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Halsafari (IRE)

13yo gelding · Trainer James M Barcoe · Owner John P Bowe Michael J Bowe
by Doyen (IRE) out of Solerina (IRE) (Toulon)
64 runs · 10 courses · from May 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Cork, Limerick & Fairyhouse Off 157 days · 10th of 18 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Halsafari is a gelding with four wins from 64 starts on turf, three of them over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground. He won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Cork in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 81 and has also scored at Limerick and Fairyhouse. Typically held up, he finished 10 of 18 in the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown in May 2026 when last raced off OR 85, 38lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 64 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 38lb off peak
85 81–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 22 Mar 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 →

Jumps 48 figures · best 132C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft27132C784 · 104 / 98.5
Heavy13108C865 · 108 / 89
Good to Soft5124B561 · —
Good3107A941 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f27124B703 · 108 / 95
2m5f – 3m11132C942 · 99 / 96.5
1m5f – 2m10115B88.56 · 104 / 91.5

Of 62 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: did not complete (8) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 48 figures from 62 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 19 Apr 2026 Official rating 85 at the last run, 13 May 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 →

Jumps 54 figures · best 138A · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft29138A1144 · 115 / 108.5
Heavy16132A1126 · 110 / 91
Good to Soft5117A991 · —
Good4123A110.51 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f28134A107.53 · 98 / 95
1m5f – 2m14138A114.56 · 115 / 106.5
2m5f – 3m12124A112.53 · 106 / 88

Of 62 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 54 figures from 62 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 12 analysed runs

