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Horse profile

The Red Lad (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer John Joseph Hanlon · Owner James Cleary
by Retirement Plan (GB) out of Cartron Lady (IRE) (Shinko Forest)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 31 May 2026
KTB Profile

The Red Lad is a lightly raced gelding with one start to date, finishing mid-division in the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan in May 2026 on good to soft ground over 2m1f – 2m4f. By Retirement Plan, whose progeny in the archive have recorded 11 wins from 151 runs since Jan 2008. He is trained by John Joseph Hanlon.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2026 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 156 runs since Jul 2021 (17 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good67710.4%+2.7—
Good to Soft3126.5%−1.20 from 1
Soft4324.7%−3—
Heavy1417.1%−0.6—
Standard (AW)100%−7.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f300%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−7.7—
1m5f – 2m6434.7%−3—
2m1f – 2m4f65812.3%+4.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1417.1%−0.6—
Over 3m100%−7.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2021 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cartron Lady (IRE) (Shinko Forest)

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.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
31 May 26 Kilbeggan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled in the middle of the field - urged on and slipped towards the back after the 4th - fell away from those in front by halfway and eased out of contention before 4 out PU/14 — 11-12 —— James Smith 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Red Lad won?
The Red Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains The Red Lad?
The Red Lad (IRE) is trained by John Joseph Hanlon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 May 2026.
Who is The Red Lad's sire?
The Red Lad (IRE) is by Retirement Plan (GB) out of Cartron Lady (IRE), whose sire is Shinko Forest.
What is The Red Lad's sire's record?
Retirement Plan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 156 runs since Jul 2021 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.