Horse profile
Poole Harbour (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2015) · Last trainer K R Burke · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Xliv E Burke
by Elusive City (USA) out of Free Lance (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
25 runs · 14 courses · from May 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Aug 2015 — 4,095 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2015 · 6th of 7
2 wins · Folkestone & Kempton (AW)
Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile
Poole Harbour (IRE) is 2 from 25. Hasn't won since Jun 2012. Last raced off 75, 20lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 25 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 2–25Wins / Runs
- 8%Strike rate
- 9 (36%)Placed
- −17.50£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 0.70Fair A/E n=25 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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.
Official rating75↓ 20lb off peak
75
75–95
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
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
Elusive City (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,122 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 328 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,662 | 413 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,119 | 438 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 2 from 24 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Free Lance (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Flowstate (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Soul Silver (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowstate (IRE) | 31 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Soul Silver (IRE) | 19 | 4 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Master Garvey (IRE) | 58 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Maronella (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Commit No Nuisance (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Machaputo (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Sandsend (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Ignatius (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.50 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 2 | 8% | −16.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hughes | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Pat Dobbs | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Michael Stainton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Peter Sword | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Anna Hesketh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kirsty Milczarek | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.50 |
| 2011 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 15+60d | Beverley | Journal Classified Claiming Stakes | 6/7 | hd | 9-6 | 75 | 68A | Michael Stainton | 16/1 |
| 13 Jun 15+21d | Leicester | Cream Gorse Handicap | 5/6 | 7 | 9-11 | 77 | 65C | Michael Stainton | 25/1 |
| 23 May 15+207d | Catterick | Totequadpot Handicap | 9/10 | 4½ | 9-0 | 80 | 49C | Peter Sword | 11/1 |
| 2014 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 14+11d | Catterick | David T Brown 'Lord Hovis' Handicap | 14/14 | nk | 9-6 | 84 | 53C | Paul Quinn | 50/1 |
| 17 Oct 14+35d | Haydock | Griffiths And Armour Handicap | 14/16 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 89 | 50C | Miss Anna Hesketh | 50/1 |
| 12 Sep 14+13d | Doncaster | Coopers Marquees Handicap | 10/10 | ¾ | 8-12 | 93 | 53A | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 30 Aug 14+427d | Chester | Sportingbet Handicap | 10/12 | 7 | 9-7 | 95 | 59C | Paul Mulrennan | 25/1 |
| 2013 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 13+7d | Windsor | Live Pool Information At Totepool.com Handicap | 4/13 | nse | 8-13 | 95 | 93A | William Twiston-Davies | 7/1 |
| 22 Jun 13+19d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 15/26 | 1 | 8-6 | 95 | 74A | William Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| 03 Jun 13+16d | Windsor | Download Coral Mobile From The App Store Handicap | 3/13 | 1 | 9-7 | 95 | 113A | Ryan Moore | 7/2 |
| 18 May 13+13d | Newbury | Betfred Mobile Lotto Handicap | 2/16 | nse | 8-11 | 90 | 104A | Richard Hughes | 9/2 |
| 05 May 13+13d | Newmarket | Timeform 'European Champion Two-Year-Old' - Harbour Watch Handicap | 3/15 | ¾ | 8-7 | 90 | 98A | Sean Levey | 12/1 |
| 22 Apr 13+199d | Windsor | Sbobet.com Handicap | 2/15 | nse | 9-5 | 88 | 106A | Sean Levey | 20/1 |
| 2012 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 12+11d | Ascot | Pwc Handicap | 14/14 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 88 | 48C | Kirsty Milczarek | 12/1 |
| 24 Sep 12+15d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-0 | 88 | 87A | Richard Hughes | 9/2 |
| 09 Sep 12+22d | York | York 800 Handicap | 18/20 | 4½ | 8-12 | 88 | 63C | Ted Durcan | 12/1 |
| 18 Aug 12+14d | Newmarket | Newmarket Equine Hospital Handicap | 3/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 88 | 94A | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
| 04 Aug 12+15d | Goodwood | Get Your Bet On At bluesq.com Stewards' Sprint Handicap | 12/28 | ½ | 9-3 | 89 | 83A | Richard Hughes | 10/1 |
| 20 Jul 12+21d | Ascot | Capital & Regional Handicap | 5/18 | ¾ | 9-7 | 89 | 88A | Richard Hughes | 8/1 |
| 29 Jun 12+32d | Folkestone | FGS Plant Folkestone Hammer (Handicap) | 1/11 | 9-3 | 85 | 101A | Richard Hughes | 5/2F | |
| 28 May 12+23d | Kempton (AW) | Betfair Supporting Grassroots Racing Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 1/14 | 9-3 | 80 | 103A | Ryan Moore | 3/1F | |
| 05 May 12+17d | Goodwood | betfred.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 6/7 | 4½ | 9-3 | 83 | 56C | Pat Dobbs | 5/2F |
| 18 Apr 12+285d | Newmarket | Alex Scott Maiden Stakes | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 86A | Pat Dobbs | 11/2 |
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 11+56d | Ascot | Helical Bar E.b.f. Maiden Stakes | 5/7 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 76A | Pat Dobbs | 4/7F |
| 13 May 11 | Newbury | Ramsay Health Care Maiden Stakes | 2/15 | nse | 9-3 | — | 98A | Jimmy Fortune | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poole Harbour won?
- Poole Harbour (IRE) won 2 of 25 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 8%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
- Who trained Poole Harbour?
- Poole Harbour (IRE) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 12 August 2015.
- Who is Poole Harbour's sire?
- Poole Harbour (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Free Lance (IRE), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
- What going does Poole Harbour prefer?
- Poole Harbour (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Poole Harbour's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 12 August 2015. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Poole Harbour's sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
- Who are Poole Harbour's siblings?
- Out of Free Lance (IRE), Poole Harbour (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Flowstate (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Soul Silver (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.