The Bittern Cry (IRE)
The Bittern Cry (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (Dec 2018).
- 0–17Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (11.8%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=17 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 54Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 95
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 95B | 84.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 84C | 72 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 90C | 84.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 72C | 36 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 40C | 38.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 95B | 84 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 90C | 72 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 80B | 76 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,725 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,281 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,702 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,994 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,469 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ravenhoe (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ravenhoe (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenhoe (IRE) | 84 | 9 | 5f–1m1½f | Class 4 |
| Sam James (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Flamboyant Fling (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hello Menahi (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Davis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Willie Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bird | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gearoid Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P B Beggy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2017 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Bittern Cry (IRE) won?
- The Bittern Cry (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2017 and 2020. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).
- Who trained The Bittern Cry (IRE)?
- The Bittern Cry (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 7 February 2020.
- Who is The Bittern Cry (IRE)'s sire?
- The Bittern Cry (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Breathless Kiss (USA), whose sire is Roman Ruler.
- What is The Bittern Cry (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 7 February 2020. The highest on record is 54.
- What is The Bittern Cry (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are The Bittern Cry (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Breathless Kiss (USA), The Bittern Cry (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ravenhoe (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ravenhoe (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.