Horse profile
Leap Year Lad (IRE)
5yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Kevin Ryan · Last owner My Vein Clinic Syndicate 1
by Havana Grey (GB) out of Skeleton (IRE) (Tobougg)
32 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Feb 2025 — 627 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 9th of 9
2 wins · Haydock & Hamilton
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
Leap Year Lad won two of 32 starts, both in handicaps on turf. He took a Class 6 event at Hamilton over 1m to 1m1f on good to soft ground in May 2023 and a Class 5 at Haydock over 1m2f to 1m4f on good ground two months later. The gelding, by Havana Grey, has not won since Jul 2023 and showed no spark when ninth of nine at Southwell on the AW in Feb 2025. He last raced off a mark of 53, 15lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 2–32Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 8 (25%)Placed
- −20.75£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=32 · 0.48 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 rating53↓ 15lb off peak
53
53–68
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 95A | 76.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 72A | 68 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 102B | 82 | — |
| Good | 6 | 155B | 89 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 109A | 69 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 109A | 75.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 155B | 74 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 64B | 48 | — |
Jumps
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,562 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 413.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +14 | — |
| Good to Firm | 924 | 144 | 15.6% | +2.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 1,103 | 148 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 415 | 44 | 10.6% | −2.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 436 | 54 | 12.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,571 | 203 | 12.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,368 | 218 | 15.9% | +2.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,666 | 329 | 12.3% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 413 | 42 | 10.2% | −3.1 | 1 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 104 | 17 | 16.3% | +3 | 1 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
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
Skeleton (IRE) (Tobougg)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Precious Spartan (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Dance On The Day (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Spartan (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Dance On The Day (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| November Tale (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Mojandil (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Gray | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.75 |
| Tom Eaves | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sam James | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 2 | 10% | −8.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −0.75 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 31 | 2 | 6% | −19.75 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 07 Feb 25+52d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 2) Wide early - hit front after 1f and opened a big margin - advantage cut back by halfway - driven and overtaken as straight approached - stayed on terms with leader until pressed inside final 2f - dropped away and beaten well before the line | 9/9 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 76A | 51A | Shane Gray | 4/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Went straight to front - driven when overtaken 2f out - kept going at an even effort thereafter - finished third | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-8 | 54 | 88A | 74A | Shane Gray | 9/2 |
| 23 Nov 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Safer Gambling Week 2024 At BetUK Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front - pressed for effort with 2f remaining before conceding advantage soon after - lost touch with leaders inside final furlong | 7/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 56 | 77A | 64A | Shane Gray | 20/1 |
| 07 Nov 24+14d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Slow to break - held up towards rear throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 74C | 53C | Tom Eaves | 12/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+19d | Nottingham | Book Your Christmas Party Here Handicap Went straight to front - given a squeeze before losing command 3f out - dropped away soon after and finished well held | 5/11 | 2 | 9-6 | 60 | 70C | 59C | Oisin McSweeney | 22/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+13d | Redcar | Empentis - Training Equine Staff Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along under 2f out - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 9th | 9/14 | 4 | 9-6 | 62 | 36C | 61A | Tom Eaves | 50/1 |
