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Horse profile

Derry Lad (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Kevin Thomas Coleman · Owner Dreamers Alliance Syndicate
by Epaulette (AUS) out of Romea (GB) (Muhtarram)
47 runs · 26 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Ran 29 days ago Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Derry Lad is a gelding who has won four of 47 starts, all in handicaps. Three of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f, including a Class 3 success at Pontefract on good to firm in Jun 2023 off an official rating of 77 and a Class 4 win at Hamilton on good to soft the previous month off 71. He also won over 1m – 1m1f on soft at Gowran Park in Oct 2021. Typically held up, he last ran at Downpatrick in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 98.

Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating98↓ 2lb off peak
98 54–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 15 May 2026

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 →

Flat 39 figures · best 128C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good17128C825 · 128 / 85
Soft10108C751 · —
Good to Soft5111C100—
Heavy4101A80—
Standard (AW)287A83.52 · 87 / 83.5
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f23128C925 · 128 / 85
1m – 1m1f8124A80.5—
1m5f – 2m6107C93.53 · 87 / 80
6f – 7f273C57—
Jumps 6 figures · best 98B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft498B66—
Good to Soft290B84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m598B78—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 47 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 47 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown (IRE), 6 Aug 2026 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 23 Aug 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 26 Dec 2023 Official rating 98 at the last jumps run, 18 Sep 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 39 figures · best 95A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1790A695 · 75 / 65
Soft1092A75.51 · —
Good to Soft592A78—
Heavy495A87—
Standard (AW)275A71.52 · 75 / 71.5
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f2395A785 · 75 / 65
1m – 1m1f890A75.5—
1m5f – 2m679A683 · 68 / 67
6f – 7f256C54.5—
Jumps 6 figures · best 112C · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4112C110.5—
Good to Soft2110A105.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5112C110—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 47 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 47 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 from 11 analysed runs

  • Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Epaulette (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 3,066 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4% from 173. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 222.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−9.1—
Good to Firm362339.1%01 from 1
Good681598.7%−0.40 from 18
Good to Soft3494111.7%+2.62 from 7
Soft4774810.1%+11 from 14
Heavy17374%−5.10 from 5
Standard (AW)1,019918.9%−0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f252176.7%−2.4—
6f – 7f1,2791169.1%00 from 2
1m – 1m1f7707710%+0.91 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f4364811%+1.93 from 23
1m5f – 2m222115%−4.10 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f9599.5%+0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m1218.3%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Romea (GB) (Muhtarram)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Free Spin (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Free Spin (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Free Spin (IRE)1727f–1mClass 4
Dream Impossible (IRE)1411mClass 6
Kialoskar (IRE)716f—
Tatawor (IRE)90——
Ardluasa (IRE)30——
Untapped Spectrum (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 0 0% −18.00
Soft 14 1 7% −2.00
Good to Soft 7 2 29% +9.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +14.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +14.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 6 0 0% −6.00
Naas 5 0 0% −5.00
Gowran Park 4 1 25% +8.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 1 100% +14.00
Hamilton 1 1 100% +7.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +7.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 23 3 13% +8.00
1m5f – 2m 12 0 0% −12.00
1m – 1m1f 8 1 13% +4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Emmet McNamara 5 0 0% −5.00
Nathan Crosse 4 1 25% +4.00
Jessica O'Gorman 3 0 0% −3.00
Colin Keane 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean O'Keeffe 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Gray 3 2 67% +20.00
Donagh Meyler 2 0 0% −2.00
Wesley Joyce 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin Enright 2 0 0% −2.00
Jake Coen 2 1 50% +10.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Kenny Roussety 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr L P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Benoit De La Sayette 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Julie Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 36 4 11% +7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 0 0% −9.00
2025 7 0 0% −7.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 10 2 20% +13.00
2022 9 1 11% −1.00
2021 5 1 20% +7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 39 4 10% +4.00
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
18 Sep 26+26d Downpatrick (IRE) Randox Handicap Hurdle 18f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - down at the 4th F/10 — 11-0 98—— J J Slevin 15/2
23 Aug 26+17d Naas (IRE) Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap 11f · Good · 16 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - still 10th at halfway - moved right and made progress on the outside from 3f out - pushed for effort with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish never a threat 12/16 ½ 9-4 64128C63A Jessica O'Gorman 11/1
06 Aug 26+21d Leopardstown (IRE) Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap 15f · Good · 9 ran Handy early and hit front after 3f - driven approaching straight and overtaken with 150 yards left - unable to fight back at the finish 5/9 ½ 10-12 6571A67A Mr Kenny Roussety 18/1
16 Jul 26+22d Leopardstown (IRE) BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap 13f · Good · 6 ran Held 5th early - shaken up out wide into the straight - under pressure and unable to close over 1f out then stayed on at one speed 5/6 ½ 9-1 6780A64B Colin Keane 8/1
24 Jun 26+40d Naas Colm White Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap 11f · Good · 15 ran Settled in the pack early - back in 9th at halfway - urged forward approaching final two furlongs - stayed on well to finish 5th 5/15 1½ 9-5 68115C75A Jessica O'Gorman 14/1
15 May 26+30d Leopardstown Women In Racing Lady Riders Handicap 12f · Good · 10 ran Sat behind front group early - 6th at halfway - edged closer approaching straight but found nothing more - stayed on at one gait to finish 5th 5/10 hd 8-11 7085A65A Jessica O'Gorman 12/1
15 Apr 26+14d Leopardstown 'Domin OH HOO HOO' Handicap 10f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Slow to break - settled near the back and 10th at halfway - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - couldn't find more late and beaten well home 12/12 1½ 8-11 7358A61A Jamie Powell 33/1
01 Apr 26+26d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap 12f · Standard · 13 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along with no headway made 2f out - well held at the finish 9/13 2 10-5 7580B75A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
06 Mar 26+143d Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Betting Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight In Shop & Online (Q.R.) Handicap 16f · Standard · 11 ran Settled around midfield early - improved into 4th with 3f left before being pushed along in that spot 2f out - faded late to finish 9th 9/11 ½ 11-3 7687A68A Mr L P Shanahan 22/1
14 Oct 25+4d Punchestown William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran Sat handy on the outside - 4th two out and pushed along - unable to close in the straight 9/17 nse 11-1 9990B110A Donagh Meyler 3/1F
10 Oct 25+39d Downpatrick Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Novice Handicap Hurdle 17.5f · Yielding · 6 ran Settled just off front group in 3rd - hit the front after the 4th and clouted the following obstacle - lost that advantage back into 3rd two out - driven along - improved to challenge runner-up spot near the last - held on at a steady gallop through the final furlong to finish 2nd 2/6 2½ 11-2 9982A110B Donagh Meyler 5/2
01 Sep 25+42d Roscommon Oran Handicap 12f · Soft · 16 ran Settled around midpack early - pushed along in 9th with two furlongs left - faded through the finish to come home 14th 14/16 8 9-13 7962C74C Colin Keane 5/1
21 Jul 25+20d Ballinrobe Download The Tote App Handicap 13f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Slow to break - settled midfield on the rail with 7th at halfway - squeezed for space and dropped back into the straight - stayed on inside final furlong to finish sixth 6/10 ½ 8-5 79100A68A Wayne Hassett 4/1
