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Horse profile

Timely Decision (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner David A Kavanagh Maurice Clifford
by Old Vic (GB) out of No Dunce (IRE) (Nordance)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Apr 2013 — 4,942 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 4th of 14
KTB Profile

Timely Decision (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Downpatrick (Apr 2013).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 9 Jan 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 4 figures · best 117A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Heavy2117A111.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3117A106—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.6—
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.9—
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.40 from 1
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.1—
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
No Dunce (IRE) (Nordance)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them The Hurl (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (The Hurl (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Hurl (IRE)2452m–3mGrade 2
Ask Vic (IRE)842m3½f–2m4f—
Barrow Walk (IRE)912m—
Ford Of Wells (IRE)3212m3½f—
Intheolddays (IRE)140——
No Odd's (IRE)30——
Aylesbury Park (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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 KTB Jockey SP
03 Apr 13+84d Downpatrick Bet At Toals Bookmakers On-course Sp Shop Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 5 11-4 95A A E Lynch 10/3
09 Jan 13+827d Fairyhouse Racegoer's Package 25 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 4¼ 11-4 117A Paul Townend 20/1
05 Oct 10+181d Tipperary Visit Tipperary Maiden Hurdle Div 2 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 10/20 4½ 11-3 93C Barry Geraghty 33/1
07 Apr 10 Fairyhouse Dunshaughlin INH Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 2 11-0 106A Mr C Hughes 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Timely Decision (IRE) won?
Timely Decision (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2010 and 2013.
Who trained Timely Decision (IRE)?
Timely Decision (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 3 April 2013.
Who is Timely Decision (IRE)'s sire?
Timely Decision (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of No Dunce (IRE), whose sire is Nordance.
What is Timely Decision (IRE)'s sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Timely Decision (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of No Dunce (IRE), Timely Decision (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: The Hurl (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (The Hurl (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.