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Spitfire Fighter (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2025) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Dcjgpn Syndicate
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Summer Spice (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jan 2025 — 635 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025 · 11th of 11 Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Spitfire Fighter is a maiden who was yet to win from six starts. His best effort came when fourth of 11 at Galway in Aug 2023. He raced on good to soft, heavy and standard going, as well as over trips from 6f to 2m4f. His last run, at Dundalk in Jan 2025, was his 11th of 11 when he raced off a career-high mark of 64.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Galway, 5 Aug 2023

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 4 figures · best 95B · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy295B89—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f295B89—
6f – 7f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 101C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2101C77—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2101C77—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 20 Apr 2024 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 31 Jan 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 93C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Killarney, 12 May 2024

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 78A · median 65.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy278A76—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f278A76—
6f – 7f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 93C · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft293C92.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f293C92.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.7—
Good to Firm11897.6%−0.1—
Good966889.1%+1.4—
Good to Soft509336.5%−1.20 from 3
Soft897667.4%−0.3—
Heavy396246.1%−1.60 from 2
Standard (AW)248208.1%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.7—
6f – 7f208209.6%+1.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f315288.9%+1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m981717.2%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f857607%−0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m3814010.5%+2.8—
Over 3m7068.6%+0.9—

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
Summer Spice (IRE) (Key Of Luck)

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Masalai (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Anice Stellato (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Masalai (IRE)3557f–1m—
Ivors Involvement (IRE)5241m–2m1fClass 5
Winter Spice (IRE)3521m6f–2m4½fClass 4
Anice Stellato (IRE)927f–1m4fClass 3
Kuwait Station (IRE)1626fClass 5
Kelpie Blitz (IRE)3421m2fClass 5
Sweet Temptation (IRE)617fClass 6
Spice Power (IRE)60——
Becozurworthadd (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 2 runs
31 Jan 25+10d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held up towards rear early - unable to build any impression - finished well beaten in 11th 11/11 8 9-11 6454C45C Chris Hayes 66/1
21 Jan 25+254d Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Towards rear of field early - fell back further before the 4th - pushed along 3 out but never threatened - finished eighth a long way adrift 8/15 2¼ 10-11 —101C92C Neil Ryan 25/1
2024 · 2 runs
12 May 24+22d Killarney Torc Travel Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 10-13 —53C93C Darragh O'Keeffe 8/1
20 Apr 24+245d Curragh Tote Now Online At Tote.ie Maiden 8f · Heavy · 23 ran 10/23 shd 9-9 —83C78A Colin Keane 22/1
2023 · 2 runs
19 Aug 23+14d Curragh Sheehy Motors Cupra Maiden 10f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 7½ 9-8 —57C57C Colin Keane 80/1
05 Aug 23 Galway Bathshack Maiden 8.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 3¼ 9-8 —95B74A Colin Keane 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spitfire Fighter won?
Spitfire Fighter (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2025.
Who trained Spitfire Fighter?
Spitfire Fighter (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 31 January 2025.
Who is Spitfire Fighter's sire?
Spitfire Fighter (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Summer Spice (IRE), whose sire is Key Of Luck.
What is Spitfire Fighter's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 31 January 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Spitfire Fighter's sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Spitfire Fighter's siblings?
Out of Summer Spice (IRE), Spitfire Fighter (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Masalai (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Anice Stellato (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2023. 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.