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Horse profile

Billy No Mates (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner Celtic Park Syndicate
by Old Vic (GB) out of Shilling Hill (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2009 — 6,304 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Billy No Mates (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Listowel (Jun 2009). Last raced off 99, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating99↓ 32lb off peak
99 96–131

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 2 Jun 2009 Official rating 99 at the last run, 31 Jul 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 113A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy498A93.5—
Soft3103A93—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7103A93—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.60 from 1
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.9—
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.40 from 4
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 4
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.20 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.1—
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shilling Hill (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Miss Penny Pincher (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Penny Pincher (IRE)1312m4f—
Marden Court (IRE)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A B Joyce 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr G O'Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
S M McGovern 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 5 runs
31 Jul 09+42d Galway Guinness (q.r.) Handicap Hurdle (88-109) 2m2f · Soft · 20 ran F/20 — 11-5 99— Brian O'Connell 8/1
19 Jun 09+17d Down Royal Asidua Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Firm · 17 ran 80/17 11-4 99— P W Flood 6/4F
02 Jun 09+32d Listowel St. John's Literary Centre Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 1¾ 10-2 97113A A B Joyce 7/1
01 May 09+20d Punchestown Star Best For Racing Coverage Novice Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 1¼ 11-0 9688C A B Joyce 66/1
11 Apr 09+118d Cork Tallow G.a.a. Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m · Soft · 22 ran 19/22 10 10-12 9988C Paul Townend 20/1
2008 · 5 runs
14 Dec 08+50d Cork J.b.c. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 20 ran 17/20 3½ 11-6 9995C S M McGovern 33/1
25 Oct 08+20d Naas Thoroughbred County (Pro-am) Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 1¾ 11-0 —98A Mr G O'Sullivan 5/1
05 Oct 08+16d Tipperary Tipperary Co-op (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 8 10-10 —92B Mr G O'Sullivan 7/2
19 Sep 08+51d Listowel Jet O'carroll Memorial Novice Hurdle 2m · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 10-5 99103A A B Joyce 8/1
30 Jul 08 Galway William Hill In Ireland Novice Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 18 ran 8/18 5 10-7 13193A A B Joyce 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Billy No Mates won?
Billy No Mates (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Billy No Mates?
Billy No Mates (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 31 July 2009.
Who is Billy No Mates's sire?
Billy No Mates (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Shilling Hill (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What is Billy No Mates's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 31 July 2009. The highest on record is 131.
What is Billy No Mates's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Billy No Mates's siblings?
Out of Shilling Hill (IRE), Billy No Mates (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Miss Penny Pincher (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.