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Horse profile

Billy Twyford (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2015) · Last trainer Lawney Hill · Last owner Andy Weller
by Brian Boru (GB) out of The Distaff Spy (GB) (Seymour Hicks)
16 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2015 — 4,257 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2015 · 6th of 7 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Billy Twyford (IRE) is 4 from 16. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. Last raced off 121, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating121↓ 9lb off peak
121 114–130

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 115C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fakenham, 21 Dec 2014 Official rating 121 at the last run, 9 Mar 2015

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 16 figures · best 140A · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5140A120—
Good to Soft4121A116.5—
Good4137A128—
Heavy2122B112.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5129A120—
2m1f – 2m4f5137A119—
1m5f – 2m4140A129.5—
Over 3m2103C102—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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
Brian Boru (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,124 runs since Jul 2009 (285 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11—
Good to Firm157138.3%−2.71 from 1
Good1,42817212%+11 from 4
Good to Soft6207311.8%+0.80 from 4
Soft1,1991068.8%−2.21 from 5
Heavy6878712.7%+1.71 from 2
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11—
6f – 7f300%−11—
1m – 1m1f600%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−11—
1m5f – 2m1,069969%−21 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,38815511.2%+0.22 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,25615912.7%+1.71 from 5
Over 3m3844210.9%−0.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Distaff Spy (GB) (Seymour Hicks)

7 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rothbury (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Rothbury (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rothbury (GB)1722m4f–2m7fClass 3
In The Gate (IRE)160——
Come Follow Me (IRE)60——
Killegney (GB)300——
Over'n Out (GB)30——
Monsun Storm (IRE)10——
Ms Gemma (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +3.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 1 25% +1.50
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 2 22% −0.25
Class 4 3 1 33% +5.00
Class 6 3 1 33% −0.75
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 1 50% +6.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +2.25
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +4.50
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +1.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −1.75
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +2.75
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Bass 6 2 33% +7.50
A P McCoy 2 1 50% +1.25
Jeremiah McGrath 2 1 50% +0.25
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Tizzard 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 1 13% −4.75
None 8 3 38% +7.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 5 1 20% −1.75
2013 5 2 40% +8.50
2012 5 1 20% −2.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 3 30% +6.75
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.75

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
2015 · 1 run
09 Mar 15+78d Stratford Dan Skelton Racing Supporting The WNAA Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 25 11-9 12196C Gavin Sheehan 7/2
2014 · 5 runs
21 Dec 14+25d Fakenham At The Races Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 13 11-7 123115C Nick Scholfield 3/1
26 Nov 14+241d Wetherby Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 14 11-2 127101C Dougie Costello 6/1
30 Mar 14+29d Ascot Mother's Day Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 17 ran 5/17 nk 11-4 127129A Adam Wedge 20/1
01 Mar 14+49d Newbury Betfair Supporting Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 123122B A P McCoy 9/4F
11 Jan 14+16d Warwick Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) Class 2 · 3m1f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 10-3 125103C David Bass 10/1
2013 · 5 runs
26 Dec 13+15d Kempton William Hill - Bet On The Move Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 6 11-9 127120A Joe Tizzard 16/1
11 Dec 13+221d Leicester Advent Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 4 11-12 128121A David Bass 12/1
04 May 13+59d Uttoxeter Burton Kia Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 26 11-12 130119A David Bass 5/1F
06 Mar 13+32d Fontwell Exclusive Cheltenham Offers On totepool Mobile Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-6 121137A David Bass 9/2
02 Feb 13+50d Wetherby Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Evening - 4th March Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-7 114140A David Bass 7/1
2012 · 5 runs
14 Dec 12+38d Bangor-on-Dee fourseasonsmarqueehire.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 3¾ 10-12 —132A David Bass 11/4
06 Nov 12+169d Exeter Nethway Hotel Torquay And Jay&kay Coaches Kent Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 13 10-12 —115A A P McCoy 13/8
21 May 12+42d Newton Abbot newtonabbotracing.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 10-11 —119A Jeremiah McGrath 5/4F
09 Apr 12+26d Huntingdon Huntingdon Racecourse Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 10-13 —118A Jeremiah McGrath 9/4F
14 Mar 12 Huntingdon 32Red Casino Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 3/12 1 11-2 —127A Andrew Tinkler 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Billy Twyford won?
Billy Twyford (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 10 times in total (62.5% of starts).
Who trained Billy Twyford?
Billy Twyford (IRE) was trained by Lawney Hill on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 9 March 2015.
Who is Billy Twyford's sire?
Billy Twyford (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of The Distaff Spy (GB), whose sire is Seymour Hicks.
What going does Billy Twyford prefer?
Billy Twyford (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Billy Twyford's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 9 March 2015. The highest on record is 130.
What is Billy Twyford's sire's record?
Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,124 runs since Jul 2009 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Billy Twyford's siblings?
Out of The Distaff Spy (GB), Billy Twyford (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rothbury (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Rothbury (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2012. 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.