Horse profile
The Border Boy (IRE)
by Shirocco (GER) out of The Clew Bay Fox (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
28 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Cork
Last run 13 Oct 2026 · 7th of 17
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
The Border Boy is a gelding who won one of 28 starts over hurdles. The win came in a handicap at Cork in Aug 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 72. He has raced exclusively on turf and is usually held up. Aged 9 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished 7 of 17 in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown off the same mark.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 1–28Wins / Runs
- 3.6%Strike rate
- 3 (10.7%)Placed
- −18.50£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=28 · 0.50 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating72↓ 16lb off peak
72
72–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 112B | 91 | 4 runs · 112 / 101.5 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 190B | 73 | 2 runs · 83 / 58 |
| Soft | 4 | 97B | 69.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 112B | 73 | 4 runs · 112 / 101.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 113B | 83 | 2 runs · 83 / 58 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 190B | 130 | 1 run · — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 28 runs · as at 21 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 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 10 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 8 (40%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,172 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,735 | 316 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 1,809 | 218 | 12.1% | +0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,699 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,688 | 316 | 11.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,665 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 405 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
The Clew Bay Fox (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Ash (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Blue Socks (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Da Boy Charlie (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cork | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 6% | −7.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O'Keeffe | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.50 |
| Danny Power | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Diarmuid Moloney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr S Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss C H McAuliffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 1 | 6% | −6.50 |
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 1 | 4% | −14.50 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 26+9d | Punchestown (IRE) | William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Raced in the pack - improved to challenge for the front before 2 out - passed 2 out and faded when pushed after - finished 7th well beaten | 7/17 | 5 | 10-0 | 72 | 112B | 79A | Phillip Enright | 25/1 |
| 04 Oct 26+43d | Killarney (IRE) | Gortnavogue Ltd. T/A Seamus Weldon Handicap Hurdle Towards the back of the main group early - outpaced and out of the contest - urged on 3 out but no response after the following fence - plodded on at the same speed to finish 8th | 8/16 | 2 | 9-8 | 72 | 91B | 79A | Danny Power | 16/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+36d | Killarney (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - lost touch to sit sixth after the eighth - moved into fourth passing three out and third after the next - hit the front rank in second before the last but blundered there - form gave way in the run-in to finish 5th | 5/15 | hd | 9-13 | 72 | 112B | 90A | Danny Power | 22/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+48d | Killarney (IRE) | Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div II) at the tail of the field early - mistake at the 4th - slipped further back by halfway - driven after the 11th - pulled up before 2 out without ever threatening | PU/15 | — | 10-0 | 72 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 17/2 |
| 30 May 26+17d | Tramore | Tramore Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up at back - still 7th at halfway - driven with little response two out - finished strongly to snatch 4th late | 4/10 | 2½ | 9-12 | 73 | 70A | 81A | Danny Power | 25/1 |
| 13 May 26+174d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Raced handy early - held 3rd/4th through the middle stages - slipped back after 2 out - faded steadily to finish well beaten | 14/19 | 9 | 10-2 | 74 | 33C | 71C | Mike O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 25+21d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase Held up towards the back of the pack - still without threatening approaching 3 out - ninth into the straight and plugged on at one speed to finish well held | 8/15 | shd | 9-7 | 74 | 67B | 79A | Danny Power | 12/1 |
