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Horse profile

Poltergeist (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer William Haggas · Last owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Diomed
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Bayalika (IRE) (Selkirk)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2011 — 5,632 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 · 10th of 10 Won at Salisbury New yard Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Poltergeist (IRE) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2010.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 14 Aug 2009 Official rating 82 at the last run, 21 May 2011

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 90A · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm290A73—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f390A71—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,818 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1612616.1%+4.2—
Good to Firm3,58146312.9%+10 from 2
Good4,52948710.8%−1.11 from 1
Good to Soft2,13225411.9%0—
Soft2,75830311%−0.90 from 1
Heavy790769.6%−2.3—
Standard (AW)6,86686612.6%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,04939913.1%+1.2—
6f – 7f9,8291,17812%+0.11 from 3
1m – 1m1f4,50254212%+0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,13924911.6%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m843667.8%−4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f360339.2%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m8989%−2.9—
Over 3m7114.3%+2.4—

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
Bayalika (IRE) (Selkirk)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Vital Equine (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Vital Equine (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vital Equine (IRE)936f–7fGroup 2
Bramaputra (IRE)411mClass 5
Vita Lika (GB)811m2fClass 6
Manana Chica (IRE)517fClass 4
Diman (IRE)40——
Just Surprise Me (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +0.44
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.44

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Salisbury 1 1 100% +0.44

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −1.56
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hughes 3 1 33% −1.56
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 1 100% +0.44
2009 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
21 May 11+347d Newbury Betfair Supports Oracle Cancer Trust Handicap (Rnd) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 20 9-4 8256C Kieren Fallon 7/2J
08 Jun 10+298d Salisbury 'Come Shopping At Castlepoint' Dougland Support Services Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 —71A Richard Hughes 4/9F
14 Aug 09+28d Newbury Don Deadman Memorial E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-3 —90A Richard Hughes 5/1
17 Jul 09 Newbury Highclere Thoroughbred Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Str) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 ½ 9-3 —66A Richard Hughes 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poltergeist (IRE) won?
Poltergeist (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Poltergeist (IRE)?
Poltergeist (IRE) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 21 May 2011.
Who is Poltergeist (IRE)'s sire?
Poltergeist (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Bayalika (IRE), whose sire is Selkirk.
What is Poltergeist (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 21 May 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Poltergeist (IRE)'s sire's record?
Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,818 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
Who are Poltergeist (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bayalika (IRE), Poltergeist (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Vital Equine (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Vital Equine (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. 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.