Lir Speciale (2019) Horse
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Lir Speciale is a seven-year-old bay gelding, by Prince Of Lir out of Ma Bella Paola. He races under the guidance of B Ellison for owner Mr Kristian Strangeway. In 43 starts he has secured six victories, placed second four times and third six times, accumulating earnings of $245,814. His most recent outing was at Doncaster on 24 October 2026, where he finished 8th of 10 runners. The latest win came at Doncaster on 8 November 2025.
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Doncaster • Haydock • Galway • Newbury • Chester • Chepstow • Yarmouth • Southwell • Wolverhampton • Thirsk • Kempton • Newmarket • Chelmsford City • Royal Ascot • WindsorRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 07-Nov-26 1414m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R1 Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Div 2), SP: 6.00 | Darragh O'Sullivan 1.75L | 9 (12) |
| Doncaster 24-Oct-26 1609m HEAVY CL3 Flat, SP: 3/1 Close up tracking leaders, shaken up over 2f out, soon no impression | W Buick 56.7kg 3l | 8 (10) |
| Haydock 16-Oct-26 1602m HEAVY R3 CL3 Hcp $3,635 (of $28,197) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:53.960, SP: 3.25 1st Maximising ( D Egan 136 ) 2nd Return To Unit ( J Mitchell 140 ) 0.50L 3rd Lir Speciale ( R Scott 132 ) 1.25L See full results | R Scott 59.9kg 1.25L | 3 (10) |
| Hamilton 28-Sep-26 1672m SOFT R4 CL3 Hcp $1,425 (of $24,324) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.580, SP: 6.50 1st El Matador ( H Crouch 140 ) 2nd Strength of Spirit ( J Nicholls 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Geo ( L Young 121 ) 1.75L 5th Lir Speciale ( J Hart 133 ) 7.40L See full results | J Hart 60.3kg 7.40L | 5 (13) |
| York 06-Sep-26 1584m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp (of $24,230) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:38.190, SP: 8.50 1st Inspired ( T Moore 142 ) 2nd Canvas ( M Mortensen 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Melvin Udall ( H Vigors 135 ) 2.75L 10th Lir Speciale ( S Farmer 141 ) 9.35L See full results | S Farmer 64kg 9.35L | 10 (19) |
| Galway 02-Aug-26 1408m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $104,848) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.050, SP: 6.00 1st Dunum ( B Lee 134 ) 2nd Unique Journey ( T Casey 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Vafortino ( R Whelan 138 ) 0.30L 8th Lir Speciale ( C Hayes 125 ) 4.70L See full results | C Hayes 56.7kg 4.70L | 8 (18) |
| Galway 29-Jul-26 1722m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $113,207) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:50.980, SP: 8.00 1st Orandi ( R Colgan 126 ) 2nd Pierre Royal ( A Caffrey 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Jagged Edge ( J Kearney 139 ) 0.30L 7th Lir Speciale ( C Hayes 124 ) 8.00L See full results | C Hayes 56.2kg 8.00L | 7 (21) |
| York 10-Jul-26 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 11/1 Raced in rear, shaken up over 2f out, made good headway over 1f, kept on well inside final furlong, took fifth post, not reach leaders | Ben Robinson 57.6kg Neck | 5 (17) |
| York 13-Jun-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 11/2 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway 1f out, challenged final 110yds, soon held | Ben Robinson 59.9kg Head | 4 (19) |
| Newbury 16-May-26 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a threat | William Cox 53.5kg 1 1/4 length | 13 (15) |
| Chester 06-May-26 1524m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 18/1 In touch, ridden along over 2f out, soon outpaced, switched right over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went third towards finish | Cam Hardie 53.5kg Short Head | 3 (13) |
| Doncaster 28-Mar-26 1609m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Held up in touch, waiting for room over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, edged left but went third inside final furlong, kept on well | C J Whiteley 59kg Head | 3 (22) |
| Doncaster 08-Nov-25 1414m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along to go 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | C J Whiteley 60.8kg | 1 (21) |
| Doncaster 25-Oct-25 1414m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 110 yards | Ben Robinson 59.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Newcastle 28-Sep-25 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/8 Tracked leaders, lost position over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression | Shay Farmer 63kg 3/4 length | 5 (9) |
| York 07-Sep-25 1584m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Mid-division on outer, ridden 2f out, ran on from over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish | Shay Farmer 59kg Short Head | 3 (16) |
| Newcastle 21-Aug-25 1614m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Ben Robinson 55.8kg 1/2 length | 11 (14) |
| Chepstow 07-Aug-25 1622m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, just failed | Ben Robinson 56.2kg Short Head | 2 (13) |
| Yarmouth 24-Jul-25 1612m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 28/1 Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, disputing lead well inside final furlong, just held close home | Ben Robinson 58.1kg Neck | 2 (13) |
