Skip to content
Horse profile

Iona Lad (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2020) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner Robert Kirkland
by Scorpion (IRE) out of April Thistle (IRE) (Alphabatim)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Oct 2020 — 2,217 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2020 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Iona Lad (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Newton Abbot (Jul 2019).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ffos Las, 26 Jun 2019

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 68C · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good267A61—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 26 Jun 2019 Official rating 103 at the last run, 1 Oct 2020

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 100A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2100A88—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 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 · 3 figures from 6 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 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1422014.1%+4.90 from 1
Good2,30323910.4%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 1
Heavy898778.6%−0.6—
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+10 from 2
Over 3m333267.8%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
April Thistle (IRE) (Alphabatim)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Croco Bay (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m5½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Croco Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Croco Bay (IRE)4571m7½f–2m3fGrade 3
Thistle Do Nicely (IRE)1641m5½f–2m4fClass 3
Second Intention (IRE)20——
Leading Ewe On (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Johns 3 0 0% −3.00
Charlie Price 2 0 0% −2.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 2 runs
01 Oct 20+217d Ffos Las Pennant Walters Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 103—— Charlie Price 50/1
27 Feb 20+229d Musselburgh Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-0 106—— Alan Johns 14/1
2019 · 4 runs
13 Jul 19+17d Newton Abbot Follow attheraces On Twitter Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 10-11 —68C93B Alan Johns 11/2
26 Jun 19+66d Ffos Las For Leading Syndicate Ownership Join valueracingclub.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 nk 10-10 —67A100A Alan Johns 40/1
21 Apr 19+50d Ffos Las Walters UK Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-10 ——— David Noonan 16/1
02 Mar 19 Doncaster 888Sport Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 19 10-3 —55C76C Charlie Price 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Iona Lad won?
Iona Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2019 and 2020.
Who trained Iona Lad?
Iona Lad (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 1 October 2020.
Who is Iona Lad's sire?
Iona Lad (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of April Thistle (IRE), whose sire is Alphabatim.
What is Iona Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 1 October 2020. The highest on record is 106.
What is Iona Lad's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Who are Iona Lad's siblings?
Out of April Thistle (IRE), Iona Lad (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Croco Bay (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Croco Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2019. 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.