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Horse profile

English Deer (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer P D Deegan · Last owner Jaber Abdullah
by Shamardal (USA) out of Ya Hajar (GB) (Lycius)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2014 — 4,546 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 18th of 20 2 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Down Royal Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

English Deer (IRE) is 2 from 9. Hasn't won since Nov 2013. Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating93At career-high mark
93 80–93

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 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 1 Nov 2013 Official rating 93 at the last run, 25 May 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 — 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 9 figures · best 104A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)3100A93—
Good2104A101—
Soft286A80—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f8104A93.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.61 from 1
Good2,38833514%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.6—
Soft1,28815111.7%−3.10 from 2
Heavy3704512.2%−2.60 from 1
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.10 from 1
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.22 from 8
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2,07431315.1%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1812111.6%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ya Hajar (GB) (Lycius)

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Laish Ya Hajar (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Prince Of All (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Laish Ya Hajar (IRE)2731m2f–1m3fClass 5
Noisy Night (GB)1036f–7fClass 4
Prince Of All (GB)727f–1mListed
One Youmzain (IRE)1321m1½f–1m2½f—
Faanan Aldaar (IRE)2012m—
Muhajaar (IRE)916fClass 5
Sleek Gold (GB)511m2fClass 5
Yaa Salaam (IRE)100——
Ayam Zainah (GB)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +0.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +3.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 3 1 33% +0.50
Down Royal 1 1 100% +3.50
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 2 25% +0.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 8 2 25% +0.00
Joseph O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 2 33% +2.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 6 2 33% +2.00
2012 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
2014 · 2 runs
25 May 14+58d Curragh Emirates Equestrian Federation Handicap 6f · Heavy · 20 ran 18/20 ¾ 9-10 9370C Chris Hayes 12/1
28 Mar 14+147d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 shd 9-12 9393A Chris Hayes 9/10F
2013 · 6 runs
01 Nov 13+33d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap 6f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 90100A Chris Hayes 5/2
29 Sep 13+16d Curragh Mongey Communications Joe Mcgrath Handicap 6f · Good · 24 ran 2/24 hd 8-11 85104A Chris Hayes 16/1
13 Sep 13+130d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 8094A Chris Hayes 7/2
06 May 13+4d Curragh P.G.Duffy & Sons Citroen Maiden 6f · Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 1¾ 9-5 —74A Chris Hayes 9/1
02 May 13+24d Tipperary Gathering At Tipperary August 22nd Maiden 5f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 2¼ 9-5 —86A Chris Hayes 15/8F
08 Apr 13+150d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 9-5 —98A Joseph O'Brien 3/1
2012 · 1 run
09 Nov 12 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 nk 9-5 —76A Chris Hayes 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has English Deer won?
English Deer (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained English Deer?
English Deer (IRE) was trained by P D Deegan on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 25 May 2014.
Who is English Deer's sire?
English Deer (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Ya Hajar (GB), whose sire is Lycius.
What going does English Deer prefer?
English Deer (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 English Deer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 25 May 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is English Deer's sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are English Deer's siblings?
Out of Ya Hajar (GB), English Deer (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Laish Ya Hajar (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Prince Of All (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. 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.