Horse profile
Martin Spirit (IRE)
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Tribune Libre (IRE) (Nayef)
42 runs · 19 courses · from Mar 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Sep 2025 — 411 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025
2 wins · Epsom Downs & Plumpton
Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile
Martin Spirit won twice from 42 starts with his successes coming in a Class 6 handicap at Epsom Downs over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground in Jul 2024 and a Class 5 novices limited handicap hurdle at Plumpton over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground in Mar 2024. The gelding, by Dark Angel out of Tribune Libre, reached an official rating of 112. He last ran at Saint-Cloud in France in Sep 2025 where headgear returned. Aged 8 at his last run in Sep 2025.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 56lb off peak
- 2–42Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 9 (21.4%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.48Fair A/E n=42 · 0.41 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 194 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 rating56↓ 56lb off peak
56
52–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 101B | 87 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 87A | 84.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 108A | 93 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 87A | 84.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 106A | 83 | — |
| Good | 5 | 106A | 100 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 67B | 38.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 106A | 67 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 106A | 46.5 | — |
Of 27 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 27 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,934 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 4,845 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,414 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 10 |
| Soft | 2,736 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 828 | 71 | 8.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,309 | 920 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,729 | 1,256 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5,009 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,474 | 237 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,093 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 475 | 42 | 8.8% | −2.5 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Tribune Libre (IRE) (Nayef)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Emperor Caradoc (FR) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Emperor Caradoc (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Caradoc (FR) | 52 | 7 | 5f–7f | Class 4 |
| Termonde (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | +23.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +27.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fontwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lyon Parilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | +20.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Moore | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Lee Edwards | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Angelo Zuliani | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bertrand Lestrade | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Coralie Pacaut | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Solange Gourdain | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mohammad Zeeshaan Sahebjan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Elodie Daveau-Coudray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Amy Collier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Freddie Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marc Goldstein | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| Tongue tie | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 7 | 1 | 14% | +27.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 13% | +22.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 23 | 1 | 4% | −18.50 |
| Flat | 17 | 1 | 6% | +17.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 25+78d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix de l'Avenue Marengo (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | PU/16 | — | 9-4 | — | — | — | Mme Coralie Pacaut | 73/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+18d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de la Salpetriere (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) | 7/14 | hd | 9-7 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 28/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+52d | Chantilly (FR) | Px Reine Marie-Amelie-Longines Fegentri W Championship for Lady Riders (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 12/16 | 3 | 10-10 | — | — | — | Mme Solange Gourdain | 13/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+20d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Balard (Claimer) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) | 6/9 | nk | 9-1 | — | — | — | Mohammad Zeeshaan Sahebjan | 23/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+162d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Penthesilee - Trophee Studio Harcourt (Conditions) (4yo+) (Lady Amateur Riders) (Turf) | 8/11 | ½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mme Elodie Daveau-Coudray | 26/1 |
| 2024 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 24+10d | Nottingham | Book Your Christmas Party Here Handicap Midfield early - good progress 3f out - moved to 2nd over 2f out - driven over 1f out - stayed on but unable to peg back the winner finishing second 3¼ lengths adrift | 2/11 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 56 | 93A | 85A | Sean Kirrane | 11/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+20d | Windsor | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 2) Settled in 5th early - made progress wide to sit behind the front group by halfway - moved into 2nd out wide with 2f left - pushed along and outpaced approaching the final furlong - faded near the line to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 56 | 104A | 70A | Rossa Ryan | 3/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+22d | Fontwell | AK Bets Chat To A Trader Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Set the tempo from the front - jumped awkwardly 5th - six lengths to spare with three to jump - buffer shrinking by two out - overtaken soon after and dropped away up the run-in | 5/11 | 9½ | 11-1 | 85 | 83A | 90A | Lee Edwards | 11/1 |
| 02 Sep 24+17d | Windsor | Hamish Johnson Memorial Handicap (Div 1) Pulling hard early - settled in the pack - pressed for effort 2f out - found room and closed strongly late to finish third narrowly held | 3/9 | nk | 9-7 | 56 | 108A | 69A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 16 Aug 24+29d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap Held up towards the back - improved on the inner from 2f out - moved into 4th late but couldn't reach the front pair | 4/10 | 1 | 9-9 | 57 | 101B | 70A | Pat Cosgrave | 13/2 |
