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Horse profile

Paddy's Yarn (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Valerie Jackson · Last owner Mrs V Jackson
by Houmayoun (FR) out of Deidamia (USA) (Dayjur)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 May 2017 — 3,444 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 11th of 11 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Paddy's Yarn (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Kelso (Dec 2016). Last raced off 84, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 10lb off peak
84 84–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 20 Jan 2017

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 2 figures · best 88A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m288A74—

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 20 Jan 2017 Official rating 84 at the last run, 23 May 2017

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 110A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good588B87—
Good to Soft3102A90—
Soft3110A101—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m487A78—
1m5f – 2m4110A96—
2m1f – 2m4f3101A91—

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 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
Houmayoun (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.2% of 285 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−4.2—
Good to Firm3213.1%−1.1—
Good5024%−0.20 from 6
Good to Soft3825.3%+1.10 from 3
Soft9655.2%+10 from 4
Heavy5623.6%−0.6—
Standard (AW)200%−4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m7511.3%−2.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f10743.7%−0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m7522.7%−1.50 from 6
Over 3m25520%+15.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Deidamia (USA) (Dayjur)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Reed 3 0 0% −3.00
A E Lynch 3 0 0% −3.00
Lorcan Murtagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Buchanan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Crawford 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
NH Flat 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
2017 · 3 runs
23 May 17+60d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Caravan Site Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 15 10-10 84—74C Brian Hughes 14/1
24 Mar 17+63d Musselburgh Racinguk.com/hd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran F/11 — 10-0 85—— Lorcan Murtagh 12/1
20 Jan 17+34d Musselburgh Racing Uk Hd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 10-7 8688A87A Lorcan Murtagh 28/1
2016 · 3 runs
17 Dec 16+13d Newcastle Vertem.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-5 86—— Harry Reed 66/1
04 Dec 16+214d Kelso Kristoffersen Carpets & Flooring Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 24 10-6 8760B82A Harry Reed 66/1
04 May 16+179d Kelso Hunter Real Estate Investment Managers Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 51 10-0 91—71C Harry Reed 12/1
2015 · 5 runs
07 Nov 15+71d Kelso Happy Birthday Susan Evans Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 28 11-6 94—91C Brian Harding 11/2
28 Aug 15+11d Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 4¾ 11-4 ——101A A E Lynch 16/1
17 Aug 15+13d Roscommon Athleague Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 11-4 ——87C A E Lynch 14/1
04 Aug 15+23d Roscommon Eurona Brisknet Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 6/18 7 11-12 ——90A A E Lynch 20/1
12 Jul 15+290d Perth Silver Cup Day Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 19 11-2 ——88B Peter Buchanan 10/1
2014 · 2 runs
25 Sep 14+51d Perth Book Now For April Festival Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 8 10-13 ——102A Mr S Crawford 11/4
05 Aug 14 Roscommon Boyle Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 5/13 shd 11-2 ——110A Mr D G Lavery 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Paddy's Yarn won?
Paddy's Yarn (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2014 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Paddy's Yarn?
Paddy's Yarn (IRE) was trained by Valerie Jackson on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 23 May 2017.
Who is Paddy's Yarn's sire?
Paddy's Yarn (IRE) is by Houmayoun (FR) out of Deidamia (USA), whose sire is Dayjur.
What is Paddy's Yarn's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 23 May 2017. The highest on record is 94.
What is Paddy's Yarn's sire's record?
Houmayoun (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.2% of 285 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from August 2014. 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.