Horse profile
Cahirdown Boy (IRE)
by Yeats (IRE) out of Lucy's Legend (IRE) (Norwich)
48 runs · 16 courses · from May 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Listowel, Limerick & Thurles
Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 5th of 18
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Cahirdown Boy is a gelding with three wins from 48 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He won the Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase at Listowel in Sep 2024 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off an official rating of 100, the Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Dec 2021 over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground off 100, and the Killinan Handicap Hurdle at Thurles in Feb 2020 over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft ground off 92. He has two wins from ten runs on heavy ground. Aged 11 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished fifth of 18 in the Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 96.
Based on 48 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 3–48Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 10 (20.8%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=48 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 357 d
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.
Official rating96↓ 11lb off peak
96
92–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 108A | 99 | — |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 139B | 92 | 2 runs · 92 / 87.5 |
| Heavy | 8 | 143B | 103.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 103B | 82 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 143B | 96.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 108A | 89 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 48 runs looked at, 16 have no figure: did not complete (10) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 48 runs · as at 25 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 from 12 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Mid-division 6 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,443 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 0 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 1,963 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,439 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,293 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 1 from 34 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,907 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lucy's Legend (IRE) (Norwich)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bridge Road (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Bridge Road (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Road (IRE) | 26 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 10 | 2 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.00 |
| Listowel | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Killarney | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thurles | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 34 | 1 | 3% | −30.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | +3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor McNamara | 23 | 1 | 4% | −11.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Browne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J B Kane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Timmons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 41 | 2 | 5% | −25.00 |
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 27 | 2 | 7% | +0.00 |
| Chase | 21 | 1 | 5% | −17.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+13d | Limerick (IRE) | Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Raced in the pack - lost touch when ridden before 2 out and jumped clumsily there - stayed on without threatening to finish 5th | 5/18 | 5½ | 11-10 | 96 | 83B | 112A | Sean Flanagan | 18/1 |
| 04 Oct 26+9d | Killarney (IRE) | Killarney Races Handicap Steeplechase Raced prominently on inner - fourth at the midway point - minor error 3 out and soon under pressure - third after 2 out but making no dent - stayed on at same speed to finish third | 3/10 | 11 | 10-12 | 104 | 92A | 116A | Sean Flanagan | 33/1 |
| 25 Sep 26+59d | Listowel (IRE) | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Steeplechase Sent to the front - dislodged rider at the opening fence | UR/14 | — | 11-1 | 104 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 22/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+168d | Galway (IRE) | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase Brought down at 1st | F/20 | — | 11-1 | 104 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 50/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+38d | Limerick | Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back of the field - briefly improved into 7th turning into the straight - soon dropped away and finished 5th | 5/14 | 19 | 11-5 | 98 | — | 101C | Calum Hogan | 11/2 |
| 03 Jan 26+76d | Cork | EASYFIX Equine Handicap Chase Set the pace early - jumped awkwardly at the 5th and driven on after 3 out - clear at the last when parting company with rider | UR/6 | — | 9-7 | 102 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 25+23d | Limerick | LubriSyn Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - up to 4th by halfway - error at the 7th - moved into 2nd after 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - stumbled 2 out - urged before the last - blundered at the last - stayed on to finish 4th | 4/13 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 98 | 103B | 109A | Eoin Staples | 15/2 |
| 26 Sep 25+274d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase Held up in the pack early - improved into midfield by halfway - up to 7th with 3 furlongs left then 5th soon after - asked for effort but found nothing past the last - dropped away on the run-in to finish 8th | 8/16 | 1 | 11-5 | 103 | 139B | 110A | Sean Flanagan | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+28d | Limerick | BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase Held a midfield position early - jumped poorly around 7th and again 5th before another blunder later on - driven for effort but faded three out - eased and withdrawn before the following fence | PU/10 | — | 12-0 | 106 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 7/1 |
| 28 Nov 24+39d | Thurles | Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - improved into contention 3 out - 4th and driven approaching final furlong - battled on without gaining ground to finish 5th | 5/7 | hd | 11-9 | 106 | 108A | 111A | Conor McNamara | 5/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+23d | Limerick | STL Logistics Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - still in touch at halfway - stumbled at the 9th - into 6th and driven on turning for home - unable to close near the last then stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 5/9 | 5½ | 9-7 | 106 | 100A | 91B | Calum Hogan | 9/2 |
