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Horse profile

Litir Ghra (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Brendan W Duke · Last owner Mrs J S Bolger
by Intense Focus (USA) out of Christinas Letter (IRE) (Galileo)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2017 — 3,384 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Litir Ghra (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Gowran Park, 22 Jul 2017

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 114C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2114C107.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3114C101—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 49A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 22 Apr 2017 Official rating 47 at the last run, 22 Jul 2017

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 53A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good353A49—
Soft246C38.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f349A31—
6f – 7f353A46—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.

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 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1218.3%0—
Good to Firm514397.6%−0.7—
Good811658%−0.30 from 3
Good to Soft3494011.5%+3.20 from 1
Soft686395.7%−2.60 from 2
Heavy240218.8%+0.5—
Standard (AW)1,017979.5%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3844411.5%+3.2—
6f – 7f1,3881228.8%+0.50 from 3
1m – 1m1f780617.8%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f621487.7%−0.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m328216.4%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f9344.3%−4—
2m5f – 3m3000%−8.3—
Over 3m6233.3%+25—

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
Christinas Letter (IRE) (Galileo)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Intensical (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Leitir Mor (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Intensical (IRE)3737f–1mClass 4
Leitir Mor (IRE)3226f–7fGroup 3
Vocal Music (IRE)2027f–1m—
Open House (IRE)111m—
Johanna Whitty (IRE)611m4½f—
Letter Focus (IRE)100——
Letter At Dawn (IRE)210——
Invincible Vince (IRE)30——
Litteratus (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rory Cleary 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Davis 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 3 runs
22 Jul 17+23d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap (45-70) 12f · Yielding · 11 ran 9/11 3¾ 8-5 4791A31A Rory Cleary 25/1
29 Jun 17+68d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 12.5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 3¾ 7-11 54114C29C Sean Davis 33/1
22 Apr 17+236d Limerick Michael English Plays Live At Limerick Racecourse July 27th Handicap (45-75) 11.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 3 8-6 51101C49A Rory Cleary 25/1
2016 · 3 runs
29 Aug 16+14d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 3½ 9-5 ——46C Rory Cleary 66/1
15 Aug 16+36d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Race (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 7½ 8-11 ——53A Rory Cleary 20/1
10 Jul 16 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 15/15 2½ 9-5 ——36C Kevin Manning 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Litir Ghra won?
Litir Ghra (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained Litir Ghra?
Litir Ghra (IRE) was trained by Brendan W Duke on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 22 July 2017.
Who is Litir Ghra's sire?
Litir Ghra (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Christinas Letter (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Litir Ghra's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 22 July 2017. The highest on record is 54.
What is Litir Ghra's sire's record?
Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
Who are Litir Ghra's siblings?
Out of Christinas Letter (IRE), Litir Ghra (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Intensical (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Leitir Mor (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2016. 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.