01 Jul 25+38d Roscommon Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap 10.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Slow to break - settled towards the back - found room and pushed on inside the final furlong - closing well but held out of it late 4/14 ½ 9-12 7892C90A Colin Keane 7/2F
24 May 25+55d Curragh QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 8f · Good · 18 ran Held up towards the back - driven from 2f out but made no headway - well held at the finish 17/18 ¾ 8-9 8178C56A Wayne Lordan 20/1
30 Mar 25+188d Leopardstown Legacy Wine Bar Handicap 8f · Good · 17 ran Held up at the back - nudged forward from 2f out but made no impact - crept into 9th approaching the final furlong - finished 8th with no threat to those ahead 8/17 1 10-1 8179C87A Ben Coen 12/1
23 Sep 24+9d Listowel John McGuire Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Good · 9 ran Held up at back - still 7th at halfway - improved on outer with 3f left - up to 5th over 2f out but flattened out inside final furlong 5/9 ½ 8-6 8299A69A Jack Cleary 9/2
14 Sep 24+22d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) 13f · Good · 22 ran Settled in the pack early - asked for effort turning for home but made no headway - stayed on same gait late finishing ninth 9/22 nk 8-2 83101C70A Wesley Joyce 33/1
23 Aug 24+21d York Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good · 12 ran Settled with the pack early - pushed along and lost ground inside final furlong - finished 9th 9/12 ½ 8-13 8377A72A Tom Marquand 10/1
02 Aug 24+63d Galway Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Soft · 18 ran Held up in rear from the off - no impression made on leaders - well beaten in 18th 18/18 1½ 8-2 8373C65C Wesley Joyce 7/1
31 May 24+12d Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 8-2 8296C84A Hayley Turner 15/2
19 May 24+23d Naas Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap 8f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 nse 9-6 82124A90A Nathan Crosse 20/1
26 Apr 24+122d Cork Racing Again May 10th & 11th Handicap 10f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 3½ 9-4 8371A70A Nathan Crosse 8/1
26 Dec 23+45d Leopardstown Careers At dornangroup.com Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 23 ran 8/23 hd 10-4 9998B111A A P Heskin 28/1
11 Nov 23+83d Gowran Park GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 10-7 100—— Sean O'Keeffe 9/1
20 Aug 23+14d Sandown Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Apprentice Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 2¼ 9-10 8368A83A Benoit De La Sayette 9/4F
06 Aug 23+42d Haydock Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 2¼ 9-11 84101A95A Shane Gray 16/5F
25 Jun 23+42d Pontefract Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle-Distance Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-3 7793A87A Shane Gray 14/1
14 May 23+46d Hamilton Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-12 71110A92A Shane Gray 7/1
29 Mar 23+23d Navan Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 10f · Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 1¾ 9-7 6875C94A Danny Gilligan 10/3
06 Mar 23+26d Leopardstown Edmondstown Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 1½ 11-12 —78B101A Sean O'Keeffe 150/1
08 Feb 23+10d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Easter Festival Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 11-12 —50C112C Phillip Enright 50/1
29 Jan 23+95d Naas Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3) 15.5f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 78 11-3 —15C109C Sean O'Keeffe 250/1
26 Oct 22+10d Curragh Play Novileague At Novibet Handicap (47-70) 10f · Soft To Heavy · 26 ran 6/26 ½ 9-4 6884C72A Oisin Enright 10/3F
16 Oct 22+11d Naas Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 10f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 8½ 9-7 68103C80A Oisin Enright 10/3F
05 Oct 22+27d Navan Yellow Furze Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10f · Soft · 19 ran 3/19 hd 9-12 64108C92A Nathan Crosse 2/1F
08 Sep 22+54d Epsom Downs Bohle Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 hd 10-8 6776A80A Aidan Coleman 6/4F
16 Jul 22+26d Curragh Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap 12f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 ½ 9-8 65107C80A Julie Burke 7/1
20 Jun 22+34d Ballinrobe GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) 13f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 9-12 65107C79A Emmet McNamara 10/3F
17 May 22+13d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Handicap (50-85) 10.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 8-4 60111C78A Nathan Crosse 7/1
04 May 22+21d Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 nk 9-13 6282C74A Emmet McNamara 8/1
13 Apr 22+177d Gowran Park Paulstown Handicap (47-65) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1¾ 9-13 6277C85A Emmet McNamara 12/1
18 Oct 21+53d Gowran Park Get A Run For Your Money With BetVictor Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 9.5f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 8-12 5449C77A Jake Coen 11/1
26 Aug 21+44d Tipperary tipperaryraces Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 9f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 nse 9-1 5690A64A Jake Coen 25/1
13 Jul 21+6d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Div 2) 8f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 nse 9-7 —82C53A Emmet McNamara 250/1
07 Jul 21+14d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 hd 9-7 —73C53A Emmet McNamara 200/1
23 Jun 21 Naas Naas Racecourse Nursery Of Champions Maiden 7f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 hd 9-7 —41C56C Shane Crosse 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Derry Lad (IRE) won?
Derry Lad (IRE) won 4 of 47 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.5%. Placed 15 times in total (31.9% of starts).
Who trains Derry Lad (IRE)?
Derry Lad (IRE) is trained by Kevin Thomas Coleman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Derry Lad (IRE)'s sire?
Derry Lad (IRE) is by Epaulette (AUS) out of Romea (GB), whose sire is Muhtarram.
What going does Derry Lad (IRE) prefer?
Derry Lad (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Derry Lad (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Derry Lad (IRE)'s sire's record?
Epaulette (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 3,066 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4% from 173. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 222.
Who are Derry Lad (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Romea (GB), Derry Lad (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Free Spin (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Free Spin (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2021. 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.