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Horse profile

Up The Girls (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer K A Heffernan · Last owner Thomas Heffernan
by Witness Box (USA) out of Kiltiernan Easter (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
15 runs · 12 courses · from May 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 May 2012 — 5,301 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 4th of 15 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Up The Girls (IRE) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 22 at Punchestown (Feb 2012). Last raced off a career-high mark of 86.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Up The Girls (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oldtown To Emly (IRE)130——
Official rating86At career-high mark
86 80–86

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 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 7 Mar 2012 Official rating 86 at the last run, 1 May 2012

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 15 figures · best 111A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6110A92.5—
Heavy6111A91—
Good3103A84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8111A88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5108A93—
1m5f – 2m2106A91—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Witness Box (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2528%−1.1—
Good to Firm17374%−5.1—
Good651548.3%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft396369.1%0—
Soft7687810.2%+1.10 from 6
Heavy6536610.1%+10 from 6
Standard (AW)900%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m491408.1%−10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f867778.9%−0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,0201009.8%+0.70 from 8
Over 3m284269.2%+0.1—

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
Kiltiernan Easter (IRE) (Broken Hearted)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cockney Trucker (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Cockney Trucker (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cockney Trucker (IRE)3942m–2m½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Jones 4 0 0% −4.00
Andrew Flaherty 3 0 0% −3.00
T G M Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Stephen Gray 2 0 0% −2.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
John Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean McDermott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 6 0 0% −6.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2012 · 6 runs
01 May 12+17d Ballinrobe Connacht Spring Show May 20th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 2¼ 10-12 86103A Robert Jones 11/2
14 Apr 12+38d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Members Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 nk 10-12 8699A Robert Jones 3/1F
07 Mar 12+14d Downpatrick Square One Bar Dromara Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 hd 10-12 86108A Robert Jones 7/2
22 Feb 12+20d Punchestown Hen Party Heaven At The Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Heavy · 22 ran 2/22 2¼ 10-10 84111A Robert Jones 10/1
02 Feb 12+8d Clonmel Clonmel Festival Week Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m½f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 6½ 10-7 81106A A P Heskin 8/1
25 Jan 12+25d Limerick Sporting Limerick Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 15 10-13 8288A Paul Townend 7/1
2011 · 1 run
31 Dec 11+674d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 4¾ 10-11 80110A John Cullen 8/1
2010 · 1 run
25 Feb 10+108d Thurles Littleton Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 14 10-12 8186C T G M Ryan 20/1
2009 · 7 runs
09 Nov 09+18d Limerick Greenmount Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Div 2 2m5f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 4½ 10-13 8289A T G M Ryan 20/1
22 Oct 09+97d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 15/17 2½ 10-8 8479C Andrew Flaherty 33/1
17 Jul 09+7d Kilbeggan Tom Mccormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 8 10-8 8484A Stephen Gray 50/1
10 Jul 09+5d Cork Essink Restaurant & Catering Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Good · 23 ran 13/23 4 9-11 8579A Stephen Gray 33/1
05 Jul 09+17d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 15 10-6 8580A Andrew Flaherty 16/1
18 Jun 09+18d Tipperary Ballyhooly Racing Club Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Yielding · 20 ran 10/20 1½ 10-6 —76C Andrew Flaherty 25/1
31 May 09 Listowel Era Horgan Properties Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 21 11-7 —93C Sean McDermott 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Up The Girls won?
Up The Girls (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2009 and 2012. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Up The Girls?
Up The Girls (IRE) was trained by K A Heffernan on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 1 May 2012.
Who is Up The Girls's sire?
Up The Girls (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Kiltiernan Easter (IRE), whose sire is Broken Hearted.
What is Up The Girls's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 1 May 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Up The Girls's sire's record?
Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
Who are Up The Girls's siblings?
Out of Kiltiernan Easter (IRE), Up The Girls (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cockney Trucker (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Cockney Trucker (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Up The Girls produced winners?
As a dam, Up The Girls (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. 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.