Horse profile
Kilkee Bay (IRE)
by Ocovango (GB) out of Fly Bid (IRE) (Golan (IRE))
19 runs · 13 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 11 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Roscommon
Last run 10 Nov 2026 · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 9 of 14 analysed runs — Kilkee Bay (IRE) is 1 from 19. Last raced off 92, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 11 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 1–19Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 3 (15.8%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=19 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 287 d
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 rating92↓ 15lb off peak
92
90–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 79
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 103B | 82.5 | 2 runs · 86 / 82.5 |
| Good | 5 | 131B | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 85C | 62 | 3 runs · 85 / 62 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 131B | 77.5 | 5 runs · 85 / 62 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 89C | 87.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 91B | 74 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 19 runs · as at 11 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 14 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 9 (64%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,021 runs since Oct 2019 (308 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 28 | 8 | 28.6% | +19.2 | — |
| Good | 947 | 94 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 716 | 71 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 918 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 396 | 37 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 796 | 65 | 8.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,100 | 98 | 8.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 912 | 95 | 10.4% | +1 | 1 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 196 | 27 | 13.8% | +4.4 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2019 · as at 10 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fly Bid (IRE) (Golan (IRE))
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Clay Rogers (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Clay Rogers (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Rogers (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 2m4f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Kilbeg Bernie (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tuff Times (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Northern Edge (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9% | +10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J Dunne | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jake Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Paddy Barlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Blinkers | 7 | 1 | 14% | +14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 26+37d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Michael O'Sullivan & Lorna Brooke Ireland V Britain (Q.R.) Challenge Handicap Steeplechase Held up at the back early - improved to hold 3rd four out - dropped to 4th after 2 out - promoted to 3rd after the last and stayed on at one speed to the line | 3/5 | 4 | 11-3 | 92 | 23C | 98B | Mr Paddy Barlow | 11/2 |
| 04 Oct 26+45d | Killarney (IRE) | Killarney Races Handicap Steeplechase Held up in the back group - error 3 out - soon under pressure and dropped away tamely - finished 8th | 8/15 | 3 | 11-1 | 94 | 85C | 86C | Mr J Dunne | 7/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+16d | Killarney (IRE) | Easyfix Equine Handicap Steeplechase Held up at the back - drifted left over the first then driven from four out - still in seventh making no headway when hampered and unseated two out | UR/12 | — | 11-2 | 95 | — | — | Mr J Dunne | 10/1 |
| 04 Aug 26+18d | Roscommon (IRE) | Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap Steeplechase Settled at the back early - improved into 11th by halfway - moved through before 5 out - into 4th 2 out under pressure - lost touch before the last and beaten well | 5/16 | 15 | 11-5 | 96 | 86C | 90C | Mr J Dunne | 11/2 |
| 17 Jul 26+39d | Killarney (IRE) | Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div II) settled at the back and travelled wide early - up to ninth by halfway - made further gains from the 11th - into third and driven from 3 out - drifted right under pressure after 2 out - stayed on but never good enough to trouble the winner | 2/15 | 15 | 11-3 | 96 | 62B | 115A | Mr J Dunne | 5/1 |
| 08 Jun 26+18d | Roscommon | Roscommon (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards back of pack - moved into fourth three out - up to second before final fence going smoothly - hit front at the last and pushed out to hold on gamely | 1/16 | 11-1 | 90 | 79B | 125A | Mr J Dunne | 20/1 | |
| 21 May 26+10d | Limerick | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway then 6th under urging into the straight - held no more from 2 out and beaten well home | 8/12 | 2 | 11-6 | 92 | 46A | 97A | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 11 May 26+221d | Killarney | Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase Held up at the back - error at the 3rd and near last after 8th - improved into contention after 4 out - unable to close from 2 out - blundered and lost rider in 6th place at the last | UR/14 | — | 10-10 | 94 | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 25+40d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to pace early - went in front before the 3rd then pushed along and lost the advantage entering the straight - couldn't find more before 2 out and dropped away well held in 6th | 6/14 | 8½ | 11-4 | 97 | 23B | 95A | Calum Hogan | 4/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+15d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - 5th by the 7th - still in contention when brought down 4 out | F/14 | — | 11-7 | 97 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 10/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+287d | Wexford | Traynors Of Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled towards back of field - nudged along at halfway - pushed out from three out but made no headway after last - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/14 | 9 | 11-6 | 99 | — | 88C | Calum Hogan | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 24+18d | Sligo | SF Engineering Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Close to pace early - lost momentum three out - dropped away steadily - well beaten in 11th | 11/15 | 5½ | 11-10 | 105 | 89C | 99C | Sam Ewing | 11/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+12d | Fairyhouse | Winter Festival Hospitality On Sale Now Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Needed early urging - settled near back early then closer from 2nd - up to 5th after 7th - slipped back to 6th making no headway before 2 out - held steady effort to finish 5th | 5/10 | nk | 11-11 | 106 | 115A | 109A | Sam Ewing | 11/2 |
| 25 Sep 24+12d | Listowel | Devon Inn Dan Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - improved into contention 3 out - pressed for effort before the final flight but couldn't quicken | 6/13 | 4¼ | 10-7 | 107 | 76B | 109A | Sam Ewing | 10/1 |
| 13 Sep 24+97d | Ballinrobe | Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Held up towards the back - pushed along in 11th two out - still 10th at the last before finishing on same effort | 5/16 | ¾ | 11-5 | 107 | 131B | 116A | Jack Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+11d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle | 5/22 | 4¼ | 11-7 | — | 91B | 107A | Jake Coen | 15/2 |
| 28 May 24+21d | Ballinrobe | Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle | 5/15 | 4 | 11-4 | — | 79B | 111A | Sam Ewing | 9/4F |
| 07 May 24+79d | Ballinrobe | Supermac's Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 10 | 10-13 | — | 103B | 117A | Jake Coen | 9/2 |
| 18 Feb 24 | Punchestown | Old House Kill Maiden Hurdle | 4/8 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 57A | 115A | Jack Kennedy | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kilkee Bay won?
- Kilkee Bay (IRE) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 3 times in total (15.8% of starts).
- Who trains Kilkee Bay?
- Kilkee Bay (IRE) is trained by E McNamara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 November 2026.
- Who is Kilkee Bay's sire?
- Kilkee Bay (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Fly Bid (IRE), whose sire is Golan (IRE).
- What going does Kilkee Bay prefer?
- Kilkee Bay (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Kilkee Bay's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 10 November 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Kilkee Bay's sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,021 runs since Oct 2019 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
- Who are Kilkee Bay's siblings?
- Out of Fly Bid (IRE), Kilkee Bay (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Clay Rogers (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Clay Rogers (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.