Rarely Miss Taken (IRE)
Rarely Miss Taken is a lightly raced mare with two starts since May 2026 and no wins or places. By Poet’s Word, whose progeny have won 72 of 731 runs since Jan 2008, she is out of a dam who has produced two winners from two runners to race, including Kalanisi Dubh with two wins. Her last run, at Down Royal in Oct 2026, was her first for the yard and she finished 10 of 14 in a bumper, racing mid-division on good ground. She has raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on turf.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 153dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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 14 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 8 Nov 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 766 runs since May 2022 (151 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.4 | — |
| Good | 221 | 19 | 8.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 152 | 15 | 9.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 165 | 13 | 7.9% | −2.4 | — |
| Heavy | 67 | 9 | 13.4% | +3.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 28 | 10.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 204 | 21 | 10.3% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | −0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kalanisi Dubh (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bobby's Nelson (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalanisi Dubh (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 2m–2m1f | — |
| Bobby's Nelson (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 26+153d | Down Royal (IRE) | SIS, Proud Sponsors Of Irish Racing (Pro/Am) Flat Race Raced in the pack - urged over 3f out and soon faded - never a threat in 10th | 10/14 | shd | 11-7 | 87B | 86B | Mr D G Lavery | 40/1 |
| 31 May 26 | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up at the back of the field - needed encouragement with 6f and 4f remaining - unable to improve into the straight and allowed to drop away late | 10/10 | 2 | 11-0 | 99C | 63C | Mr J Dunne | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rarely Miss Taken won?
- Rarely Miss Taken (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Rarely Miss Taken?
- Rarely Miss Taken (IRE) is trained by W R Crawford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
- Who is Rarely Miss Taken's sire?
- Rarely Miss Taken (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Bobby's Taken (IRE), whose sire is Dr Massini (IRE).
- What is Rarely Miss Taken's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 766 runs since May 2022 (151 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
- Who are Rarely Miss Taken's siblings?
- Out of Bobby's Taken (IRE), Rarely Miss Taken (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kalanisi Dubh (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bobby's Nelson (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.