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Horse profile

Rapid Fire (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer Michael G Cleary · Last owner Michael Drea
by Desert Sun (GB) out of Elsie Bamford (GB) (Tragic Role)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2011 — 5,591 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 18th of 23
KTB Profile

Rapid Fire (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Kilbeggan (Sep 2010).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 (jumps) 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 8 Jul 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 59C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tramore, 4 Jun 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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 99A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good393C81—
Good to Soft296A94.5—
Firm299A96—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f499A88—
1m5f – 2m396A93—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Desert Sun (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22418.2%+8.90 from 2
Good to Firm220188.2%−1.10 from 1
Good214167.5%−1.80 from 3
Good to Soft8744.6%−4.70 from 2
Soft10576.7%−2.60 from 1
Heavy3925.1%−4.2—
Standard (AW)4795812.1%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−3.2—
6f – 7f283289.9%+0.6—
1m – 1m1f258238.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f265269.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m173169.2%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f12797.1%−2.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m24520.8%+11.50 from 1
Over 3m300%−9.3—

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
Elsie Bamford (GB) (Tragic Role)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beware The Digger (GB)40——
Jane Jubilee (IRE)50——
Goldacre (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian O'Connell 2 0 0% −2.00
Robbie McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss S K McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss L A Hourigan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R O Harding 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 4 runs
08 Jul 11+19d Cork Jog For Jockeys August 21st Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 18/23 2 11-12 93C Brian O'Connell 50/1
19 Jun 11+15d Gowran Park Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 30 11-12 93C Brian O'Connell 66/1
04 Jun 11+13d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Directors (Ladies) Maiden 14f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 4½ 10-7 59C Miss S K McCarthy 40/1
22 May 11+261d Limerick www.totegoracingclub.com (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 30 12-0 80C Robbie McNamara 16/1
2010 · 5 runs
03 Sep 10+8d Kilbeggan Athlone Flat Race 19f · Firm · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 11-10 99A Robbie McNamara 14/1
26 Aug 10+19d Bellewstown Buck Mooney's For The Best Hen Parties In Meath Ladies Flat Race 17f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1¾ 11-4 81A Miss L A Hourigan 20/1
07 Aug 10+23d Kilbeggan Tom Birmingham Menswear (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 17 11-6 96A Mr P Roche 6/1
15 Jul 10+24d Killarney Liam O'connor Show (pro/am) Flat Race 17f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 7 11-0 83A Peter Carberry 25/1
21 Jun 10 Kilbeggan Tyrrellspass Flat Race 16f · Firm · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 11-4 93A Mr R O Harding 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rapid Fire won?
Rapid Fire (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2010 and 2011. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Rapid Fire?
Rapid Fire (GB) was trained by Michael G Cleary on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 8 July 2011.
Who is Rapid Fire's sire?
Rapid Fire (GB) is by Desert Sun (GB) out of Elsie Bamford (GB), whose sire is Tragic Role.
What is Rapid Fire's sire's record?
Desert Sun (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rapid Fire's siblings?
Out of Elsie Bamford (GB), Rapid Fire (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.