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The Halfway Bar (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer Gillian Boanas · Last owner Paul Collins
by Leading Counsel (USA) out of Le Sept (GB) (Le Bavard)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 May 2013 — 4,922 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 · 3rd of 9 3 wins · Fairyhouse & Gowran Park New yard Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

The Halfway Bar (IRE) is 3 from 20. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off 118, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating118↓ 8lb off peak
118 104–126

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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 6 Mar 2010 Official rating 118 at the last run, 15 May 2013

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 122C · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy8122C106—
Soft6119C109.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m10122C109.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5115C109—
Over 3m1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 20 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
Leading Counsel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 398 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−7—
Good to Firm4436.8%−0.2—
Good11597.8%+0.80 from 1
Good to Soft5923.4%−3.60 from 1
Soft10298.8%+1.81 from 7
Heavy7256.9%−0.12 from 11
Standard (AW)100%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4724.3%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f12065%−20 from 6
2m5f – 3m171148.2%+1.23 from 13
Over 3m60610%+30 from 1

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
Le Sept (GB) (Le Bavard)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Killinaskully King (IRE)10——
Archdale Lass (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 11 2 18% +4.50
Soft 7 1 14% +6.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 3 1 33% +3.50
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 2 67% +19.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Tralee 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 3 23% +15.50
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Enright 9 2 22% +6.50
Andrew J McNamara 2 1 50% +11.00
Mr Michael J Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Paul Collins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R P Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C J Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C Motherway 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 5 2 40% +17.00
2006 6 1 17% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 1 8% +1.00
Hurdle 4 2 50% +11.50
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2013 · 1 run
15 May 13+914d Perth Bruce Farms Hunters' Chase (For The Linlithgow & Stirlingshire Hunt Challenge Trophy) Class 6 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 3/9 12 11-5 118101A Mr Paul Collins 14/1
2010 · 2 runs
13 Nov 10+252d Punchestown New Banks Course Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 7 11-4 118101B Phillip Enright 16/1
06 Mar 10+434d Gowran Park Tetratema Perpetual Cup Hunters Chase 3m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 3 10-13 118103A Mr R P Quinlan 8/1
2008 · 6 runs
27 Dec 08+30d Leopardstown Paddy Power Handicap Chase 3m · Yielding To Soft · 28 ran F/28 — 10-1 118— J R Barry 16/1
27 Nov 08+25d Thurles Glen Chase 3m · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 30 11-6 118110C Andrew J McNamara 8/1
02 Nov 08+32d Cork paddypower.com Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-145) 3m4f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 4½ 9-13 12091A Phillip Enright 12/1
01 Oct 08+186d Tralee Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 10-7 104103C Phillip Enright 12/1
29 Mar 08+41d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase 3m · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-8 126— Davy Russell 9/1
17 Feb 08+64d Navan Keatings Oil Ten Up Novice Chase (Grade 2) 3m · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2½ 11-3 118113A Denis O'Regan 8/1
2007 · 5 runs
15 Dec 07+6d Fairyhouse Stamullen Beginners Chase 3m · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 118119C Andrew J McNamara 12/1
09 Dec 07+41d Punchestown D.Maguire & Co. Bobby Coonan Memorial Beginners Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 18 ran F/18 — 11-7 —— Phillip Enright 12/1
29 Oct 07+219d Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. EBF Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Heavy · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-7 —— Phillip Enright 7/1
24 Mar 07+28d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle 2m7f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 2 11-0 126109C Phillip Enright 3/1
24 Feb 07+58d Fairyhouse INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 18 ran 1/18 10-1 109121C Phillip Enright 8/1
2006 · 6 runs
28 Dec 06+14d Limerick ladbrokes.com Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 10-7 —88C Phillip Enright 11/2
14 Dec 06+53d Gowran Park Gowran Park Golfers Grill Maiden Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 20 ran 1/20 11-4 —122C Phillip Enright 11/2
22 Oct 06+18d Clonmel Killahora (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 4 11-7 —107C Mr Michael J Byrne 5/4F
04 Oct 06+168d Tralee Racing Here Again 26th May'07 Flat Race 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 1¾ 11-7 —115C Mr Michael J Byrne 11/4J
19 Apr 06+32d Fairyhouse Black Bull Inh Flat Race 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 3/25 1 11-10 —114C Mr C J Sweeney 7/2
18 Mar 06 Gowran Park Garryrichard Stud (C&G) INH Flat Race 2m2f · Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 3½ 11-7 —109C Mr C Motherway 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Halfway Bar won?
The Halfway Bar (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2006 and 2013, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
Who trained The Halfway Bar?
The Halfway Bar (IRE) was trained by Gillian Boanas on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 15 May 2013.
Who is The Halfway Bar's sire?
The Halfway Bar (IRE) is by Leading Counsel (USA) out of Le Sept (GB), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does The Halfway Bar prefer?
The Halfway Bar (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Halfway Bar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 15 May 2013. The highest on record is 126.
What is The Halfway Bar's sire's record?
Leading Counsel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 398 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Halfway Bar's siblings?
Out of Le Sept (GB), The Halfway Bar (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2006. 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.