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Horse profile

Lyric (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Ian Williams · Owner Mrs Fitri Hay
by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Gala (GB) (Galileo)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Windsor New yard Ran 5 days ago · 12th of 13 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Lyric is a gelding who has won one of nine starts, the success coming in a Class 5 maiden at Windsor over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft in Apr 2024. All his wins are at Class 5. He has raced on turf and all-weather, recording no wins from two starts on the latter. His last run, at Kempton (AW) in Oct 2026, was his first for the Ian Williams yard and he finished 12 of 13 after leading. He last ran off an official rating of 83.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Windsor, 29 Apr 2024

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 7 figures · best 100A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)279A76.51 · —
Good285A71.5—
Good to Soft2100A86—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6100A79.51 · —
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 59C · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 26 Oct 2024 Official rating 83 at the last flat run, 14 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Musselburgh, 20 Mar 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 85A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)284A74.51 · —
Good274A68.5—
Good to Soft284A80.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f685A75.51 · —
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 97A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Too Darn Hot (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,317 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9333.3%+19.2—
Good to Firm4697115.1%+1—
Good6238313.3%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft2593714.3%+0.21 from 3
Soft2312912.6%−1.50 from 1
Heavy601118.3%+4.2—
Standard (AW)6659314%−0.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f117119.4%−4.7—
6f – 7f91313214.5%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f69910414.9%+0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f4756714.1%01 from 6
1m5f – 2m911314.3%+0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2200%−14.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gala (GB) (Galileo)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Pretending (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Pretending (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pretending (IRE)3051m3f–2m4½fClass 2
Falconer (GB)211m½fClass 4
Queen Charlotte (GB)211m1½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.25
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% −2.75
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Shoemark 3 0 0% −3.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Havlin 2 1 50% +1.25
Cieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 4 1 25% −0.75
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 1 14% −3.75
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
14 Oct 26+133d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 11f · Standard / Slow · 13 ran Made the running - passed after 5f - pushed along 3f out and soon out of it - faded over 1f out to finish 12th 12/13 2¾ 9-7 8374C65C Cieren Fallon 50/1
03 Jun 26+75d Warwick EHB Residential Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the rear of the pack - blundered at the 5th - unable to close before drifting off-line approaching 2 out - well beaten in 6th 6/7 1¼ 11-4 —51C88C Jonjo O'Neill Jr 5/1
20 Mar 26+321d Musselburgh Racing Post+ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled close to the pace early - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away before the last two - well held at the finish 8/10 nk 11-6 —59C97A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 4/1
03 May 25+189d Goodwood Future Of Racehorse Ownership At racingclub.com Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 11 ran Sat close to the pace early - niggled for effort 4f out - dropped away 3f out and well held at the finish 10/11 14 9-0 8858C63C Ray Dawson 40/1
26 Oct 24+44d Doncaster William Hill Proper Betting Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 17 ran Sat handy on inner behind front pack - moved into second before final 2f - asked for effort but found nothing under pressure - gave up the runner-up spot inside final furlong - faded to finish seventh 7/17 hd 9-2 8889C85A Kieran Shoemark 28/1
12 Sep 24+110d Doncaster Winners Wear Skopes Menswear Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Sat close to pace early - asked for effort wide and drifted left with 3f left - dropped from second spot over 2f out - faded fast to finish 10th 10/13 nk 9-7 8972C77A Kieran Shoemark 17/2
25 May 24+26d Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 11f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 9-2 —85A74A Robert Havlin 10/3
29 Apr 24+166d Windsor Jean & Leslie Spencer Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 —100A84A Robert Havlin 9/4
15 Nov 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 9-4 —79A84A Kieran Shoemark 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lyric (IRE) won?
Lyric (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Lyric (IRE)?
Lyric (IRE) is trained by Ian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
Who is Lyric (IRE)'s sire?
Lyric (IRE) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Gala (GB), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Lyric (IRE) prefer?
Lyric (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lyric (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is Lyric (IRE)'s sire's record?
Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,317 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
Who are Lyric (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Gala (GB), Lyric (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Pretending (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Pretending (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.