| 18 Jul 24+15d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Ladies' Derby Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 5/11 | shd | 9-2 | 57 | 82B | 66A | Miss Amy Collier | 11/2 |
| 03 Jul 24+22d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Double Delight' Handicap | 1/14 | 9-9 | 52 | 92C | 82A | Jason Hart | 33/1 | |
| 11 Jun 24+14d | Southwell | Play Southwell Golf Course Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 12/13 | 15 | 11-1 | 87 | 65C | 79C | Lee Edwards | 11/2 |
| 28 May 24+16d | Lingfield | Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap | 7/11 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 55 | — | 63A | Trevor Whelan | 33/1 |
| 12 May 24+20d | Plumpton | Harry & Betty Savill Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 6/12 | 5½ | 11-2 | 88 | 101A | 81A | Freddie Gordon | 4/1 |
| 22 Apr 24+33d | Kempton | Sri Lanka, The Wonder Of Asia Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 3) | 4/9 | 4¼ | 11-4 | 88 | 100A | 107A | Lee Edwards | 9/2 |
| 20 Mar 24+9d | Market Rasen | James Arthur & Ella Henderson Live Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 55 | 11-4 | 83 | -8C | 101C | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| 11 Mar 24+48d | Plumpton | Betting.Bet Horse Racing Tips Aggregator Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-0 | 83 | — | 118B | Lee Edwards | 7/2 | |
| 23 Jan 24+8d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenway With BetUK Handicap | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 58 | 87A | 65A | Sean Kirrane | 14/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+10d | Hereford | Daily Racing Specials At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase | 10/13 | 9 | 10-9 | 86 | 39C | 82C | James Davies | 5/1 |
| 05 Jan 24+18d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 6/11 | 2 | 9-4 | 60 | 82A | 69A | Sean Kirrane | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 23+27d | Plumpton | In Memory Of Susan Corrigan Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 90 | 51C | 72C | Caoilin Quinn | 66/1 |
| 21 Nov 23+51d | Lingfield | Favourite Goes 7 Days A Week Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 31 | 11-1 | 92 | 31C | 77C | Niall Houlihan | 33/1 |
| 01 Oct 23+194d | Epsom Downs | Epsom - Home Of Group 1 Winners Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 10 | 9-8 | — | 23C | 56C | Rhys Clutterbuck | 80/1 |
| 21 Mar 23+114d | Plumpton | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap Hurdle | 5/7 | 2 | 11-8 | 94 | 67B | 104A | Jamie Moore | 7/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 22+23d | Leicester | Leicestershire Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 4 | 11-8 | 94 | 106A | 116A | Jamie Moore | 7/2 |
| 04 Nov 22+18d | Fontwell | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle | 10/10 | 39 | 11-7 | 98 | 10C | 81C | Jamie Moore | 66/1 |
| 17 Oct 22+141d | Plumpton | Summertree Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 6/7 | 33 | 11-13 | 99 | 86C | 79C | Jamie Moore | 25/1 |
| 29 May 22+57d | Fontwell | Philip And Vanessa's 21st Wedding Anniversary Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 1 | 11-8 | 98 | 106A | 120A | Jamie Moore | 11/1 |
| 02 Apr 22+12d | Newbury | Play Pick 6 At BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/6 | — | 10-1 | 105 | — | — | Jamie Moore | 150/1 |
| 21 Mar 22+22d | Plumpton | Sky Sports Publicans Day Out Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/5 | — | 11-7 | 107 | — | — | Marc Goldstein | 40/1 |
| 27 Feb 22+129d | Fontwell | RoyalEquestrian Bedding And Manor Elite Horsebox Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 11-10 | 112 | — | — | Jamie Moore | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 21+21d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Santo Pietro (Listed Handicap Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) | 8/16 | 1¼ | 9-13 | — | — | — | Angelo Zuliani | 37/10F |
| 30 Sep 21+23d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Guillaume de Pracomtal (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 2/16 | 2 | 10-2 | — | — | — | Angelo Zuliani | 73/10 |
| 07 Sep 21+108d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Alain et Gilles de Goulaine (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 5/15 | nk | 10-4 | — | — | — | Angelo Zuliani | 9/5F |
| 22 May 21+23d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix le Parisien (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | PU/14 | — | 10-8 | — | — | — | Bertrand Lestrade | 5/1 |
| 29 Apr 21+25d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Gaston Branere (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | F/16 | — | 10-1 | — | — | — | Bertrand Lestrade | 4/1 |
| 04 Apr 21+18d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix General de Rougemont (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 3/15 | 4½ | 10-6 | — | — | — | Bertrand Lestrade | 36/5 |
| 17 Mar 21+126d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix du Commandant Bossut (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 2/8 | hd | 10-10 | — | — | — | Bertrand Lestrade | 11/5F |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 20+160d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Lycoming (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 6/10 | 7 | 10-8 | — | — | — | Angelo Zuliani | 41/10 |
| 04 Jun 20+83d | Lyon Parilly (FR) | Prix Theodore Ravier (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 3/4 | 7½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Aurelien Lemaitre | 9/2 |
| 13 Mar 20 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Beauvaisis (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 6/10 | 2½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Aurelien Lemaitre | 56/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Martin Spirit won?
- Martin Spirit (IRE) won 2 of 42 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 9 times in total (21.4% of starts).
- Who trained Martin Spirit?
- Martin Spirit (IRE) was trained by Adam West on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 19 September 2025.
- Who is Martin Spirit's sire?
- Martin Spirit (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Tribune Libre (IRE), whose sire is Nayef.
- What going does Martin Spirit prefer?
- Martin Spirit (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Martin Spirit's official rating?
- Martin Spirit (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 112.
- What is Martin Spirit's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,934 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Martin Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Tribune Libre (IRE), Martin Spirit (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Emperor Caradoc (FR) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Emperor Caradoc (FR)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.