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Horse profile

Lyreen Legend (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2016) · Last trainer Ms Sandra Hughes · Last owner Lyreen Syndicate
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Bint Bladi (FR) (Garde Royale)
23 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jan 2016 — 3,922 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2016 · 8th of 9 4 wins · 4 courses First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 148
KTB Profile

Lyreen Legend (IRE) is 4 from 23, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Boylesports.com Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles (Mar 2012). Hasn't won since Oct 2012. Last raced off 148, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating148↓ 9lb off peak
148 130–157

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

Best recent KTB Rating 122C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 31 Jan 2016 Official rating 148 at the last run, 31 Jan 2016

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 22 figures · best 148A · median 131.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy12148A132.5—
Soft5133A131—
Good3137A136—
Good to Soft2137A131.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8139B133—
2m1f – 2m4f5142A136—
1m5f – 2m5148A123—
Over 3m4137A128.5—

Of 23 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 23 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
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since Jan 2008 (643 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15.1—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.8—
Good6899814.2%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft6509214.2%−0.90 from 2
Soft2,44334814.2%−0.91 from 6
Heavy1,50625817.1%+23 from 12
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.3—
1m5f – 2m1,00116916.9%+1.82 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,78140414.5%−0.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,23619115.5%+0.41 from 9
Over 3m2843713%−2.10 from 4

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
Bint Bladi (FR) (Garde Royale)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Patent Pending (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Patent Pending (FR)321m2f—
King's Daughter (FR)612m2½f—
Oscar's Song (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 12 3 25% −1.50
Soft 6 1 17% +3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 6 0 0% −6.00
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Naas 4 1 25% +5.00
Thurles 2 1 50% +2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 1 100% +1.75
Navan 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −6.25
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +7.75
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 17 4 24% +2.50
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Carberry 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 4 18% −2.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 8 2 25% −1.25
2011 5 2 40% +7.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 1 8% −9.25
Hurdle 10 3 30% +6.75
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
31 Jan 16+34d Punchestown Racinguk.com/freetrial Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (grade C) 28f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 6½ 11-5 148122C Jonathan Moore 16/1
2015 · 2 runs
28 Dec 15+39d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 24f · Heavy · 21 ran 12/21 2½ 11-7 136121C B J Cooper 16/1
19 Nov 15+568d Thurles Boomerang Animal Bedding And Boomerang Horse & Country Store Chase (Listed) 22f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 12 11-0 152119B Barry Geraghty 7/1
2014 · 3 runs
30 Apr 14+47d Punchestown Bibby Financial Services Ireland Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) 25f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6/9 6 11-10 157126A Paul Carberry 11/2
14 Mar 14+33d Cheltenham Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 2¾ 11-10 153137A Paul Carberry 33/1
09 Feb 14+43d Leopardstown Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-10 154133A Barry Geraghty 13/2
2013 · 4 runs
28 Dec 13+249d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (grade 1) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2 11-10 152133A B J Cooper 14/1
23 Apr 13+41d Punchestown Growise Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 25f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 hd 11-10 152131B B J Cooper 8/1
13 Mar 13+32d Cheltenham RSA Chase (Grade 1 Novices' Chase) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 11-4 145137A B J Cooper 10/1
09 Feb 13+43d Leopardstown Dr. P.J. Moriarty Novice Chase (Grade 1) 21f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 11-10 147132B B J Cooper 3/1
2012 · 8 runs
28 Dec 12+40d Leopardstown Topaz Novice Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 11-9 146— B J Cooper 10/1
18 Nov 12+20d Punchestown Florida Pearl Novice Chase (Grade 2) 22f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 4 11-2 —139B B J Cooper 5/2
29 Oct 12+185d Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. E.B.F. Beginners Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-10 —133A B J Cooper 7/4F
27 Apr 12+19d Punchestown Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 11-10 139142A B J Cooper 9/2
08 Apr 12+38d Fairyhouse Coolmore National Hunt Sires Ask & Getaway Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 20f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 11-10 140136A B J Cooper 9/2
01 Mar 12+32d Thurles Boylesports.com Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 138131B B J Cooper 3/1
29 Jan 12+21d Leopardstown Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 11-0 130138A B J Cooper 12/1
08 Jan 12+20d Naas Slaney Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 4½ 11-0 —127B B J Cooper 15/8
2011 · 5 runs
19 Dec 11+37d Navan Christmas Novice Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 —148A B J Cooper 11/4
12 Nov 11+14d Naas Naas Vet Panel Supporting Racing Fishery Lane Hurdle (listed) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 3½ 11-4 —123B B J Cooper 20/1
29 Oct 11+186d Naas Frank McGlynn Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-7 —131A B J Cooper 8/1
26 Apr 11+48d Fairyhouse Tattersalls Ireland Sales Bumper 16f · Good · 22 ran 9/22 nk 10-11 —110A Ms N Carberry 12/1
09 Mar 11 Naas Naas Racecourse On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 25 ran 9/25 1¼ 10-11 —98A B J Cooper 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lyreen Legend won?
Lyreen Legend (IRE) won 4 of 23 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 10 times in total (43.5% of starts).
Who trained Lyreen Legend?
Lyreen Legend (IRE) was trained by Ms Sandra Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 31 January 2016.
Who is Lyreen Legend's sire?
Lyreen Legend (IRE) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Bint Bladi (FR), whose sire is Garde Royale.
What going does Lyreen Legend prefer?
Lyreen Legend (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lyreen Legend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 148, from the run on 31 January 2016. The highest on record is 157.
What is Lyreen Legend's sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since Jan 2008 (643 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lyreen Legend's siblings?
Out of Bint Bladi (FR), Lyreen Legend (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Patent Pending (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m2f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2011. 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.