River Ara (IRE)
River Ara is a filly by St Mark's Basilica out of a daughter of Azamour who has won one of seven starts on turf. She gained that success in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap at Leopardstown in Oct 2025 over 1m – 1m1f on soft ground off a mark of 85. She has raced three times at Leopardstown for one win and has recorded all three of her places on soft ground. Her last run, at Gowran Park in Jun 2026, was her first in first-time headgear when she finished fourth of eight off an official rating of 91.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −4.38£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=7 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 54dAvg between runs
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 107
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 107A | 100.5 | 2 · 107 / 96 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 107A | 100 | 2 · 107 / 96 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 101A | 87 | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 610 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.1% from 210.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −4.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 70 | 16 | 22.9% | +9.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 101 | 16 | 15.8% | +2.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 166 | 17 | 10.2% | −3.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 258 | 30 | 11.6% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 210 | 36 | 17.1% | +3.5 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 103 | 13 | 12.6% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Crack Shot (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Crack Shot (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crack Shot (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 1m–1m½f | Class 3 |
| Tadita Twitch (GB) | 11 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Emphasis (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cleary | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 26+23d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Sat handy in 4th early - asked for effort entering straight - found little 2f out and dropped to 5th - stayed on steadily to finish 4th | 4/8 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 91 | 107A | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 7/2 |
| 09 May 26+27d | Naas | Darley Irish EBF Naas Oaks Trial Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Held up towards the back - still 6th at the midpoint - asked for effort inside final 2f but couldn't quicken and stayed on same speed to finish 6th | 6/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 92 | 95A | 76A | Ronan Whelan | 5/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+176d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud Priory Belle Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Held up towards the back on the wide side - pushed along in 10th with 2f left - unable to close - finished well held in 10th | 10/13 | hd | 9-2 | 93 | 87C | 79A | Jack Cleary | 18/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+18d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap Went straight to front - urged forward early in straight - lost advantage by a whisker after clipping opponent inside final furlong - regained command 150 yards out and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/12 | 9-5 | 85 | 85A | 100A | Jack Cleary | 13/8F | |
| 30 Sep 25+20d | Cork | Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series) Settled midpack early - back in 10th at the halfway point - urged forward outside the final 3f - continued to be driven wide inside the last 2f - up to 6th with a furlong left - stayed on nearing the line to snatch 3rd | 3/16 | 2¾ | 9-2 | — | 100C | 84A | Wayne Lordan | 11/8F |
| 10 Sep 25+62d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Sat handy behind front group - urged forward approaching final 2f - third and asked for more with 1f left after moving right - couldn't reel in winner inside final furlong - held on for second at the same effort | 2/9 | 3 | 9-2 | — | 101A | 91A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
| 10 Jul 25 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Held up in the pack - 7th at halfway - driven approaching the straight - unable to make headway and held on late stages | 6/8 | 3½ | 8-11 | — | 40A | 67A | Jack Cleary | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has River Ara (IRE) won?
- River Ara (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains River Ara (IRE)?
- River Ara (IRE) is trained by A P O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 June 2026.
- Who is River Ara (IRE)'s sire?
- River Ara (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Twitch (IRE), whose sire is Azamour.
- What going does River Ara (IRE) prefer?
- River Ara (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 River Ara (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 1 June 2026. The highest on record is 93.
- What is River Ara (IRE)'s sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 610 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.1% from 210.
- Who are River Ara (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Twitch (IRE), River Ara (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Crack Shot (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Crack Shot (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.