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Horse profile

Hay Baby (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Emmet Mullins · Owner Kieran Leavy Tinnahinch Construction Limited
by Doyen (IRE) out of Leith Walk (IRE) (Posidonas)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO Last run 9 Aug 2026 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Hay Baby is a maiden who has run 11 times without winning and placed once. Typically held up, she was prominent when finishing 4 of 10 in the Join Us For Ladies Day Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick in Aug 2026, her best effort to date. The mare last ran off an official rating of 84, 11lb below her highest ever mark of 95. Headgear returns after that run for Emmet Mullins.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 11lb off peak
84 84–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Listowel, 21 Sep 2025

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 11 figures · best 97C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good594B793 runs · 89 / 60
Soft591B82—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m497C76.53 runs · 97 / 89
2m1f – 2m4f494B87—
1m5f – 2m282C61—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Aug 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 9 Aug 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 — 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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 106A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good5101A933 runs · 93 / 90
Soft5106A96—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4106A91.53 runs · 93 / 90
2m1f – 2m4f4101A98.5—
1m5f – 2m296C93.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 since Feb 2025

  • Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,385 runs since Jul 2009 (606 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.5—
Good to Firm3514212%+0.4—
Good2,25427812.3%+0.70 from 5
Good to Soft1,44319413.4%+1.8—
Soft2,00821510.7%−0.90 from 5
Heavy761668.7%−2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.7—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.6—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,18825311.6%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,20926712.1%+0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,29015812.2%+0.60 from 4
Over 3m2672910.9%−0.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Leith Walk (IRE) (Posidonas)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mr Jackman (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mr Jackman (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Jackman (IRE)1532m–2m4fClass 4
Doyen Star (IRE)622mClass 4
Hophornbeam (IRE)2422m–2m1fClass 4
Largy Mountain (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Ewing 4 0 0% −4.00
Jake Coen 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
09 Aug 26+30d Downpatrick (IRE) Join Us For Ladies Day Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Good · 10 ran Handy early - shared front spot then went clear after 2nd - blundered 6th - left-handed error and untidy 2 out - pushed along and overtaken before last - 4th at final fence - held on without finding more 4/10 14 11-2 8489A93B Donagh Meyler 7/2J
10 Jul 26+61d Kilbeggan New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 3m1f · Good · 15 ran towards the back early in 13th before the 5th - faded at 2 out - far adrift at the finish 13/15 43 11-0 8641C84C Ben Harvey 11/2
10 May 26+178d Cork Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 3m½f · Good · 21 ran Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged forward on the inside four out - lost touch soon after and dropped right out of it 17/21 ½ 11-1 8760C90C Sam Ewing 7/1
2025 · 8 runs
13 Nov 25+26d Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase (0-100) 3m½f · Heavy · 14 ran Held up towards the back - still 12th with 8 to jump - made headway before 4 out - pushed along in 6th before 2 out where not the best over that one and dropped away late 6/14 12 11-3 8897C80C Sam Ewing 11/1
18 Oct 25+27d Limerick Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m5f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled in the pack early - improved to 6th by halfway then up to 5th after three out - moved into second turning for home - driven into 4th approaching two out - flattened out after the last and slipped back to finish fifth 5/16 2¾ 11-4 9064B106A Sam Ewing 3/1
21 Sep 25+116d Listowel Bloom Feeds Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back - made progress before 2 out - held fourth passing last - ran on late but never able to trouble those in front 4/18 9 10-6 9091B101A Sam Ewing 5/1F
28 May 25+57d Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 3rd - 10th Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m1f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack - stumbled three out then driven forward - stayed on at one level to finish fifth 5/13 3¾ 11-3 9294B101A Jake Coen 4/1
01 Apr 25+10d Limerick Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m3f · Good · 16 ran Held up at back - still back in 14th after 5th - improved into contention after 3 out - lost place after 2 out and faded late 6/16 7½ 11-6 9579B96A Jake Coen 22/1
22 Mar 25+28d Navan Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back - error at the 5th - up to 12th before the 4th out - unable to make further progress and clipped heels after 2 out - dropped away to finish well beaten 13/18 ½ 11-2 —82C91C Jake Coen 100/1
22 Feb 25+14d Fairyhouse Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - no headway from 3 out and faded to finish ninth 9/12 4¾ 11-5 —40C96C Sean Flanagan 80/1
08 Feb 25 Naas Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle 2m2½f · Soft · 7 ran Held up early - still back of the pack early on - some progress before four out - pushed along approaching two out - lost momentum from there - well held at the finish 7/7 8 10-10 —83B90A Sean Flanagan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hay Baby won?
Hay Baby (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trains Hay Baby?
Hay Baby (IRE) is trained by Emmet Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 August 2026.
Who is Hay Baby's sire?
Hay Baby (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Leith Walk (IRE), whose sire is Posidonas.
What is Hay Baby's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 9 August 2026. The highest on record is 95.
What is Hay Baby's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,385 runs since Jul 2009 (606 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hay Baby's siblings?
Out of Leith Walk (IRE), Hay Baby (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Jackman (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mr Jackman (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. 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.