James Boru (IRE)
James Boru (IRE) is 1 from 24. Hasn't won since Jul 2020. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer). Last raced off 88, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–24Wins / Runs
- 4.2%Strike rate
- 1 (4.2%)Placed
- −16.50£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.62Fair A/E n=24 · 0.51 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 96
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 121B | 80 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 112C | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 106B | 96 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 112C | 74 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 121B | 94 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 24 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 24 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 11% of 4,122 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Good to Firm | 157 | 13 | 8.3% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,427 | 172 | 12.1% | +1.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 620 | 73 | 11.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,198 | 106 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 687 | 87 | 12.7% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,068 | 96 | 9% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,388 | 155 | 11.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,256 | 159 | 12.7% | +1.7 | 1 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 383 | 42 | 11% | 0 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Massini's Trap (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m5f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Massini's Trap (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massini's Trap (IRE) | 69 | 6 | 1m5f–2m4f | Class 2 |
| Little Lady Lu (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Little Sparrow (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Down Royal | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Orr | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Mr N McParlan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steven Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 1 | 6% | −9.50 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 James Boru (IRE) won?
- James Boru (IRE) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 1 time in total (4.2% of starts).
- Who trained James Boru (IRE)?
- James Boru (IRE) was trained by Noel C Kelly on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 13 July 2021.
- Who is James Boru (IRE)'s sire?
- James Boru (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Sparrow's Trap (IRE), whose sire is Magical Wonder.
- What going does James Boru (IRE) prefer?
- James Boru (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is James Boru (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 13 July 2021. The highest on record is 104.
- What is James Boru (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,122 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are James Boru (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sparrow's Trap (IRE), James Boru (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Massini's Trap (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Massini's Trap (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.