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Horse profile

Down's Folly (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Alison Thorpe · Last owner Centaur Global Partnership I
by Darnay (GB) out of Pils Invader (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
23 runs · 14 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jun 2009 — 6,340 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 11th of 15 2 wins · Exeter & Doncaster New yard Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Down's Folly (IRE) is 2 from 23. Hasn't won since Jan 2006. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating114↓ 4lb off peak
114 95–118

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 105B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 19 Apr 2009 Official rating 114 at the last run, 18 Jun 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 23 figures · best 123A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good11118C109—
Good to Soft8123A98—
Soft2116C114.5—
Good to Firm2122C117.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f16122C111—
2m5f – 3m6123A102.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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
Darnay (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 666 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−4.1—
Good to Firm9177.7%+3.61 from 2
Good16553%−1.10 from 11
Good to Soft7822.6%−1.51 from 8
Soft14742.7%−1.40 from 2
Heavy7500%−4.1—
Standard (AW)9399.7%+5.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f36513.9%+9.8—
6f – 7f5447.4%+3.3—
1m – 1m1f19210.5%+6.4—
1m2f – 1m4f4412.3%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m25872.7%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f17263.5%−0.62 from 16
2m5f – 3m7322.7%−1.40 from 6
Over 3m1000%−4.1—

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
Pils Invader (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)

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
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −3.67
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% −6.67
Class 3 10 1 10% −4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 5 0 0% −5.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +3.33
Doncaster 1 1 100% +5.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 16 2 13% −5.67
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Bradburne 8 0 0% −8.00
Richard Johnson 8 1 13% −3.67
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 1 100% +5.00
Mr Tom Greenway 1 0 0% −1.00
Josh Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 2 9% −11.67
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 8 0 0% −8.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 5 1 20% −0.67
2005 6 1 17% +0.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 0 0% −13.00
Hurdle 10 2 20% +0.33

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 · 3 runs
18 Jun 09+60d Ffos Las Persimmon Homes Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 24 11-11 11495C Daryl Jacob 8/1
19 Apr 09+52d Stratford Totesuper7 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 11-3 116105B Andrew Tinkler 15/2
26 Feb 09+70d Ludlow Forbra Gold Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 12 10-10 11892C Mark Bradburne 6/1
2008 · 8 runs
18 Dec 08+24d Ludlow Tanners Wines Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 4 11-2 115113B Mark Bradburne 8/1
24 Nov 08+19d Ludlow Concha Y Toro Wines Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 11-10 113123A Richard Johnson 9/1
05 Nov 08+18d Huntingdon Simply Carpets Macer Gifford Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 8 11-1 116101C Mark Bradburne 14/1
18 Oct 08+161d Cheltenham Dick Francis (Silks) Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 ½ 10-0 11786C Tom Scudamore 20/1
10 May 08+61d Haydock toteexacta Beginners' Chase Class 2 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2 11-0 117110A Richard Johnson 13/2
10 Mar 08+3d Stratford JP Seafoods Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 30 11-0 11688C Mark Bradburne 10/11F
07 Mar 08+30d Leicester Kirkby Mallory Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nk 11-0 116112B Mark Bradburne 7/2
06 Feb 08+56d Ludlow Attwood Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 4 11-9 117113A Richard Johnson 9/2
2007 · 1 run
12 Dec 07+387d Leicester 3m Health Care Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 5 11-2 117112C Mark Bradburne EvensF
2006 · 5 runs
20 Nov 06+19d Ludlow Arrow Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 5 11-6 117118C Mark Bradburne 5/4J
01 Nov 06+222d Huntingdon iBetX.com Money Man Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 10-12 —122C Mark Bradburne 7/1
24 Mar 06+62d Newbury Racing Post Jump Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Cond/Amat) Class 3 · 19f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 ½ 11-8 112109C Paul Callaghan 7/1
21 Jan 06+19d Wincanton Gasforce Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 23 11-7 11395C Richard Johnson 4/1
02 Jan 06+14d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 105118C Richard Johnson 10/3
2005 · 6 runs
19 Dec 05+32d Doncaster Sands Live Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 10-6 100113C Wayne Hutchinson 5/1
17 Nov 05+19d Hereford Weatherbys Insurance Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1 11-7 10094C Mr Tom Greenway 5/4F
29 Oct 05+195d Lingfield Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 6 11-8 95116C Richard Johnson 4/1F
17 Apr 05+41d Wincanton NH Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 11-0 —110C Richard Johnson 14/1
07 Mar 05+24d Hereford Weatherbys Bank Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10/16 21 11-2 —85C Richard Johnson 14/1
11 Feb 05 Bangor-on-Dee NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 10-11 —67C Josh Byrne 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Down's Folly won?
Down's Folly (IRE) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 11 times in total (47.8% of starts).
Who trained Down's Folly?
Down's Folly (IRE) was trained by Alison Thorpe on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 18 June 2009.
Who is Down's Folly's sire?
Down's Folly (IRE) is by Darnay (GB) out of Pils Invader (IRE), whose sire is Carlingford Castle.
What going does Down's Folly prefer?
Down's Folly (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Down's Folly's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 18 June 2009. The highest on record is 118.
What is Down's Folly's sire's record?
Darnay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 666 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.