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Irish Bulletin (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer E McNamara · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Geal Mo Chroi (IRE) (Galileo)
46 runs · 21 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2018 — 3,073 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 · 1st of 14 Won last time out 7 wins · Wexford, Limerick & Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Irish Bulletin (IRE) is 7 from 46. Won last time out at Wexford, off a mark 11lb below the previous winning one. 4 of 8 starts at Limerick have ended in wins.

Based on 46 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 17lb off peak
104 62–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 6 Jun 2018

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 11 figures · best 121A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6121A82.5—
Good4118B104.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9115C78—
Over 3m2121A119.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 6 Jun 2018 Official rating 104 at the last jumps run, 6 Jun 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 27 Jun 2017 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 27 Jun 2017

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 →

Jumps 32 figures · best 130A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft15129A105—
Good11127A115—
Heavy4126A107—
Good to Soft2130A115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m13127A117—
2m1f – 2m4f12130A105—
1m5f – 2m5117A114—
Over 3m2119A108.5—
Flat 8 figures · best 84A · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft463C62.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f384A62—
1m5f – 2m263C63—
6f – 7f263A57—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 46 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 46 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
Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,862 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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1612616.1%+4.2—
Good to Firm3,58246312.9%+11 from 1
Good4,53048710.8%−1.13 from 13
Good to Soft2,13325411.9%00 from 3
Soft2,77130310.9%−12 from 21
Heavy795789.8%−2.11 from 7
Standard (AW)6,88986812.6%+0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,05739913.1%+1.2—
6f – 7f9,8501,18112%+0.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f4,50954312%+0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,14424911.6%−0.31 from 3
1m5f – 2m844667.8%−4.10 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f362339.1%−2.81 from 13
2m5f – 3m8989%−2.94 from 16
Over 3m7114.3%+2.41 from 3

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

Dam
Geal Mo Chroi (IRE) (Galileo)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 21 2 10% +8.00
Good 13 3 23% +7.00
Heavy 7 1 14% −4.62
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 8 4 50% +29.38
Listowel 4 0 0% −4.00
Wexford 3 2 67% +10.00
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +3.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 16 4 25% +24.00
2m1f – 2m4f 13 1 8% −10.62
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
Over 3m 3 1 33% +6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +1.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 19 2 11% +4.38
Donal McInerney 4 1 25% +5.00
Barry Geraghty 4 1 25% +1.00
Jody McGarvey 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Brassil 2 1 50% +6.00
Ronan Whelan 2 1 50% +2.00
Mr L P Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 1 100% +5.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Hennessy 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Redmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 1 5% −17.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 14 4 29% +26.00
Cheekpieces 8 1 13% −5.62
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 1 50% +7.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 1 33% +6.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 12 4 33% +28.00
2015 8 0 0% −8.00
2014 10 1 10% −7.62
2013 3 1 33% +1.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 27 4 15% +10.38
Chase 11 2 18% +3.00
Flat 8 1 13% −4.00

