran Held up towards the back - 12th at the midway point - headway approaching the straight - 5th and driven with a furlong left before finishing without gaining further 5/13 nk 9-4 4882B67A Seamie Heffernan 25/1
31 Mar 26+90d Limerick Ryans Cleaning (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack - clumsy over the opening obstacle - 8th at halfway - improved into 6th before 2 out but ragged there again and unable to find more - finished well held in 7th 7/11 6 11-7 —79A97A Danny Gilligan 200/1
31 Dec 25+57d Punchestown Celebrate The New Year With Tote 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 13 ran Started at back of field - improved from thirteenth into fifth spot then hit a hurdle two out - held steady effort to the line - well held in seventh 7/13 19 11-0 —68C91C Gavin Brouder 250/1
04 Nov 25+38d Fairyhouse WTW Willis 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Handy early - slipped back before rallying into 5th - blundered two out and could make no headway then lost place late 11/14 4¾ 11-0 —54C92C Danny Gilligan 66/1
27 Sep 25+345d Curragh Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Maiden (Div 1) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran Held up towards back of pack - driven for effort early in straight without response - then faded to finish well beaten in 14th 14/17 nse 9-8 —52C55C Seamie Heffernan 400/1
17 Oct 24+18d Curragh Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden (Div 1) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - pushed for effort - lost touch and faded from over 2f out to finish well held 13/13 11 9-0 —23C50C Seamie Heffernan 250/1
29 Sep 24 Curragh Fitzpatricks Mercedes-Benz Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran Sluggish start - stayed in touch with the back markers before being niggled from 3f out - hampered briefly over 2f out and made no headway - finished well beaten 12/14 6½ 9-7 —49C56C Seamie Heffernan 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Folk Warrior (IRE) won?
Folk Warrior (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Folk Warrior (IRE)?
Folk Warrior (IRE) is trained by J A Nash, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 September 2026.
Who is Folk Warrior (IRE)'s sire?
Folk Warrior (IRE) is by Shaman (IRE) out of Grand Ole Opry (IRE), whose sire is Helmet.
What is Folk Warrior (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 41, from the run on 28 September 2026. The highest on record is 93.
What is Folk Warrior (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shaman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 512 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.2% from 185.
Who are Folk Warrior (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Grand Ole Opry (IRE), Folk Warrior (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Packing Knockhill (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Packing Knockhill (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2024. 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.