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Spy: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Spy is a 7-year-old gelding by Muhaarar, trained by C Byrnes. He has won 5 of 45 starts and placed in 10 more, for £11,467 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 1.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 10% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:10 at Curragh on 20 October. His best performance rating is 121, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 45
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 15
  • Strike rate 11%
  • Prize money £11,467
  • Best rating 121
  • Official rating 59

Where Spy runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:10 Curragh 1xBet.ie Supports The Curragh Handicap —

Spy form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Down Royal (IRE) Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II) 1m 5f Good 5 2.75 4/1J W J Lee 59
18 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Class Grass Handicap 1m 4f Good To Yielding 15 15.25 20/1 Sean Davis 61
1 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) BOYLE Sports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 18 40.5 25/1 Patrick M O'Brien 122
4 Jul 26 Bellewstown Street Sweep Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Good 12 12.5 7/1 Josh Williamson 123
1 Jun 26 Listowel Join Racing TV With A Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 1 — 17/2 Philip Byrnes 119
1 May 26 Punchestown FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 12 33.25 25/1 Philip Byrnes 120
10 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 1m 2.5f Standard 1 — 3/1F W J Lee 57
21 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Safer Gambling Week 2025 Handicap (0-60) 1m 4f Standard 6 4.75 13/8F Luke McAteer 57
7 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap 1m 4f Standard 3 3 6/4F Jack Kearney 57
1 Nov 25 Down Royal Ampion Testing Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Yielding 3 8 12/1 Philip Byrnes 119
9 Oct 25 Thurles Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap (0-60) 1m 4.5f Good To Yielding 3 5.5 5/2F Sean Davis 58
26 Sep 25 Listowel William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m Good To Yielding 4 11 6/1 Philip Byrnes 119
21 Aug 25 Killarney GMIB Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Good 1 — 9/2 Alex Harvey 113
7 Aug 25 Sligo Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle 2m 2f Good 4 6.25 11/4 Philip Byrnes 113
22 Jul 25 Ballinrobe RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle 2m 1.5f Good 2 .25 5/1 Philip Byrnes 112
23 Jun 25 Ballinrobe Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap 1m 1.5f Good 6 7 40/1 Sean Davis 62
27 May 25 Tipperary Tipperary Optional Claiming Race 1m 1f Yielding To Soft 10 18.5 16/1 Sean Davis 63
19 May 25 Roscommon Abbey Hotel Roscommon Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 6 6 10/1 Colin Keane 65
24 Aug 24 Killarney Laurels Bar & Restaurant Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 4 5.75 7/2 Philip Byrnes 114
8 Aug 24 Sligo Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle 2m 2f Soft 2 .5 15/8 Philip Byrnes 113
5 Aug 24 Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 2 .5 8/1 Philip Byrnes 109
18 Jul 24 Killarney KPH Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m 1f Good 6 5.75 18/1 Philip Byrnes 109
2 Jul 24 Roscommon Sweeney Oil Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 7 3.75 11/1 Sean Davis 70
24 Jun 24 Ballinrobe Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap 1m 1.5f Good 4 9 4/1 Wayne Hassett 72
20 May 24 Roscommon Abbey Hotel Roscommon Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 5 4.25 20/1 Sean Davis 72
15 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 4f Standard 10 7.75 7/1 Jack Kearney 73
6 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 9 2.5 14/1 Calum Hogan 73
10 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 1m 2.5f Standard 3 2 6/1 Adam Caffrey 73
22 Oct 23 Leopardstown Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (50-80) 1m 2f Heavy 11 10.5 15/2 Adam Caffrey 73
18 Sep 23 Listowel Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Listed Handicap) 2m Good To Yielding PU - 10/1 Phillip Enright 112
26 Aug 23 Killarney Killarney Park Hotel Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Yielding To Soft 3 4.5 8/1 Philip Byrnes 112
28 Jul 23 Down Royal Watch Racing TV With Free Trial Now Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 4 4.75 7/1 Adam Caffrey 77
4 Jul 23 Roscommon Sweeney Oil Handicap 1m 2f Good To Yielding 5 5.25 17/2 Chris Hayes 77
2 Jun 23 Tramore Ballyduff Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 4 23.25 10/1 J J Slevin –
18 May 23 Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 4 13.5 4/1 Philip Byrnes –
6 May 23 Cork Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Yielding 2 8.5 5/1 Philip Byrnes –
5 Jul 22 Pontefract Charles Stewart & Co Steve Evans Memorial Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 6 9.5 7/4F Jason Hart 72
28 Jun 22 Hamilton Book Our On-site Hotel Ferniegair Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 1 — 13/2 Jason Hart 72
9 Jun 22 Yarmouth Download The Quinnbet App Handicap Class 4 1m 1f Good To Soft 6 12.5 20/1 Andrew Breslin 76
12 May 22 Newmarket Become A Friend Of Racing Welfare Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good 5 7.5 14/1 Joe Fanning 80
19 Apr 22 Epsom Downs Warren Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Good 9 32.5 4/1 Franny Norton 80
29 Mar 22 Wolverhampton (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Handicap Class 5 1m 1.5f Standard 1 — 11/1 Jason Hart 76
15 Dec 21 Lingfield (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free/ EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Standard 8 8.75 10/3 Andrew Breslin –
25 Nov 21 Chelmsford City (AW) British EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 7f Standard 3 2.25 8/1 Jason Hart –
29 Oct 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 1) (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 4 3 8/1 Silvestre De Sousa –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II) at Down Royal (IRE) on 4 September 2026. Held up towards the back - driven wide 2f out and up to 6th with a furlong left - one-paced through the closing stages to finish fifth.

Spy by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
17f 7 1 14% —
10.5f 7 1 14% —
16f 5 1 20% —
12f 4 0 0% —
9.5f 3 1 33% —
16.5f 3 0 0% —
10f 3 0 0% —
18f 2 0 0% —
9f 2 0 0% —
8f 2 0 0% —
8.5f 2 1 50% —
7f 2 0 0% —
13f 1 0 0% —
12.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —

Spy by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 16 1 6% —
Standard 9 2 22% —
Good To Yielding 8 0 0% —
Yielding 4 1 25% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Firm 2 1 50% —
Soft 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —

Spy by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 6 1 17% —
Killarney 4 1 25% —
Roscommon 4 0 0% —
Listowel 3 1 33% —
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% —
Down Royal 2 0 0% —
Sligo 2 0 0% —
Tipperary 2 0 0% —
Cork 2 0 0% —
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% —

Spy breeding

  • Sire Muhaarar (GB)
  • Dam Confidential Lady (GB)
  • Damsire Singspiel (IRE)
  • Breeder Cheveley Park Stud Limited
  • Foaled 19 April 2019

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