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Horse profile

Riffa Spirit (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Declan Carroll · Owner Ray Flegg John Bousfield
by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Nafa (IRE) (Shamardal)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chelmsford City (AW) Last run 14 Sep 2026 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Riffa Spirit (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2025. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf. Last raced off 63, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 9lb off peak
63 63–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 25 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 119A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good499A724 runs · 99 / 72
Standard (AW)4119A761 run · —
Good to Firm280B65.52 runs · 80 / 65.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f6119A826 runs · 119 / 82
6f – 7f477A74.51 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chester, 25 Jul 2026 Official rating 63 at the last run, 14 Sep 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 85A · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good473A60.54 runs · 73 / 60.5
Standard (AW)485A68.51 run · —
Good to Firm248A41.52 runs · 48 / 41.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f673A576 runs · 73 / 57
6f – 7f485A621 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 9 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bungle Inthejungle (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,248 runs since Mar 2018 (353 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3625.6%−3.2—
Good to Firm7087410.5%+1.70 from 2
Good1,077968.9%+0.10 from 4
Good to Soft428296.8%−2—
Soft486438.8%0—
Heavy12332.4%−6.4—
Standard (AW)1,3901269.1%+0.31 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,53517611.5%+2.70 from 6
6f – 7f2,1051597.6%−1.21 from 4
1m – 1m1f434358.1%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f12432.4%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m3800%−8.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−8.8—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2018 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nafa (IRE) (Shamardal)

5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Bedford Flyer (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Tatterstall (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bedford Flyer (IRE)4365fClass 3
Aloysius Lilius (IRE)6165f–6fClass 5
Tatterstall (IRE)2555fClass 2
X Force (IRE)525f–6fClass 3
Facoulty (IRE)615fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −0.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 1 13% −4.50
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 1 100% +2.50
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Zak Wheatley 6 0 0% −6.00
Harry Davies 2 1 50% +1.50
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 4 1 25% −0.50
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 3 1 33% +0.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 7 runs
14 Sep 26+40d Thirsk decronhorsecare.co.uk Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back of the field - pushed along and lost touch approaching 3f out - last of all inside final 2f - well held at the finish 10/10 6½ 9-2 6345C50C Zak Wheatley 80/1
05 Aug 26+11d Pontefract Fbs Chartered Accountants Chaplins Club Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Held up in rear from the start - never able to challenge - well held at the finish 8/9 1 9-7 6680B48A Zak Wheatley 50/1
25 Jul 26+39d Chester Family Fun Day On 2nd August Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran Held up early - lost ground from over 1f out - responded to the whip and stayed on at one speed to finish 6/11 ¾ 9-8 6884A73A Jason Hart 80/1
16 Jun 26+22d Thirsk PD Hook Gallop Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 7 ran Handy early - hit front after a furlong before giving way 2f out - dropped away quickly after finishing 7th 7/7 2¾ 9-1 6960B33A Zak Wheatley 33/1
25 May 26+26d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went on in front before being overtaken approaching 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten 8/8 2¾ 9-6 7051A35A Zak Wheatley 7/2
29 Apr 26+18d Musselburgh Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 7 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort and overtaken 2f out with prospects still alive turning in - held on gamely but edged out of second close home 3/7 nk 9-6 7099A71A Zak Wheatley 11/4F
11 Apr 26+200d Southwell (AW) Country & Western Night 25th April Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran Took a strong hold early - hit front - driven on approaching final 2f - edged left under pressure inside final furlong then lost place close home to finish fourth 4/7 nk 8-11 71119A66A Zak Wheatley 40/1
2025 · 3 runs
23 Sep 25+40d Lingfield (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Drifted left at the off - settled with the pack - squeezed for space 2f from home - found a little room and improved on the rail before fading soon after 8/11 ½ 9-6 7275A71A Harry Davies 11/2
14 Aug 25+19d Chelmsford City (AW) Paddy Power Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Tracked the pace - went clear approaching final 3f - pushed out late to prevail 1/8 9-7 —74B85A Harry Davies 5/2
26 Jul 25 Newcastle (AW) Rio EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Tracking the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then lost momentum inside the final furlong - clipped by a rival close to home to finish seventh 7/10 1 9-7 —77A53A Jack Mitchell 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Riffa Spirit won?
Riffa Spirit (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trains Riffa Spirit?
Riffa Spirit (IRE) is trained by Declan Carroll, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 September 2026.
Who is Riffa Spirit's sire?
Riffa Spirit (IRE) is by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Nafa (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
What going does Riffa Spirit prefer?
Riffa Spirit (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Riffa Spirit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 14 September 2026. The highest on record is 72.
What is Riffa Spirit's sire's record?
Bungle Inthejungle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,248 runs since Mar 2018 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
Who are Riffa Spirit's siblings?
Out of Nafa (IRE), Riffa Spirit (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Bedford Flyer (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Tatterstall (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.