Poetic Twist (IRE)
Poetic Twist is a mare who has won one of eight starts on turf. The success came at Tramore in May 2026 in the Success Days At Kilbarry Lodge Stud Mares Maiden Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on good ground. She has five places from eight runs overall and acts prominently. Her last run, at Perth in Sep 2026, was a third of five in a Class 4 novices hurdle when she was beaten favourite off an official rating of 115, which was also her career-high mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- −5.90£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.53Fair A/E n=8 · 0.44 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)
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 176
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 176A | 129 | 3 runs · 176 / 129 |
| Soft | 3 | 132A | 124 | 3 runs · 132 / 124 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 130B | 105.5 | 2 runs · 130 / 105.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 114C | 103 | 3 runs · 114 / 103 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 176A | 130 | 3 runs · 176 / 130 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 132A | 128 | 2 runs · 132 / 128 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Jan 2026
- Prominent 5 (63%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.8 | — |
| Good | 218 | 17 | 7.8% | −2.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 144 | 13 | 9% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 165 | 13 | 7.9% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 265 | 26 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 199 | 20 | 10.1% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −2.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 8 Nov 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 Starzand (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Starzand (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starzand (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.90 |
| NH Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 26+46d | Perth | Saltire Hospitality EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race (EBF Mares' Nh Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Handy behind front group early - lost touch after 3 out and unable to close before 2 out - moved into third late | 3/5 | 3½ | 11-7 | 115 | 114C | 115B | Sean Bowen | 10/11F |
| 09 Aug 26+55d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - drifted left at the first and dropped towards the back after an untidy second - up with the front group by the third - sixth at halfway - lost momentum 4 out and niggled at - another awkward leap 2 out - laboured at the last with no response to pressure - faded into sixth | 6/10 | 6½ | 11-3 | 109 | 129A | 109A | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 26+17d | Kilbeggan | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Mares Hurdle Sat handy early - slipped back through the pack by halfway - improved into third two out - pressed for second but couldn't threaten winner before last - stayed on same gear to finish clear second | 2/8 | 25 | 11-3 | 110 | 81A | 115B | Kevin Sexton | 10/3 |
| 29 May 26+18d | Tramore | Success Days At Kilbarry Lodge Stud Mares Maiden Hurdle Went straight to front - matched near halfway then regained command 3 out - asked for effort 2 out - shaken up and opened daylight at the last - kept going strongly to the line for an easy success | 1/10 | 11-7 | — | 176A | 123A | Sam Ewing | 11/10F | |
| 11 May 26+36d | Killarney | Easy Clean Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled just off the pace early - moved into contention by the ninth - up to third approaching four out - edged to the front before three out but blundered there - overtaken approaching the last - regained command on the run-in - stayed on well - caught in the closing strides | 2/16 | nk | 10-13 | — | 130B | 128A | Jack Kennedy | 9/4 |
| 05 Apr 26+54d | Cork | O'Flynn Motors Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into contention before 6 out and pressed the leader from 3 out with a shake-up soon after - stayed on to the line but unable to reel in the winner finishing second | 2/14 | 1¾ | 11-2 | — | 103B | 126A | Josh Williamson | 12/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+38d | Ayr | Watch On Racing TV Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Sat just behind the pace - moved into second with 5f left - pushed along and slipped back over 3f out - fought back for second in the final furlong but well held in the finish | 2/7 | 12 | 11-2 | — | 132A | 119B | Sean Bowen | 9/4 |
| 03 Jan 26 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort past 2f out - stayed on same gear through final furlong to finish 4th | 4/9 | 3½ | 11-11 | — | 124B | 122A | Mr H C Swan | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poetic Twist won?
- Poetic Twist (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trains Poetic Twist?
- Poetic Twist (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 September 2026.
- Who is Poetic Twist's sire?
- Poetic Twist (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Phoenix Twist (IRE), whose sire is Kalanisi.
- What going does Poetic Twist prefer?
- Poetic Twist (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 Twist's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 24 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Poetic Twist's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
- Who are Poetic Twist's siblings?
- Out of Phoenix Twist (IRE), Poetic Twist (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Starzand (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Starzand (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.