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Horse profile

The Mail Train (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer David Harry Kelly · Last owner John W Nicholson
by Bullet Train (GB) out of Flemenslass (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 May 2025 — 531 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025
KTB Profile

The Mail Train is a gelding by Bullet Train out of a Flemensfirth mare who failed to win in five starts on turf between Dec 2024 and May 2025. He raced at four different Irish tracks without placing and was held when last seen in the Ryans Cleaning Beginners Chase at Tipperary in May 2025. All five runs came over trips from 2m1f to 3m on ground ranging from good to soft to heavy. He reached an official rating of 93.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Thurles, 6 Mar 2025

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 4 figures · best 91B · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft282C77—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f391B72—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 28 Dec 2024 Official rating 93 at the last run, 6 Mar 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 109C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2109C103.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3104C98—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bullet Train (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 86 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−4.7—
Good2500%−4.7—
Good to Soft2015%+0.30 from 2
Soft20315%+10.30 from 2
Heavy1400%−4.70 from 1
Standard (AW)300%−4.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−4.7—
1m – 1m1f300%−4.7—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m3425.9%+1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f2627.7%+30 from 3
2m5f – 3m1500%−4.70 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flemenslass (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

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

The wins came over 1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Letthedustsettle (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Letthedustsettle (IRE)1121m7½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Treacy 3 0 0% −3.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P A King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
08 May 25+63d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Beginners Chase 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Reluctant to go early - dropped well behind field - eased and pulled up before the finish PU/15 — 11-9 ——— Cian Quirke 300/1
06 Mar 25+10d Thurles Holycross Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Handy in second at halfway - hit the front approaching three out after an awkward jump then dropped to fifth turning in and driven - unable to find more from two out and beaten well home 9/14 2¾ 11-12 9391B90A Ryan Treacy 125/1
24 Feb 25+58d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled in the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped away and beaten well before the finish 8/10 43 11-4 —49C104C Ryan Treacy 150/1
28 Dec 24+25d Limerick CUBE Maiden Hurdle 21f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack - hampered second obstacle - down in 9th at halfway - driven from three out but made no headway thereafter 6/11 19 11-4 —82C109C Ryan Treacy 150/1
03 Dec 24 Clonmel ClonmelRaces.ie (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 19.5f · Yielding · 18 ran Sat close up early - third at halfway - pressed for effort dropped back after 3 out - unable to make further progress in 8th before 2 out and stayed on same rate to finish 9th 9/18 3¾ 10-13 —72C98C Mr P A King 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Mail Train (IRE) won?
The Mail Train (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained The Mail Train (IRE)?
The Mail Train (IRE) was trained by David Harry Kelly on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 8 May 2025.
Who is The Mail Train (IRE)'s sire?
The Mail Train (IRE) is by Bullet Train (GB) out of Flemenslass (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is The Mail Train (IRE)'s official rating?
The Mail Train (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 93.
What is The Mail Train (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bullet Train (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 86 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Mail Train (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Flemenslass (IRE), The Mail Train (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Letthedustsettle (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Letthedustsettle (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.