Horse profile
Jessie Lightfoot (IRE)
by Yeats (IRE) out of Needle Doll (IRE) (Needle Gun)
32 runs · 19 courses · from Mar 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 May 2025 — 527 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 1st of 5
Won last time out
5 wins · 4 courses
New yard
Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile
Jessie Lightfoot won five of 32 starts on turf. All five wins came in handicaps, four on good ground and one on good to soft, with three at 2m5f to 3m and two over 3m. She won at Huntingdon, Southwell, Taunton and Market Rasen. Her last run, at Huntingdon in May 2025, was her first for the yard and she won a Class 5 mares handicap chase off an official rating of 97. Aged 11 at her last run in May 2025.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 5–32Wins / Runs
- 15.6%Strike rate
- 9 (28.1%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.45Fair A/E n=32 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 337 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating97↓ 5lb off peak
97
80–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 146B | 94 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 110B | 96.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 109C | 101 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 110C | 94 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 146B | 99 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 110B | 88 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 129A | 99.5 | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (7) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 32 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,443 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 4 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,964 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Soft | 2,841 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,441 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,294 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,907 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 3 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | 2 from 10 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Needle Doll (IRE) (Needle Gun)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mad Brian (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Pottlereaghexpress (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Brian (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 2m–2m6½f | — |
| Myblueeyedgirl (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Pottlereaghexpress (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 5 |
| Danmurphysdoor (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eagle Doll (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 4 | 33% | +16.50 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 2 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Ludlow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 2 | 100% | +14.50 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 3 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Imogen Mathias | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| David Noonan | 6 | 3 | 50% | +17.50 |
| Lee Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Archie Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Sam Burton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Humphries | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 5 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 20 | 5 | 25% | +14.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 May 25+96d | Huntingdon | Download The Oddschecker App Mares' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - untidy over 4th - driven forward to hit the front before 2 out - drifted right at the last but stayed on to win | 1/5 | 11-7 | 97 | 59C | 112B | Mr Sam Burton | 4/1 | |
| 19 Feb 25+14d | Doncaster | LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Chase Held up at the back - blundered and unseated 6th | UR/10 | — | 11-4 | 97 | — | — | Miss Imogen Mathias | 8/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+36d | Ludlow | Join RacingTV Now Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - squeezed for space and hit a flat spot mid-race - way off the pace before coming down 4 out | F/11 | — | 12-0 | 100 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 24+10d | Uttoxeter | Happy Retirement Dr Martin Davis Handicap Chase Tracked front group early - mistimed jump 8th and driven up as gaps opened 10th - held no chance by 4 out - stayed on for fourth | 4/11 | 23 | 11-4 | 102 | — | 87C | Miss Imogen Mathias | 9/1 |
| 21 Dec 24+19d | Hereford | DragonBet Better Odds Than Nessa's Slots Mares' Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly at the 15th and needed urging four out - beaten a long way before two out | 5/13 | 10 | 10-2 | 102 | 94B | 82B | David Noonan | 20/1 |
| 02 Dec 24+38d | Plumpton | Charles Stanley Handicap Chase Settled towards the back near the rail - improved to join the front group before the 11th and edged into 2nd around the turn under pressure - kept going but well beaten into 2nd | 2/6 | 6½ | 10-9 | 102 | 99A | 111B | Miss Imogen Mathias | 3/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+109d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Held up at back early - made smooth progress on inner into contention approaching 3 out despite being briefly denied room and switching wide - pushed along and finished strongly to take third | 3/18 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 101 | 64B | 112A | Miss Imogen Mathias | 33/1 |
