Horse profile
Layfayette (IRE)
51 runs · 15 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
11 wins · 5 courses
Ran 56 days ago · 4th of 6
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Layfayette is an 11-time winner from 51 starts with five successes at the Curragh and two at both Naas and Limerick. He gained his biggest win in the Group 2 Coolmore Sottsass Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh in May 2022 and has four Listed wins and two Group 3 wins in the archive. All but one of his wins came on turf with eight over 1m2f – 1m4f and five on soft ground. Usually held up he finished fourth of six in the Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial Stakes at the Curragh in Aug 2026.
Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 11–51Wins / Runs
- 21.6%Strike rate
- 22 (43.1%)Placed
- +15.63£1 level staken=51 at SP
- 2.14Fair A/E n=50 · 1.79 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 51dAvg between runs
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 rating106↓ 5lb off peak
106
83–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 130
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 122A | 97.5 | 3 · 119 / 108 |
| Soft | 17 | 154A | 92 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 9 | 130C | 94 | 2 · 65 / 62.5 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 102C | 99.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 128A | 118.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 35 | 154A | 94 | 3 · 130 / 108 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 113C | 95 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 119C | 109 | 4 · 119 / 105 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 99C | 66 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 51 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
- Held up 5 (71%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 770 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 188 | 17 | 9% | −1.4 | 2 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 123 | 15 | 12.2% | +1.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 177 | 17 | 9.6% | −0.8 | 5 from 17 |
| Heavy | 58 | 7 | 12.1% | +1.7 | 2 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 180 | 19 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −5.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 98 | 4 | 4.1% | −6.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 144 | 12 | 8.3% | −2.1 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 206 | 24 | 11.7% | +1.3 | 8 from 35 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 22 | 11.9% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 93 | 13 | 14% | +3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Atsila (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Atsila (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsila (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m | Group 3 |
| Peggy Buckle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sleepless Knight (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Urlucc (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 2 | 11% | −9.75 |
| Soft | 17 | 5 | 29% | +12.38 |
| Heavy | 9 | 2 | 22% | +11.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 16 | 5 | 31% | +17.00 |
| Leopardstown | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Naas | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| Limerick | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.88 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 35 | 8 | 23% | +7.13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 20 | 4 | 20% | +2.75 |
| Colin Keane | 19 | 3 | 16% | +1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Mr Finian Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 7 | 26% | +5.88 |
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 4 | 27% | +18.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +15.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.62 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +8.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.75 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 26+16d | Curragh (IRE) | Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes Settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway made 2f out - stayed on same gait through the last furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | 4¾ | 9-9 | 106 | 101A | 83B | Adam Caffrey | 18/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+48d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) Held up towards the back - urged into contention entering the straight - up to 5th - one-paced through the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/7 | 3¾ | 9-9 | 106 | 108A | 89A | Colin Keane | 50/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+21d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Martin Molony Stakes (Listed) Settled midfield early - 6th at halfway - moved smoothly into 2nd with 2f left - driven in front approaching final furlong and a half - clear by three lengths with a furlong to run - held on gamely under late pressure to score | 1/10 | 9-9 | 102 | 130A | 108A | Adam Caffrey | 9/1 | |
| 29 May 26+34d | Down Royal | His Majesty's Plate (Listed) Settled just behind leaders early - up to 3rd at halfway - asked for effort 2f out - into 2nd with a furlong left but unable to close - stayed on at one gait to finish second | 2/5 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 102 | 119C | 90B | Colin Keane | 9/1 |
