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Horse profile

Good Lad (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2024) · Last trainer John Joseph Hanlon · Last owner Anthony N Durkan B M Durkan
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Violets Gale (IRE) (Old Vic)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jan 2024 — 998 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2024 · 8th of 14
KTB Profile

Good Lad is a gelding by Affinisea out of a mare by Old Vic. He ran four times on turf between Jun 2023 and Jan 2024 without winning or placing. His best effort came when fourth of nine at Down Royal in Sep 2023. He finished eighth of 14 in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse in Jan 2024.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 1 Sep 2023

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 99A · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft237C36—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f299A68—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 1 Sep 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64C the best of the last 1 rated run · Kilbeggan, 4 Jun 2023

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 3 figures · best 113A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft2106A102.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2113A106—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 12.9% of 1,250 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+12.1—
Good4505712.7%−0.2—
Good to Soft3194112.9%00 from 2
Soft3364413.1%+0.20 from 2
Heavy1351712.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)200%−12.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+12.1—
1m5f – 2m4625211.3%−1.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5367213.4%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m2103014.3%+1.4—
Over 3m34514.7%+1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Violets Gale (IRE) (Old Vic)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Imperial Joe (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Imperial Joe (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Imperial Joe (IRE)2652m½f–2m7fClass 4
Indigo Mist (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jody McGarvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
27 Jan 24+131d Fairyhouse Cj Sheeran Group Supporting Ccr Raceday Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 35 11-12 37C99C Jody McGarvey 18/1
18 Sep 23+17d Listowel Eric Browne Memorial Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 9 ran 7/9 nse 11-3 35A106A Paddy Hanlon 50/1
01 Sep 23+89d Down Royal Linden Foods Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 10-13 99A113A Jody McGarvey 28/1
04 Jun 23 Kilbeggan Greville Arms Hotel Mullingar (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 1 11-9 —64C Mr T Hamilton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Good Lad (IRE) won?
Good Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Good Lad (IRE)?
Good Lad (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 27 January 2024.
Who is Good Lad (IRE)'s sire?
Good Lad (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Violets Gale (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Good Lad (IRE)'s sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,250 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Good Lad (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Violets Gale (IRE), Good Lad (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Imperial Joe (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Imperial Joe (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2023. 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.