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Horse profile

Dad's Army (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Malcolm Jefferson · Last owner A S Lyburn
by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Corston Dancer (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Oct 2009 — 6,234 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 Won at Hexham Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Dad's Army (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2008. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 74, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 8lb off peak
74 74–82

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 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 27 May 2008 Official rating 74 at the last run, 2 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 92C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good290C85.5—
Good to Firm292C84.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m492C85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 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
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm59610.2%+2.5—
Good to Firm482408.3%+0.61 from 2
Good1,3511148.4%+0.70 from 4
Good to Soft693547.8%+0.10 from 2
Soft1,317916.9%−0.8—
Heavy940707.4%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)1915.3%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2414.2%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m1,059777.3%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,7231136.6%−1.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,5971469.1%+1.41 from 7
Over 3m455398.6%+0.90 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Corston Dancer (IRE) (Lafontaine I)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Corston Jigthyme (IRE)30——
Easter Folly (IRE)10——
Corston Star (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +13.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% +9.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 4 1 25% +11.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% +8.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phil Kinsella 5 1 20% +10.00
Fergus King 2 0 0% −2.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Oliver Williams 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 4 1 25% +11.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% +10.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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 · 3 runs
02 Oct 09+67d Hexham Youngs Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-7 74— Phil Kinsella 22/1
27 Jul 09+36d Uttoxeter Bet365 'best Odds Guaranteed On Every Race' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 77— Phil Kinsella 33/1
21 Jun 09+379d Hexham Monkey's Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-0 81— Phil Kinsella 20/1
2008 · 4 runs
07 Jun 08+11d Hexham Great Run.Org Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 ¾ 10-13 8281C Phil Kinsella 17/2
27 May 08+13d Hexham John Smith's Extra Smooth Novices' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 7992C Phil Kinsella 14/1
14 May 08+73d Perth Polyflor Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 30 10-3 8277C Dougie Costello 14/1
02 Mar 08+67d Market Rasen Book Tickets Online At marketrasenraces.co.uk Novices' Hdl Class 4 · 22f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 11-2 8290C Fergus King 16/1
2007 · 2 runs
26 Dec 07+27d Huntingdon Beechwood Homes Classic 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-5 —— Oliver Williams 40/1
29 Nov 07 Carlisle WBX.COM E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 3 10-12 —84C Fergus King 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dad's Army won?
Dad's Army (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Dad's Army?
Dad's Army (IRE) was trained by Malcolm Jefferson on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 2 October 2009.
Who is Dad's Army's sire?
Dad's Army (IRE) is by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Corston Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Lafontaine I.
What is Dad's Army's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 2 October 2009. The highest on record is 82.
What is Dad's Army's sire's record?
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dad's Army's siblings?
Out of Corston Dancer (IRE), Dad's Army (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.