Poetic Focus (IRE)
Poetic Focus is a Yeats mare who has yet to win from 15 starts on turf, with three places. She has raced eight times over 2m5f to 3m without success and has been held up in 64 per cent of her analysed runs. Her best effort came when she finished second of 15 in the Glenary Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel in Oct 2026, having led. She last ran off an official rating of 87, which was 8lb below her highest ever mark.
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (20%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 51dAvg between runs
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 119
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 127A | 92 | 4 runs · 119 / 88.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 93C | 66 | 2 runs · 93 / 66 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 127A | 92 | 4 runs · 119 / 92 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 95B | 77 | 3 runs · 86 / 53 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 9 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 14 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 5 (36%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (21%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,435 | 476 | 13.9% | +2 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,958 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,155 | 136 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 203 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,434 | 274 | 11.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,285 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,903 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 818 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lelantos (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m7f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lelantos (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lelantos (IRE) | 35 | 5 | 2m7f–3m2½f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Staples | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Cleary-Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josh Younge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+24d | Clonmel (IRE) | Glenary Handicap Hurdle made all the running - challenged 3 out - kept on strongly from the last - collared right on the line to finish 2nd | 2/15 | nse | 11-1 | 87 | 91B | 117A | Cian Quirke | 7/1 |
| 07 Sep 26+28d | Galway (IRE) | WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Handy early - slipped back to 7th after the 7th - improved into 4th before 2 out - faded entering the straight - well held at the finish | 11/19 | 48 | 11-1 | 87 | 39C | 91C | Danny Gilligan | 7/2F |
| 10 Aug 26+29d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle Shared front spot early and clipped opponent at the first - lost top spot from the second - settled just behind the pace at halfway - back in front after two out - hit the front approaching the last - driven along and matched stride for stride inside final furlong - overtaken near the line | 2/16 | ½ | 11-0 | 84 | 119B | 114A | Danny Gilligan | 4/1F |
| 12 Jul 26+8d | Sligo | Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) settled early - towards the back and made a mistake at the 7th - faded 3 out and came home a long way behind | 13/15 | 74 | 11-1 | 87 | 10C | 80C | Cian Quirke | 11/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+37d | Bellewstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack - moved into 2nd 3 out then pressed for effort - slipped back to 4th approaching last - held on for 5th without finding more | 5/15 | 2½ | 10-12 | 88 | 86B | 103A | Josh Younge | 12/1 |
| 28 May 26+201d | Limerick | Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled in the pack pulling hard early - 6th at halfway - unable to close in early straight - well held late finishing 7th | 7/12 | 19 | 11-0 | 89 | 93C | 85C | Philip Donovan | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 25+37d | Gowran Park | Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack - made no real headway - well held throughout | 12/19 | 3½ | 10-12 | 91 | 53C | 88C | Calum Hogan | 25/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+24d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack early - moved onto the heels of the front group before the 7th - up into 4th by halfway - improved to press the pace turning in - edged in front briefly - asked for effort and lost the advantage before 2 out - held place in 3rd without finding more and clipped the fence 2 out before coming down at the last | F/14 | — | 10-13 | 92 | — | — | Eoin Staples | 10/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+31d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled at the back early - improved into 10th after the 7th - moved into 6th by the final marker - stayed on late to finish 4th | 4/18 | 5½ | 11-8 | 92 | 68B | 113A | Sean O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+34d | Wexford | Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back of the pack - minor error 5 out - pushed along in 7th but making no headway before 3 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out | PU/14 | — | 11-4 | 94 | — | — | Eoin Staples | 17/2 |
| 05 Jul 25+33d | Bellewstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards back of pack - still down in 12th three out then up to 5th approaching last - pushed along and stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/16 | ¾ | 11-5 | 95 | 77B | 102A | Eoin Staples | 66/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+155d | Listowel | Nora Canty Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - stayed on at same speed from 2 out - well held in 11th | 11/18 | 2¾ | 11-4 | — | 93C | 83C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+38d | Limerick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Sat behind the front group - stumbled at the 2nd and dropped back - settled midfield after another error at the 5th - pressed for effort before three out - faltered with nothing left and pulled up before the following fence | PU/14 | — | 10-13 | — | — | — | Conor McNamara | 100/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+40d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield - up to 5th at halfway - moved through to challenge but blundered 3 out - into 2nd under pressure entering straight - 3rd and held after another mistake at last - unable to find more late on | 6/10 | ½ | 10-5 | — | 127A | 95A | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 50/1 |
| 12 Oct 24 | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group early and pulling hard - sitting third approaching 5 out - moved into second entering the straight - third again 2 out and making no inroad - drifted left after the last and found nothing late to finish 6th | 6/10 | 1½ | 10-7 | — | 95B | 95A | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poetic Focus won?
- Poetic Focus (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Poetic Focus?
- Poetic Focus (IRE) is trained by A. Slattery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Poetic Focus's sire?
- Poetic Focus (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Western Focus (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
- What is Poetic Focus's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Poetic Focus's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
- Who are Poetic Focus's siblings?
- Out of Western Focus (IRE), Poetic Focus (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lelantos (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lelantos (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.