Horse profile
Loyal Touch (IRE)
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Devoted To You (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
42 runs · 26 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
6 wins · 6 courses
Off 94 days · 1st of 11
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Loyal Touch is a gelding who has won six of 42 starts. He gained three of those wins in handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft or softer, and two more in handicaps over 1m – 1m1f on standard going. He won last time out at Killarney in Jul 2026 in a handicap over 1m5f – 2m on good off an official rating of 69, 16lb below his previous winning mark and 22lb below his highest ever mark of 91. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience in 9 of 11 analysed runs.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 6–42Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 11 (26.2%)Placed
- +6.30£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=42 · 1.33 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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 rating69↓ 22lb off peak
69
69–91
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 111A | 73 | 7 · 91 / 68 |
| Good | 10 | 101C | 85.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 5 | 118A | 107 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 89A | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 99C | 79 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 113C | 88 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 29 | 118A | 86 | 6 · 91 / 70.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 96A | 84.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 96A | 78.5 | 2 · 96 / 78.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 75A | 62 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 93B | 92.5 | 2 · 93 / 92.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 93B | 92 | 3 · 93 / 92 |
Of 42 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 42 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 9 (82%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 1,487 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 609 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 840 | 109 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,142 | 252 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 2 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,366 | 436 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,173 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | 3 from 30 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Devoted To You (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Jan Brueghel (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Jan Brueghel (IRE)).
Family form: Dawn Rising (IRE) finished 3rd of 29 at Newmarket, 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Brueghel (IRE) | 11 | 6 | 1m2f–1m6½f | Group 1 |
| Dawn Rising (IRE) | 34 | 5 | 1m4f–2m5½f | Group 3 |
| Triplicate (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 1m3f–2m½f | — |
| Cliffs Of Dooneen (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 1m6f–2m1f | Class 4 |
| Sovereign (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m½f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Bintwafaa (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| You Only You (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.80 |
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +10.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +9.80 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.80 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 3 | 10% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.80 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Young | 9 | 2 | 22% | +14.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Mel Sheridan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Franny Norton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jared Huggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| C Y Ho | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.80 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 6 | 18% | +14.30 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 15% | +14.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.20 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 39 | 6 | 15% | +9.30 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 26+11d | Killarney (IRE) | Kitty O'Sé's Seafood And Grill Restaurant Handicap settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - into 4th inside the final 3f and shaken up - pressed again with 2f to run - hit the front a furlong out - pulled clear without being extended | 1/11 | 9-13 | 69 | 96A | 85A | Daniel King | 17/2 | |
| 04 Jul 26+24d | Bellewstown | Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - driven approaching 3 out and still down in 9th 2 out - stayed on without gaining much ground late | 7/16 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | 92B | 114A | Phillip Enright | 40/1 |
| 10 Jun 26+27d | Limerick | Racing Again On June 19th Handicap Sat close to the front pair early - 6th at halfway then moved into 4th with 6f left - pressed but unable to close 2f out - stayed on same gear from the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/14 | 1½ | 9-4 | 70 | 107C | 70A | Jared Huggan | 16/1 |
| 14 May 26+10d | Clonmel | Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost more ground after 4th before finding some late progress approaching 2 out - unable to sustain it and well held at the finish | 9/17 | 16 | 11-12 | — | 62C | 97C | Gavin Brouder | 16/1 |
| 04 May 26+31d | Down Royal | Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle Towards the back of the field - brushed at the 4th - no danger from 6th and niggled after a minor error at the following fence - plugged on at one speed from 2 out to finish 10th | 10/19 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 93B | 112A | Gavin Brouder | 100/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished 11th | 11/15 | hd | 9-5 | 73 | 91B | 78A | Keithen Kennedy | 66/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+30d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting 'Place 5 Bets Get 1 Free Every Week' Handicap Held up towards back of field - pushed along in 8th two furlongs out - unable to close - eventually finished sixth | 6/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 76 | 68A | 69A | Mel Sheridan | 33/1 |
| 11 Feb 26+12d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Set the pace - lost advantage early in the straight - shoved back to last before 2f out and faded to finish 4th | 4/4 | 1½ | 8-9 | 78 | 73C | 67B | Mel Sheridan | 18/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+14d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Extra Places Daily Rated Race Settled midfield early - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort with 3f remaining but unable to close 2f out - stayed on at same rate to finish fourth | 4/8 | 5 | 9-6 | 80 | 87A | 78A | J M Sheridan | 33/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race Tripped on exit from stalls - up with the front group in 4th and pulled hard - nudged along in 5th at the top of the straight - made no impact and finished fifth | 5/6 | 2½ | 8-5 | 82 | 61A | 63B | Mel Sheridan | 125/1 |
