Ursa Major (IRE)
Ursa Major (IRE) is 4 from 8, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Gain Horse Feeds Irish St Leger Trial Stakes at Curragh (Aug 2012). Hasn't won since Aug 2012. 3 of 4 starts at Curragh have ended in wins.
- 4–8Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +6.75£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 3.07Fair A/E n=8 · 2.53 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 116dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 3 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Green Earth (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Whirly Bird (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Earth (IRE) | 56 | 8 | 7f–1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Whirly Bird (GB) | 4 | 3 | 1m2f–1m3f | Class 4 |
| Benedetto (GB) | 20 | 3 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Life (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Tango Hotel (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 3 | 75% | +7.75 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 3 | 50% | +3.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murtagh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Fergal Lynch | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +7.75 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jun 14+631d | Curragh | TRM Silver Stakes (Listed) | 6/9 | ½ | 9-9 | 107 | 86A | Fergal Lynch | 13/2 |
| 15 Sep 12+21d | Doncaster | Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) | 4/9 | 1½ | 9-0 | 111 | 97A | Johnny Murtagh | 10/1 |
| 25 Aug 12+57d | Curragh | Gain Horse Feeds Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (group 3) | 1/5 | 8-11 | 106 | 102B | Fergal Lynch | 4/1 | |
| 29 Jun 12+19d | Curragh | Derby Festival Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Handicap | 1/13 | 9-0 | 98 | 105A | N G McCullagh | 11/4F | |
| 10 Jun 12+42d | Curragh | Chinese Irish Cultural Academy Handicap (60-90) | 1/8 | 9-12 | 88 | 112A | Ben Curtis | 2/1F | |
| 29 Apr 12+25d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Race | 2/4 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 92B | Johnny Murtagh | 5/1 |
| 04 Apr 12+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Fund Raising Made Easy At Dundalk Maiden | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 93A | Johnny Murtagh | 2/1J | |
| 16 Mar 12 | Dundalk (AW) | Navan Lock & Key Maiden | 2/8 | 2¼ | 9-5 | — | 91A | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ursa Major (IRE) won?
- Ursa Major (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Ursa Major (IRE)?
- Ursa Major (IRE) was trained by J P Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 8 June 2014.
- Who is Ursa Major (IRE)'s sire?
- Ursa Major (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Inchyre (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What going does Ursa Major (IRE) prefer?
- Ursa Major (IRE) has the best record on 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 Ursa Major (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 8 June 2014. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Ursa Major (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Ursa Major (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Inchyre (GB), Ursa Major (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Green Earth (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Whirly Bird (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.