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Horse profile

Lough Derg Lyric (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2021) · Last trainer Archie Watson · Last owner Juxtaposition Records
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Fairy Swing (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Nov 2021 — 1,808 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2021 · 6th of 11 New yard Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Lough Derg Lyric failed to win in 11 starts on turf between Nov 2016 and Nov 2021. The gelding showed his best form when last raced off a career-high mark of 89, finishing sixth of 11 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Ludlow in Nov 2021. That run was his first for Archie Watson. He raced nine times at different courses and never placed.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 154 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 22 Nov 2021

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 7 figures · best 154B · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4154B88.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4100B52—
2m1f – 2m4f277B57.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 22 Nov 2021 Official rating 89 at the last run, 22 Nov 2021

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 7 figures · best 86A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good486A83—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m482C79.5—
2m1f – 2m4f286A85—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 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
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,03234311.3%+1.20 from 5
Good to Soft1,44916111.1%+10 from 1
Soft2,2302049.1%−10 from 1
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 4
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7921699.4%−0.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,85629510.3%+0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,52826510.5%+0.40 from 3
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fairy Swing (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oberon Blue (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Fitzpatrick 6 0 0% −6.00
Mr B Lawless 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Brodie Hampson 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
22 Nov 21+307d Ludlow Thank You Andrew Ballham Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 11 ran 6/11 6½ 10-9 89154B86A Miss Brodie Hampson 22/1
19 Jan 21+70d Clonmel Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 ——— Mr B Lawless 100/1
2020 · 1 run
10 Nov 20+1059d Fairyhouse Irish National Hunt Chase Committee Supporting Point To Points (C & G) Maiden Hunters Chase 2m7½f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 ——— Mr B Lawless 28/1
2017 · 6 runs
17 Dec 17+119d Thurles Jim Murphy Contract Fence Builder Irish EBF Beginners Chase 2m2f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 ——— John Fitzpatrick 66/1
20 Aug 17+24d Tramore (IRE) Win Big With Tote Handicap Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 6½ 10-9 8563B63A John Fitzpatrick 25/1
27 Jul 17+20d Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good · 18 ran 12/18 ½ 11-5 87100B80A Davy Russell 11/1
07 Jul 17+63d Wexford Stena Line Europe Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2¾ 11-5 —77B86A John Fitzpatrick 100/1
05 May 17+19d Cork Cork GAA Clubs Go Racing Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-5 ——— John Fitzpatrick 100/1
16 Apr 17+145d Fairyhouse Cusack Hotel Group Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 18/25 12 11-5 —41C82C John Fitzpatrick 100/1
2016 · 2 runs
22 Nov 16+16d Wexford Supporters Club AGM Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 2¼ 11-2 —38C84C John Fitzpatrick 66/1
06 Nov 16 Naas Tegral Supporting Kildare GAA Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 13 ran 9/13 8 11-0 —37C79C Martin Burke 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lough Derg Lyric won?
Lough Derg Lyric (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2021.
Who trained Lough Derg Lyric?
Lough Derg Lyric (IRE) was trained by Archie Watson on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 22 November 2021.
Who is Lough Derg Lyric's sire?
Lough Derg Lyric (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Fairy Swing (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What is Lough Derg Lyric's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 22 November 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Lough Derg Lyric's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Lough Derg Lyric's siblings?
Out of Fairy Swing (IRE), Lough Derg Lyric (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.