Poetic Flare (IRE)
Poetic Flare (IRE) is 5 from 11 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket (May 2021). Hasn't won since Jun 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 122.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Poetic Flare (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 1 run since May 2026 (1 horse). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2026 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
- 5–11Wins / Runs
- 45.5%Strike rate
- 8 (72.7%)Placed
- +21.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 2.34Fair A/E n=11 · 2.02 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 201 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 117
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 107A | 105 | — |
| Good | 2 | 117A | 97 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 117C | 111.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 107A | 90 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 117C | 106.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 117A | 107 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,578 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 180.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.6 | 2 from 2 |
| Good | 892 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 366 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 626 | 33 | 5.3% | −2.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,114 | 113 | 10.1% | +2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +4 | 1 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 951 | 77 | 8.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,032 | 83 | 8% | 0 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 457 | 34 | 7.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 9 | 5% | −3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Glamorous Approach (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Glamorous Approach (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorous Approach (IRE) | 26 | 4 | 7½f–1m4f | Listed |
| Beauvallon (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Frazil (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Slaney East (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Teologia (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Geolai (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Chilli Zing (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mariora (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | 100% | +19.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +17.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +15.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +17.50 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has Poetic Flare won?
- Poetic Flare (IRE) won 5 of 11 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 45.5%. Placed 8 times in total (72.7% of starts).
- Who trained Poetic Flare?
- Poetic Flare (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 11 September 2021.
- Who is Poetic Flare's sire?
- Poetic Flare (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Maria Lee (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What going does Poetic Flare prefer?
- Poetic Flare (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Poetic Flare's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 11 September 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Poetic Flare's sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,578 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 180.
- Who are Poetic Flare's siblings?
- Out of Maria Lee (IRE), Poetic Flare (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Glamorous Approach (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Glamorous Approach (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Poetic Flare sired winners?
- As a sire, Poetic Flare (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 1 run since May 2026 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.