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Uptown Dandy (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner Dan Donoghue Hilary Pridham
by Milan (GB) out of Bettys Delight (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ffos Las Off 179 days · 5th of 12 Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Uptown Dandy is a gelding by Milan out of a Flemensfirth mare who has one win from eight starts on turf, all at Class 4 level. The win came at Ffos Las in Mar 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off an official rating of 116. He last ran at Ffos Las in Apr 2026 when fifth of 12 in a Class 4 novices hurdle off a mark of 125. He has shown placed form on four of his other starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 1 Mar 2026

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 7 figures · best 135A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2120C107.52 · 120 / 107.5
Heavy2110B1101 · —
Soft2135A108.51 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4120C102.54 · 120 / 102.5
1m5f – 2m3135A110—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 21 Apr 2026 Official rating 125 at the last run, 21 Apr 2026

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. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 133A · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2133A132.52 · 133 / 132.5
Heavy2131A1281 · —
Soft2133B1251 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4133A131.54 · 133 / 131.5
1m5f – 2m3133B125—

Of 8 runs 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 · 7 figures from 8 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 3 analysed runs

  • Led 2 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,842 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5526612%+0.7—
Good5,16764712.5%+1.20 from 1
Good to Soft3,28738611.7%+0.40 from 2
Soft5,02950110%−1.30 from 3
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.11 from 2
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f5,46959911%−0.31 from 4
2m5f – 3m5,79969712%+0.70 from 1
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bettys Delight (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bill Joyce (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Bill Joyce (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bill Joyce (IRE)1142m–2m4fGrade 2
Churchroad Prince (IRE)712m6½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 2 1 50% +2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Jones 6 1 17% −2.00
Callum Pritchard 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +1.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.00
NH Flat 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
21 Apr 26+51d Ffos Las South West Rail Solutions Ltd Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled close to the pace - still upsides leader 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - dropped away before 2 out and weakened into 5th 5/12 5 11-12 125120C133A Ben Jones 11/1
01 Mar 26+43d Ffos Las 3A's Wales Largest Motorhome And Caravan Dealer Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 9 ran Set the pace from the off - matched up by rivals at the 5th - poor leap and lost front spot for a stride 3 out - fought back to regain command 2 out - drifted under pressure approaching the last - kept finding more to assert at the finish 1/9 11-7 116110B131A Ben Jones 3/1
17 Jan 26+35d Ascot BetMGM EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran Pulled hard early - shared the front before losing it prior to the 3rd - serious blunder at the 5th - immediately pulled up PU/8 — 11-2 116—— Ben Jones 9/1
13 Dec 25+28d Doncaster bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Sent to the front early - pressed for effort after second last then lost command approaching final fence - stayed on same gear to finish second 2/4 1¼ 11-0 —95C132C Ben Jones 13/8J
15 Nov 25+234d Wetherby Get The Boyle Sports App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran Sat behind front group - driven approaching final two furlongs - finishing well up the straight - nabbed second spot late but couldn't land the blow 2/7 1¼ 10-9 —82A117B Callum Pritchard 7/2
26 Mar 25+33d Market Rasen Think Thoroughbred - Think Ireland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran Sat close to the front early - went in front over 2f out then pushed along and lost the advantage inside the final 2f - lost ground in the closing furlong to finish third 3/5 4½ 11-2 —108C113B Ben Jones 5/6F
21 Feb 25+39d Exeter South West Rail Solutions Ltd Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 11 ran Tracked front group early - driven to challenge with 2f left and shared advantage inside the last - edged out close home to finish third by three-quarters of a length 3/11 hd 10-11 —110A125A Callum Pritchard 2/1F
13 Jan 25 Exeter General Gilbert Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran Tracked the pace early - level with the front-runner three furlongs out - pushed along two out then lost ground approaching the last furlong - rallied to finish second beaten 2¼ lengths 2/7 2¼ 11-2 —135A133B Ben Jones 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Uptown Dandy (IRE) won?
Uptown Dandy (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Uptown Dandy (IRE)?
Uptown Dandy (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 April 2026.
Who is Uptown Dandy (IRE)'s sire?
Uptown Dandy (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Bettys Delight (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is Uptown Dandy (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 21 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Uptown Dandy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,842 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Uptown Dandy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bettys Delight (IRE), Uptown Dandy (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bill Joyce (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Bill Joyce (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2025. 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.