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Horse profile

Little Bittern (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer David Loughnane · Last owner Jamie Rocke
by Belardo (IRE) out of Catalan (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2025 — 549 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 6th of 6 Won at Southwell (AW) New yard Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Little Bittern is a filly who won one of seven starts, the success coming in a Class 6 handicap at Southwell over 6f to 7f on standard AW in Jan 2025 off an official rating of 54. All runs have been on the all-weather, with the placed effort also coming at that level. She led when finishing sixth of six at Wolverhampton in a Class 5 handicap in Apr 2025, her last run and first for the David Loughnane yard, off an official rating of 59.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 18 Feb 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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 82A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)782A74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f582A74—
1m – 1m1f278C63—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 45A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 18 Feb 2025 Official rating 59 at the last run, 26 Apr 2025

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 7 figures · best 62A · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)762A45—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f562A45—
1m – 1m1f251C38—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Belardo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,715 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.2—
Good to Firm3444212.2%+2—
Good877879.9%−0.3—
Good to Soft391389.7%−0.5—
Soft641599.2%−1—
Heavy2162511.6%+1.4—
Standard (AW)1,23912710.3%+0.11 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f221209%−1.2—
6f – 7f1,3201309.8%−0.41 from 5
1m – 1m1f968969.9%−0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f84910412.2%+2—
1m5f – 2m264218%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f8766.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+6.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Catalan (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Flame of Freedom (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Flame of Freedom (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flame of Freedom (IRE)2047fClass 3
Bintaziza (IRE)521m–1m½fClass 5

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +23.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +25.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 1 20% +21.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oliver Carmichael 3 1 33% +23.00
Charles Bishop 3 0 0% −3.00
William Pyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% +21.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 1 25% +22.00
2024 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
2025 · 4 runs
26 Apr 25+67d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran Set the pace early - sat second until the four furlong mark then went in pursuit of the pace - driven approaching two out and lost ground - dropped right out of it to finish well beaten in 6th 6/6 21 8-11 5948C25C William Pyle 25/1
18 Feb 25+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with a furlong left - finished strongly close home - fourth at the line 4/8 3½ 9-0 6076A45A Oliver Carmichael 9/2
07 Feb 25+21d Lingfield (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran Slow to break and knocked at the off - stuck at the back and lost ground - shaped up late without threatening to reach the front runners 6/8 1 8-12 6067A45A Oliver Carmichael 7/2
17 Jan 25+21d Southwell (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Held up in third down the inner - pushed to the front and drifted off a straight line inside the last furlong - continued to veer but stayed on strongly to score 1/12 9-1 5474A62A Oliver Carmichael 25/1
2024 · 3 runs
27 Dec 24+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Hard to see early - raced fiercely and went to front - overtaken after a furlong - settled mid-pack by halfway - slipped back and off the pace by 2f out - finished well held in 11th 11/12 1½ 9-2 —58C44C Charles Bishop 100/1
16 Dec 24+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM EBF 'Confined' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Sat close to front two - pushed for effort with two furlongs left - lost ground steadily inside final furlong - finished sixth well held 6/11 ½ 9-2 —82A54A Charles Bishop 125/1
03 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM/EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - urged to close 2f out - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish 6/10 3¼ 9-2 —78C51C Charles Bishop 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Bittern won?
Little Bittern (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Little Bittern?
Little Bittern (IRE) was trained by David Loughnane on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 26 April 2025.
Who is Little Bittern's sire?
Little Bittern (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Catalan (IRE), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.
What is Little Bittern's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 26 April 2025. The highest on record is 60.
What is Little Bittern's sire's record?
Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,715 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Little Bittern's siblings?
Out of Catalan (IRE), Little Bittern (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Flame of Freedom (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Flame of Freedom (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.