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Horse profile

Michael James (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2018) · Last trainer Paul Stafford · Last owner J Scully
by Baltic King (GB) out of Flying Cockatoo (IRE) (Flying Spur)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2018 — 2,963 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2018 · 5th of 15 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Michael James (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Hexham (Nov 2017). Last raced off a career-high mark of 105.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Perth, 10 Sep 2018

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 117C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2117C108.5—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2100B87.5—
2m5f – 3m2117C96—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 3 figures · best 62C · median 30
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy362C30—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f230C4.5—
6f – 7f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 10 Sep 2018 Official rating 105 at the last jumps run, 10 Sep 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 57A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 27 Sep 2016 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 14 Sep 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 112A · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2112A96—
Soft2102A97—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2112A102—
2m5f – 3m287C83.5—
1m5f – 2m2102A91—
Flat 4 figures · best 57A · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy357A53—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f356A53—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Baltic King (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,458 runs since Jan 2008 (93 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 147. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20315%+5.3—
Good to Firm2532811.1%+1.40 from 1
Good267166%−3.70 from 2
Good to Soft151117.3%−2.4—
Soft14774.8%−4.90 from 3
Heavy50714%+4.30 from 4
Standard (AW)5707012.3%+2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2282410.5%+0.8—
6f – 7f6937711.1%+1.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f254166.3%−3.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f168169.5%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m8167.4%−2.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f28310.7%+10 from 2
2m5f – 3m600%−9.70 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flying Cockatoo (IRE) (Flying Spur)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Short 5 0 0% −5.00
Killian Leonard 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
10 Sep 18+24d Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 ¾ 11-7 105100B112A Adam Short 50/1
17 Aug 18+41d Tramore ELC Laser Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 21f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 5 10-9 97117C80C Adam Short 33/1
07 Jul 18+239d Bellewstown Western Motors Skoda Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 35 10-11 —75C87C Patrick McGrath 50/1
10 Nov 17+12d Hexham John Smiths Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 2 10-5 ——102A Adam Short 125/1
29 Oct 17+16d Wexford Casey Cattle Slats Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 10 10-11 —67C80C Adam Short 100/1
13 Oct 17+29d Downpatrick Can You Believe It's October Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 ½ 11-5 —75C92C Adam Short 100/1
14 Sep 17+352d Listowel Byrne Family Handicap 8f · Heavy · 14 ran 12/14 2¼ 9-0 55-21C50C Seamie Heffernan 40/1
27 Sep 16+12d Fairyhouse Next Racing At Fairyhouse The Return Of The Jumps October 8th Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 nk 9-3 —62C57A Killian Leonard 66/1
15 Sep 16+22d Listowel Tote Maiden 8f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 1¾ 9-5 —30C53A Killian Leonard 33/1
24 Aug 16 Bellewstown Awards And Gifts Claiming Maiden 8f · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 9-5 ——56A W J Lee 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Michael James (IRE) won?
Michael James (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2018.
Who trained Michael James (IRE)?
Michael James (IRE) was trained by Paul Stafford on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 10 September 2018.
Who is Michael James (IRE)'s sire?
Michael James (IRE) is by Baltic King (GB) out of Flying Cockatoo (IRE), whose sire is Flying Spur.
What is Michael James (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 10 September 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Michael James (IRE)'s sire's record?
Baltic King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,458 runs since Jan 2008 (93 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 147. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 254.

Record shown from August 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.