Gala Spirit (IRE)
Gala Spirit (IRE) is 1 from 21, the win coming at Class 7 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2011. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off 51, 20lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Gala Spirit (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilteery Pier (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Jester Spirit (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–21Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 9 (42.9%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.35Fair A/E n=21 · 0.28 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 224 d
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 11.9% of 20,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,582 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 4,530 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,133 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 2,770 | 303 | 10.9% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 795 | 78 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,886 | 867 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,057 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 9,848 | 1,180 | 12% | +0.1 | 1 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,509 | 543 | 12% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,142 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 844 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 362 | 33 | 9.1% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fairway To Heaven (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Fairway To Heaven (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairway To Heaven (IRE) | 63 | 5 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Vale Of Clara (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Hoon (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Candy Hill (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Gala N Dandy (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 7 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Eaves | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| 2010 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 12+15d | Bath | Breeze Radio Handicap | 4/11 | 1 | 9-3 | 51 | 82A | Shane Kelly | 5/1 |
| 30 Jul 12+136d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Black Country's Only Racecourse Handicap | 3/11 | 2 | 9-2 | 51 | 68A | Graham Gibbons | 5/2F |
| 16 Mar 12+14d | Dundalk (AW) | www.redbook.ie Handicap (47-65) | 3/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 54 | 72A | Wayne Lordan | 6/1 |
| 02 Mar 12+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Harp Lager Social Club Handicap (47-65) | 4/14 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 55 | 73A | Wayne Lordan | 8/1 |
| 13 Feb 12+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play Bingo Free At bluesq.com Handicap | 6/10 | 1 | 9-2 | 55 | 65A | Tom Eaves | 11/4F |
| 04 Feb 12+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Blue Square Winter Carnival iPhone App Handicap | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-2 | 55 | 76A | Tom Eaves | 7/2F |
| 18 Jan 12+75d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton For Weddings Handicap | 3/12 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 83A | Tom Eaves | 10/1 |
| 2011 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 11+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Breeders' Cup Only On ATR Handicap (Div 1) | 4/12 | nse | 8-11 | 55 | 70A | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 20 Oct 11+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Parade Restaurant Handicap | 1/11 | 9-2 | 50 | 79A | Paul Hanagan | 12/1 | |
| 04 Oct 11+24d | Southwell (AW) | 32RedBet.com Handicap | 9/13 | 2¾ | 8-12 | 51 | 39C | Tony Hamilton | 10/1 |
| 10 Sep 11+48d | Kempton (AW) | Betfred Bingo Handicap (Div 1) | 4/11 | hd | 9-2 | 52 | 71A | Andrea Atzeni | 20/1 |
| 24 Jul 11+40d | Pontefract | Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Handicap | 10/10 | 14 | 8-12 | 55 | 15C | William Carson | 25/1 |
| 14 Jun 11+34d | Thirsk | Stoneacre Ford Handicap | 16/17 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 40C | A Whelan | 25/1 |
| 11 May 11+15d | Kempton (AW) | Rewards4racing.com Handicap | 8/10 | shd | 8-13 | 62 | 60A | Andrea Atzeni | 33/1 |
| 26 Apr 11+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Marriott Hotel & Country Club Handicap | 10/11 | 15 | 9-7 | 65 | 33C | Andrea Atzeni | 15/2 |
| 07 Apr 11+224d | Kempton (AW) | 'watch Racing Uk On Sky 432' Handicap | 9/11 | 1½ | 8-13 | 67 | 53A | Andrea Atzeni | 8/1 |
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 10+36d | Tipperary | www.tipperaryraces.ie Maiden | 6/12 | 1½ | 9-0 | 70 | 55A | Johnny Murtagh | EvensF |
| 21 Jul 10+9d | Naas | Naas Hurling Club Fundraiser Maiden | 3/20 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 71 | 87A | Johnny Murtagh | 3/1F |
| 12 Jul 10+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Maiden | 2/9 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 77A | Johnny Murtagh | 6/4F |
| 23 Jun 10+21d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 67A | Wayne Lordan | 6/4F |
| 02 Jun 10 | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Summer Series Maiden | 3/16 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 75A | Johnny Murtagh | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gala Spirit won?
- Gala Spirit (IRE) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 9 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Gala Spirit?
- Gala Spirit (IRE) was trained by Michael Wigham on the most recent run on record, at Bath on 14 August 2012.
- Who is Gala Spirit's sire?
- Gala Spirit (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Luggala (IRE), whose sire is Kahyasi.
- What going does Gala Spirit prefer?
- Gala Spirit (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 14 starts (7.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gala Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 14 August 2012. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Gala Spirit's sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
- Who are Gala Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Luggala (IRE), Gala Spirit (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fairway To Heaven (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Fairway To Heaven (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Gala Spirit produced winners?
- As a dam, Gala Spirit (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.