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Horse profile

Willaby Lad (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer Derek Shaw · Last owner Ownaracehorsecouk Danethorpe
by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Deerskin (USA) (Diesis)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2008 — 6,694 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 35
KTB Profile

Willaby Lad (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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 62C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Pontefract, 8 Jul 2008 Official rating 35 at the last run, 8 Jul 2008

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 3 figures · best 62C · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Celtic Swing (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+18—
Good to Firm389318%−1.30 from 1
Good5576311.3%+20 from 1
Good to Soft275238.4%−0.90 from 1
Soft416389.1%−0.2—
Heavy157127.6%−1.7—
Standard (AW)443398.8%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3213.1%−6.2—
6f – 7f425358.2%−1.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f438409.1%−0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f5445910.8%+1.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m432378.6%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2813211.4%+2.1—
2m5f – 3m9033.3%−6—
Over 3m6233.3%+24—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Deerskin (USA) (Diesis)

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.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
08 Jul 08+14d Pontefract Book Online At pontefract-races.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 18 8-13 3562C Paddy Mathers 100/1
24 Jun 08+18d Beverley Tomrods Steel Stockholders Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 8 9-3 3540C Paddy Mathers 80/1
06 Jun 08 Doncaster RMC Cheryl Martin Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 13 9-3 3545C Paddy Mathers 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Willaby Lad won?
Willaby Lad (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Willaby Lad?
Willaby Lad (GB) was trained by Derek Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 8 July 2008.
Who is Willaby Lad's sire?
Willaby Lad (GB) is by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Deerskin (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
What is Willaby Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 35, from the run on 8 July 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Willaby Lad's sire's record?
Celtic Swing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2008. 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.