Skip to content
Horse profile

Programme Girl (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner David C Young G Houghton
by Definite Article (GB) out of Targhyb (IRE) (Unfuwain)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Dec 2008 — 6,527 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 · 6th of 8 6 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Programme Girl (IRE) is 6 from 11. Hasn't won since Jun 2007.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Programme Girl (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gio's Girl (GB)80——
Wandaover (GB)50——
Njorls Saga (GB)50——

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 107C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 24 Jun 2007 Official rating 110 at the last run, 14 Dec 2008

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 121C · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3107C98—
Good to Firm3121C111—
Good to Soft2118C116—
Soft2118C112—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7121C114—
2m1f – 2m4f4111C103.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.52 from 3
Good2,03122411%+0.51 from 3
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.21 from 2
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.62 from 2
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.34 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.22 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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
Targhyb (IRE) (Unfuwain)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Royal Swain (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Royal Swain (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Swain (IRE)2661m4f–2m½fClass 4
Regal Swain (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% −1.38
Good to Firm 3 2 67% +0.13
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +0.00
Soft 2 2 100% +5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 3 75% +1.13
Class 3 3 1 33% −1.38
Class 6 3 1 33% +1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 4 2 50% −0.87
Hexham 2 2 100% +1.62
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +2.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 4 57% +3.62
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% −0.87

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr T Greenall 4 3 75% +2.73
Brian Hughes 3 1 33% −1.38
Tony Dobbin 3 1 33% +1.00
Dougie Costello 1 1 100% +0.40

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 4 4 100% +2.75
2006 4 1 25% −1.00
2005 1 1 100% +3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 4 57% −0.25
NH Flat 4 2 50% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
14 Dec 08+33d Musselburgh Musselburgh News Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 7 10-13 11098A Brian Hughes 10/1
11 Nov 08+506d Sedgefield Newcastle Flooring Co Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 30 10-6 11085C Brian Hughes 9/1
2007 · 4 runs
24 Jun 07+18d Hexham toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 110107C Brian Hughes 8/13F
06 Jun 07+14d Sedgefield gg.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-4 115111C Dougie Costello 2/5F
23 May 07+11d Sedgefield wbx.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 —105C Mr T Greenall 8/11F
12 May 07+151d Hexham Tyne Rivers Trust "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-7 —118C Mr T Greenall EvensF
2006 · 4 runs
12 Dec 06+52d Sedgefield World Bet Exchange At WBX.COM Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 10 10-7 —102C Tony Dobbin EvensF
21 Oct 06+132d Kelso Free Tips at gg.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 9 11-3 —114C Tony Dobbin 6/4F
11 Jun 06+22d Perth Gig Night August 1st Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 11-0 —121C Mr T Greenall 6/5F
20 May 06+195d Bangor-on-Dee Patrick Burling Developments Mares' Only Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-0 —118C Mr T Greenall 2/1F
2005 · 1 run
06 Nov 05 Ayr Junior Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 13.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-5 —106C Tony Dobbin 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Programme Girl won?
Programme Girl (IRE) won 6 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 54.5%. Placed 9 times in total (81.8% of starts).
Who trained Programme Girl?
Programme Girl (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 14 December 2008.
Who is Programme Girl's sire?
Programme Girl (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Targhyb (IRE), whose sire is Unfuwain.
What going does Programme Girl prefer?
Programme Girl (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Programme Girl's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 14 December 2008. The highest on record is 115.
What is Programme Girl's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Programme Girl's siblings?
Out of Targhyb (IRE), Programme Girl (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Royal Swain (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Royal Swain (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Programme Girl produced winners?
As a dam, Programme Girl (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. 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.