| 08 Jul 24+25d | Worcester | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Chase | 5/13 | 16 | 11-6 | 102 | 93B | 103A | Henry Brooke | 11/2 |
| 13 Jun 24+14d | Worcester | JenningsBet In Pelsall Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 2½ | 10-2 | 102 | 101A | 108A | David Noonan | 13/2 |
| 30 May 24+16d | Warwick | Wigley Property Raceday Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 2¾ | 10-6 | 95 | 146B | 116A | Miss Imogen Mathias | 4/1 |
| 14 May 24+7d | Southwell | Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap Chase | 1/12 | 10-13 | 95 | 95A | 113B | David Noonan | 13/2 | |
| 07 May 24+13d | Ffos Las | Yeeehaaa.Bet Mares' Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 5 | 11-9 | 95 | — | 104B | David Noonan | 4/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+58d | Taunton | Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Chase | 1/9 | 10-11 | 91 | 65A | 112B | David Noonan | 6/1 | |
| 26 Feb 24+34d | Plumpton | Dine&Stay At The Jolly Sportsman Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 3½ | 9-12 | 92 | 102B | 100B | Miss Imogen Mathias | 6/1 |
| 23 Jan 24+35d | Leicester | Watch On Racing TV 'Hands & Heels' Mares' Handicap Hurdle (CJs' & Amateurs) | 4/13 | 4¼ | 11-5 | 93 | — | 111A | Miss Imogen Mathias | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 23+315d | Catterick | Download Raceday Ready Today Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | 4¼ | 9-9 | 94 | 104C | 91B | Miss Imogen Mathias | 20/1 |
| 07 Feb 23+37d | Market Rasen | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 10 | 10-5 | 97 | 82A | 98B | Henry Brooke | 2/1J |
| 01 Jan 23+21d | Fakenham | www.fakenhamracecourse.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase | BD/7 | — | 11-11 | 97 | — | — | Jack Quinlan | 7/4F |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 22+271d | Southwell | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-4 | 87 | — | 116B | David Noonan | 8/1 | |
| 15 Mar 22+21d | Sedgefield | Join Our Bet Club At vickers.bet Handicap Chase | PU/6 | — | 10-4 | 90 | — | — | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
| 22 Feb 22+14d | Market Rasen | Download The Star Sports App Now! Novices' Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 13 | 10-13 | 91 | 92C | 77C | Lilly Pinchin | 10/3 |
| 08 Feb 22+27d | Market Rasen | Racing Tv Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 9-10 | 80 | 89A | 99B | Lilly Pinchin | 9/2 | |
| 12 Jan 22+26d | Leicester | Pertemps Network January Novices' Handicap Chase | 4/11 | ¾ | 10-5 | 82 | — | 98A | Archie Bellamy | 8/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 21+37d | Uttoxeter | Steve Bridge Memorial Day Out Handicap Hurdle | 10/20 | ½ | 10-8 | 87 | 110B | 87A | Archie Bellamy | 16/1 |
| 10 Nov 21+337d | Bangor-on-Dee | Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 9/11 | 4¾ | 10-2 | 91 | 60C | 90C | Jordan Nailor | 28/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 20+19d | Uttoxeter | Visit attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 2/19 | 14 | 11-10 | 93 | — | 110A | Lee Edwards | 9/2 |
| 19 Nov 20+316d | Market Rasen | Pertemps Network Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 7 | 10-12 | 96 | 110C | 90C | Lee Edwards | 66/1 |
| 08 Jan 20+21d | Ludlow | Jenkinsons Caterers Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | 9½ | 10-13 | — | 101C | 92C | Lee Edwards | 40/1 |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 19+13d | Ludlow | Tanners Champagne British EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 9/13 | 16 | 10-10 | — | 109C | 97C | Lee Edwards | 40/1 |
| 05 Dec 19+236d | Leicester | Dove Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle | 4/10 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 88A | 105A | Lee Edwards | 25/1 |
| 13 Apr 19+33d | Bangor-on-Dee | Controlled Solutions Group Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) (Div 1) | 7/7 | 36 | 10-4 | — | 70C | 74C | Tom Humphries | 20/1 |
| 11 Mar 19 | Stratford | Choose Your Horse With BetVictor's Betfinder Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) | 6/10 | ½ | 10-4 | — | 129A | 96A | Jordan Nailor | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jessie Lightfoot won?
- Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) won 5 of 32 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.6%. Placed 9 times in total (28.1% of starts).
- Who trained Jessie Lightfoot?
- Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) was trained by Samuel Drinkwater on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 26 May 2025.
- Who is Jessie Lightfoot's sire?
- Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Needle Doll (IRE), whose sire is Needle Gun.
- What going does Jessie Lightfoot prefer?
- Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 12 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 Jessie Lightfoot's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 26 May 2025. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Jessie Lightfoot's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are Jessie Lightfoot's siblings?
- Out of Needle Doll (IRE), Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mad Brian (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Pottlereaghexpress (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6½f. As at Nov 2026.