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Horse profile

Hey Now (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer Andrew McNamara · Owner John P Mcmanus
by Yorgunnabelucky (USA) out of Distracted (IRE) (Publisher I)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Sligo Off 158 days · 1st of 15
KTB Profile

Hey Now won the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Sligo in May 2026 on good ground. The gelding has one win and one place from three starts over hurdles, all on turf. He recorded that success over 2m1f – 2m4f having failed to place in two runs over 1m5f – 2m. His last run, at Sligo in May 2026, was a win.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 133 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 26 Mar 2026

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 133B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2133B118.52 · 133 / 118.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 12 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 131A · median 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2128A1182 · 128 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Yorgunnabelucky (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,075 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.2% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11.2—
Good to Firm7245.6%−5.6—
Good3514312.3%+1.11 from 1
Good to Soft2162310.6%−0.6—
Soft2082311.1%−0.10 from 1
Heavy911314.3%+3.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1351410.4%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−11.2—
6f – 7f6857.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f5723.5%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1271612.6%+1.4—
1m5f – 2m3634111.3%+0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2543614.2%+31 from 1
2m5f – 3m164169.8%−1.4—
Over 3m37410.8%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Distracted (IRE) (Publisher I)

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 1 1 100% +1.88
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 1 1 100% +1.88
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +1.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Kelly 1 1 100% +1.88
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +0.88
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 1 50% +0.88
NH 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
12 May 26+47d Sligo Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 15 ran Settled just behind the pace - third at halfway - moved up on the inside to challenge before three out - hit the front in dominant fashion after the second-last - stayed on convincingly to score unchallenged 1/15 11-4 105B131A Aidan Kelly 15/8F
26 Mar 26+101d Clonmel Nire Valley Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 16 ran Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - urged into 4th after 3 out but couldn't threaten - dropped away from the last 5/16 4¼ 11-12 133B108A Simon Torrens 7/1
15 Dec 25 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress on the inner with 4f left - up into 4th and going smoothly 2f out - asked for more effort - shared the advantage for a moment past the furlong marker - lost that spot and slipped to 3rd inside the last - finished 4th unable to find more 4/15 2¼ 11-12 104B128A Mr Derek O'Connor 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hey Now (GB) won?
Hey Now (GB) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Hey Now (GB)?
Hey Now (GB) is trained by Andrew McNamara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 May 2026.
Who is Hey Now (GB)'s sire?
Hey Now (GB) is by Yorgunnabelucky (USA) out of Distracted (IRE), whose sire is Publisher I.
What is Hey Now (GB)'s sire's record?
Yorgunnabelucky (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,075 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.2% from 254.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.