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Horse profile

Deal Breaker (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Edward Lynam · Last owner Edward Lynam
by Night Shift (USA) out of Photo Flash (IRE) (Bahamian Bounty)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2009 — 6,320 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 2nd of 10 Won at Tipperary Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Deal Breaker (GB) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2007. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 86, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating86↓ 12lb off peak
86 86–98

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 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 12 Jul 2009 Official rating 86 at the last run, 16 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 →

Flat 15 figures · best 94C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)591A75—
Soft494C76—
Good to Firm382C81—
Good288A83—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1191A79—
Under 6f494C77—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Night Shift (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+3.1—
Good to Firm451419.1%+0.41 from 3
Good478469.6%+0.90 from 2
Good to Soft2092210.5%+1.80 from 1
Soft261207.7%−10 from 4
Heavy7322.7%−6—
Standard (AW)670548.1%−0.60 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2592710.4%+1.71 from 4
6f – 7f734587.9%−0.80 from 11
1m – 1m1f471459.6%+0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f297299.8%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m248197.7%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f134118.2%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m3200%−8.7—
Over 3m100%−8.7—

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
Photo Flash (IRE) (Bahamian Bounty)

11 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Able Speed (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Able Speed (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Able Speed (IRE)625f–6fGroup 2
Blitz (GB)1725fClass 4
Monolight (GB)811m2½f—
Scintilating (GB)416fClass 4
Flashdanza (GB)130——
Invisible Flash (GB)70——
Strasbourg Place (GB)60——
Sepia Print (IRE)40——
Heliograph (GB)10——
Deora De (GB)10——
Framed (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 1 50% +5.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 0 0% −11.00
Under 6f 4 1 25% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Willie Supple 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieren Fallon 2 1 50% +5.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gorey 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 1 11% −2.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 7 0 0% −7.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 5 1 20% +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 · 7 runs
16 Jul 09+4d Leopardstown Kilmacud Claiming Race 7f · Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-9 8685A Pat Smullen 10/3
12 Jul 09+14d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Race 7f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 shd 9-7 8891A W J Lee 11/2
28 Jun 09+63d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Scurry Premier Handicap 6½f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 8/19 1¼ 8-12 8979A Kevin Manning 33/1
26 Apr 09+15d Navan Carnaross Mart Handicap (60-90) 6f · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 nk 9-9 9067C Emmet McNamara 20/1
11 Apr 09+8d Dundalk (AW) Crazy Clean Handicap (60-100) 6f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 9-6 9282A Kevin Manning 16/1
03 Apr 09+12d Dundalk (AW) Hibernia Steel Products Ltd. Race 5f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 9-9 9269A Kevin Manning 12/1
22 Mar 09+219d Curragh Join 'go Racing In Kildare' Handicap 6f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1 9-3 9556C Willie Supple 20/1
2008 · 3 runs
15 Aug 08+29d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 nk 8-11 9675A Shane Foley 14/1
17 Jul 08+13d Fairyhouse (IRE) Racecard Advertising At Fairyhouse Race 6f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3 9-0 9588A Willie Supple 20/1
04 Jul 08+258d Bellewstown Kilsaran Lifestyle Handicap (60-95) 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1½ 9-5 9572A Shane Foley 10/1
2007 · 5 runs
20 Oct 07+8d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 6f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-4 9578C Shane Gorey 5/4F
12 Oct 07+26d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) 7f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 ½ 9-1 9869C Declan McDonogh 9/1
16 Sep 07+17d Curragh (IRE) Rosaleen Kelly Blenheim Stakes () 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-1 9581C Pat Smullen 12/1
30 Aug 07+21d Tipperary Longfield Stables Race 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1/13 9-0 —82C Kieren Fallon 6/1
09 Aug 07 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 9-3 —94C Kieren Fallon 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Deal Breaker won?
Deal Breaker (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Deal Breaker?
Deal Breaker (GB) was trained by Edward Lynam on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 16 July 2009.
Who is Deal Breaker's sire?
Deal Breaker (GB) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Photo Flash (IRE), whose sire is Bahamian Bounty.
What going does Deal Breaker prefer?
Deal Breaker (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Deal Breaker's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 16 July 2009. The highest on record is 98.
What is Deal Breaker's sire's record?
Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Deal Breaker's siblings?
Out of Photo Flash (IRE), Deal Breaker (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Able Speed (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Able Speed (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2007. 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.