Horse profile
Tam Lin (IRE)
by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of The Fairy (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
28 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Chelmsford City (AW), Bellewstown & Dundalk (AW)
Last run 20 Apr 2026 · 8th of 11
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Tam Lin is a gelding with three wins from 28 starts, all in handicaps. He won at Chelmsford City over 6f-7f on standard AW in Nov 2025 off 53, at Bellewstown over 1m-1m1f on good in Apr 2025 off 65, and at Dundalk over 6f-7f on standard AW in Feb 2025 off 58. Two of those wins came on AW from 18 starts on the surface. He finished 8 of 11 when he led at Lingfield over 6f-7f on standard AW in Apr 2026.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 28 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 3–28Wins / Runs
- 10.7%Strike rate
- 7 (25%)Placed
- −5.05£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=28 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 21dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating55↓ 15lb off peak
55
53–70
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 95A | 89.5 | 9 runs · 95 / 90 |
| Good | 3 | 85C | 81 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 81C | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 73C | 54 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 95A | 80.5 | 6 runs · 95 / 90.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 107C | 89 | 3 runs · 91 / 74 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 runs · as at 3 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 28 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 14 (50%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 7 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 6 (21%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 293 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,229 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 2 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,566 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,393 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
The Fairy (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
6 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Pickersgill (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Siofra (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Star Sprite (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Invicta Rose (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Tour Of Duty (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Seelie (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 2 | 11% | −10.05 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.80 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −8.05 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Colin Keane | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.20 |
| William Carson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dominique Van Der Kraats | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 3 | 20% | +7.95 |
| Hood | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +6.95 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Apr 26+40d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Edged in front early - lost the advantage after three furlongs but stayed in touch - urged forward with two out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish eighth | 8/11 | 1¾ | 10-11 | 55 | 74A | 63A | Mr Ross Birkett | 20/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Apprentice Handicap Driven from the break - handy early on - lost touch inside final 2f and dropped away late to finish 8th | 8/9 | 2½ | 9-3 | 55 | 66A | 48A | Donagh Murphy | 4/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 1) Raced handy on the outer - closed on the front-runner approaching 2f out and pushed along inside final 2f - lost momentum close home to finish third | 3/7 | 1 | 9-9 | 55 | 95A | 72A | Luke Morris | 11/4 |
| 10 Feb 26+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Settled just off the pace early - hit the front inside the last furlong before being caught close home - held on for third | 3/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 55 | 79A | 76A | William Carson | 10/3 |
| 11 Jan 26+8d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Pulled hard early - went clear in front - pressed for effort with 2f left - overtaken near the final furlong and dropped away to finish sixth | 6/8 | 2 | 9-5 | 56 | 54A | 67A | Tyler Heard | 9/1 |
| 03 Jan 26+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left and moved up entering the last - then dropped back a couple of spots - squeezed for space near the line to finish fourth | 4/9 | ½ | 9-6 | 56 | 93A | 68A | William Carson | 11/4J |
| 2025 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 25+8d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 'Seamus Hazlett 25 Not Out' Handicap Just in front early - driven approaching final 2f - overtaken with a furlong left - faded to finish sixth | 6/12 | nk | 9-9 | 53 | 91A | 75A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 26 Nov 25+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap Sent clear early - pushed along and challenged approaching final furlong - overtaken briefly inside it - fought back to prevail close home | 1/9 | 9-6 | 53 | 90A | 81A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/4 | |
| 31 Oct 25+25d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Handy in the pack early - hit the front two out - pushed along a furlong later and drifted left as the advantage was lost - stayed on to the line - finished third beaten two and a half lengths | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-5 | 54 | 91A | 80A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 06 Oct 25+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Fought for control early - hit the front briefly then tracked the pace - lost touch with the front two furlongs out - dropped away over a furlong from home to finish 9th | 9/12 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 57 | 86A | 52A | Christian Howarth | 40/1 |
