Horse profile
The Flier Begley (IRE)
by Shirocco (GER) out of Las Princess (IRE) (Oscar)
36 runs · 17 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 15 May 2026 · 7th of 9
Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile
The Flier Begley is a gelding with six wins from 36 starts on turf, all in handicap chases. He has four wins over 2m1f – 2m4f and two over 2m5f – 3m, with three wins on good ground and two on good to soft. His biggest success came in the Associated British Ports Summer Plate Trial Handicap Chase at Market Rasen in Jun 2025 off an official rating of 133. He has won at five courses including Market Rasen twice and once each at Haydock, Warwick, Carlisle and Down Royal. His last run, at Aintree in May 2026, was off an official rating of 130 when he finished 7 of 9 having raced prominently with headgear returning.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
- 6–36Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 18 (50%)Placed
- +10.50£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=36 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 301 d
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 rating130↓ 7lb off peak
130
109–137
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 143A | 95 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 10 | 115A | 89.5 | 3 runs · 99 / 63 |
| Heavy | 4 | 109B | 70 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 90A | 88 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 131A | 91 | 3 runs · 99 / 63 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 143A | 69 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 91C | 75 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 36 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (63%) · 5 wins
- Mid-division 3 (19%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,192 runs since Apr 2010 (922 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.4 | — |
| Good | 2,749 | 316 | 11.5% | +0.4 | 3 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,815 | 218 | 12% | +0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 15 |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,701 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,696 | 316 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 4 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,673 | 223 | 13.3% | +2.2 | 2 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 407 | 45 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Las Princess (IRE) (Oscar)
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Caddy Rose (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Caddy Rose (IRE) | 27 | 4 | 2m–2m6f | — |
| Sporting Glory (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Largy Princess (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Macdonagh Park (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Manfredi (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Prince In The Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thefarmersdaughter (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25% | +9.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.00 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.50 |
| Down Royal | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +9.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hogan | 10 | 5 | 50% | +30.50 |
| J J Slevin | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ben Bromley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Mr S Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr B G Crawford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Benjamin Macey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kai Lenihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 5 | 24% | +19.50 |
| Hood | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +17.50 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 24 | 6 | 25% | +22.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 May 26+41d | Aintree | hameansmore Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - jumped awkwardly at first and dropped back after the 8th - dropped away 3 out to finish well beaten | 7/9 | 7½ | 11-12 | 130 | 58C | 108C | Sean Bowen | 14/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+11d | Haydock | Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase (Series Final) Settled around midfield - urged forward 4f out - failed to threaten - trailed home well beaten | 8/17 | 4¼ | 10-12 | 132 | 63B | 111A | Benjamin Macey | 10/1 |
| 24 Mar 26+67d | Southwell | Easter Sunday Family Fun Day Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - moved into second after 3 out and urged along before 2 out - stayed on but never able to trouble clear winner finishing second | 2/6 | 6½ | 11-0 | 119 | 99A | 114B | Benjamin Macey | 5/2 |
| 16 Jan 26+181d | Market Rasen | Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Held up at the back of the field - lost touch before 4 out - well beaten from 3 out - eventually finished 7th | 7/8 | 31 | 11-4 | 135 | 32C | 117C | Jack Hogan | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Jul 25+29d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held a midfield berth early - clipped the first fence then needed urging and dropped away rapidly approaching three out - eased down and pulled up before the following obstacle | PU/15 | — | 11-0 | 137 | — | — | Jack Hogan | 18/1 |
| 20 Jun 25+62d | Market Rasen | Associated British Ports 'Summer Plate Trial' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled behind pace - made ground into contention 4 out - hit front 3 out - lost advantage before last - dug in to prevail close home | 1/6 | 11-12 | 133 | 111A | 133B | Jack Hogan | 6/1 | |
| 19 Apr 25+63d | Haydock | Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase Settled close to the pace early - hit trouble after the 6th - hit the front approaching 11th - opened up a big advantage and coasted home unchallenged | 1/9 | 10-7 | 125 | 88A | 126B | Jack Hogan | 5/1 | |
| 15 Feb 25+29d | Haydock | Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - made progress from outside before a mistake dropped back at the 4th - shaken up and behind halfway - fought back 2 out - held third with nothing left to give at the finish | 3/6 | 8½ | 11-4 | 125 | 90A | 121B | Jack Hogan | 3/1J |