| 19 Dec 25+9d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Merry Christmas Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with no response 2f out - well held at the finish | 10/11 | nk | 8-13 | 85 | 40A | 79A | Shane Foley | 20/1 |
| 10 Dec 25+237d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway then driven approaching straight with little response - held no threat from a furlong out finishing 7th | 7/13 | ½ | 8-13 | 86 | 65B | 62A | Alan Casey | 10/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+147d | Ripon | Ripon 'Cock O' The North' Handicap Held up in the pack towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find any extra pace - finished fifth | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-6 | 87 | 95A | 74A | Archie Young | 10/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | Stay In Control With BetUK Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards back - lost touch with pace three furlongs out - rallied late to take fourth close home | 4/9 | 1 | 8-11 | 88 | 111A | 85A | Billy Loughnane | 18/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+20d | Redcar | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Held up towards the back - never involved in the finish - beaten a fair way home | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-8 | 89 | 82A | 79A | Archie Young | 12/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+20d | Nottingham | TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished 7th | 7/9 | 2½ | 9-3 | 89 | 63A | 74A | Archie Young | 10/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+12d | Pontefract | Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap Tracked the front group early - pushed on approaching the final furlong - edged ahead close home to prevail | 1/9 | 8-13 | 85 | — | 92A | Archie Young | 9/1 | |
| 14 Sep 24+14d | Chester | Virgin Bet Handicap Held up eagerly early behind the front group - eased back into rear order 8f out - regained ground and darted left approaching the final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish sixth | 6/9 | nk | 9-5 | 86 | 87A | 83A | Franny Norton | 15/2 |
| 31 Aug 24+8d | Beverley | William Hill Silver Cup Handicap Settled towards the back - asked for effort with 3f remaining - kept on late but never quite fast enough to get involved - finished third beaten a length and a half | 3/4 | 1 | 8-13 | 86 | 86C | 79B | Joe Fanning | 3/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+13d | Hamilton | Phoenix Utilities Ltd Lanark Silver Bell Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - unable to find more and dropped away in the closing stages - finished sixth | 6/13 | ½ | 8-8 | 87 | 113C | 82A | Archie Young | 28/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+11d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) Held up towards the back - dropped away steadily in the closing stages - finished a distant seventh | 7/10 | 4 | 9-5 | 88 | 101C | 67C | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | 28/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+10d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap | 12/17 | nk | 8-11 | 90 | 57C | 77A | C Y Ho | 33/1 |
| 20 Jul 24+7d | Ripon | Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap | 7/9 | 3 | 9-7 | 91 | 81B | 72A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 13 Jul 24+14d | York | John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 13/20 | nk | 8-9 | 88 | 99C | 81A | Joe Fanning | 40/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Handicap | 5/10 | ¾ | 8-12 | 91 | 91A | 77A | Archie Young | 9/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+15d | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Cannonball Handicap | 1/8 | 9-2 | 88 | 118A | 94A | Joe Fanning | 10/1 | |
| 31 May 24+1d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap | 12/13 | 4¼ | 8-7 | 87 | 79C | 62A | Joe Fanning | 11/1 |
| 30 May 24+13d | Ripon | Ripon Cathedral Handicap | 2/8 | hd | 9-6 | 87 | 108B | 93A | Joe Fanning | 5/2F |
| 17 May 24+8d | York | Knights Solicitors Handicap | 7/16 | hd | 8-10 | 85 | 90C | 87A | Jason Hart | 6/1 |
| 09 May 24+31d | Chester | Precision Facades Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-4 | 85 | 92A | 91A | Jason Hart | 9/1 |
| 08 Apr 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 2/7 | nk | 9-1 | 84 | 88A | 83A | Archie Young | 10/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap | 1/10 | 8-13 | 82 | 72A | 83A | Archie Young | 12/1 | |
| 01 Mar 24+188d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Apprentice Handicap | 8/9 | 2½ | 9-4 | 84 | 43A | 74A | Archie Young | 6/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+22d | York | Sky Bet Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 6/14 | nk | 8-3 | 86 | 80C | 74A | Joe Fanning | 28/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+48d | Goodwood | Coral Handicap | 6/12 | nk | 9-8 | 88 | 46A | 84A | Frankie Dettori | 16/1 |
| 17 Jun 23+28d | Sandown | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 9-9 | 90 | 89A | 83A | William Buick | 11/2 |
| 20 May 23+173d | Newbury | BetVictor London Gold Cup Heritage Handicap | 9/14 | shd | 8-10 | 90 | 50C | 82A | Frankie Dettori | 14/1 |
| 28 Nov 22+72d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Nursery | 1/7 | 9-9 | 85 | 96A | 97A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/5F | |
| 17 Sep 22+29d | Ayr | Remus Uomo EBF Nursery | 5/11 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 87 | 62A | 84A | Jason Hart | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+20d | Carlisle | Baines Wilson LLP EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 80A | 91A | Franny Norton | EvensF | |
| 30 Jul 22+38d | Goodwood | British E.B.F. Ebf Maiden Stakes | 3/9 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 49A | 83A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 |
| 22 Jun 22 | Salisbury | Due Diligence Standing At Whitsbury Manor British EBF Blagrave Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/10 | hd | 9-7 | — | 75A | 74A | Franny Norton | 11/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Loyal Touch (IRE) won?
- Loyal Touch (IRE) won 6 of 42 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 11 times in total (26.2% of starts).
- Who trains Loyal Touch (IRE)?
- Loyal Touch (IRE) is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
- Who is Loyal Touch (IRE)'s sire?
- Loyal Touch (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Devoted To You (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Loyal Touch (IRE) prefer?
- Loyal Touch (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Loyal Touch (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 15 July 2026. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Loyal Touch (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
- Who are Loyal Touch (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Devoted To You (IRE), Loyal Touch (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Jan Brueghel (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Jan Brueghel (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.