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Horse profile

Gougane Barra (USA)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2021) · Last trainer M Halford · Last owner Paul Rooney
by First Defence (USA) out of Beiramar (IRE) (Monsun)
24 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Feb 2021 — 2,086 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2021 · 3rd of 13 2 wins · Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Gougane Barra (USA) is 2 from 24. Hasn't won since Feb 2019. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW
Official rating70↓ 1lb off peak
70 55–71

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 17 Feb 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 →

Flat 24 figures · best 123B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)18123B87.5—
Good to Firm379C77—
Good281C71—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f9107A89—
1m2f – 1m4f8123B87.5—
6f – 7f787B78—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 17 Feb 2021 Official rating 70 at the last run, 17 Feb 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 →

Flat 24 figures · best 95A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1895A79.5—
Good to Firm365A65—
Good265A61—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f995A68—
1m2f – 1m4f888A80—
6f – 7f782A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 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
First Defence (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jul 2012 (59 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+5.4—
Good to Firm871517.2%+2.60 from 3
Good1071816.8%+2.20 from 2
Good to Soft49816.3%+1.7—
Soft5159.8%−4.80 from 1
Heavy1119.1%−5.5—
Standard (AW)2313113.4%−1.22 from 18
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.6—
6f – 7f1623219.8%+5.20 from 7
1m – 1m1f2263816.8%+2.22 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f9644.2%−10.40 from 8
1m5f – 2m40410%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1317.7%−6.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Star System (USA) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Star System (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Star System (USA)731m–1m2fClass 4
Montesquieu (FR)4231m4f—
Bavarian Dream (FR)60——
Iskanderhon (USA)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 18 2 11% −8.75
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 18 2 11% −8.75
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 2 22% +0.25
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ronan Whelan 8 1 13% −4.75
Liam Browne 3 0 0% −3.00
Ross Coakley 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Foley 2 1 50% +4.00
N G McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Hoban 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 11 2 18% −1.75
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 11 2 18% −1.75
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 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 · 2 runs
17 Feb 21+26d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) 1m2½f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 hd 9-11 70123B88A Colin Keane 7/2
22 Jan 21+63d Dundalk (AW) HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Handicap (45-70) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nk 10-2 6987B82A Shane Foley 8/1
2020 · 3 runs
20 Nov 20+280d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-70) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-13 6788B86A Ronan Whelan 9/1
14 Feb 20+28d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nk 10-0 7090B82A N G McCullagh 8/1
17 Jan 20+84d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 9-0 6873B78A Ronan Whelan 6/1
2019 · 11 runs
25 Oct 19+14d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 12 9-7 6880C56C Ronan Whelan 7/2F
11 Oct 19+21d Dundalk (AW) Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Apprentice Handicap 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 8-9 6783A70A Liam Browne 16/1
20 Sep 19+35d Dundalk (AW) Servisource Training Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 1m4f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 8-9 6796B68A Liam Browne 6/1
16 Aug 19+8d Curragh Derek O'Sullivan Memorial Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 1m · Soft · 22 ran 12/22 nk 9-2 6163C61A Liam Browne 20/1
08 Aug 19+21d Leopardstown Bay City Rollers Handicap (45-70) 1m · Good To Firm · 19 ran 14/19 2¾ 9-11 6579C65A Ronan Whelan 16/1
18 Jul 19+125d Leopardstown SAP Concur Apprentice Handicap 7f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 nk 9-7 6881C65A Ross Coakley 9/1
15 Mar 19+9d Dundalk (AW) Marshes Shopping Centre Ladies Day Sunday 14th April Handicap 1m · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 2 9-1 71107A77A Ronan Whelan 6/4F
06 Mar 19+26d Dundalk (AW) BetVictor Horse Racing Multiples Cash Out Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-2 7085B82A Ronan Whelan 6/1
08 Feb 19+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalkstadium.com Handicap 1m · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 nk 8-7 7194A68A N G McCullagh 7/2
01 Feb 19+14d Dundalk (AW) GO Service Station & HGV Yard Dundalk Handicap (45-65) 1m · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-13 6494B95A Ronan Whelan 9/4F
18 Jan 19+30d Dundalk (AW) BK Forklifts Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-4 5589B90A Shane Foley 5/1
2018 · 5 runs
19 Dec 18+89d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 1¾ 9-1 5579B66A Ross Coakley 6/1
21 Sep 18+58d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 shd 9-7 5799B83A Ronan Whelan 12/1
25 Jul 18+40d Naas Racing Again September 19th Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 1m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 9-11 6477C65A Ben Coen 16/1
15 Jun 18+6d Fairyhouse La Bucca Restaurants Handicap (50-80) 7f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 ¾ 8-13 6861C57A Ross Coakley 33/1
09 Jun 18+170d Curragh Treacy Group Supporting Newbridge Parish Handicap (45-70) 6½f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 23/27 1½ 10-0 6945C61C Colm O'Donoghue 16/1
2017 · 2 runs
21 Dec 17+20d Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 9-5 —87B81A Pat Smullen 7/4F
01 Dec 17+401d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Maiden 6f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 hd 9-5 —74B66A Pat Smullen 9/2
2016 · 1 run
26 Oct 16 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-5 —78B68A Conor Hoban 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gougane Barra won?
Gougane Barra (USA) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 8 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Gougane Barra?
Gougane Barra (USA) was trained by M Halford on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 17 February 2021.
Who is Gougane Barra's sire?
Gougane Barra (USA) is by First Defence (USA) out of Beiramar (IRE), whose sire is Monsun.
What going does Gougane Barra prefer?
Gougane Barra (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 18 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gougane Barra's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 17 February 2021. The highest on record is 71.
What is Gougane Barra's sire's record?
First Defence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jul 2012 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
Who are Gougane Barra's siblings?
Out of Beiramar (IRE), Gougane Barra (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Star System (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Star System (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.