Great Bird (IRE)
Great Bird is a maiden who has run nine times on turf without a win but has placed twice. She showed her best effort when second of 14 at Clonmel in Oct 2025. Typically held up, she was held in her last run at Wexford in Apr 2026, finishing 7 of 14 in the Visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 92 while wearing first-time headgear. She has raced over trips from 1m5f to over 3m.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 64C | 63 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 75B | 74 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 99B | 73 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 75B | 67 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 since Jan 2025
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,830 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,407 | 430 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,110 | 252 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 3,779 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 2,105 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,367 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,283 | 537 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,974 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Credrojava (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Credrojava (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credrojava (IRE) | 3 | 3 | 2m½f–2m3f | Listed |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Deegan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Apr 26+99d | Wexford | Visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - dropped away 3 out - well behind at the finish | 7/14 | ½ | 10-8 | 92 | 73C | 85C | Richard Deegan | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+37d | Fairyhouse | Take A Pull Podcast Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield - driven and found little three out - dropped away to finish last of all well behind the rest | 11/17 | 24 | 10-4 | 92 | 64C | 87C | Calum Hogan | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 25+40d | Tramore | Book A Table For New Years Day Mares Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed into 3rd with 3f left - one-paced through the closing stages to finish 6th | 6/13 | nk | 10-9 | 93 | — | 113A | Sean Flanagan | 4/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+14d | Thurles | Premier County Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back holding a fraction of enthusiasm early - urged into 9th after three out - made strong progress approaching two out - driven into second before the last - disputing the lead with a real prospect of victory when coming down at the final fence | F/18 | — | 11-5 | 91 | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 4/1F |
| 02 Oct 25+175d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat behind pace early - settled midfield in third - moved into 4th spot 3 out - shared the front by 2 out under pressure - hit last fence lightly - overtaken on run-in - denied late finishing second beaten three-quarters of a length | 2/14 | ¾ | 11-1 | 87 | 41B | 123A | Sean Flanagan | 8/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+24d | Limerick | Racing Again April 25th Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled with the pack early - 8th passing the 5th - moved into 6th before two out and up to 4th after - held that spot without closing further to finish 4th | 4/17 | 6½ | 11-2 | 88 | 99B | 105A | Richard Deegan | 50/1 |
| 17 Mar 25+32d | Wexford | Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle Held towards the back of the pack - driven into 8th two out - unable to find more and well held | 8/14 | 11 | 10-13 | — | 75B | 84A | Richard Deegan | 125/1 |
| 13 Feb 25+21d | Clonmel | Surehaul Race Day Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - made no impression - well held at the finish | 13/18 | 4¾ | 10-13 | — | 63C | 98C | Sean O'Keeffe | 100/1 |
| 23 Jan 25 | Gowran Park | Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - urged into contention 6th but unable to threaten leaders - driven 3 out with no response - well held at finish | 7/10 | 8 | 11-3 | — | 59C | 92C | Richard Deegan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Great Bird won?
- Great Bird (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Great Bird?
- Great Bird (IRE) is trained by Liz Doyle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 April 2026.
- Who is Great Bird's sire?
- Great Bird (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Knock View Vic (IRE), whose sire is Kalanisi.
- What is Great Bird's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 10 April 2026. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Great Bird's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,830 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Great Bird's siblings?
- Out of Knock View Vic (IRE), Great Bird (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Credrojava (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Credrojava (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.