  • Held up 9 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 3 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,346 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3504212%+0.5—
Good2,23227312.2%+0.70 from 7
Good to Soft1,43019313.5%+20 from 5
Soft2,00521510.7%−0.82 from 35
Heavy761668.7%−2.82 from 17
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,17725111.5%01 from 17
2m1f – 2m4f2,19326412%+0.53 from 32
2m5f – 3m1,28215812.3%+0.80 from 15
Over 3m2632810.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Linden Arden (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Linden Arden (IRE)2752m3f–2m7½f—
Jaime Sommers (IRE)6842m–2m3½f—
Pairc Na Ngael (IRE)2232m4f–3m1f—
Faceman (IRE)1532m2½f–3m—
Butch Coolidge (IRE)1012m6f—
Soteira (IRE)80——
Millerina (IRE)70——
Soldat De Voyage (IRE)10——
Becca Sommers (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 35 2 6% −10.00
Heavy 17 2 12% −6.00
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 14 1 7% −6.00
Punchestown 12 0 0% −12.00
Cork 12 1 8% +5.00
Limerick 9 2 22% +2.00
Naas 7 0 0% −7.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 32 3 9% −13.00
1m5f – 2m 17 1 6% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 15 0 0% −15.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hayes 27 2 7% −15.00
Cian Quirke 9 0 0% −9.00
James O'Sullivan 5 1 20% +2.00
Harry Sexton 4 1 25% +13.00
Miss S Larkin 3 0 0% −3.00
Sarah Kavanagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Calum Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A P Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane O'Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss E Cody 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Brett 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathal Landers 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 43 4 9% −7.00
Cheekpieces 20 0 0% −20.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 0 0% −8.00
2025 5 1 20% +12.00
2023 11 0 0% −11.00
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 8 0 0% −8.00
2020 12 0 0% −12.00
2019 10 3 30% +9.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 32 3 9% −3.00
Chase 31 1 3% −24.00
NH Flat 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
13 May 26+3d Punchestown Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 24f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Held up towards the back - closed some ground before 3 out - lost momentum late and beaten off before the last 10/18 9 10-13 8599C88C Cian Quirke 10/1
10 May 26+21d Cork Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 24.5f · Good · 21 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward before 4 out - moved into 9th 2 out - stayed on from the last to finish 6th 6/21 4¾ 10-13 8594B106A Cian Quirke 12/1
19 Apr 26+28d Tramore SETU Students Day April 20th Handicap Chase (0-100) 15.5f · Yielding · 10 ran Held up towards the back - into 6th with three left - urged into action soon after - up to 5th at the final fence - couldn't find extra on the run-in but stayed on at one speed - grabbed 4th near the line 4/10 ¾ 11-0 86103A115A Cian Quirke 11/1
22 Mar 26+24d Limerick Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 13 ran Settled midfield off the front-runner - still handy in 7th turning for home - hit a hurdle two out then pressed for effort with little response - stayed on same rate to finish 6th 6/13 nse 10-7 87104B103A Harry Sexton 15/2
26 Feb 26+19d Clonmel Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 8 ran Settled with the pack early - improved into 3rd 4 out - up to challenge and briefly hit the front before 2 out drifting right - overtaken before the last - slipped back to 3rd on the run-in - unable to find more late and beaten 3 lengths in 3rd 3/8 1¼ 10-8 8962B110A Brian Hayes 8/1
07 Feb 26+27d Naas Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 15.5f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Held up in the pack - improved into 7th three out - pushed along but unable to close - well held at the finish 7/12 2 10-0 9072A88A Harry Sexton 20/1
11 Jan 26+3d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-100) 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - stumbled 5 out - improved into 6th before another blunder 2 out - unable to threaten leading group and beaten well home 7/11 45 11-6 932C98C Calum Hogan 10/1
08 Jan 26+12d Clonmel Jossestown Handicap Chase 16f · Heavy · 9 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th turning for home before bumped when in 4th spot 2 out - held on for 5th without finding more 5/9 5½ 10-11 9389A94A Brian Hayes 18/1
27 Dec 25+20d Limerick Tim & Martin Molony Veterans Handicap Chase 22.5f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Settled around midfield - 6th turning for home - dropped away before 2 out and finished well beaten 10/12 22 10-2 98—88C Patrick M O'Brien 12/1
07 Dec 25+14d Cork BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran Held up towards the back - edged into contention before stumbling three out - driven but unable to find more from there - well held at the finish 13/24 4½ 10-1 90108C80C Harry Sexton 5/1
23 Nov 25+10d Cork Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran Settled just off the pace - midfield around halfway - made ground to reach the front rank 3 out - locked in contention and up to second 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - met it well and edged clear - driven out to hold on well 1/11 9-10 8194A114A Harry Sexton 16/1
13 Nov 25+18d Punchestown Matchbook Best Odds On Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 20.5f · Heavy · 21 ran Held up at the back - still towards the tail after 5th - made progress before 3 out - couldn't threaten the leaders and stayed on same effort to finish 12th 12/21 ½ 10-13 8595C95A Brian Hayes 50/1
26 Oct 25+735d Wexford Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 20f · Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back - hit a hurdle 5 out and struggled to close - made no further headway and pulled up before 2 out PU/12 — 11-6 90—— Donagh Meyler 33/1
22 Oct 23+133d Limerick Garrynacurra Stud Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 4½ 11-7 10290B121A Brian Hayes 11/2
11 Jun 23+36d Punchestown Ladbrokes Fanzone 'Your Team Your Game' Ladies Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 10/10 27 11-2 10856C90C Sarah Kavanagh 11/1
06 May 23+20d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 3¼ 11-11 11274C102C Brian Hayes 18/1
16 Apr 23+8d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Directors Chase 21.5f · Soft · 3 ran 2/3 20 11-4 110132C116C Brian Hayes 12/1
08 Apr 23+9d Fairyhouse Fred Kenny Lifetime Services To Racing Ladies National Handicap Chase 21.5f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3½ 9-13 11094A116A Sarah Kavanagh 8/1
30 Mar 23+25d Limerick Molly's Late Bar Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 21f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 6½ 11-4 11778C90C Mr A P Ryan 22/1
05 Mar 23+7d Leopardstown Anton O'Toole Hurdle 18.5f · Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 6½ 10-11 117100C103C Michael O'Sullivan 33/1
26 Feb 23+18d Naas Newlands Chase (Grade 3) 16f · Yielding · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 11-1 11455A114B Brian Hayes 50/1