| 30 Oct 25+14d | Thurles | Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack - moved through to press leaders before the home turn - driven along and in touch 2 out - held in second before the last then stuck on for third | 3/18 | ½ | 10-3 | 74 | 83B | 102A | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+5d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat behind front pair early - up to 3rd by halfway - into 2nd with 3 to go - shared advantage entering straight - went ahead 2 out under a drive - overtaken soon after - unable to respond - 4th at the last and held to the line | 6/18 | 2½ | 10-3 | 74 | 113B | 94A | Phillip Enright | 5/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+21d | Fairyhouse | FLC Frank Lynch & Co. Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Handy early - second at halfway - edged into contention before 3 out and shot to front before 2 out - driven and overtaken before the last - stayed on to finish third | 3/16 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 74 | 97B | 100A | Phillip Enright | 18/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+22d | Navan | Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Sat close to the front group early - 4th turning into straight - pressed for effort but unable to close - well held at the finish | 9/16 | 5 | 10-6 | 76 | 72B | 82A | Sean O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+15d | Wexford | Visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up handy in the early stages - eased back to 6th with pressure applied 3 out - lost touch late - finished 9th | 9/14 | 1¾ | 10-6 | 77 | 99C | 77C | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+10d | Tramore | Waterford Castle Resort Style Evening Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Handy early and up with the pace before 2nd - went in front after 2nd before being overtaken 3rd - third at the 5th - back in command before 8th - overtaken again before 4 out - dropped away and faded fast before 2 out - well held at the finish | 10/15 | 8 | 10-5 | 77 | 104B | 80A | Sean O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| 04 Aug 25+30d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled just behind pace early - hit front second before being overtaken 4th - back in command 3 out - driven on and closely challenged 2 out - urged out and stayed on gamely to prevail | 1/18 | 10-0 | 72 | 90B | 105A | Phillip Enright | 17/2 | |
| 05 Jul 25+36d | Bellewstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back of the field - still down in 8th at halfway - stayed on at one speed from 3 out - finished 6th | 6/16 | 16 | 9-11 | 73 | 66C | 67C | Danny Power | 11/1 |
| 30 May 25+15d | Tramore | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - driven into contention after 3 out and up to 4th - unable to close near the last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/15 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 74 | 190B | 95A | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 15 May 25+224d | Clonmel | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled at the back of the field throughout - pushed along in 9th turning into the straight - unable to find more from two out and well held at the finish | 9/15 | hd | 10-4 | 76 | — | 75A | Sean O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 24+36d | Clonmel | Tickincor Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Towards the back from the off - a serious blunder at the 6th - making no headway from 3 out and well held finishing 12th | 12/16 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 80 | 73C | 80C | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+23d | Bellewstown | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Held up at the back - no impression made through the race - well beaten in 12th | 12/16 | ½ | 11-2 | 83 | — | 79A | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 05 Aug 24+31d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by halfway - driven after 4 out but faded soon after finishing well behind | 11/16 | 4¾ | 11-4 | 85 | 65B | 83A | Mike O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+35d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 13/14 | 2¼ | 11-5 | 86 | 96B | 87A | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 31 May 24+10d | Tramore | Dunmore East Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/15 | ½ | 11-7 | 86 | — | 105A | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/2 |
| 21 May 24+127d | Punchestown | Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 6/16 | 7 | 11-6 | 87 | 72B | 102A | Sean O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+142d | Punchestown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle | 10/17 | ½ | 10-9 | 88 | — | 85A | Mr S Tobin | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Aug 23+19d | Killarney | Killarney Park Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 9/14 | 24 | 10-11 | — | — | 80C | Diarmuid Moloney | 150/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+24d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 7/18 | ½ | 11-8 | — | 73C | 92C | Diarmuid Moloney | 150/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+42d | Cork | Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 13/18 | 2¼ | 11-5 | — | 66C | 90C | Diarmuid Moloney | 100/1 |
| 02 Jun 23 | Tramore | Kilbarry (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | 8/10 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 78B | 81A | Miss C H McAuliffe | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Border Boy won?
- The Border Boy (IRE) won 1 of 28 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.6%. Placed 3 times in total (10.7% of starts).
- Who trains The Border Boy?
- The Border Boy (IRE) is trained by Sean Aherne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
- Who is The Border Boy's sire?
- The Border Boy (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of The Clew Bay Fox (IRE), whose sire is Eagle Eyed.
- What going does The Border Boy prefer?
- The Border Boy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Border Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 13 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is The Border Boy's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,172 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are The Border Boy's siblings?
- Out of The Clew Bay Fox (IRE), The Border Boy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.