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Horse profile

Deal Maker (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner Mrs A N Durkan
by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Five Rivers (FR) (Cadoudal)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Dec 2008 — 6,504 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 Won at Fairyhouse (IRE)
KTB Profile

Deal Maker (FR) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Feb 2008.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating121At career-high mark
121 108–121

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 (jumps) 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 16 Nov 2008 Official rating 121 at the last jumps run, 23 Mar 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 79C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 24 Apr 2007

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 13 figures · best 130A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7130A117—
Heavy4125A121.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7130A121—
1m5f – 2m4122C110.5—
2m5f – 3m2125A113—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 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
Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3925.1%−40 from 1
Good211136.2%−2.90 from 2
Good to Soft108109.3%+0.2—
Soft253228.7%−0.41 from 8
Heavy1392115.1%+60 from 4
Standard (AW)3438.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f9199.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m215177.9%−1.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f266269.8%+0.71 from 8
2m5f – 3m141149.9%+0.80 from 2
Over 3m6857.4%−1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Five Rivers (FR) (Cadoudal)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Deal Done (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deal Done (FR)3332m–2m4f—
Angel Sun (FR)140——
Fermat (FR)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −3.67
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 1 100% +3.33
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −3.67
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P W Flood 5 1 20% −0.67
Roger Loughran 4 0 0% −4.00
Conor Maxwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr R M Hennessy 2 0 0% −2.00
Niki O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +1.33

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 8 1 13% −3.67
2007 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −3.67
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
29 Dec 08+16d Leopardstown Centra Central Park Beginners Chase 19f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran F/22 — 11-12 —— P W Flood 10/1
13 Dec 08+27d Fairyhouse Racecourse Signage Beginners Chase 21.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 4/17 16 11-12 —101C P W Flood 4/1
16 Nov 08+238d Punchestown G.A.A. Fundraisers Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 5 11-11 —121A P W Flood 12/1
23 Mar 08+17d Fairyhouse Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Festival Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 3 11-4 121112A P W Flood 14/1
06 Mar 08+12d Thurles Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 11-2 121129A Roger Loughran 7/1
23 Feb 08+28d Fairyhouse (IRE) Friends of Sligo GAA Maiden Hurdle (Div II) 20f · Yielding · 25 ran 1/25 11-10 113130A P W Flood 100/30
26 Jan 08+20d Navan Design Maiden Hurdle 23f · Heavy · 29 ran 2/29 2 11-2 108125A Conor Maxwell 2/1F
06 Jan 08+11d Naas Annual Membership At Naas Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 24 ran 2/24 4½ 11-10 108121A Roger Loughran 7/2
26 Dec 07+31d Leopardstown Durkan New Homes Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 28 ran 3/28 1 11-7 —129C Roger Loughran 8/1
25 Nov 07+26d Navan Bank Of Ireland 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 20f · Yielding · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 10-9 —102C Niki O'Shea 20/1
30 Oct 07+24d Punchestown Punchestown Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 4/20 2½ 11-2 —117C Roger Loughran 7/1
06 Oct 07+16d Gowran Park Dunphys Centra Foodstore INH Flat Race (Div 1) 16f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 8/20 nk 11-3 —104C Mr R M Hennessy 5/1
20 Sep 07+149d Listowel Paddy Cullagh Memorial (Pro-Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1 10-9 —104C Mr R M Hennessy 9/4F
24 Apr 07+100d Punchestown Murphy International (Pro-Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 25 ran 2/25 3½ 11-0 —79C Conor Maxwell 5/1
14 Jan 07 Leopardstown Pierse Civil Engineering (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 3 11-0 —122C Conor Maxwell 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Deal Maker (FR) won?
Deal Maker (FR) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Deal Maker (FR)?
Deal Maker (FR) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 29 December 2008.
Who is Deal Maker (FR)'s sire?
Deal Maker (FR) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Five Rivers (FR), whose sire is Cadoudal.
What going does Deal Maker (FR) prefer?
Deal Maker (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Deal Maker (FR)'s official rating?
Deal Maker (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 121.
What is Deal Maker (FR)'s sire's record?
Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.
Who are Deal Maker (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Five Rivers (FR), Deal Maker (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Deal Done (FR) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 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.