08 Feb 23+11d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Members 2023 Handicap Chase (0-116) 21f · Yielding · 10 ran 5/10 3½ 11-7 11568A114A Shane O'Callaghan 12/1
28 Jan 23+21d Fairyhouse Jump Into January Handicap Chase 17f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 8½ 10-12 11670A96A Cian Quirke 5/1
07 Jan 23+12d Cork Annual Membership Available Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 10-6 11566A114B Cian Quirke 13/2
26 Dec 22+23d Leopardstown 'bet Through The Free Racing Post App' Handicap Chase 17f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 7 9-9 116—102A Charlie O'Dwyer 6/1
03 Dec 22+4d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Ladies Handicap Chase 21f · Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 11 11-1 11670A121A Miss E Cody 9/2F
29 Nov 22+9d Punchestown William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 nse 11-6 115115B138A Cian Quirke 9/1
20 Nov 22+14d Cork Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 6 10-13 116101B114A Cian Quirke 13/2
06 Nov 22+281d Cork Paddy Power Play Paddy's Pick 5 For Free Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 11-5 11488A132A Cian Quirke 20/1
29 Jan 22+32d Fairyhouse Jump Into January Handicap Chase 17f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 11-5 12031A99A James O'Sullivan 11/2
28 Dec 21+17d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-1 122—— Conor Orr 18/1
11 Dec 21+7d Fairyhouse Visit Fairyhouse.ie For Christmas Ideas Handicap Chase 16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-3 122—— Brian Hayes 9/1
04 Dec 21+7d Navan Foxrock Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 20f · Yielding · 10 ran 6/10 1¾ 9-13 12330C96C Richard Deegan 15/2
27 Nov 21+13d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Ladies Handicap Chase 21f · Good · 11 ran UR/11 — 11-3 123—— Miss S Larkin 4/1
14 Nov 21+28d Cork Mallow Handicap Chase 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 4 10-2 123—115A Richard Deegan 4/1
17 Oct 21+217d Cork coopsuperstores.ie Handicap Chase (Grade B) 17.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 2¼ 10-2 12347A115A Brian Hayes 11/1
14 Mar 21+15d Naas Bar One Racing 'Free Bet New Account Offer' Handicap Hurdle 19f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-2 121—— Cian Quirke 25/1
27 Feb 21+77d Fairyhouse Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 61 10-11 12118C105C Brian Hayes 20/1
12 Dec 20+14d Fairyhouse BoyleSports This Is Betting Handicap Chase (Grade B) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 10-0 123—123A Brian Hayes 20/1
28 Nov 20+13d Fairyhouse Rybo Ladies National Handicap Chase 21f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 3½ 11-3 123110C124A Miss S Larkin 7/2
15 Nov 20+18d Punchestown Guinness Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 11-5 119—132A Brian Hayes 11/2
28 Oct 20+10d Punchestown Download The BETDAQ App Ladies Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 2 11-4 11792B132A Miss S Larkin 16/1
18 Oct 20+7d Cork Mallow Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 11-10 116107A123A Brian Hayes 11/2
11 Oct 20+32d Limerick David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle 24f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 2½ 11-4 116100B121A Brian Hayes 12/1
09 Sep 20+185d Punchestown Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 10/12 1 10-1 11692A100A Brian Hayes 18/1
08 Mar 20+15d Naas Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase (Grade 3) 20f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 18 11-2 123-51B107B Brian Hayes 16/1
22 Feb 20+14d Fairyhouse Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 3¾ 10-8 11684B120A Brian Hayes 13/2
08 Feb 20+14d Naas Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Yielding · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-3 12046A134A Brian Hayes 6/1
25 Jan 20+13d Fairyhouse Celebrating 150 Years Of The Irish Grand National Handicap Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 16 11-1 12155A111B James O'Sullivan 10/3F
12 Jan 20+15d Punchestown Killiney Novice Chase (Grade 3) 20f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-1 123—— Brian Hayes 66/1
28 Dec 19+2d Limerick D Pack Packaging Rated Novice Chase 17.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 10-10 108104A125B James O'Sullivan 6/1
26 Dec 19+30d Limerick Mr. Binman Handicap Chase 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 15 11-11 11045C99C Brian Hayes 7/1
26 Nov 19+9d Punchestown BETDAQ 2% Commission Exchange Handicap Chase (0-116) 22.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 111—— Brian Hayes 7/1
17 Nov 19+8d Cork I.n.h. Stallion Owners Ebf Beginners Chase 21f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 3¼ 11-5 —72B111A James O'Sullivan 13/2
09 Nov 19+202d Naas Mongey Communications Beginners Chase 19f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 ½ 11-5 —-6C99C James O'Sullivan 66/1
21 Apr 19+16d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 nk 11-12 —46A108A Brian Hayes 14/1
05 Apr 19+19d Wexford Welcome To Wexford Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-10 116—— Brian Hayes 10/3F
17 Mar 19+22d Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Facebook Rated Novice Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-6 11286A119B Brian Hayes 3/1
23 Feb 19+28d Fairyhouse Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 7 9-11 109124B117A Rachael Blackmore 11/2
26 Jan 19+39d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 21st -23rd April Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 21 ran 1/21 11-12 —84B126A Brian Hayes 7/1
18 Dec 18+20d Naas Liam Kilbride Naas Member Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 4¾ 11-12 —71B123A Brian Hayes 7/1
28 Nov 18+17d Punchestown BETDAQ Trading Tools Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 21 ran 9/21 8 11-12 ——98C Brian Hayes 33/1
11 Nov 18+179d Navan Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 12 11-7 ——— Tommy Brett 9/2
16 May 18 Punchestown Kildare Hunt Club Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 25 ran 8/25 4¼ 11-5 ——— Cathal Landers 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Halsafari (IRE) won?
Halsafari (IRE) won 4 of 64 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 19 times in total (29.7% of starts).
Who trains Halsafari (IRE)?
Halsafari (IRE) is trained by James M Barcoe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
Who is Halsafari (IRE)'s sire?
Halsafari (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Solerina (IRE), whose sire is Toulon.
What going does Halsafari (IRE) prefer?
Halsafari (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Halsafari (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 13 May 2026. The highest on record is 123.
What is Halsafari (IRE)'s sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,346 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Halsafari (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Solerina (IRE), Halsafari (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Linden Arden (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.