Summer Melody (IRE)
Summer Melody won the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust Flat Race at Navan in Nov 2022 on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m. The gelding, who raced exclusively on turf, won one of 12 starts and placed in two others, reaching a highest official rating of 119. All six of his runs at Limerick were on heavy or soft ground. His last run, at Limerick in Dec 2024, was off an official rating of 114 and in first-time headgear.
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 2 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=12 · 0.55 incl. margin
- 119Highest 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 152
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 152A | 79 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 99B | 74 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 99B | 65 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 152A | 96 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 3 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,304 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good | 378 | 28 | 7.4% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 261 | 17 | 6.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 450 | 32 | 7.1% | −0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 194 | 22 | 11.3% | +3.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 383 | 25 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 467 | 34 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 374 | 34 | 9.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 71 | 6 | 8.5% | +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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Von Humboldt (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Humboldt (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 2m½f | — |
| Artic Weather (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Byrnes | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+37d | Limerick | Prestige Tarmacadam Rated Novice Hurdle Shared advantage early - lost front spot after 3rd - unsettled jumping 4th - slipped back to 5th by halfway - pushed along and edged up into second before 2 out but no threat to leaders when came down at the last | F/8 | — | 11-12 | 114 | — | — | Philip Byrnes | 7/2 |
| 22 Nov 24+26d | Tipperary | tipperaryraces Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Sat close to the pace early - into 7th 5 out - pushed along and lost ground after 3 out - well held at the finish | 10/15 | 12 | 11-9 | 116 | 74C | 109C | Alex Harvey | 33/1 |
| 27 Oct 24+187d | Galway | Mulryan Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield - slipped towards the back and hit 4 out - unable to quicken thereafter - well held in 12th | 12/14 | nk | 11-8 | 117 | 40C | 93C | Philip Byrnes | 66/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+19d | Tipperary | Ballykisteen Beginners Chase | PU/13 | — | 11-9 | — | — | — | Philip Byrnes | 20/1 |
| 04 Apr 24+11d | Naas | Treo Eile Rated Novice Hurdle | F/10 | — | 10-10 | 117 | — | — | Philip Byrnes | 33/1 |
| 24 Mar 24+155d | Limerick | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | 15 | 11-7 | 119 | 56A | 107B | Philip Byrnes | 4/6F |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 23+299d | Limerick | Rathsallagh Country House Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 4/4 | 39 | 10-12 | — | 102C | 105C | Philip Byrnes | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+29d | Limerick | O'kelly Brothers Demolition Hurdle | 4/5 | ½ | 10-10 | — | -5C | 111B | Philip Byrnes | 3/1 |
| 27 Nov 22+14d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 7/23 | 5 | 11-7 | — | 99B | 112A | Philip Byrnes | 3/1 |
| 13 Nov 22+245d | Navan | Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (pro/am) Flat Race | 1/6 | 11-7 | — | — | 83C | Mr R W Barron | 5/1 | |
| 13 Mar 22+71d | Limerick | Adare (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/6 | nk | 11-0 | — | 152A | 116B | Mr R W Barron | 7/1 |
| 01 Jan 22 | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January At fairyhouse (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/9 | 8½ | 11-9 | — | — | 117A | Mr R W Barron | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Summer Melody won?
- Summer Melody (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Summer Melody?
- Summer Melody (IRE) was trained by C Byrnes on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 29 December 2024.
- Who is Summer Melody's sire?
- Summer Melody (IRE) is by Arctic Cosmos (USA) out of Another Hesitation (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
- What going does Summer Melody prefer?
- Summer Melody (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Summer Melody's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 29 December 2024. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Summer Melody's sire's record?
- Arctic Cosmos (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,304 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
- Who are Summer Melody's siblings?
- Out of Another Hesitation (IRE), Summer Melody (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Von Humboldt (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Oct 2026.