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Horse profile

Kirby (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer P Sogorb · Owner Scea Gaillard
by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Elsa D'Orient (IRE) (Singspiel)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 5 Aug 2026 · 6th of 13
KTB Profile

Kirby is a lightly raced gelding with one placing from two starts since Jul 2026. His best effort came when third of 12 at Dax in Jul 2026 over 1m2f to 1m4f on good ground. He finished sixth of 13 at La Teste De Buch in Aug 2026 in a Class 4 race. By Born To Sea out of a Singspiel mare whose other progeny include one winner from three runners to have run.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 25 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 9.1% of 4,279 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 966. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 865. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%0—
Good to Firm378349%−0.1—
Good1,1101089.7%+0.60 from 2
Good to Soft5715910.3%+1.2—
Soft96611712.1%+3—
Heavy365318.5%−0.6—
Standard (AW)865384.4%−4.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f190136.8%−2.3—
6f – 7f724425.8%−3.3—
1m – 1m1f632436.8%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f8849010.2%+1.10 from 2
1m5f – 2m99211011.1%+2—
2m1f – 2m4f6527411.3%+2.2—
2m5f – 3m166148.4%−0.7—
Over 3m3937.7%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kirby (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f.

Family form: Kirby (FR) finished 3rd of 10 at Toulouse (FR), 30 Sep 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kirby (FR)611m2f—
Ymohtep (FR)10——
Diam D'Orient (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
05 Aug 26+28d La Teste De Buch (FR) Prix Du Chateau D'arche - Sauternes, Grand Cru Classe 1855 Class 4 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 hd 9-5 S Topin 100/30
08 Jul 26 Dax (FR) Prix Alphonse Xiii Handicap 4 · 11.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 9-5 S Topin 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kirby won?
Kirby (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Kirby?
Kirby (FR) is trained by P Sogorb, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 August 2026.
Who is Kirby's sire?
Kirby (FR) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Elsa D'Orient (IRE), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Kirby's sire's record?
Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,279 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 966. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 865. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.
Who are Kirby's siblings?
Out of Elsa D'Orient (IRE), Kirby (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kirby (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.