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Horse profile

Kingsway Lad (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2015) · Last trainer Derek Shaw · Last owner Brian Johnson Northamptonshire
by New Approach (IRE) out of Obsessive (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2015 — 4,322 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2015 · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Kingsway Lad (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Southwell (AW) (Mar 2014).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating45↓ 7lb off peak
45 45–52

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 49A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 18 Dec 2014 Official rating 45 at the last run, 4 Jan 2015

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 64A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)764A48—
Good252C50—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f750C48—
1m – 1m1f264A58—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.7—
Good1,63020012.3%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.2—
Soft95810711.2%−1.4—
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.30 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Obsessive (USA) (Seeking The Gold)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Excellent Art (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Excellent Art (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Excellent Art (GB)945f–1mGroup 1
Possessed (GB)1611m½fClass 5
Double Obsession (GB)200——
Three Merry Lads (GB)10——
Spy Master (GB)40——
Chillie Peppar (GB)180——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dale Swift 4 0 0% −4.00
Paddy Mathers 2 0 0% −2.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
04 Jan 15+17d Southwell (AW) Daily Price Boosts At Unibet App Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 7/10 1¾ 8-7 4539A Paddy Mathers 12/1
2014 · 5 runs
18 Dec 14+9d Kempton (AW) Come Racing On Boxing Day Handicap Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1½ 9-2 4749A Charles Bishop 6/1
09 Dec 14+40d Southwell (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 8-13 4747A Paddy Mathers 10/1
30 Oct 14+6d Kempton (AW) Book Christmas Festival Tickets Now Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 1½ 9-1 5139C Dale Swift 20/1
24 Oct 14+232d Wolverhampton (AW) Monsterbet Classified Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 nk 9-0 5148A Dale Swift 10/1
06 Mar 14+148d Southwell (AW) 32red Mega Moolah Millionaires Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 4 9-4 5264A Dale Swift 4/1
2013 · 3 runs
09 Oct 13+20d Nottingham British Stallion Studs/32RedPoker.com E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 1½ 9-5 —48A Dale Swift 50/1
19 Sep 13+12d Yarmouth British Stallion Studs/greene King E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good · 8 ran 8/8 9 9-5 —52C Martin Dwyer 100/1
07 Sep 13 Kempton (AW) toteplacepot Conditions Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 4 ran 4/4 11 8-12 —50C Michael O'Connell 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kingsway Lad won?
Kingsway Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2013 and 2015. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Kingsway Lad?
Kingsway Lad (IRE) was trained by Derek Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 4 January 2015.
Who is Kingsway Lad's sire?
Kingsway Lad (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Obsessive (USA), whose sire is Seeking The Gold.
What is Kingsway Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 January 2015. The highest on record is 52.
What is Kingsway Lad's sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Kingsway Lad's siblings?
Out of Obsessive (USA), Kingsway Lad (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Excellent Art (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Excellent Art (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2013. 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.