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Horse profile

I Play County (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Toby Lawes · Owner The M Team
by Doyen (IRE) out of Turbinia (IRE) (Alderbrook)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Southwell & Taunton Last run 7 Mar 2026 · 4th of 4 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

I Play County is 2 from 8 on turf, with both wins at 1m5f – 2m on good to soft and soft. He won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Southwell in Mar 2025 on his first visit there and an Open NH Flat race at Taunton in Mar 2024 on his first visit there. Aged 7 at his last run in Mar 2026, he finished 4 of 4 at Hereford in a Class 4 novices handicap chase off an official rating of 108.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 10 Jan 2024

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 5 figures · best 110B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2110B103.5—
Soft2106A100.5—
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4110B101.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 3 Mar 2025 Official rating 108 at the last run, 7 Mar 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 5 figures · best 136A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2136A134.5—
Soft2129A121.5—
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4136A131—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3504212%+0.5—
Good2,23627312.2%+0.70 from 2
Good to Soft1,43319313.5%+21 from 3
Soft2,00521510.7%−0.81 from 3
Heavy761668.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,17925111.5%02 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,19726412%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,28315812.3%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m2632810.6%−0.90 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Turbinia (IRE) (Alderbrook)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mini Getaway (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m2f.

Family form: Mini Getaway (IRE) finished 2nd of 14 at Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mini Getaway (IRE)1413m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.00
Soft 3 1 33% +5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +0.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +7.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Cannon 4 2 50% +8.00
Kevin Brogan 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Bannister 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 1 25% +0.00
None 4 1 25% +4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 1 1 100% +3.00
2024 4 1 25% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% +1.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +5.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
07 Mar 26+33d Hereford fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Good · 4 ran Held up at rear - urged forward after the 11th - lost touch before the 14th - weakened steadily and well beaten by the finish 4/4 30 11-2 10891C93C Kevin Brogan 8/1
02 Feb 26+22d Kempton CopyBet Daily Profit Boost Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held a midpack position - drifted right at fences a few times - lost touch after 3 out and dropped away before being pulled up before the last PU/10 — 11-4 110—— Harry Bannister 12/1
11 Jan 26+314d Fontwell tigerbet.co.uk Money Back Specials Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 14 ran Settled at the back early - urged into action after the 6th and toiling by 4 out - dropped away 3 out - eased out of contention before 2 out PU/14 — 12-2 112—— Kevin Brogan 7/1
2025 · 1 run
03 Mar 25+122d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Went a shade wide early - tracked front pair - pushed along before two out and closed up approaching last - driven out to hit the front inside final furlong 1/8 11-5 —97C133A Tom Cannon 3/1
2024 · 4 runs
01 Nov 24+220d Wetherby Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran Tracked the pace until the 5th - dropped away rapidly - pulled up before the 7th PU/9 — 11-0 ——— Harry Bannister 11/4
26 Mar 24+34d Taunton Grand National Lunch 13th April Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-2 —106A129A Tom Cannon 7/1
21 Feb 24+42d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 14 11-2 —95A114A Tom Cannon 15/8
10 Jan 24 Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky415 Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 1¼ 11-8 —110B136A Tom Cannon 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has I Play County won?
I Play County (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains I Play County?
I Play County (IRE) is trained by Toby Lawes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 March 2026.
Who is I Play County's sire?
I Play County (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Turbinia (IRE), whose sire is Alderbrook.
What going does I Play County prefer?
I Play County (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 I Play County's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 7 March 2026. The highest on record is 112.
What is I Play County's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are I Play County's siblings?
Out of Turbinia (IRE), I Play County (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mini Getaway (IRE) (1). The wins came over 3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.