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Time Is A Thief (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Henry de Bromhead · Owner Syders Burkes Partnership
by Doyen (IRE) out of Carrigeen Aspen (IRE) (Indian River)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Tramore Beaten favourite LTO Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 4
KTB Profile

Time Is A Thief is a gelding by Doyen out of a Indian River mare who has won one of four starts on turf. He won the O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle at Tramore in Apr 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft. All three runs on good to soft ground have produced a win or a place. He finished third of four as beaten favourite in the Killarney Races Beginners Steeplechase in Oct 2026.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Tramore, 20 Apr 2026

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 3 figures · best 109A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3109A1073 runs · 109 / 107
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 12 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 20 Apr 2026

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 3 figures · best 138A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3138A1303 runs · 138 / 130
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 12 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 4 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Led 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,368 runs since Jul 2009 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3514212%+0.5—
Good2,24527512.2%+0.7—
Good to Soft1,43719313.4%+1.91 from 3
Soft2,00621510.7%−0.8—
Heavy761668.7%−2.80 from 1
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,18125111.5%01 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,20326612.1%+0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,28715812.3%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m2662810.5%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Carrigeen Aspen (IRE) (Indian River)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Beaufort Scale (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m7f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Beaufort Scale (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beaufort Scale (IRE)1822m7f–3m½fClass 4
Carrigeen Abele (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.38
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 1 100% +1.62
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +1.62

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 1 33% −0.38
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −0.38
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% −0.38
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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
04 Oct 26+130d Killarney (IRE) Killarney Races Beginners Steeplechase 2m5f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran Made running from the start - small error 4 out under pressure from rival - challenged 3 out and soon passed - dropped to 3rd after the following fence - tired badly to finish 29 lengths adrift 3/4 24 11-12 77C105B Darragh O'Keeffe 4/7F
27 May 26+37d Wexford Botanica International Rated Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Went straight to front - matched three out then regained command entering straight - two lengths to good over the last - overhauled close home - kept battling to the line 2/7 1¼ 11-4 107A130A Darragh O'Keeffe 3/1
20 Apr 26+134d Tramore O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran In front early - matched at the 4th before going back on top in good style approaching two out - drifted left when asked for effort - responded gamely and powered clear up the run-in - won comfortably 1/11 11-4 109A138A Darragh O'Keeffe 13/8
2025 · 1 run
07 Dec 25 Cork BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m1f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran Sat close behind the front group early - third at halfway - fourth and driven approaching the straight with little response - came down at the last F/19 — 11-12 —— Darragh O'Keeffe 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Time Is A Thief won?
Time Is A Thief (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Time Is A Thief?
Time Is A Thief (IRE) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is Time Is A Thief's sire?
Time Is A Thief (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Carrigeen Aspen (IRE), whose sire is Indian River.
What going does Time Is A Thief prefer?
Time Is A Thief (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Time Is A Thief's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,368 runs since Jul 2009 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Time Is A Thief's siblings?
Out of Carrigeen Aspen (IRE), Time Is A Thief (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Beaufort Scale (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Beaufort Scale (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.