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Horse profile

The Bard Song (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Sep 2005) · Last trainer E J O'Neill · Last owner J C Fretwell
by Shinko Forest (IRE) out of Minstrelina (USA) (Petorius)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Sep 2005 — 7,715 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2005 · 15th of 20 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

The Bard Song (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Folkestone (Jul 2005).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 46C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 21 Sep 2005 Official rating 65 at the last run, 21 Sep 2005

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 67C · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good267C56.5—
Good to Firm242C29.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f367C42—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Shinko Forest (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,059 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 255. Weakest on good going: 5.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+1.6—
Good to Firm2743211.7%+2.20 from 2
Good253145.5%−40 from 2
Good to Soft9977.1%−2.4—
Soft11487%−2.5—
Heavy4624.3%−5.2—
Standard (AW)2553614.1%+4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1591610.1%+0.6—
6f – 7f514519.9%+0.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f154159.7%+0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f731013.7%+4.2—
1m5f – 2m10598.6%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f4800%−9.5—
2m5f – 3m500%−9.5—
Over 3m100%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Minstrelina (USA) (Petorius)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Clonsilla Fath (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clonsilla Fath (IRE)2422m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Gibbons 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Fitzpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 4 runs
21 Sep 05+23d Redcar Pertemps Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 20 ran 15/20 1¾ 8-12 6546C Graham Gibbons 16/1
29 Aug 05+40d Warwick Sandall House Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 nk 8-9 —42C Robbie Fitzpatrick 8/1
20 Jul 05+13d Leicester 'GG's' Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 6 8-6 —17C Graham Gibbons 9/2
07 Jul 05 Folkestone E.B.F. Bonus interpoker.com Median Auction Mdn Stks (Div1) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 9-0 —67C Graham Gibbons 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Bard Song won?
The Bard Song (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained The Bard Song?
The Bard Song (IRE) was trained by E J O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 21 September 2005.
Who is The Bard Song's sire?
The Bard Song (IRE) is by Shinko Forest (IRE) out of Minstrelina (USA), whose sire is Petorius.
What is The Bard Song's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 21 September 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Bard Song's sire's record?
Shinko Forest (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,059 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 255. Weakest on good going: 5.5% from 253.
Who are The Bard Song's siblings?
Out of Minstrelina (USA), The Bard Song (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Clonsilla Fath (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. 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.