Spindleberry (IRE)
Spindleberry is a mare who has won six of 12 starts on turf, including three at Fairyhouse and a Grade 1 success in the WillowWarm Gold Cup at Fairyhouse in Apr 2025. She has recorded three wins from four starts over 2m5f to 3m and three from seven over 2m1f to 2m4f, with victories on soft, heavy and good going. Usually a front-runner, she was held up when finishing second of five off an official rating of 151 at Punchestown in May 2026 in the Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase.
- 6–12Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 9 (75%)Placed
- +2.56£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.73Fair A/E n=12 · 1.48 incl. margin
- 154Highest OR
- 99dAvg 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 100
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 | 5 | 100C | 90 | 2 · 90 / 62 |
| Heavy | 2 | 156B | 114.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 156B | 100 | 3 · 101 / 100 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 100C | 99 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 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 7 analysed runs
- Led 4 (57%) · 4 wins
- Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,241 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 392 | 37 | 9.4% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 197 | 9 | 4.6% | −4.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 406 | 45 | 11.1% | +2.2 | 3 from 6 |
| Heavy | 171 | 15 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 64 | 4 | 6.3% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 67 | 4 | 6% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 83 | 9 | 10.8% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 365 | 40 | 11% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 564 | 52 | 9.2% | +0.3 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 6 | 4.8% | −4.1 | 3 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risky Whiskey (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 3 | 50% | −1.14 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 3 | 75% | +5.23 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.70 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 3 | 75% | +0.86 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 7 | 4 | 57% | +1.36 |
| Danny Mullins | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.20 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 100% | +5.33 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.23 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 7 | 4 | 57% | +0.06 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May 26+49d | Punchestown | Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase (Grade 2) Held up early - 4th at halfway - up to 3rd approaching 3 out - driven after that - into 2nd before last - stayed on same tempo but couldn't threaten winner | 2/5 | 6½ | 11-7 | 151 | 90C | 148B | Paul Townend | 9/2 |
| 13 Mar 26+39d | Cheltenham | Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Held mid-pack early - dropped back before 4 out - driven from 2 out - passed a tired rival to be fourth last but unable to land a blow | 4/8 | 3½ | 11-7 | 153 | 100A | 134A | Paul Townend | 13/2 |
| 02 Feb 26+35d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1) Settled just behind the front group - clipped heels at the 2nd and stumbled again at the 8th - dropped through the field and driven up before 5 out - found nothing more and was pulled up before 4 out | PU/12 | — | 11-3 | 154 | — | — | Danny Mullins | 11/1 |
| 29 Dec 25+53d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot briefly at the 2nd - stumbled at the 10th - back in command by three out - drew away after the last to score with authority | 1/5 | 11-6 | 150 | 101C | 142B | Danny Mullins | 6/5F | |
| 06 Nov 25+200d | Clonmel | T.A. Morris Memorial Irish EBF Mares Chase (Listed) Set the pace from the off - opened up a two length advantage by halfway - stayed on strongly from two out to score with something in hand | 1/6 | 11-7 | 150 | 34A | 136B | Paul Townend | 2/5F | |
| 20 Apr 25+57d | Fairyhouse | WillowWarm Gold Cup (Grade 1) Settled in midfield early and awkward at the 2nd - improved position after the 3rd - closed in on the pace 4 out - cruising nicely before 2 out - hit the front approaching the last two - drifted left at the final fence - kept driving forward to the finish | 1/6 | 11-3 | 142 | — | 74C | Danny Mullins | 3/1 | |
| 22 Feb 25+71d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Colreevy Mares Novice Chase (Listed) Set the pace early - drifted a touch left over fences - lost front spot at the 4th - cruising in second approaching two out - asked for effort to regain command before the last then held on strongly to the line | 1/5 | 10-9 | — | 100C | 131B | Paul Townend | 8/11F | |
| 13 Dec 24+225d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Up with the pace and sharing the lead early - moved towards the rail before 3 out - minor error at the following fence interrupted momentum - no real threat approaching the last - galvanised after the last and closing - pressed for the lead in the final 100 yards - got in front near the line to win | 1/7 | 11-7 | — | 99A | 136A | Paul Townend | 8/11F | |
| 02 May 24+32d | Punchestown | Close Brothers Mares Novice Hurdle (listed) | 5/16 | 2½ | 11-4 | — | 79B | 131A | Paul Townend | 7/4F |
| 31 Mar 24+67d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/17 | 2¼ | 11-5 | — | 156B | 148A | Michael O'Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 24 Jan 24+265d | Fairyhouse | HAY 'How Are Ya' Campaign Mares Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 11-7 | — | 73B | 134A | Paul Townend | 5/2 | |
| 04 May 23 | Tipperary | Millennium Surveys Ltd Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race | 3/12 | 8 | 11-11 | — | — | 76C | Miss J Townend | 13/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spindleberry (IRE) won?
- Spindleberry (IRE) won 6 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 9 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Spindleberry (IRE)?
- Spindleberry (IRE) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 May 2026.
- Who is Spindleberry (IRE)'s sire?
- Spindleberry (IRE) is by Policy Maker (IRE) out of Sapphire Rouge (IRE), whose sire is Alderbrook.
- What going does Spindleberry (IRE) prefer?
- Spindleberry (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Spindleberry (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 151, from the run on 1 May 2026. The highest on record is 154.
- What is Spindleberry (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Policy Maker (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,241 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.
- Who are Spindleberry (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sapphire Rouge (IRE), Spindleberry (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.