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My Friend Yeats (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer Rebecca Menzies · Last owner S Russell
by Yeats (IRE) out of Lady Vanquish (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jun 2025 — 508 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 Won at Cartmel Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

My Friend Yeats won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Cartmel in May 2025 on good ground. The gelding, who raced 11 times on turf, has one win and three places from those starts, all at trips between 2m1f and 3m. He recorded his success off an official rating of 103 and last ran off 105 at Hexham in Jun 2025. His sire Yeats has produced jumps progeny while his dam is by Supreme Leader.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4
Official rating105↓ 2lb off peak
105 102–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cartmel, 24 May 2025

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 10 figures · best 135A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5117A77—
Good4135A117—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6117A92—
2m5f – 3m4135A108.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 24 May 2025 Official rating 105 at the last run, 14 Jun 2025

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 10 figures · best 128A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5121A107—
Good4128A120.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6121A108—
2m5f – 3m4128A116.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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 from 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 4 (44%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Yeats (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,44347613.8%+1.91 from 4
Good to Soft1,96421210.8%−1.10 from 6
Soft2,84130510.7%−1.20 from 1
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.2—
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,44127411.2%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3,29435210.7%−1.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.41 from 5
Over 3m82012515.2%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Vanquish (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Grandera (IRE)90——
Thegalwaygenius (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 1 25% +0.33
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −5.67
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Cartmel 2 1 50% +2.33
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −0.67

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nathan Moscrop 6 1 17% −1.67
Ross Chapman 4 0 0% −4.00
Aaron Anderson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 1 33% +1.33
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 1 20% −0.67
2024 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2025 · 5 runs
14 Jun 25+21d Hexham ukvinylmemories.co.uk Vinyl Record Gifts Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled towards the back - travelling nicely and closing in to challenge for the front approaching the final fence - came down there F/5 — 11-5 105—— Nathan Moscrop 3/1
24 May 25+21d Cartmel Hadwins Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 8 ran Settled midfield early - moved closer after the 5th - hit the front approaching two out and travelling nicely - asked for maximum effort up the run-in under pressure late - held on by a whisker 1/8 11-4 103135A128A Nathan Moscrop 10/3
03 May 25+79d Hexham Greenhead Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up at the back - pushed along and dropped away after the second-last - well beaten at the finish 6/9 28 12-0 10575C95C Nathan Moscrop 12/1
13 Feb 25+22d Newcastle Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - made some progress after the 7th - lost touch before 3 out - eventually well beaten in 9th 9/10 30 11-10 10650C105C Nathan Moscrop 9/2
22 Jan 25+25d Catterick Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up early - improved but blocked 2 out - kept on and grabbed 4th late 4/12 ¾ 11-11 105117A121A Nathan Moscrop 11/1
2024 · 6 runs
28 Dec 24+24d Catterick Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress before two out - closed on the front group - moved into second at the last - driven out and edged narrowly in defeat 2/7 hd 11-1 102107B114A Nathan Moscrop 6/1
04 Dec 24+41d Haydock trustatrader.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack - lost a little ground and pushed along 3 out - found a bit of extra room and improved position 2 out - stayed on at one level to finish seventh 7/10 6 11-12 10590B106A Aaron Anderson 25/1
24 Oct 24+23d Carlisle Atkinson Builders Penrith Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled off the pace early - made progress from the 8th and looked poised approaching 2 out - couldn't sustain the run into the last and faded 5/9 nk 11-11 10777A109A Ross Chapman 14/1
01 Oct 24+73d Sedgefield Follow Vickers.Bet On Facebook Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack - driven along from three out and gained ground before the second-last - lost placings nearing the final fence - unable to find more and well held at the line 5/11 1 11-4 —88B107A Ross Chapman 3/1
20 Jul 24+27d Cartmel William Hill ITV Opener Special Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-0 —127B127A Ross Chapman 25/1
23 Jun 24 Hexham Tynedale Function Suite Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 11-4 —96A103A Ross Chapman 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has My Friend Yeats won?
My Friend Yeats (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained My Friend Yeats?
My Friend Yeats (IRE) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 14 June 2025.
Who is My Friend Yeats's sire?
My Friend Yeats (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Lady Vanquish (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What going does My Friend Yeats prefer?
My Friend Yeats (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is My Friend Yeats's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 14 June 2025. The highest on record is 107.
What is My Friend Yeats's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Who are My Friend Yeats's siblings?
Out of Lady Vanquish (IRE), My Friend Yeats (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.