Yirga (GB)
Yirga (GB) is 2 from 7, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 5 (71.4%)Placed
- +1.80£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=7 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 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 L'Hirondelle (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (L'Hirondelle (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hirondelle (IRE) | 54 | 5 | 7f–1m1f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.80 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.80 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.80 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.80 |
| Ted Durcan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.80 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.80 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 09+16d | Newmarket | Championship Kick Off With Sky Bet Handicap | 7/8 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 85 | 66A | Ted Durcan | 5/1 |
| 23 Jul 09+23d | Folkestone | totepool Handicap | 2/3 | 1 | 9-7 | 85 | 81C | Frankie Dettori | 2/5F |
| 30 Jun 09+18d | Thirsk | Carleton Furniture Handicap | 1/5 | 9-4 | 80 | 94B | Frankie Dettori | 4/5F | |
| 12 Jun 09+21d | Sandown | Mousetrap Challenge Cup Handicap | 1/10 | 8-12 | 74 | 89A | Frankie Dettori | 6/1 | |
| 22 May 09+189d | Haydock | Get Racing UK In Your Pub 0870 351 8834 Maiden Stakes | 3/12 | 4 | 9-0 | 74 | 71A | Ted Durcan | 9/4F |
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 08+17d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq.co.uk E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 3/11 | shd | 9-3 | — | 79A | Jamie Spencer | 2/1F |
| 28 Oct 08 | Yarmouth | Lounge At Andover House Boutique Hotel/E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 2/12 | 3¼ | 9-3 | — | 81A | Frankie Dettori | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Yirga won?
- Yirga (GB) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trained Yirga?
- Yirga (GB) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 8 August 2009.
- Who is Yirga's sire?
- Yirga (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Auratum (USA), whose sire is Carson City.
- What going does Yirga prefer?
- Yirga (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Yirga's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 8 August 2009. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Yirga's sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Yirga's siblings?
- Out of Auratum (USA), Yirga (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: L'Hirondelle (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (L'Hirondelle (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.