7yo gelding · Trainer N W Alexander· Owner Gemmell Horn Morris Morris
by Balko (FR) out of Belle Du Luy (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
13 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 157 daysLast raced off OR 86
KTB Profile
Jirko is a maiden who has yet to win from 13 starts on turf and has placed three times. His best effort came when second of 11 at Ayr in Dec 2025. All his runs have been over 1m5f to 3m, with most starts on soft or heavy ground. He last ran at Perth in May 2026 in the Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase, a Class 5 event, where he raced prominently off an official rating of 86.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
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.
Official rating86↓ 7lb off peak
8686–93
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed104the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 1 Dec 2025
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 9 figures · best 104A · median 76
Going
Runs
Best
Median
Since 18 Oct 2025
Soft
4
79C
72.5
2 · 79 / 71.5
Heavy
3
104A
99
1 · —
Good to Soft
2
97C
85.5
1 · —
Distance
Runs
Best
Median
Since 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m
4
97C
73.5
—
2m5f – 3m
3
104A
74
3 · 104 / 74
2m1f – 2m4f
2
99A
89
1 · —
Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
KTB Rating
Best recent KTB Rating112Bthe best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 13 Jan 2026Official rating 86at 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 11 figures · best 112B · median 100
Going
Runs
Best
Median
Since 18 Oct 2025
Soft
5
100B
94
2 · 100 / 94.5
Heavy
4
112B
103
2 · 112 / 108.5
Good to Soft
2
107B
101.5
1 · —
Distance
Runs
Best
Median
Since 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m
5
112B
105
4 · 112 / 106
1m5f – 2m
4
101B
98
—
2m1f – 2m4f
2
101A
95
1 · —
Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).
KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 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.
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.
Murrayshall Cairns Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ranDrifted left early - handy in the pack until stumbling badly 13th - drifted wide and dropped back after 4 out - shaky again and fell 3 out
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 3 ranset the pace early - handed over the advantage at the 11th - blundered at the 14th and slipped to third four out - pushed along soon after - dropped away before the last to finish third
Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ranHandy early - faded to mid-pack after the 2nd - driven forward from 4 out to move into 3rd by 2 out - stayed on steadily to finish third
2026 Ayr Racecourse Memberships Now Available Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Heavy · 11 ranHit front after 1st - shared command briefly then went clear from 5th - scrappy over 14th and 4 out - pressed and lost command approaching 2 out - unable to find more up the run-in - held on for second beaten some way
racingtv.com/freetrial Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ranSettled in third early - hit a flat spot around 4th - hit the front approaching the 11th - driven when challenged 2 out and knocked off top spot at the last - faded on the run-in to finish third
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24.5f · Soft · 16 ranSettled towards the back early - nudged into contention approaching 2 out under pressure - dropped away soon after and beaten a long way at the finish
Jirko (FR) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trains Jirko (FR)?
Jirko (FR) is trained by N W Alexander, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
Who is Jirko (FR)'s sire?
Jirko (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Belle Du Luy (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What is Jirko (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 13 May 2026. The highest on record is 93.
What is Jirko (FR)'s sire's record?
Balko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,645 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Jirko (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Belle Du Luy (FR), Jirko (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Jirko (FR)·0–13·SR 0%
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