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Horse profile

The Waco Kid (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Hugo Palmer · Last owner The Gene Genies Ii
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Catchingsnowflakes (USA) (Galileo)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2025 — 417 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 14th of 16 2 wins · Newmarket & Newbury Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

The Waco Kid won two of 12 starts on turf, including the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket in Sep 2024 on soft ground over 6f-7f. Both wins came at that trip, one on good to firm at Newbury in Jul 2024 in a Class 4 novice and the other off an official rating of 101. He raced off a mark of 99, 10lb below his highest ever mark of 109, when he finished 14 of 16 at Doncaster in Sep 2025.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating99↓ 10lb off peak
99 98–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 30 Aug 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 12 figures · best 108A · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm5108A93—
Good to Soft384C74—
Good3105A94—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f11108A89—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chester, 30 Aug 2025 Official rating 99 at the last run, 14 Sep 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 12 figures · best 107B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm593A88—
Good to Soft391A81—
Good3100A88—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f11107B88—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mehmas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,216 runs since Jun 2020 (752 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.81 from 5
Good1,95822111.3%−0.20 from 3
Good to Soft7628411%−0.50 from 3
Soft9359810.5%−11 from 1
Heavy226229.7%−1.8—
Standard (AW)2,85934111.9%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,10326712.7%+1.2—
6f – 7f4,32047811.1%−0.42 from 11
1m – 1m1f1,38715811.4%−0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3674311.7%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m3213.1%−8.4—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.5—
Over 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Catchingsnowflakes (USA) (Galileo)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bymiddaytomorrow (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bymiddaytomorrow (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bymiddaytomorrow (IRE)827fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −0.80
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 1 100% +6.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14% +0.50
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.20

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 1 33% +4.50
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +2.20
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 2 18% +0.70
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 3 2 67% +8.70
Tom Marquand 2 0 0% −2.00
Warren Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Leavy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 2 25% +3.70
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 6 2 33% +5.70

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 · 6 runs
14 Sep 25+15d Doncaster Betfred City Of Doncaster Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - found nothing - finished 14th 14/16 1¾ 9-4 9984C81A Warren Fentiman 28/1
30 Aug 25+28d Chester Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Class 2 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Held handy position early - given a squeeze approaching 2f out - kept on at an even effort to finish fifth 5/10 1¼ 8-12 101104A88A Callum Shepherd 18/1
02 Aug 25+57d Goodwood Whispering Angel Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Settled around mid-pack - drifted wide through the field - urged forward approaching final two furlongs - lost ground under pressure into the finish 15/16 1¼ 9-2 10474C75A Jack Nicholls 40/1
06 Jun 25+35d Epsom Downs Nyetimber Surrey Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Fought for control early - clear in front until overtaken 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out - lost ground steadily from inside final furlong to finish sixth 6/8 ½ 9-7 10767A91A Hollie Doyle 16/1
02 May 25+16d Newmarket TrustATrader King Charles II Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to the front pack early - asked for effort 3f out - dropped away rapidly with 2f left - well adrift and allowed to drop away inside the last furlong 10/10 18 9-10 10937C80C Tom Marquand 28/1
16 Apr 25+202d Newmarket bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m · Good · 9 ran Went straight to the front - pressed for effort with over 2f left - lost the advantage soon after - dropped away to finish seventh 7/9 1¾ 9-2 10994A88A Tom Marquand 22/1
2024 · 6 runs
26 Sep 24+13d Newmarket Tattersalls Stakes (Registered As The Somerville Tattersall Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran Sprinted clear from the break to the near rail - set the pace throughout and pushed out inside the final furlong - powered on unopposed to the line 1/6 9-2 10186A107B Oisin Murphy 13/2
13 Sep 24+23d Doncaster Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Settled just off the pace in midfield - dropped back approaching 2f out - pressed for effort inside final 2f - responded to take 3rd close home but couldn't reel in the leading pair 3/7 ¾ 9-2 98105A100A Oisin Murphy 8/1
21 Aug 24+20d York Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Went straight to the front - lost command 3f out and sat behind winner until pushed along a furlong out - stayed on at one effort into 4th 4/11 5 9-3 9993A93A Jason Hart 50/1
01 Aug 24+12d Goodwood Markel Richmond Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Sluggish start and settled at the rear - nudged into contention on the far flank inside final furlong - lacked the acceleration to reach principals - finished fifth beaten 2¼ lengths 5/9 ¾ 9-2 —108A85A Ryan Moore 14/1
20 Jul 24+16d Newbury Take A Lucky Dip At BetVictor EBF Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 9-2 —90A92A Oisin Murphy 16/5
04 Jul 24 Newbury Tie The Knot At Ufton Court Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 nk 8-11 —89B83A Joe Leavy 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Waco Kid won?
The Waco Kid (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained The Waco Kid?
The Waco Kid (IRE) was trained by Hugo Palmer on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 14 September 2025.
Who is The Waco Kid's sire?
The Waco Kid (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Catchingsnowflakes (USA), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does The Waco Kid prefer?
The Waco Kid (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Waco Kid's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 14 September 2025. The highest on record is 109.
What is The Waco Kid's sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,216 runs since Jun 2020 (752 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Waco Kid's siblings?
Out of Catchingsnowflakes (USA), The Waco Kid (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bymiddaytomorrow (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bymiddaytomorrow (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.