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Sports Barrow (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer C A McBratney · Last owner Templeburn Racing Syndicate
by Windsor Knot (IRE) out of Liberty Grace (IRE) (Statue Of Liberty)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2017 — 3,399 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 5th of 8 2 wins · Navan & Punchestown Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Sports Barrow (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating102↓ 3lb off peak
102 56–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 16 Jul 2017

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 109A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4109A99.5—
Soft277B56.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3109A95—
2m1f – 2m4f3104A77—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 27 Apr 2017 Official rating 102 at the last jumps run, 16 Jul 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 27 Aug 2016 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 23 Oct 2016

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 129A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5129A109—
Soft4104A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6129A103—
2m1f – 2m4f3109A99—
Flat 7 figures · best 81A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft366A56—
Good381A71—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m381A71—
1m2f – 1m4f266A61—
1m – 1m1f259A56—

Of 17 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 1,319 runs since Apr 2011 (81 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 127.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−8.5—
Good to Firm141117.8%−0.7—
Good415419.9%+1.42 from 9
Good to Soft1281310.2%+1.70 from 1
Soft323247.4%−1.10 from 7
Heavy11576.1%−2.4—
Standard (AW)192168.3%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1091513.8%+5.3—
6f – 7f260218.1%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1912010.5%+20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f12775.5%−30 from 2
1m5f – 2m286186.3%−2.22 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f2152310.7%+2.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m10976.4%−2.1—
Over 3m2214.5%−4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Liberty Grace (IRE) (Statue Of Liberty)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ineedaleader (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ineedaleader (IRE)721m1f–1m2f—
Spring To Freedom (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% +42.00
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 1 50% +15.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 1 50% +32.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +42.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Roger Loughran 3 1 33% +31.00
Declan McDonogh 2 1 50% +15.00
Tom Madden 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikey Hamill 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Collins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% +26.00
Cheekpieces 7 1 14% +10.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 8 1 13% +9.00
2015 5 1 20% +29.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% +24.00
Flat 7 1 14% +10.00

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
2017 · 4 runs
16 Jul 17+29d Perth Edinburgh Gin Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 5 11-9 102109A102A Mikey Hamill 5/1
17 Jun 17+51d Downpatrick East Down Hunt Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m1½f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 2½ 11-12 9577B109A Paul Townend 11/2
27 Apr 17+97d Perth Lindsays Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 3/15 hd 11-11 9995B129A Paddy Brennan 13/2
20 Jan 17+25d Musselburgh Watch RacingUK With Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2¾ 11-5 102104A99A Richard Johnson 11/2
2016 · 8 runs
26 Dec 16+23d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Soft · 20 ran 7/20 3¼ 11-1 9877B104A Dylan Robinson 16/1
03 Dec 16+41d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4f · Yielding · 19 ran 18/19 1½ 10-7 10136C87C Sean Flanagan 50/1
23 Oct 16+57d Leopardstown (IRE) Flat Finale October 29th Handicap 1m4f · Yielding · 23 ran 23/23 4¾ 8-13 6516C56C Declan McDonogh 33/1
27 Aug 16+27d Navan Like Navan On Facebook Handicap (45-65) 1m6f · Good · 22 ran 1/22 9-5 56—81A Declan McDonogh 16/1
31 Jul 16+13d Galway Jpk Fencing Handicap (50-75) 1m6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 hd 8-5 57—49C Tom Madden 40/1
18 Jul 16+38d Ballinrobe Daily Tips On Thetote.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 1m5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 9-7 57—71A Tom Madden 25/1
10 Jun 16+19d Clonmel Orchard Thieves Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m4f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 105—— Roger Loughran 16/1
22 May 16+175d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 1m2f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 4½ 10-5 ——66A Gary Carroll 66/1
2015 · 5 runs
29 Nov 15+15d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Juvenile Hurdle (grade 3) 2m · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 24 10-9 ——99C Roger Loughran 66/1
14 Nov 15+31d Punchestown Ballymore GAA Christmas Fair & Family Fun Day 3-Y-O Hurdle 2m · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 23 11-0 ——77C Cian Collins 7/2
14 Oct 15+39d Punchestown Go Racing In Kildare 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 ——118B Roger Loughran 33/1
05 Sep 15+38d Navan Come Racing Again Saturday 26th September Maiden 1m · Good · 17 ran 9/17 2¼ 9-5 ——59A Ronan Whelan 66/1
29 Jul 15 Galway Tote Return All Profits To Irish Racing Maiden 1m½f · Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 12 9-5 ——53C Ronan Whelan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sports Barrow won?
Sports Barrow (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Sports Barrow?
Sports Barrow (IRE) was trained by C A McBratney on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 16 July 2017.
Who is Sports Barrow's sire?
Sports Barrow (IRE) is by Windsor Knot (IRE) out of Liberty Grace (IRE), whose sire is Statue Of Liberty.
What going does Sports Barrow prefer?
Sports Barrow (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sports Barrow's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 16 July 2017. The highest on record is 105.
What is Sports Barrow's sire's record?
Windsor Knot (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 1,319 runs since Apr 2011 (81 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 127.
Who are Sports Barrow's siblings?
Out of Liberty Grace (IRE), Sports Barrow (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ineedaleader (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m1f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.