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Horse profile

Issy's Lad (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer W J Austin · Owner W Burn
by Valirann (FR) out of Fortwilliam Flyer (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 26 Oct 2026 · 12th of 20
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 5yo gelding with 2 starts since Oct 2026. Finished 12 of 20 at Galway (IRE) last time. By Valirann (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,445 runs since Oct 2018.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Oct 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 46C · median 37.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m246C37.52 runs · 46 / 37.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 26 Oct 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 2 figures · best 94C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m294C882 runs · 94 / 88

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,445 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13430.8%+20.6—
Good4554910.8%+0.60 from 1
Good to Soft343247%−3.2—
Soft4495612.5%+2.3—
Heavy171127%−3.20 from 1
Standard (AW)14214.3%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+14.8—
6f – 7f14214.3%+4.1—
1m – 1m1f1600%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f28414.3%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m476408.4%−1.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f558549.7%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m2843512.3%+2.1—
Over 3m651116.9%+6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fortwilliam Flyer (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cuguilla (IRE)50——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
26 Oct 26+12d Galway (IRE) Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran Raced at the back throughout - well adrift by 3 out - tired badly to finish 12th and miles behind 12/20 13 11-7 46C94C Peter Smithers 250/1
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 15 ran Held up at the back throughout - well out of the contest - finished 14th and miles adrift 14/15 1 11-7 29C82C Eoin Staples 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Issy's Lad won?
Issy's Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Issy's Lad?
Issy's Lad (IRE) is trained by W J Austin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
Who is Issy's Lad's sire?
Issy's Lad (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Fortwilliam Flyer (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is Issy's Lad's sire's record?
Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,445 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
Who are Issy's Lad's siblings?
Out of Fortwilliam Flyer (IRE), Issy's Lad (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2026. 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.