The Diddler (IRE)
The Diddler is a maiden who has failed to win in nine starts on turf, with three places. She showed her best effort when second of 19 at Galway in Aug 2024. The mare, by Shantou out of a Presenting dam, raced over 2m1f to 2m4f on seven of those starts and has contested five races at Punchestown. Her last run, at Cork in Mar 2025, saw her finish ninth of 20 off an official rating of 100.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 101A | 93.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 60B | 53 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 101A | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,286 | 310 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,282 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,338 | 333 | 14.2% | +0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rockola Vogue (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Rockola Vogue (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockola Vogue (IRE) | 15 | 5 | 2m–2m7½f | Class 2 |
| Imonlysaying (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Lady Bam (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr M G Purcell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 25+67d | Cork | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - made no impression through the race - down in tenth after three out - dropped away well behind at the finish | 9/20 | 29 | 10-6 | 100 | 89C | 92C | Ricky Doyle | 12/1 |
| 12 Jan 25+58d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Settled in the middle group early - improved on the outside approaching 3 out but found little when asked for effort in the straight - dropped away and allowed to finish in own time well held in 16th | 16/16 | 11 | 10-8 | 102 | 53C | 89C | Ricky Doyle | 7/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+33d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group and pulling hard early - moved to the front at the 6th - challenged vigorously approaching the straight - gave way and fell to 3rd at the last - had nothing more to give | 3/7 | 7 | 10-13 | — | 101A | 109A | Ricky Doyle | 7/2 |
| 13 Oct 24+71d | Cork | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group and pulling hard early - 4th at halfway - jumping errors 4 out and the following fence then off the bridle - no headway approaching the last - stayed on after the last to go 3rd near the line | 3/9 | 1 | 11-1 | — | 72A | 110A | Ricky Doyle | 5/2 |
| 03 Aug 24+56d | Galway | Salthill Hotel Irish EBF Mares Flat Race Settled around midfield - pushed into a forward move 2f out - moved up to 5th approaching the final furlong - finished strongly into second but held by the winner | 2/19 | 3¾ | 11-6 | — | — | 108A | Mr R W Barron | 6/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+36d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle | 3/22 | 6½ | 11-5 | — | 98B | 117A | Ricky Doyle | 80/1 |
| 03 May 24+124d | Punchestown | Howden Insurance Brokers Flat Race | 15/19 | 9½ | 11-0 | — | 20C | 98C | Mr M G Purcell | 150/1 |
| 31 Dec 23+49d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 13/18 | 13 | 11-4 | — | 83C | 84C | Mr M G Purcell | 14/1 |
| 12 Nov 23 | Naas | Bet In Running On Irish Racing At BetVictor Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/19 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 60B | 103A | Mr M G Purcell | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Diddler (IRE) won?
- The Diddler (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained The Diddler (IRE)?
- The Diddler (IRE) was trained by P M Quinlan on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 20 March 2025.
- Who is The Diddler (IRE)'s sire?
- The Diddler (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Catwalk Babe (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is The Diddler (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 20 March 2025. The highest on record is 102.
- What is The Diddler (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are The Diddler (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Catwalk Babe (IRE), The Diddler (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rockola Vogue (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Rockola Vogue (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.