| 17 Jan 25+18d | Market Rasen | Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Sat behind pace - improved into second by the 8th - hit front three out - pushed out under pressure and kept finding more to the line | 1/10 | 10-3 | 120 | — | 124A | Jack Hogan | 17/2 | |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 24+10d | Haydock | Betfred 'Bet Builder' Handicap Chase Settled off the pace early - made ground from 11th - moved right approaching 4 out - kept on through the finish to take second but couldn't reel in the winner | 2/7 | 2¾ | 11-1 | 120 | 75A | 118B | Jack Hogan | 28/1 |
| 20 Dec 24+30d | Uttoxeter | Willis Cooper Chartered Accountants Handicap Chase Sat up with the front group early - hit the front 6th - lost command 3 out - gave way from 2 out to finish a distant third | 3/8 | 23 | 11-11 | 122 | — | 110C | Ben Bromley | 14/1 |
| 20 Nov 24+27d | Warwick | C & G Cladding/Solar Handicap Chase Sat close to the front until the 11th - pushed forward into contention around the final turn before fading approaching 2 out - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/6 | — | 11-13 | 122 | — | — | Jack Hogan | 11/4J |
| 24 Oct 24+21d | Carlisle | Hather Financial Services Handicap Chase Tracked the front group early - moved up to challenge two out - hit the last awkwardly - trailed by two lengths in the straight - edged right and found another gear to get up close home | 1/15 | 11-10 | 117 | 86B | 137A | Jack Hogan | 17/2 | |
| 03 Oct 24+27d | Warwick | Donald Newis 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Tracked front group early - moved right after 3 out - pressed leading pair 2 out - hit front on the run-in and drifted left close home - kept finding to score | 1/8 | 11-10 | 115 | 76A | 125A | Jack Hogan | 15/2 | |
| 06 Sep 24+11d | Bangor-on-Dee | Kronospan Supporting CSRC Handicap Chase Handy early - slipped back through the pack second time round and lost touch by the 9th - improved into fifth after 4 out then third approaching 2 out - unable to match the leading two turning for home - stayed on to the line | 3/8 | 5 | 10-11 | 119 | 115A | 120B | Ben Bromley | 25/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+31d | Cartmel | Wicks Waste Management Handicap Chase Settled at the back - laboured at the 4th - off the bridle approaching the 9th - detached well before 2 out | 6/6 | 36 | 11-7 | 119 | 61C | 98C | Kai Lenihan | 18/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+81d | Uttoxeter | Alby Handicap Hurdle | 12/15 | 7½ | 11-9 | 114 | 91B | 101A | Robert Dunne | 28/1 |
| 06 May 24+10d | Down Royal | Club Mixers Handicap Chase | 4/8 | 4½ | 11-5 | 121 | 112A | 118A | Ben Bromley | 17/2 |
| 26 Apr 24+103d | Downpatrick | Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase | 8/14 | 8½ | 10-9 | 123 | — | 103A | J J Slevin | 22/1 |
| 14 Jan 24+25d | Punchestown | Sky Bet Build A Bet Amateur National (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | PU/6 | — | 11-5 | 123 | — | — | Mr S Connor | 3/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+11d | Ayr | Win Your Wedding At Western House Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 4 | 11-7 | 130 | 91C | 125C | Mr S Connor | 4/1 |
| 09 Dec 23+21d | Navan | Foxrock Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) | PU/11 | — | 10-1 | 125 | — | — | Peter Carberry | 13/2 |
| 18 Nov 23+173d | Navan | Lisadell Equine Hospital Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 3/17 | 13 | 11-8 | 109 | 109B | 123A | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 29 May 23+9d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Listed) | 9/15 | 1 | 10-10 | 128 | 50C | 102C | J J Slevin | 20/1 |
| 20 May 23+19d | Wexford | Poolcourt Novice Chase | 5/6 | 11 | 11-12 | — | 29C | 105C | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 01 May 23+21d | Down Royal | Club Loaded Beginners Chase | 1/8 | 11-5 | — | 95A | 132B | Ben Bromley | 5/1 | |
| 10 Apr 23+24d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | 6/19 | ½ | 10-0 | 109 | 77B | 117A | Sean O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 17 Mar 23+301d | Down Royal | Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase | 2/7 | 6 | 11-0 | — | 131A | 115B | Mr S Connor | 6/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 May 22+14d | Downpatrick | Winner Alright Maiden Hurdle | 3/13 | ½ | 11-4 | 115 | 130B | 119A | J J Slevin | 2/1 |
| 06 May 22+47d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Racecourse Raises 50,000 Euros For The Ukraine Crisis Appeal Maiden Hurdle | 2/10 | 2¼ | 11-12 | 118 | 143A | 126A | J J Slevin | 9/2 |
| 20 Mar 22+33d | Downpatrick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 3/8 | 24 | 11-3 | — | 108A | 94B | Mr B G Crawford | 3/1 |
| 15 Feb 22+24d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 12/14 | 9½ | 11-4 | — | 65C | 92C | Sam Ewing | 11/10F |
| 22 Jan 22+27d | Navan | Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/19 | ¾ | 12-0 | — | 102B | 126A | J J Slevin | 5/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+21d | Down Royal | Metcollect Oil Recycling (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/14 | 1½ | 11-9 | — | — | 81B | Mr B G Crawford | 3/1 |
| 05 Dec 21+287d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/11 | 15 | 11-7 | — | — | 72B | Mr B G Crawford | 3/1 |
| 21 Feb 21 | Navan | Flower Hill (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/10 | 4½ | 11-9 | — | 75A | 119A | Conor Rabbitt | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Flier Begley won?
- The Flier Begley (IRE) won 6 of 36 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 18 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains The Flier Begley?
- The Flier Begley (IRE) is trained by Gary Hanmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 May 2026.
- Who is The Flier Begley's sire?
- The Flier Begley (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Las Princess (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does The Flier Begley prefer?
- The Flier Begley (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Flier Begley's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 15 May 2026. The highest on record is 137.
- What is The Flier Begley's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,192 runs since Apr 2010 (922 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are The Flier Begley's siblings?
- Out of Las Princess (IRE), The Flier Begley (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Caddy Rose (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.