| 22 Sep 24+26d | Hamilton | racingtv.com Handicap Hesitant leaving the stalls and had to be urged forward - settled towards the rear taking a strong hold - unable to challenge the front markers - finished well held in sixth | 6/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 64 | 69A | 64A | Oisin McSweeney | 16/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+38d | Ripon | Green Scheme Discounts For Greener Travel Apprentice Handicap Sat close to front pack early - pressed for advantage 3f out - dropped away fast 2f out - finished eighth beaten a long way | 8/8 | 14 | 9-5 | 66 | 73C | 46C | Oisin McSweeney | 10/1 |
| 20 Jul 24+5d | Haydock | Steve Yarborough Memorial Handicap | 7/11 | shd | 9-3 | 67 | 155B | 72A | Oisin McSweeney | 9/2 |
| 15 Jul 24+40d | Ayr | Scottish Sun Ladies Night Handicap | 9/11 | 2½ | 9-8 | 67 | 79B | 63A | Shane Gray | 9/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+26d | Nottingham | Host Your Conference At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap | 3/9 | hd | 9-7 | 66 | 102B | 79A | Shane Gray | 12/1 |
| 10 May 24+11d | Chester | Horse PWR Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) | 6/7 | 4 | 8-13 | 68 | 74A | 60A | Aidan Keeley | 9/1 |
| 29 Apr 24+151d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap | 8/14 | 1 | 8-13 | 68 | 99C | 69A | Tom Eaves | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 23+66d | Musselburgh | Glynn Carroll Memorial Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 12 | 11-2 | — | 51C | 63C | Brian Hughes | 15/8F |
| 25 Sep 23+44d | Hamilton | Bardykes Farm Nursery School Handicap | 5/8 | 3 | 9-9 | 68 | 67A | 61A | Sam James | 9/2 |
| 12 Aug 23+16d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap | 2/5 | 1 | 9-2 | 68 | 71C | 73B | Andrea Atzeni | 5/1 |
| 27 Jul 23+20d | Doncaster | 50 Days Until The St Leger Handicap | 3/7 | 4½ | 9-3 | 68 | 69B | 65A | Shane Gray | 6/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+30d | Haydock | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 1/7 | 9-4 | 65 | 100B | 76A | Sam James | 7/1 | |
| 07 Jun 23+16d | Ripon | Baker McVeigh Now Also In Middleham Handicap | 4/9 | 3¼ | 9-0 | 66 | 90A | 70A | Shane Gray | 14/1 |
| 22 May 23+15d | Carlisle | Wreay Handicap | 4/9 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 65 | 90A | 68A | Shane Gray | 5/2 |
| 07 May 23+20d | Hamilton | Elegance By Robyn Health & Beauty Wishaw Handicap | 1/6 | 9-6 | 62 | 55A | 72B | Shane Gray | 9/4F | |
| 17 Apr 23+8d | Redcar | Grey-Smith Legal Straight Mile Handicap | 3/6 | 3 | 9-11 | 62 | 109A | 67B | Shane Gray | 10/3 |
| 09 Apr 23+38d | Southwell (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Maiden Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 62 | 95A | 77A | Shane Gray | 3/1F |
| 02 Mar 23+23d | Newcastle (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap | 2/9 | nk | 9-5 | 61 | 85A | 84A | Shane Gray | 9/4F |
| 07 Feb 23+113d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Odds On Sunderland Handicap | 4/6 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 63 | 75A | 53B | Shane Gray | 11/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 22+23d | Pontefract | Tim Pollitt 'SDS Is GOAT' Memorial Nursery | 5/15 | 4½ | 8-11 | 63 | 58C | 69A | Tom Eaves | 28/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+17d | Ripon | Neil Price 50th Birthday Celebration Nursery | 4/6 | shd | 9-2 | 63 | 58A | 61B | Tom Eaves | 9/2 |
| 07 Sep 22+4d | Doncaster | Vertem Nursery (Str) | 3/9 | ¾ | 8-5 | 62 | 77A | 68A | Shane Gray | 40/1 |
| 03 Sep 22+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Grand Theatre Wolverhampton Nursery | 7/7 | ½ | 9-11 | 62 | 68A | 60A | Shane Gray | 7/1 |
| 05 Aug 22+20d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/11 | nk | 9-7 | — | 72A | 57A | Kevin Stott | 66/1 |
| 16 Jul 22+38d | Haydock | Dermalux EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 1 | 9-4 | — | 64B | 55B | Shane Gray | 25/1 |
| 08 Jun 22 | Haydock | Marie Foran ACSIL And Past Members Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 5½ | 9-7 | — | 32A | 55A | Kevin Stott | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Leap Year Lad won?
- Leap Year Lad (IRE) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 8 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Leap Year Lad?
- Leap Year Lad (IRE) was trained by Kevin Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 7 February 2025.
- Who is Leap Year Lad's sire?
- Leap Year Lad (IRE) is by Havana Grey (GB) out of Skeleton (IRE), whose sire is Tobougg.
- What going does Leap Year Lad prefer?
- Leap Year Lad (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Leap Year Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 7 February 2025. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Leap Year Lad's sire's record?
- Havana Grey (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,562 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 413.
- Who are Leap Year Lad's siblings?
- Out of Skeleton (IRE), Leap Year Lad (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Precious Spartan (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Dance On The Day (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.