Quirke's Gate (GB)
Quirke's Gate is a maiden who ran six times between Nov 2021 and Mar 2023 without winning. He placed once, his best effort coming when second of 25 at Naas in Jan 2023. The gelding, by Blue Bresil out of a Sir Harry Lewis mare, last ran when fourth of 16 in the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Thurles in Mar 2023, beaten favourite and last raced off his career-high mark of 113. All starts were on turf, mostly over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 388 d
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 112
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 112B | 78 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 112B | 85.5 | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,537 runs since Sep 2013 (462 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 921 | 103 | 11.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 739 | 85 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,200 | 154 | 12.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 577 | 75 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 68 | 5 | 7.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,256 | 166 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,503 | 173 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 570 | 72 | 12.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 93 | 10 | 10.8% | −1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dash Of Blue (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Marmalade Time (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dash Of Blue (GB) | 15 | 2 | 2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Marmalade Time (GB) | 12 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 3 |
| Tribal Thunder (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donal McInerney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Mar 23+12d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 10 | 11-12 | 113 | 78B | 104A | Michael O'Sullivan | EvensF |
| 06 Mar 23+15d | Leopardstown | Edmondstown Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 113 | 93B | 120A | Michael O'Sullivan | 5/1 |
| 19 Feb 23+42d | Punchestown | John Ross Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 4/22 | 8 | 11-7 | — | — | 111A | Michael O'Sullivan | 9/4 |
| 08 Jan 23+388d | Naas | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 2/25 | 13 | 11-7 | — | 112B | 120A | Michael O'Sullivan | 6/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 21+19d | Naas | BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Flat Race | 6/14 | 2¾ | 12-2 | — | 74B | 117A | Mr B O'Neill | 9/1 |
| 27 Nov 21 | Fairyhouse | St. Peter's Dunboyne GAA Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 6/12 | 2¼ | 12-0 | — | — | 115A | Donal McInerney | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Quirke's Gate won?
- Quirke's Gate (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Quirke's Gate?
- Quirke's Gate (GB) was trained by Barry Connell on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 18 March 2023.
- Who is Quirke's Gate's sire?
- Quirke's Gate (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Madame Bleue (GB), whose sire is Sir Harry Lewis.
- What is Quirke's Gate's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 18 March 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Quirke's Gate's sire's record?
- Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,537 runs since Sep 2013 (462 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Quirke's Gate's siblings?
- Out of Madame Bleue (GB), Quirke's Gate (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dash Of Blue (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Marmalade Time (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.