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Horse profile

Seamus Darby (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2021) · Last trainer Matthew J Smith · Last owner Drfg Partnership
by Urban Poet (USA) out of Papal Star (IRE) (Papal Bull)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jul 2021 — 1,945 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2021 · 15th of 18
KTB Profile

Seamus Darby (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 12 at Kilbeggan (Sep 2020).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Dundalk (AW), 4 Dec 2020

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 4 figures · best 67C · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft367C56—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m367C67—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 2 figures · best 98C · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)298C85.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f298C85.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 9 Jul 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 31 Jul 2020

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 4 figures · best 87C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft387C81—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m387C81—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 4 figures · best 69C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)261C59.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f261C59.5—
1m5f – 2m269C68—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Urban Poet (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 520 runs since Jul 2014 (38 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1516.7%+1.7—
Good186147.5%+2.5—
Good to Soft7511.3%−3.70 from 4
Soft15785.1%+0.10 from 2
Heavy5323.8%−1.2—
Standard (AW)3400%−50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−5—
6f – 7f3837.9%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f3013.3%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6646.1%+1.10 from 2
1m5f – 2m16753%−20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f11265.4%+0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m7645.3%+0.3—
Over 3m28310.7%+5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Papal Star (IRE) (Papal Bull)

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 to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dillon Maxwell 3 0 0% −3.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
09 Jul 21+34d Cork CorkRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 15/18 2¾ 11-7 56C81C Dillon Maxwell 50/1
05 Jun 21+183d Tramore Visit West Waterford Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 13/13 47 10-13 20C79C Dillon Maxwell 22/1
2020 · 6 runs
04 Dec 20+11d Dundalk (AW) Irish Racing Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Maiden (Div 2) 1m2½f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 1 9-9 73B58A W J Lee 6/1
23 Nov 20+80d Dundalk (AW) Test Your Tipping Talents At PUNTERS.HOLLYWOODBETS.COM Every Dundalk Meeting Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 1½ 9-5 98C61C Sam Ewing 16/1
04 Sep 20+35d Kilbeggan Pat Doyle Memorial Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 15 10-13 67C81C Dillon Maxwell 11/2
31 Jul 20+14d Galway Rockshore Light (pro-am) Flat Race 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 11-2 —67B Richard Deegan 16/1
17 Jul 20+21d Kilbeggan KilbegganRaces.com (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 7½ 12-0 67C87C B J Cooper 33/1
26 Jun 20 Tipperary Emly (C & G) Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 20 12-2 —69C Mr B O'Neill 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Seamus Darby won?
Seamus Darby (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2021.
Who trained Seamus Darby?
Seamus Darby (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 9 July 2021.
Who is Seamus Darby's sire?
Seamus Darby (IRE) is by Urban Poet (USA) out of Papal Star (IRE), whose sire is Papal Bull.
What is Seamus Darby's sire's record?
Urban Poet (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 520 runs since Jul 2014 (38 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.