| York 31-May-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 28/1 Prominent, switched to race stands side over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | Ben Robinson 58.1kg 1 length | 17 (21) |
| Ascot 10-May-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Always towards rear | Harry Davies 59kg Nose | 10 (12) |
| Newcastle 04-Mar-25 1421m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up in touch, driven over 1f out, no telling impression | Cam Hardie 52.6kg Neck | 5 (7) |
| Southwell 22-Feb-25 1421m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/2 Broke well, steadied into mid-division, ridden 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish | Ben Robinson 59.9kg 3/4 length | 4 (12) |
| Southwell 24-Jan-25 1222m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, well held from over 1f out | Marco Ghiani 61.7kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Jan-25 1225m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 Slowly into stride, off the pace in trio, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | Marco Ghiani 60.8kg 1/2 length | 5 (9) |
| Thirsk 07-Sep-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 11/1 Steadied start, held up off the pace towards rear, ridden and no response when hung left over1f out | Jason Watson 59.4kg Neck | 6 (9) |
| Kempton 14-Aug-24 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 3/1 Chase leaders early, rear of mid-division, switched left over 2f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, no impression | Marco Ghiani 61.2kg 3/4 length | 7 (14) |
| Newmarket 20-Jul-24 1408m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader far side, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | Marco Ghiani 64kg 3/4 length | 4 (7) |
| Newcastle 29-Jun-24 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Raced against stands rai, prominent, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | Marco Ghiani 59.4kg 1 1/2 length | 6 (14) |
| Haydock 08-Jun-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 16/1 Prominent, switched right and pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | Marco Ghiani 59.4kg Head | 10 (14) |
| Newmarket 19-May-24 1006m GOOD TO FIRM CL3 Flat, SP: 14/1 Off the pace in last pair out wide, headway inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, never nearer | Marco Ghiani 60.3kg Neck | 4 (7) |
| Chelmsford City 21-Sep-23 1408m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 18/1 Held up off the pace and well in rear, switched left and ridden over 1f out, GOOD headway chasing leaders inside final furlong, finished well but not quite pace to challenge | David Egan 58.1kg 1/2 length | 4 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Sep-23 1739m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Callum Shepherd 62.6kg Neck | 9 (11) |
| Ascot 29-Jul-23 1408m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 40/1 Raced far side, prominent, ridden and weakening when hampered inside final 2f | David Egan 58.1kg 13l | 25 (25) |
| Royal Ascot 22-Jun-23 1408m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 18/1 Raced far side, tracked group leaders, weakened inside final 2f | Ray Dawson 59kg 1 1/4 length | 16 (29) |
| Kempton 10-May-23 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL3 Flat, SP: 5/2 Steadied and too slight bump start, held up in rear, GOOD headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well | Ray Dawson 61.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Kempton 05-Oct-22 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL3 Flat, SP: 7/2 Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong | Ray Dawson 59kg | 1 (13) |
| Newcastle 15-Sep-22 1207m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to challenge | Ray Dawson 59.4kg 3/4 length | 3 (14) |
| Windsor 01-Sep-22 1218m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 11/4 Raced keenly chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ran on gamely under pressure inside final furlong | Ray Dawson 59.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Newmarket 14-May-22 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 6/1 Raced wide towards rear, edged right throughout, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | Ray Dawson 55.8kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Doncaster 30-Apr-22 1209m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 8/11 Raced keenly tracking leaders, led over 1f out, shaken up and quickened clear inside final furlong, easily | Ray Dawson 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Kempton 06-Apr-22 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 1/1 Prominent, dropped to 3rd over 3f out, progress to challenge 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and led briefly just over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, headed last strides | Andrea Atzeni 58.1kg Nose | 3 (8) |
| Kempton 26-Mar-22 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Ran green in mid-division, effort and headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, not trouble winner, promising | J Mitchell 58.5kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (8) |