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Diplomat (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2014) · Last trainer D K Weld · Last owner Dr R Lambe
by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Waki Affair (USA) (Miswaki)
26 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Sep 2014 — 4,419 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2014 · 4th of 9 4 wins · Galway, Sligo & Killarney Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Diplomat (USA) is 4 from 26. Hasn't won since Jul 2013. Last raced off 84, 49lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 49lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 49lb off peak
84 79–133

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 (flat) 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 21 Sep 2014 Official rating 84 at the last flat run, 21 Sep 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 1 Aug 2014 Official rating 128 at the last jumps run, 1 Aug 2014

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 16 figures · best 105A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy6105A87.5—
Soft594A81—
Good390A86—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f896A86.5—
1m – 1m1f6105A88—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 10 figures · best 140A · median 121.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5140A124—
Soft4126A115—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10140A121.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 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
Kitten's Joy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,079 runs since Jan 2008 (212 horses).

Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14428.6%+18—
Good to Firm3223811.8%+1.20 from 1
Good411276.6%−42 from 8
Good to Soft191199.9%−0.70 from 1
Soft2402610.8%+0.20 from 9
Heavy66710.6%02 from 7
Standard (AW)8359911.9%+1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f38410.5%−0.1—
6f – 7f472459.5%−1.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f5646711.9%+1.31 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f6327912.5%+1.91 from 8
1m5f – 2m253197.5%−3.12 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f6845.9%−4.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m4824.2%−6.4—
Over 3m400%−10.6—

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
Waki Affair (USA) (Miswaki)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 8 2 25% −4.53
Heavy 7 2 29% +9.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 4 2 50% +2.90
Cork 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 1 50% +9.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 1 50% −0.43
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% −6.53
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% +3.00
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Smullen 15 2 13% +1.00
Davy Russell 3 0 0% −3.00
R Walsh 2 2 100% +1.47
Robbie McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 4 19% −1.53
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 8 2 25% −4.53
2012 8 2 25% +8.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 16 2 13% +0.00
Hurdle 10 2 20% −6.53

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
2014 · 8 runs
21 Sep 14+29d Gowran Park gowranpark.ie Rated Race 9.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1 9-12 8486A Pat Smullen 13/2
23 Aug 14+22d Killarney Ml Lynch Civil Engineering (Q.R.) Race 17f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 nse 11-7 8586B Robbie McNamara 8/1
01 Aug 14+47d Galway Guinness Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 4½ 11-6 128124A Davy Russell 11/2
15 Jun 14+23d Cork Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) 12f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 hd 9-1 8678A Pat Smullen 8/1
23 May 14+24d Cork Follow corkracecourse On Twitter Handicap 10f · Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 9-3 8777A Pat Smullen 9/2
29 Apr 14+24d Punchestown bragbet.com Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 16f · Good · 18 ran 12/18 2¾ 11-0 130116A Robbie Power 16/1
05 Apr 14+70d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie For Best Offers Rated Race 9.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 nse 9-9 8979B Pat Smullen 8/11F
25 Jan 14+127d Leopardstown Boylesports.com Hurdle (Extended Handicap Hurdle 0-150) (Grade B) 16f · Soft · 24 ran 18/24 6½ 10-6 132107C Kevin Sexton 33/1
2013 · 8 runs
20 Sep 13+52d Listowel John Fletcher Memorial Novice Hurdle 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 11-6 133123A Davy Russell 6/5F
30 Jul 13+1d Galway Topaz Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 11-3 125120A Davy Russell 11/4
29 Jul 13+15d Galway Galwaybayhotel.com & Radissonhotelgalway.com Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 124140A R Walsh 9/10F
14 Jul 13+65d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-10 115126B R Walsh 4/7F
10 May 13+41d Cork Follow At corkracecourse On Twitter Handicap 10f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 shd 9-9 9481A Pat Smullen 9/4F
30 Mar 13+20d Cork Friday Evening Racing Handicap 10f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 shd 9-11 9588A Pat Smullen 7/2J
10 Mar 13+14d Naas Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (listed) 16f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 4 10-4 —85C Niall P Madden 20/1
24 Feb 13+59d Naas paddypower.com Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 11 10-4 —102C A E Lynch 20/1
2012 · 8 runs
27 Dec 12+67d Leopardstown Paddy Power On Your Mobile 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 4¾ 11-0 —126A A P McCoy 6/5F
21 Oct 12+21d Naas Naas October Handicap 12f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 4¾ 9-6 9686A Pat Smullen 3/1F
30 Sep 12+31d Curragh Moyglare Stud Lifetime Achievement In Racing Trophy 10f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 nk 9-2 9788A Pat Smullen 7/2
30 Aug 12+22d Killarney www.thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap 11f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 8-10 8796A Pat Smullen 10/1
08 Aug 12+7d Sligo 21st August At Sligo Handicap 10f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 1 9-11 8587B Pat Smullen EvensF
01 Aug 12+56d Galway Tote Trifecta Rollover Handicap (60-95) 8.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 79105A Pat Smullen 4/1
06 Jun 12+69d Fairyhouse Ryan Sheridan At Fairyhouse July 4th Rated Race 6f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 6/6 3¼ 9-1 8154B Pat Smullen 11/2
29 Mar 12+162d Limerick Jog For Jockeys 29th July (c & G) Median Auction Maiden 8f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-5 —90A Pat Smullen 4/5F
2011 · 2 runs
19 Oct 11+14d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 8f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ¾ 9-5 —94A Pat Smullen 3/1J
05 Oct 11 Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 8f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 ¾ 9-0 —78A Pat Smullen 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Diplomat won?
Diplomat (USA) won 4 of 26 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 9 times in total (34.6% of starts).
Who trained Diplomat?
Diplomat (USA) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 21 September 2014.
Who is Diplomat's sire?
Diplomat (USA) is by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Waki Affair (USA), whose sire is Miswaki.
What going does Diplomat prefer?
Diplomat (USA) has the best record on heavy 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 Diplomat's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 21 September 2014. The highest on record is 133.
What is Diplomat's sire's record?
Kitten's Joy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,079 runs since Jan 2008 (212 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.