| 27 Sep 24+14d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) Midfield - eased through on the rails to dispute 2 out - pushed to front at the last - kept on gamely to score | 1/16 | 11-5 | 100 | 113B | 126A | Sean Flanagan | 3/1J | |
| 13 Sep 24+357d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) Sat close to front group early - dropped to 5th with 3 to go - improved into 3rd and asked for effort 2 out - into 2nd approaching last - battled on gamely up the run-in but denied by a narrow margin | 2/10 | ½ | 10-13 | 98 | 85A | 109B | Calum Hogan | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 23+28d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) | 3/14 | 6 | 11-8 | 103 | — | 119A | Conor McNamara | 12/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+35d | Killarney | Laurels Pub & Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-109) | 3/10 | 8 | 11-9 | 104 | 78A | 110B | Conor McNamara | 10/1 |
| 21 Jul 23+125d | Killarney | Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle | 8/11 | 19 | 10-0 | 102 | 99C | 91C | Conor McNamara | 18/1 |
| 18 Mar 23+23d | Thurles | Jimmy Neville Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) | 4/13 | 2½ | 11-10 | 104 | 96B | 121A | Conor McNamara | 7/1 |
| 23 Feb 23+39d | Thurles | Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-102) | 2/17 | 1 | 11-10 | 101 | 100B | 125A | Mr R W Barron | 13/2J |
| 15 Jan 23+20d | Punchestown | Sporting Life Beginners Chase | F/9 | — | 11-12 | 101 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 11/1 |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+25d | Limerick | Brc Mcmahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase | 2/12 | 7 | 11-9 | 101 | 143B | 125A | Conor McNamara | 10/3 |
| 01 Dec 22+39d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 1 | 11-7 | 102 | 80B | 109A | Conor McNamara | 15/2 |
| 23 Oct 22+30d | Limerick | Garrynacurra Stud Ltd Handicap Chase | F/10 | — | 11-0 | 102 | — | — | Danny Mullins | 4/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+34d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) | 5/16 | ¾ | 11-7 | 102 | 107B | 110A | Conor McNamara | 5/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+9d | Killarney | Killarney Towers Hotel Beginners Chase | 4/8 | 10 | 11-12 | 104 | 30B | 112A | Conor McNamara | 18/1 |
| 11 Aug 22+27d | Tramore | Walter Halley Memorial Beginners Chase | 4/11 | 9½ | 11-12 | 104 | 89C | 103A | Conor McNamara | 14/1 |
| 15 Jul 22+39d | Killarney | Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle | 5/11 | ½ | 10-3 | 106 | 98B | 99A | Conor McNamara | 9/1 |
| 06 Jun 22+30d | Listowel | Bryan MacMahon Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | ¾ | 10-0 | 105 | 97A | 118A | Jordan Gainford | 8/1 |
| 07 May 22+30d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 5/17 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 106 | 106B | 110A | Conor McNamara | 20/1 |
| 07 Apr 22+101d | Limerick | McDermott's Gala Patrickswell Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 11/15 | 4¼ | 11-3 | 107 | 89C | 93C | Conor McNamara | 15/2 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 21+93d | Limerick | Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/16 | 11-12 | 100 | 113B | 135A | Conor McNamara | 11/1 | |
| 25 Sep 21+5d | Listowel | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 3/16 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 100 | 85B | 118A | Conor McNamara | 8/1 |
| 20 Sep 21+26d | Listowel | Win A House With Kerry GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 5/18 | 2½ | 10-13 | 101 | 102B | 112A | Ryan Treacy | 40/1 |
| 25 Aug 21+41d | Bellewstown | Bective Stud Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle | PU/15 | — | 10-2 | 103 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 40/1 |
| 15 Jul 21+37d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 11/16 | nk | 10-12 | 104 | 95C | 88C | Mark McDonagh | 8/1 |
| 08 Jun 21+31d | Roscommon | Athleague Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 8/16 | 1½ | 10-7 | 105 | 92B | 105A | Barry Browne | 33/1 |
| 08 May 21+20d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 4/14 | ½ | 10-12 | 104 | 101B | 119A | Ryan Treacy | 33/1 |
| 18 Apr 21+106d | Tramore | Formahoof Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 10-13 | 104 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 28/1 |
| 02 Jan 21+103d | Cork | GAIN Handicap Hurdle | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 104 | 91A | 87A | Conor McNamara | 33/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 20+18d | Listowel | Listowel Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | PU/12 | — | 10-13 | 104 | — | — | Ryan Treacy | 28/1 |
| 03 Sep 20+31d | Clonmel | Derrinlaur Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 11/11 | 7 | 11-0 | 104 | — | 86C | Conor McNamara | 4/1J |
| 03 Aug 20+179d | Roscommon | Class Grass Handicap Hurdle | F/9 | — | 10-13 | 103 | — | — | Ryan Treacy | 15/2 |
| 06 Feb 20+39d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/18 | 11-7 | 92 | — | 128A | Jonathan Moore | 14/1 | |
| 2019 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 19+30d | Limerick | Racing Post Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | ½ | 9-12 | 93 | 67A | 91A | Conor Maxwell | 8/1 |
| 29 Nov 19+13d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Welcomes The 95 Stop Tour Inter-Firm Charity Raceday Fundraising For Limerick Children Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 7½ | 11-4 | — | 110B | 102A | J B Kane | 16/1 |
| 16 Nov 19+20d | Punchestown | Kildare Now Maiden Hurdle | 13/22 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 82B | 101A | Ryan Treacy | 100/1 |
| 27 Oct 19+47d | Wexford | Casey Concrete Blocks Maiden Hurdle | 7/13 | 6 | 10-13 | — | 62C | 92C | Chris Timmons | 66/1 |
| 10 Sep 19+121d | Listowel | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 10-11 | — | — | — | Conor McNamara | 66/1 |
| 12 May 19 | Killarney | BetVictor Maiden Hurdle | F/14 | — | 10-9 | — | — | — | Conor McNamara | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cahirdown Boy won?
- Cahirdown Boy (IRE) won 3 of 48 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 10 times in total (20.8% of starts).
- Who trains Cahirdown Boy?
- Cahirdown Boy (IRE) is trained by E McNamara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Cahirdown Boy's sire?
- Cahirdown Boy (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Lucy's Legend (IRE), whose sire is Norwich.
- What going does Cahirdown Boy prefer?
- Cahirdown Boy (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cahirdown Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Cahirdown Boy's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are Cahirdown Boy's siblings?
- Out of Lucy's Legend (IRE), Cahirdown Boy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bridge Road (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Bridge Road (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Nov 2026.