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Horse profile

The Poacher Daly (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Jack W Davison · Last owner David Cahill
13 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Apr 2025 — 572 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 10th of 10 Won at Bellewstown Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

The Poacher Daly won one of 13 starts, the success coming at Bellewstown in Oct 2024 in the Tankardstown House Maiden over under 6f on soft ground off an official rating of 72. He has never won on the all-weather, where he ran six times. The gelding, by Inns Of Court out of a Titus Livius mare, finished 10 of 10 at the Curragh in Apr 2025 when last seen. Headgear returned at that run.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW
Official rating77↓ 2lb off peak
77 65–79

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 5 Apr 2025

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 13 figures · best 102A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)679B71.5—
Good498A73.5—
Soft2102A84.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f7102A68—
6f – 7f679B71.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 5 Apr 2025 Official rating 77 at the last run, 12 Apr 2025

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 98B · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)677A73—
Good484A55.5—
Soft298B82.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f798B69—
6f – 7f677A73—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Led 3 (50%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Apr 2023 (232 horses).

Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.3—
Good to Firm243166.6%−2.70 from 1
Good549478.6%−0.70 from 4
Good to Soft2182611.9%+2.6—
Soft378369.5%+0.21 from 2
Heavy10887.4%−1.9—
Standard (AW)7487710.3%+10 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2963311.1%+1.81 from 7
6f – 7f1,2101119.2%−0.10 from 6
1m – 1m1f522417.9%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1501912.7%+3.4—
1m5f – 2m4149.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2613.8%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m3133.3%+24—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sir Benedict (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sir Benedict (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sir Benedict (IRE)8685f–6fClass 4
Power And Pace (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Bellewstown 2 1 50% +3.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 7 1 14% −2.00
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hassett 4 0 0% −4.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 3 1 33% +2.00
Declan McDonogh 3 0 0% −3.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Horgan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +0.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 8 1 13% −3.00
2023 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
2025 · 2 runs
12 Apr 25+7d Curragh SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap 5f · Good · 10 ran Sent to the front early - second at halfway before easing back with pressure applied inside final 2f - unable to find more and held on for tenth 10/10 6½ 9-1 7768A42A Ross Coakley 80/1
05 Apr 25+164d Bellewstown His Majesty's Cup Handicap 5f · Good · 11 ran Slow to break - sat close to the front group - eased back to 6th under pressure two out and lost ground late 9/11 2 9-9 7879A69A James Ryan 40/1
2024 · 8 runs
23 Oct 24+21d Navan Blackcastle Handicap (50-85) 5f · Yielding · 9 ran Settled just behind the pace early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - had nothing left and dropped away - finished eighth beaten 5½ lengths 8/9 1¼ 9-8 7967A67A Wayne Hassett 16/1
02 Oct 24+26d Bellewstown Tankardstown House Maiden 5f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran Set the pace from the start - challenged approaching 2f out but strode clear inside the final furlong - held on strongly to the line 1/6 9-8 72102A98B Dylan Browne McMonagle 4/1
06 Sep 24+21d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 5f · Good · 8 ran Shared the front early - sitting third with two furlongs left before pressed for effort inside the final furlong - held that spot to the line without closing further 3/8 1½ 9-8 6598A84A Dylan Browne McMonagle 10/1
16 Aug 24+40d Cork Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Sat close behind the pace nearest the rail - asked for effort inside final two furlongs and dropped back - faded to finish sixth beaten just over three lengths 6/13 ¾ 9-6 6763C80A Wayne Hassett 50/1
07 Jul 24+114d Limerick Tote, Never Beaten By SP Rated Race 6½f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 7 8-3 7146C29C Wayne Hassett 25/1
15 Mar 24+28d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap 7f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 hd 10-1 7373A77A Dylan Browne McMonagle 8/1
16 Feb 24+35d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 6f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 5½ 9-8 7370A34A Wayne Hassett 16/5
12 Jan 24+21d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap 6f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 9-10 7077A73A Hugh Horgan 9/2
2023 · 3 runs
22 Dec 23+16d Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 hd 9-7 —65B73A Declan McDonogh 6/1
06 Dec 23+33d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 7f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 hd 9-2 —79B76A Declan McDonogh 66/1
03 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 3½ 9-7 —45C53C Declan McDonogh 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Poacher Daly won?
The Poacher Daly (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained The Poacher Daly?
The Poacher Daly (IRE) was trained by Jack W Davison on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 12 April 2025.
Who is The Poacher Daly's sire?
The Poacher Daly (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Kingdomforthebride (IRE), whose sire is Titus Livius.
What is The Poacher Daly's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 12 April 2025. The highest on record is 79.
What is The Poacher Daly's sire's record?
Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Apr 2023 (232 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 150.
Who are The Poacher Daly's siblings?
Out of Kingdomforthebride (IRE), The Poacher Daly (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sir Benedict (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sir Benedict (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.