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
2018 · 3 runs
06 Jun 18+17d Wexford Exclusive World Cup Price Enhancements On The Brand New BoyleSports App Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m1½f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 104118B119A Donal McInerney 8/1
20 May 18+15d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good · 18 ran 9/18 11 11-6 117115C103C Donal McInerney 12/1
05 May 18+209d Wexford Freddie Doyle Memorial & Liz Doyle Racing Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 11-1 11887B117A Mr L P Gilligan 50/1
2017 · 7 runs
08 Oct 17+24d Limerick David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 18 10-13 11975C93C Donal McInerney 12/1
14 Sep 17+20d Listowel Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-2 121—— Mark Walsh 25/1
25 Aug 17+34d Kilbeggan Coola Handicap Chase 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 106—— Mark Walsh 4/1
22 Jul 17+25d Limerick Racing Again July 27th Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m · Good · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 11-5 10263B127A Donal McInerney 10/3F
27 Jun 17+22d Ballinrobe Vaughanshoes.ie Ladies Day Today Handicap (45-70) 1m5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 2¾ 9-9 6588C63C Emmet McNamara 20/1
05 Jun 17+155d Listowel Old Weir Handicap Hurdle 3m · Yielding · 16 ran 14/16 9 11-1 12178B103A Mark Walsh 16/1
01 Jan 17+30d Fairyhouse Boylesports 500,000 Irish Grand National April 17th Handicap Chase 3m1f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 4 10-4 103121A98A Mark Enright 5/1
2016 · 12 runs
02 Dec 16+25d Limerick Follow Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 3m · Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 11576A126A Conor Brassil 7/1
07 Nov 16+21d Fairyhouse Book Easter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-9 9594A122A Barry Geraghty 4/1
17 Oct 16+8d Roscommon Ocr Waste Management Handicap Hurdle 3m½f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 13 11-10 11576A100A Barry Geraghty 6/1
09 Oct 16+47d Limerick David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 110107B126A Mark Walsh 20/1
23 Aug 16+23d Ballinrobe Donal Downes Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m7f · Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 13 11-3 97—89A Mark Walsh 13/2
31 Jul 16+10d Galway Galway Shopping Centre Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 3m · Good · 16 ran 9/16 3 10-7 111—95C Conor Brassil 20/1
21 Jul 16+19d Limerick McMahon's Munster Mile 8th October (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m6f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 105—122A Mr Finian Maguire 5/1
02 Jul 16+18d Bellewstown Sean Rothwell Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m · Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 4½ 11-8 103—122A Barry Geraghty 20/1
14 Jun 16+19d Roscommon Best Odds Guaranteed At 188BET Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m½f · Soft · 17 ran UR/17 — 11-8 105—— Mark Walsh 25/1
26 May 16+56d Tipperary Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 1 11-1 107—109A Barry Geraghty 20/1
31 Mar 16+88d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-3 100—— Jody McGarvey 10/1
03 Jan 16+22d Naas Panoramic Restaurant At Naas Handicap Chase 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 15 10-6 102—88A Mark Walsh 5/1
2015 · 8 runs
12 Dec 15+20d Tramore Follow Tramore Racecourse On Facebook Beginners Chase 2m5f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 ——— Mark Walsh 12/1
22 Nov 15+15d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 2m1f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 5½ 11-9 ——105C Jody McGarvey 100/1
07 Nov 15+49d Naas (IRE) Download Paddy Power's Super-Fast Messenger App Beginners Chase 2m3f · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 ½ 11-9 ——102C Jody McGarvey 50/1
19 Sep 15+40d Listowel M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 9-10 109—94C Phillip Enright 25/1
10 Aug 15+12d Ballinrobe Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4½f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 6 11-7 111—102C Mark Walsh 7/1
29 Jul 15+13d Galway Tote 40,000 euro Jackpot Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m4½f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 1¼ 11-3 114—115A Mark Walsh 25/1
16 Jul 15+102d Killarney Killarney Grand Live Music Venue Handicap Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 11 10-11 117—100A Mark Walsh 25/1
05 Apr 15+100d Cork Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-140) (grade C) 2m3f · Yielding · 17 ran 8/17 17 10-7 118—105C D J Casey 20/1
2014 · 10 runs
26 Dec 14+19d Limerick Download The Free Racing Fm App Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 11-9 116—126A Mark Walsh 11/8F
07 Dec 14+35d Punchestown Kelly Bradshaw Dalton Supporting Cavan Gaa Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 5 11-3 113—130A Mark Walsh 12/1
02 Nov 14+47d Naas Follow Us On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 4 11-7 114—117A Mark Walsh 8/1
16 Sep 14+43d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (handicap) (grade C) 2m · Good · 11 ran 6/11 4¼ 10-8 116—109A Mark Walsh 14/1
04 Aug 14+22d Cork Corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1 11-7 118—105A Mark Walsh 3/1
13 Jul 14+38d Sligo Live The Dream With Tote Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 11-7 118—117A Mark Walsh 8/13F
05 Jun 14+25d Tipperary Tipperaryraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-7 ——— Mark Walsh 3/1
11 May 14+29d Killarney Micheal Doyle Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 2½ 11-7 ——129A Mark Walsh 9/1
12 Apr 14+27d Navan Follow navanracecourse On Twitter Handicap 1m5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 15/17 1 9-12 70—63C Fran Berry 12/1
16 Mar 14+213d Limerick Greenmount Park Event Centre Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 7 11-0 ——114A Davy Condon 8/1
2013 · 3 runs
15 Aug 13+17d Leopardstown 'happy Mondays' Apprentice Handicap 1m2f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 8-12 73—62A Killian Hennessy 11/2
29 Jul 13+2d Galway Galway Oyster Hotel Handicap (60-90) 1m4f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 1½ 8-6 62—62A Rory Cleary 5/2F
27 Jul 13+273d Wexford Audrey Mcgrath Memorial Handicap (47-65) 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-8 62—84A Ronan Whelan 3/1
2012 · 3 runs
27 Oct 12+6d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 1m · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 nse 9-2 ——52C Ronan Whelan 20/1
21 Oct 12+24d Naas Tifrums E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 6f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 8-9 ——63A Danny Redmond 33/1
27 Sep 12 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 7f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 4¾ 9-5 ——51A Kevin Manning 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Bulletin won?
Irish Bulletin (IRE) won 7 of 46 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 15.2%. Placed 14 times in total (30.4% of starts).
Who trained Irish Bulletin?
Irish Bulletin (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 6 June 2018.
Who is Irish Bulletin's sire?
Irish Bulletin (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Geal Mo Chroi (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Irish Bulletin prefer?
Irish Bulletin (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Irish Bulletin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 6 June 2018. The highest on record is 121.
What is Irish Bulletin's sire's record?
Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,862 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.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.