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Horse profile

Obama's Baby (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer Patrick Downey · Last owner Mrs Noeleen Downey
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Fading With Music (IRE) (Thatching)
10 runs · 7 courses · from May 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jan 2012 — 5,410 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile

Obama's Baby (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating44↓ 3lb off peak
44 44–47

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 53A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 5 Sep 2010 Official rating 44 at the last flat run, 13 Jan 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 83C the best of the last 1 rated run · Bellewstown, 2 Jul 2011

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 56A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)353A41—
Good356A43—
Soft229C26.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f453A38.5—
6f – 7f456A47.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.80 from 1
Good644649.9%+10 from 3
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft544468.5%−0.40 from 2
Heavy320226.9%−2—
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.90 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.5—
Over 3m2926.9%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fading With Music (IRE) (Thatching)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Holbien (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Holbien (IRE)1426f–7f—

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
N G McCullagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Gray 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Hoban 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
13 Jan 12+21d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 10 8-0 4434C Shane Gray 33/1
2011 · 2 runs
23 Dec 11+174d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1½ 8-4 4741A Shane Gray 16/1
02 Jul 11+300d Bellewstown Indaver Ireland Novice Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 27 10-9 —83C Robbie Colgan 66/1
2010 · 4 runs
05 Sep 10+20d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-60) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 shd 8-9 4753A Ben Curtis 14/1
16 Aug 10+26d Roscommon Tote Go Racing Club Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 6/15 nk 8-5 4752A Ben Curtis 20/1
21 Jul 10+87d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-60) 1m · Yielding · 18 ran 17/18 shd 8-5 4729C Conor Hoban 10/1
25 Apr 10+296d Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant At Gowran Park Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 1½ 8-3 4756A Shane Foley 20/1
2009 · 3 runs
03 Jul 09+23d Bellewstown James Curran Memorial Auction Maiden 1m · Good · 13 ran 8/13 8 8-6 4736C N G McCullagh 33/1
10 Jun 09+24d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Median Auction Fillies Maiden 7f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1¾ 9-0 —43C N G McCullagh 50/1
17 May 09 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 6f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 4 8-12 —24C N G McCullagh 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Obama's Baby won?
Obama's Baby (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2009 and 2012.
Who trained Obama's Baby?
Obama's Baby (IRE) was trained by Patrick Downey on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 13 January 2012.
Who is Obama's Baby's sire?
Obama's Baby (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Fading With Music (IRE), whose sire is Thatching.
What is Obama's Baby's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 13 January 2012. The highest on record is 47.
What is Obama's Baby's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Obama's Baby's siblings?
Out of Fading With Music (IRE), Obama's Baby (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Holbien (IRE) (2). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. 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.