Virgil Tibbs (IRE)
Virgil Tibbs is a maiden who has yet to win or place from 11 starts. He has raced eight times on turf and twice on all-weather without success, mostly over 1m to 1m1f. Typically held up, he showed his best effort when fourth of 14 in an Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap at Dundalk in Sep 2026. He last ran off an official rating of 46, 20lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 239 d
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
Best recent Speed 91
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 73C | 60 | 2 runs · 73 / 68.5 |
| Soft | 3 | 88C | 60 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 91B | 82.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 86C | 83.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 91B | 73 | 4 runs · 91 / 68.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 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 10 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Held up 9 (90%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 170 runs since May 2024 (30 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 55 | 4 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 53 | 5 | 9.4% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2024 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Phil's Dream (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Phil's Dream (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil's Dream (IRE) | 27 | 2 | 5f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellewstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh O'Connor | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 26+6d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-4 | 46 | 91B | 72A | Donagh O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+17d | Gowran Park (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Home Of Early Payout Handicap Held up at the back - made no headway into the race - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 13th | 13/16 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 49 | 45C | 48C | Donagh O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+62d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Handicap (Div I) Held up towards the back - driven with no response 2f out - stayed on same speed to finish well held | 9/16 | ½ | 9-9 | 53 | 64C | 65A | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+239d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back - crept into it with 2f left - stayed on late without threatening to reach the front | 7/15 | nse | 9-9 | 53 | 73C | 76A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Settled towards the back and keen early - asked for effort turning into the straight but found little from 2f out - allowed to finish steadily in 12th | 12/12 | 3¾ | 9-10 | 58 | 74C | 45C | Nathan Crosse | 14/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+22d | Bellewstown | Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap Held up towards the back - nudged closer approaching 3f out - into 7th and pushed along inside the final furlong but unable to close - finished well held in 7th | 7/15 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 61 | 60C | 64A | Nathan Crosse | 33/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+7d | Galway | James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then found room to improve to 6th inside the final furlong - one-paced thereafter to finish 8th | 8/15 | 2 | 9-7 | 63 | 88C | 65A | Donagh O'Connor | 28/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+31d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - found some momentum inside the final furlong - stayed on but made no dent on the finish | 7/16 | hd | 9-6 | 66 | 81C | 71A | Donagh O'Connor | 22/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+29d | Galway | Bathshack Maiden Held a midfield spot early - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gear through the final furlong - finished 6th beaten 3 lengths | 6/16 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 86C | 75A | Ross Coakley | 200/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+28d | Bellewstown | Meath Farm Machinery Claiming Race Sluggish start - settled towards back - pushed along but made no headway 2f out - eventually well held | 8/11 | nse | 9-2 | — | 56C | 48C | Donagh O'Connor | 125/1 |
| 06 Jun 25 | Fairyhouse | CPAC Modular Maiden Poor start - dropped towards the back - held 14th over 2f out before fading late | 15/16 | 12 | 9-8 | — | 35C | 53C | Donagh O'Connor | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Virgil Tibbs won?
- Virgil Tibbs (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Virgil Tibbs?
- Virgil Tibbs (IRE) is trained by John McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Virgil Tibbs's sire?
- Virgil Tibbs (IRE) is by Circus Maximus (IRE) out of Luna Rosa (IRE), whose sire is Marju.
- What is Virgil Tibbs's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 25 September 2026. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Virgil Tibbs's sire's record?
- Circus Maximus (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 170 runs since May 2024 (30 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Virgil Tibbs's siblings?
- Out of Luna Rosa (IRE), Virgil Tibbs (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Phil's Dream (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Phil's Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.