| 16 Sep 25+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | betcalculator.com Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - denied a clean path and made no headway a furlong out - finished well held in 10th | 10/12 | 4 | 9-1 | 60 | 90A | 46A | Christian Howarth | 80/1 |
| 24 Aug 25+17d | Yarmouth | Download The QuinnBet App Handicap Sat close to the front group early - dropped away 3f out - pressed for effort and faded out of contention - finished sixth | 6/8 | 3 | 9-4 | 62 | 89B | 57A | Kieran O'Neill | 40/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+15d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Settled at the back early - urged into contention entering straight - dropped away 3f out and finished well beaten | 9/9 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 65 | 69C | 41C | Kieran O'Neill | 50/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+55d | Doncaster | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Settled off the pace along the inner - dropped away past halfway - well held at the finish in 12th | 12/12 | 5½ | 8-13 | 67 | 73C | 35C | Dominique Van Der Kraats | 14/1 |
| 29 May 25+25d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Hospitality At fairyhouse.ie Handicap Held up handily early - moved closer to pace 5f out before hitting the front 4f out - given a push 2f out - lost command inside final furlong - faded final 110yds | 6/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 68 | 81C | 76A | Jamie Powell | 11/1 |
| 04 May 25+11d | Sligo | Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap Set the pace early holding hard on the bridle - roused from the front before losing command over 2f out - driven and faded from over 1f out to finish ninth | 9/12 | nse | 9-12 | 70 | 81A | 65A | W J Lee | 11/1 |
| 23 Apr 25+18d | Gowran Park | Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Sat handy on the outside early - into 4th under pressure with two furlongs left - held that spot late on but found nothing in the closing stages | 6/16 | 2 | 9-2 | 70 | 107C | 72A | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
| 05 Apr 25+15d | Bellewstown | Veterinary Clinic Ratoath Handicap Sat close to the pace early - hit the front with authority 2f out and asked for effort soon after - stayed on strongly to the line for a clear-cut win | 1/15 | 9-7 | 65 | 85C | 82A | Shane Foley | 14/1 | |
| 21 Mar 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Champion Trainer Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left and up to 4th entering final furlong - held on for fifth without finding more | 5/11 | shd | 9-4 | 62 | 87A | 67A | Colin Keane | 4/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap Sat close to front pair while fighting for control early - urged into 3rd approaching final 2f - stayed there a furlong out - stuck on at unchanged rate to finish third | 3/10 | hd | 9-3 | 61 | 90A | 78A | Colin Keane | 7/2 |
| 12 Feb 25+29d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) Sat just behind the front-runner travelling keenly - into second by halfway - hit the front early in the straight and set alight two out - challenged hard inside the final furlong - stayed on to prevail | 1/8 | 9-5 | 58 | 89A | 76A | Colin Keane | 16/5 | |
| 14 Jan 25+27d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Settled midpack early - improved into second by halfway - pressed into third with two furlongs left - dropped to fourth approaching the final furlong and held on for fifth | 5/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 59 | 91A | 67A | J M Sheridan | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Nursery Handicap Sat close behind the front group fighting for control early - pushed along in 5th with 2f left - stayed on at an even effort to finish 5th beaten 4 lengths | 5/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 63 | 76B | 69A | Declan McDonogh | 5/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race Settled midfield early - still 8th at halfway - urged forward on the outside two furlongs out - couldn't gain ground under pressure a furlong out - rallied strongly close home to close but go down by 3.75 lengths in 4th | 4/13 | hd | 8-11 | 68 | 77B | 62A | Declan McDonogh | 11/2 |
| 15 Nov 24+23d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - dropped back when asked for effort inside final 2f - seventh with a furlong left and unable to find more | 8/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 70 | 90A | 58A | Sam Coen | 13/2 |
| 23 Oct 24+10d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Sat close behind the front group though squeezed for space early - 4th at halfway then pushed along - unable to close and dropped away inside the last furlong - finished 7th | 7/19 | 1 | 9-6 | — | 80C | 77A | Ronan Whelan | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+15d | Naas | Tifrums Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden Settled midfield - pressed for effort with no gain over 2f out - stayed on late to snatch 3rd close home | 3/11 | 3½ | 9-5 | — | 40A | 83A | Ronan Whelan | 150/1 |
| 28 Sep 24 | Curragh | Bermingham Cameras European Breeders Fund Maiden Held up in the pack - pushed along by halfway making no headway - dropped away inside the final furlong | 15/18 | 2 | 9-4 | — | 35C | 48C | James Ryan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tam Lin won?
- Tam Lin (IRE) won 3 of 28 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.7%. Placed 7 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Tam Lin?
- Tam Lin (IRE) is trained by Anthony Carson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 April 2026.
- Who is Tam Lin's sire?
- Tam Lin (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of The Fairy (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Tam Lin prefer?
- Tam Lin (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Tam Lin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 20 April 2026. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Tam Lin's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Tam Lin's siblings?
- Out of The Fairy (IRE), Tam Lin (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.