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Horse profile

The Grey Lad (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Paul W Flynn · Last owner Claire Kilmartin
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Line Grey (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Sep 2022 — 1,497 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 3rd of 12 Won at Down Royal Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

The Grey Lad won one of nine starts over hurdles on turf between Oct 2021 and Sep 2022. The success came in the Danny Boy Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal in Jun 2022 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 99. He has five places from those nine runs and last ran when third of 12 in the Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle in Sep 2022 off a career-high mark of 113. Headgear returned at Gowran Park.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating113At career-high mark
113 97–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney, 14 Jul 2022

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 9 figures · best 136B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft388B83—
Good to Soft3136B120—
Good2133B123.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8136B101—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 14 Jul 2022 Official rating 113 at the last run, 30 Sep 2022

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 9 figures · best 128A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3118A105—
Good to Soft3128A91—
Good2127A124.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8128A111.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,212 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm48918.8%+6.3—
Good1,83724813.5%+11 from 2
Good to Soft1,34815611.6%−0.90 from 3
Soft2,10125612.2%−0.30 from 3
Heavy84610512.4%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3213.1%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f1100%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81322512.4%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2,33930513%+0.51 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,67021012.6%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m344349.9%−2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2016 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Line Grey (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Granit Jack (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Granit Jack (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Granit Jack (FR)512m3fClass 4
Aki Bomaye (IRE)110——
Osez Josephine (IRE)20——
Line Kendie (FR)10——
No No Tubs (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +1.25
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 2 1 50% +1.25
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −4.75
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Browne 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
G B Noonan 2 1 50% +1.25
Jack Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −3.75
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 8 1 13% −4.75
2021 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 8 runs
30 Sep 22+44d Gowran Park Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 12 10-9 11383A118A Sean Flanagan 7/1
17 Aug 22+34d Sligo Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 19 11-7 11373A91A G B Noonan 2/1F
14 Jul 22+41d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-12 109114A127A Jack Foley 5/2F
03 Jun 22+47d Down Royal Danny Boy Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4½f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-4 99133B122A G B Noonan 9/4F
17 Apr 22+17d Fairyhouse Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 8/24 14 10-3 100120C90C Barry Browne 11/1
31 Mar 22+68d Naas Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 nk 11-9 97136B128A Barry Browne 8/1
22 Jan 22+14d Navan Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m4f · Yielding · 19 ran 10/19 nk 12-0 —88B105A Barry Browne 40/1
08 Jan 22+70d Cork Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 11 12-0 —72A99A Barry Browne 28/1
2021 · 1 run
30 Oct 21 Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 3¾ 12-0 —12C105C Sean Flanagan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Grey Lad won?
The Grey Lad (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained The Grey Lad?
The Grey Lad (IRE) was trained by Paul W Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 30 September 2022.
Who is The Grey Lad's sire?
The Grey Lad (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Line Grey (FR), whose sire is Le Nain Jaune.
What is The Grey Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 30 September 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Grey Lad's sire's record?
Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,212 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Grey Lad's siblings?
Out of Line Grey (FR), The Grey Lad (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Granit Jack (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Granit Jack (FR)). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.