| 25 Apr 26+22d | Navan | BAR 1 Betting Vintage Crop Stakes (Listed) Slow to break - settled at the back with little impact - urged forward approaching 2f out - still 6th with 1f left - unable to close - stayed on same speed to finish 6th beaten 5 lengths | 6/7 | ½ | 9-5 | 102 | 109A | 85A | Colin Keane | 22/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+164d | Curragh | Your Game. Your Odds. Your 1xBet.ie Stayers Trophy Race Held up towards the back - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th with 2f left - pushed into 3rd a furlong out - finished strongly to hit the front close home and win | 1/7 | 9-5 | 97 | 65A | 98A | Colin Keane | 10/1 | |
| 21 Oct 25+75d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Held in the pack and 8th at halfway - urged on approaching 2f out with no response inside the final furlong - edged up to 7th late but well held | 7/12 | 4½ | 11-7 | 100 | 60A | 73A | Mr Finian Maguire | 7/2F |
| 07 Aug 25+6d | Leopardstown | Tote Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) Sluggish start and urged forward early - settled at the rear - asked for effort 3f out - couldn't land a blow late | 6/6 | 5 | 9-9 | 101 | 56A | 76B | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+34d | Galway | Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap) Missed the break and nudged up from the off - settled towards the back - no response when asked approaching the straight and well held in 13th | 13/18 | nse | 10-0 | 101 | 92C | 82A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+7d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai International Stakes In Honour Of Kevin Prendergast (Group 3) Away sluggishly and settled towards the back - shaken up into 4th with 2f left and up to 3rd inside the final furlong - moved into 2nd but only held effort through the last 100 yards to finish 2nd | 2/6 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 101 | 96A | 98B | Colin Keane | 18/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+16d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Martin Molony Stakes (Listed) Settled towards the back early - pushed along with 2f remaining - unable to close in 6th with a furlong and a half left - stayed on late but never threatened the front | 3/7 | 3 | 9-9 | 103 | 122A | 90A | James Ryan | 11/2 |
| 05 Jun 25+25d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Glencairn Stakes (Listed) Away slowly and a bit adrift early - back in touch by 2f in - 7th at halfway - moved up inside the final 2f - up to 4th with a furlong left - stayed on same pace to finish 4th | 4/7 | shd | 9-9 | 106 | 92A | 96A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 33/1 |
| 11 May 25+189d | Leopardstown | Porsche In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Amethyst Stakes (Listed) Hesitant start and driven early - back of field after 1f - improved into third by 3f out - slipped to fifth 2f out - unable to close final furlong finishing sixth | 6/6 | shd | 9-9 | 107 | 89A | 84B | Chris Hayes | 50/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+14d | Curragh | Curragh On Course Bookmakers Finale Stakes (Listed) Tardy away - settled towards the back throughout - made no impression and off the bridle 2f out - dropped out tamely over 1f out - well beaten in 15th | 15/17 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 107 | 83C | 83C | Colin Keane | 8/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+15d | Leopardstown | Thomas's Of Foxrock 'Jim And Kathleen Murphy' Memorial Trigo Stakes (Listed) Slow to break - held up towards the back of the pack and 9th at halfway - pushed along to move into 7th with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch 2nd late | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 107 | 104A | 97A | Colin Keane | 6/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+21d | Ascot | Bet MGM Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Group 3) Sat behind front group early - improved into second spot 3f out - asked for effort approaching 2f out but couldn't get to front-runner - stuck on yet slipped back to third near line | 3/7 | ½ | 9-6 | 107 | 71B | 99A | David Egan | 33/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+328d | Leopardstown | TonyBet 'We're Here To Play' Stakes (Group 3) Settled towards the back - driven early in the straight without threatening leaders - stayed on same speed late to finish 10th | 10/10 | nk | 9-9 | 108 | 83A | 82A | Colin Keane | 22/1 |
| 22 Oct 23+43d | Leopardstown | Thomas's Of Foxrock 'Jim And Kathleen Murphy' Memorial Trigo Stakes (Listed) | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 111 | 94A | 97A | Colin Keane | 5/2 |
| 09 Sep 23+20d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Stakes (Group 3) | 3/7 | ½ | 9-12 | 109 | 90A | 102A | Colin Keane | 25/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+13d | Curragh | Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3) | 1/6 | 9-9 | 107 | 112A | 105B | Colin Keane | 7/2 | |
| 07 Aug 23+37d | Naas | Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) | 4/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 109 | 154A | 90A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 01 Jul 23+8d | Curragh | Paddy Power International Stakes (Group 3) | 4/5 | 1½ | 9-9 | 109 | 59C | 84B | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
