Irish Thistle (IRE)
Irish Thistle (IRE) is 4 from 65. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. Last raced off 69, 73lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–65Wins / Runs
- 6.2%Strike rate
- 14 (21.5%)Placed
- −43.50£1 level staken=65 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=65 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 142Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 73
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 89C | 67 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 86A | 51 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 99A | 46 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 86A | 50 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 99A | 51 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 89C | 84 | — |
Of 29 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 29 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 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 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 385 | 30 | 7.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,062 | 67 | 6.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 454 | 27 | 5.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 930 | 61 | 6.6% | −0.1 | 3 from 13 |
| Heavy | 634 | 43 | 6.8% | +0.1 | 1 from 21 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −6.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 731 | 35 | 4.8% | −1.9 | 3 from 20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,331 | 97 | 7.3% | +0.6 | 1 from 29 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,170 | 77 | 6.6% | −0.1 | 0 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 276 | 26 | 9.4% | +2.7 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
11 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Aengus (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Thistle Be The One (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aengus (IRE) | 38 | 4 | 2m2f–3m1½f | Class 4 |
| Noble Robin (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 2m3½f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Thistle Be The One (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m | Class 3 |
| Why Not Thistle (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| That'll Be Oxo (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Master Templar (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Barney Stinson (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Littlemissthistle (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Thistle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Which Robin (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Millford Hill (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 21 | 1 | 5% | −15.50 |
| Good | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 11 | 3 | 27% | +5.50 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stratford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 29 | 1 | 3% | −26.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 3 | 15% | −1.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Banks | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Shane Quinlan | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| A E Lynch | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Mark Enright | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Davy Russell | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Mr C Motherway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| David Bass | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew P Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Damien Skehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Brodie Hampson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lucy K Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Sam Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Bolger | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ger Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Splaine | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 4 | 10% | −17.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 49 | 2 | 4% | −41.00 |
| NH Flat | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Irish Thistle won?
- Irish Thistle (IRE) won 4 of 65 archived starts between 2011 and 2019, a strike rate of 6.2%. Placed 14 times in total (21.5% of starts).
- Who trained Irish Thistle?
- Irish Thistle (IRE) was trained by Dai Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 31 March 2019.
- Who is Irish Thistle's sire?
- Irish Thistle (IRE) is by Luso (GB) out of Which Thistle (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Irish Thistle prefer?
- Irish Thistle (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Thistle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 31 March 2019. The highest on record is 142.
- What is Irish Thistle's sire's record?
- Luso (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Irish Thistle's siblings?
- Out of Which Thistle (IRE), Irish Thistle (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Aengus (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Thistle Be The One (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.