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Horse profile

Darby Hill (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Paul Nolan · Owner Darbys Boys Syndicate
by Yeats (IRE) out of Glenmore Erica (IRE) (Westerner)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 13 May 2026 · 6th of 16
KTB Profile

Darby Hill is a lightly raced mare with two starts since Apr 2026. By Yeats, whose progeny in the archive have won 1165 of 9766 runs since Jan 2008, she is out of a dam who has produced one winner from two runners to date, St Cuthbert's Cave with three wins. She finished sixth of 16, held, in the Ladbrokes Mares Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown in May 2026 on good to soft ground. She had previously run over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft at Clonmel.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Apr 2026 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 69C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 13 May 2026

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 2 figures · best 93C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,44347613.8%+1.9—
Good to Soft1,96421210.8%−1.10 from 1
Soft2,84130510.7%−1.20 from 1
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.2—
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,44127411.2%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,29435210.7%−1.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.4—
Over 3m82012515.2%+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
Glenmore Erica (IRE) (Westerner)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them St Cuthbert's Cave (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (St Cuthbert's Cave (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
St Cuthbert's Cave (IRE)1832m–2m3½fClass 4
La Gordita (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
13 May 26+29d Punchestown Ladbrokes Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Held up towards the back - clumsy at the opening obstacle - made progress into contention before 3 out - couldn't land a blow from there - well held at the finish 6/16 1¼ 11-7 59C93C Sean O'Keeffe 150/1
14 Apr 26 Clonmel Botanica International Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 17 ran Held up early - hit first hurdle and buried in field - improved into 7th after third-last - lost place approaching two out and beaten off 12/17 1¾ 10-11 69C91C Richard Deegan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Darby Hill won?
Darby Hill (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Darby Hill?
Darby Hill (IRE) is trained by Paul Nolan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
Who is Darby Hill's sire?
Darby Hill (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Glenmore Erica (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
What is Darby Hill's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 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 Darby Hill's siblings?
Out of Glenmore Erica (IRE), Darby Hill (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: St Cuthbert's Cave (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (St Cuthbert's Cave (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.