| 23 Jun 23+26d | Limerick | Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF Martin Molony Stakes (Listed) | 1/11 | 9-9 | 109 | 137A | 100A | Seamie Heffernan | 15/8F | |
| 28 May 23+16d | Curragh | Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) | 4/6 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 109 | 99A | 87B | Colin Keane | 33/1 |
| 12 May 23+11d | Chester | Ire-incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (Group 2) | 3/6 | 1½ | 9-3 | 109 | 109A | 100B | Colin Keane | 20/1 |
| 01 May 23+15d | Curragh | Coolmore Stud Sottsass Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (Group 2) | 2/7 | 1½ | 9-5 | 106 | 70A | 98A | Colin Keane | 22/1 |
| 16 Apr 23+205d | Curragh | SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Alleged Stakes (Group 3) | 3/5 | 7 | 9-10 | 106 | 83C | 94B | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Diamond Stakes (Listed) | 7/10 | nse | 10-0 | 109 | 94A | 90A | Chris Hayes | 20/1 |
| 10 Sep 22+37d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Stakes (Group 3) | 7/9 | hd | 10-0 | 109 | 85A | 90A | Oisin Orr | 28/1 |
| 04 Aug 22+47d | Leopardstown | Grant Thornton Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) | 7/8 | ¾ | 10-0 | 109 | 86A | 81A | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+47d | Ascot | Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) | 5/7 | 7 | 9-3 | 109 | 100A | 81A | Colin Keane | 11/1 |
| 02 May 22+22d | Curragh | Coolmore Sottsass Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (Group 2) | 1/7 | 9-5 | 107 | 96A | 101A | Chris Hayes | 3/1 | |
| 10 Apr 22+14d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Alleged Stakes (Group 3) | 1/9 | 9-5 | 106 | 128A | 95A | Oisin Orr | 7/2 | |
| 27 Mar 22+147d | Naas | Plusvital Devoy Stakes (listed) | 1/7 | 9-10 | 102 | 109A | 97A | Oisin Orr | 11/2 | |
| 31 Oct 21+15d | Naas | Finale Stakes (Listed) | 3/16 | 3¼ | 9-11 | 102 | 130C | 106A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 16 Oct 21+35d | Leopardstown | Manguard Plus Trigo Stakes (Listed) | 6/14 | ½ | 9-12 | 102 | 114C | 95A | Chris Hayes | 9/1 |
| 11 Sep 21+29d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/23 | 1 | 10-0 | 100 | 117C | 104A | Chris Hayes | 18/1 |
| 13 Aug 21+45d | Curragh | Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3) | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 100 | 68A | 88A | Chris Hayes | 17/2 |
| 29 Jun 21+13d | Roscommon | Lenebane Stakes (Listed) | 1/8 | 9-13 | 98 | 104A | 92A | Chris Hayes | 11/4 | |
| 16 Jun 21+24d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 6/30 | shd | 8-11 | 96 | 102C | 96A | Colin Keane | 20/1 |
| 23 May 21+63d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Habitat' Handicap | 4/16 | nk | 9-12 | 96 | 95C | 103A | Chris Hayes | 11/2 |
| 21 Mar 21+155d | Curragh | Paddy Power Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) | 1/24 | 8-13 | 90 | 113C | 105A | Chris Hayes | 8/1 | |
| 17 Oct 20+16d | Leopardstown | Retro Drive In Movies At Leopardstown October Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 2/12 | 2½ | 8-11 | 89 | 83A | 88A | Chris Hayes | 10/3F |
| 01 Oct 20+39d | Fairyhouse | Discover Boyne Valley Handicap | 2/12 | 3¼ | 9-10 | 88 | 93A | 94A | Chris Hayes | 3/1F |
| 23 Aug 20+26d | Naas | Good Luck To Our 20 Lockdown Heroes Handicap | 1/16 | 9-1 | 84 | 63C | 90A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 | |
| 28 Jul 20+16d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap | 3/8 | nse | 9-7 | 83 | 99A | 85A | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| 12 Jul 20+30d | Cork | Cork Rated Race | 3/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 84 | 71A | 80A | Gavin Ryan | 10/3 |
| 12 Jun 20+236d | Curragh | Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap | 9/17 | 1 | 9-7 | 84 | 99C | 80A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 20 Oct 19+43d | Naas | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final (Plus 10) | 2/13 | shd | 8-13 | 85 | 52C | 98A | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| 07 Sep 19+15d | Navan | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 1/18 | 8-11 | — | 73C | 92A | Colin Keane | 7/2 | |
| 23 Aug 19 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 11/18 | hd | 9-5 | — | 66C | 70A | Colin Keane | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Layfayette (IRE) won?
- Layfayette (IRE) won 11 of 51 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.6%. Placed 22 times in total (43.1% of starts).
- Who trains Layfayette (IRE)?
- Layfayette (IRE) is trained by Noel Meade, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
- Who is Layfayette (IRE)'s sire?
- Layfayette (IRE) is by French Navy (GB) out of Scala Romana (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What going does Layfayette (IRE) prefer?
- Layfayette (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 17 starts (29.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Layfayette (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 22 August 2026. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Layfayette (IRE)'s sire's record?
- French Navy (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 770 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Layfayette (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Scala Romana (IRE), Layfayette (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Atsila (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Atsila (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.