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Horse profile

Irska (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Dec 2022) · Last trainer M Nigge · Last owner Markus Nigge
by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Eire (GB) (Medicean)
26 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Dec 2022 — 1,411 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2022 · 9th of 11 3 wins · Deauville (FR), Saint-Cloud (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Irska won three of 26 starts including the Group 3 Prix de Lieurey at Deauville in Aug 2020. She gained her other victories in the Prix Durban at Saint-Cloud over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft in May 2020 and the Prix de la Serpentine at Chantilly on standard going in Mar 2020. All three wins came in France where she raced at nine different courses. She finished 9 of 11 at Deauville in the Prix Vodkato in Dec 2022.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,332 runs since Jan 2008 (153 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.3% from 168. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 161. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.5% from 207. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 132.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+13.8—
Good to Firm541120.4%+9.2—
Good182189.9%−1.30 from 2
Good to Soft1682414.3%+3.10 from 3
Soft3134213.4%+2.21 from 10
Heavy161116.8%−4.41 from 6
Standard (AW)450429.3%−1.91 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f34823.5%+12.3—
6f – 7f2332711.6%+0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f389348.7%−2.52 from 12
1m2f – 1m4f282289.9%−1.31 from 12
1m5f – 2m132107.6%−3.6—
2m1f – 2m4f2073014.5%+3.3—
2m5f – 3m441022.7%+11.5—
Over 3m11218.2%+7—

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

Dam
Eire (GB) (Medicean)

5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Toijk (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Toijk (FR)6366½f–7f—
Happy Approach (FR)1441m2f–1m3f—
Eiria (GB)1927½f—
Irlandia (FR)721m1½f–1m2½f—
Belleire (FR)1511m5½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 1 10% −2.50
Heavy 6 1 17% +17.00
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +14.60
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 6 1 17% +17.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 6 1 17% +1.50
Longchamp (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Chantilly (FR) 3 1 33% +16.60
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Toulouse (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 12 2 17% +30.60
1m2f – 1m4f 12 1 8% −4.50
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aurelien Lemaitre 9 0 0% −9.00
Hugo Journiac 9 3 33% +41.10
Mickael Barzalona 2 0 0% −2.00
Gregory Benoist 2 0 0% −2.00
Cristian Demuro 2 0 0% −2.00
Mme Marie Velon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Marie Velon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 10 0 0% −10.00
2021 8 0 0% −8.00
2020 8 3 38% +42.10

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 Jockey SP
2022 · 10 runs
16 Dec 22+21d Deauville (FR) Prix Vodkato (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 1¼ 9-0 Mickael Barzalona 10/1
25 Nov 22+34d Fontainebleau (FR) Grand Prix de Fontainebleau - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (3yo+ F & M) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 18 ran 12/18 ½ 9-1 Aurelien Lemaitre 31/5
22 Oct 22+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Flore (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 10.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 hd 9-0 Aurelien Lemaitre 29/1
30 Sep 22+45d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Dahlia - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1 8-11 Mickael Barzalona 14/5F
16 Aug 22+52d Deauville (FR) Prix du Logis - Categorie Personnel d'Ecurie (Conditions) (4yo+) (Round Course) (Turf) 10f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1 8-10 Aurelien Lemaitre 14/1
25 Jun 22+55d Compiegne (FR) Grand Prix de Compiegne - 5th Etape du Defi du Galop () (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 4 8-10 Aurelien Lemaitre 47/1
01 May 22+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix Allez France Longines (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 1¾ 8-11 Aurelien Lemaitre 37/1
10 Apr 22+32d Longchamp (FR) Prix Zarkava - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (4yo+ F & M) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 4/8 nse 8-11 Aurelien Lemaitre 45/1
09 Mar 22+40d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Haras au Bois (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 6 8-10 Aurelien Lemaitre 19/5
28 Jan 22+66d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Fontaine Teauvillaise (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 nk 8-10 Aurelien Lemaitre 56/10
2021 · 8 runs
23 Nov 21+12d Deauville (FR) Prix Lyphard (AW Championships Fast-track Qualifier) () (3yo+) (AW Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nk 8-10 Aurelien Lemaitre 24/1
11 Nov 21+11d Toulouse (FR) Prix Fille de l'Air (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 12/12 13 8-13 Mme Marie Velon 35/1
31 Oct 21+24d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Isola Bella - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 9-0 Mlle Marie Velon 15/1
07 Oct 21+88d Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Grand Prix des Provinces-Prix Andre Baboin () (3yo+) (Turf) 9.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nse 8-11 Hugo Journiac 14/1
11 Jul 21+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Calonne - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Str Course) 8f · Very Soft · 7 ran 7/7 3½ 9-2 Gregory Benoist 87/10
22 Jun 21+29d Nantes (FR) Grand Prix Anjou Bretagne - Haras du Saz () (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 8-10 Cristian Demuro 29/10
24 May 21+8d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Montretout () (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2 8-10 Cristian Demuro 20/1
16 May 21+180d Longchamp (FR) Prix Maurice Zilber - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (New Course) 7f · Very Soft · 6 ran 6/6 ½ 8-11 Hugo Journiac 9/1
2020 · 8 runs
17 Nov 20+24d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Tantieme () (3yo+) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 hd 8-13 Gregory Benoist 14/5F
24 Oct 20+20d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Perth (3yo+) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 1 8-10 Hugo Journiac 9/1
04 Oct 20+50d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de la Foret (3yo+) (New Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 8-10 Hugo Journiac 34/1
15 Aug 20+44d Deauville (FR) Prix de Lieurey (3yo Fillies) (Round Course) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 8-13 Hugo Journiac 22/1
02 Jul 20+32d Longchamp (FR) Prix Melisande () (3yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 8-11 Hugo Journiac 39/10
31 May 20+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de Suresnes () (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) 10f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 5 8-13 Hugo Journiac 59/10
12 May 20+70d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Durban (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-13 Hugo Journiac 13/2
03 Mar 20 Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Serpentine (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Fillies) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 Hugo Journiac 186/10

Quick answers

How many races has Irska won?
Irska (FR) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 8 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Irska?
Irska (FR) was trained by M Nigge on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 16 December 2022.
Who is Irska's sire?
Irska (FR) is by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Eire (GB), whose sire is Medicean.
What going does Irska prefer?
Irska (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Irska's sire's record?
Hunter's Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,332 runs since Jan 2008 (153 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.3% from 168. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 161. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.5% from 207. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 132.
Who are Irska's siblings?
Out of Eire (GB), Irska (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Toijk (FR) (6). The wins came over 6½f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2020. 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.