Horse profile
Willy Nilly (IRE)
8yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Lisa Harrison · Last owner Abbadis Racing D A Harrison Racing
by Morpheus (GB) out of Subtle Shimmer (GB) (Danehill Dancer)
32 runs · 16 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2025 — 387 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025
2 wins · Salisbury & Bath
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Willy Nilly won both his races at Class 6 level in handicaps over 1m – 1m1f on Firm and Good to Firm ground at Salisbury in Aug 2020 and Bath in Jul 2020. He has two wins from 32 runs overall and was last seen when held in the Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle in Sep 2025. Aged 8 at his last run in Sep 2025 he raced off an official rating of 69 which was 38lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 38lb off peak
- 2–32Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 6 (18.8%)Placed
- −28.44£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.69Fair A/E n=32 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 72dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating69↓ 38lb off peak
69
59–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 108A | 84 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 45C | 41.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 105B | 83.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 108A | 82.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 106A | 97 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 84A | 67 | — |
| Good | 3 | 90A | 81 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 97A | 80 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 106A | 102 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 32 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.9% from 539. Weakest on soft going: 2.6% from 305. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 2.7% from 147.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +26.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 147 | 9 | 6.1% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 397 | 24 | 6% | −1.1 | 0 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 164 | 10 | 6.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 305 | 8 | 2.6% | −4.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 115 | 7 | 6.1% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 539 | 59 | 10.9% | +3.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 18 | 9.4% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 461 | 42 | 9.1% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 311 | 19 | 6.1% | −1 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 279 | 24 | 8.6% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 259 | 10 | 3.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 147 | 4 | 2.7% | −4.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Subtle Shimmer (GB) (Danehill Dancer)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shimmering Dawn (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Shimmering Dawn (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimmering Dawn (IRE) | 22 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Zeeoneandonly (IRE) | 22 | 4 | 5½f–6f | Class 5 |
| Shimmering Moon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Shimmer (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Schimea (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.06 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.44 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.06 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −5.44 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Danny McMenamin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ella McCain | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.94 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thomas Dowson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Bewley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Mulqueen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 2 | 10% | −16.44 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| HT | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.44 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Flat | 13 | 2 | 15% | −9.44 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 25+17d | Perth | Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear throughout - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/9 | — | 10-5 | 69 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 22/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+64d | Perth | Auto Services Peugeot & Citroen Commercials Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear throughout - never a factor - well held at the finish | 12/13 | 14 | 9-11 | 71 | 81C | 62C | William Maggs | 22/1 |
| 06 Jul 25+28d | Market Rasen | Achieving Potential Tom Halliday Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back - never involved - pulled up on the back straight | PU/9 | — | 10-2 | 72 | — | — | Peter Kavanagh | 10/1 |
| 08 Jun 25+263d | Perth | bet365 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Fought for control early - held up towards rear throughout - never a factor - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/14 | 2¾ | 10-5 | 72 | 83B | 80A | Danny McMenamin | 20/1 |
| 18 Sep 24+66d | Kelso | Abbey Fine Wines Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well beaten in 11th | 11/14 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 77 | — | 80A | Peter Kavanagh | 12/1 |
| 14 Jul 24+305d | Perth | MacBet Best Odds Guaranteed Daily Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 5 | 10-3 | 78 | 105B | 99A | Peter Kavanagh | 33/1 |
| 13 Sep 23+14d | Uttoxeter | Cambion Jewel In The Peaks Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/8 | — | 10-10 | 80 | — | — | Conor Rabbitt | 8/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+45d | Uttoxeter | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 2/9 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 79 | 74B | 104A | Danny McMenamin | 28/1 |
| 16 Jul 23+22d | Perth | Careers In Racing Step On Track Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | 12 | 11-2 | 83 | 85C | 85B | Conor Rabbitt | 40/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+13d | Perth | Perth Supports Racing With Pride Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 12 | 11-4 | 88 | 45C | 89C | Thomas Dowson | 50/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+302d | Perth | Coretrax Handicap Hurdle | 12/12 | 36 | 10-11 | 93 | 38C | 75C | Stephen Mulqueen | 80/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+301d | Perth | John Elliot 75 Today Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/11 | 10 | 11-4 | 100 | 84C | 84C | Thomas Dowson | 25/1 |
| 16 Oct 21+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cazoo Handicap (Div 2) | 11/12 | 3 | 9-9 | 59 | 60C | 55C | David Nolan | 20/1 |
| 02 Oct 21+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cash Out At bet365 Handicap (Div 2) | 9/10 | 2 | 9-6 | 60 | 67A | 57A | Ella McCain | 12/1 |
| 20 Sep 21+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cazoo Handicap | 10/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 61 | 84A | 60A | David Nolan | 11/1 |
| 08 Sep 21+13d | Carlisle | Cummersdale Handicap (Div 1) | 3/8 | nk | 9-3 | 61 | 91A | 71A | Ella McCain | 9/1 |
| 26 Aug 21+32d | Sedgefield | Roflow Environmental Air Movement Ductwork Engineering Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | ½ | 11-9 | 105 | 108A | 107A | Brian Hughes | 10/1 |
| 25 Jul 21+6d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers Handicap | 6/10 | 4¾ | 8-3 | 64 | 90A | 55A | Andrew Mullen | 50/1 |
| 19 Jul 21+30d | Cartmel | Unsworths Yard Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/9 | 3 | 11-0 | 107 | 84C | 82C | Brian Hughes | 4/1 |
| 19 Jun 21+5d | Perth | Racing Is Everyones Sport Racingwithpride Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | hd | 10-13 | 105 | 87A | 112A | Sean Quinlan | 10/1 |
| 14 Jun 21+15d | Carlisle | Cockermouth Handicap | 6/9 | 4 | 9-1 | 67 | 81A | 63A | Ella McCain | 50/1 |
| 30 May 21+39d | Kelso | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 9 | 10-7 | 107 | 57B | 104A | Brian Hughes | 12/1 |
| 21 Apr 21+8d | Ludlow | Join RacingTV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 2¼ | 10-7 | — | 94A | 109A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 50/1 |
| 13 Apr 21+65d | Southwell | Donate To Racing Welfare Online Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 11/13 | 11 | 10-12 | — | 55C | 84C | Callum Bewley | 40/1 |
| 07 Feb 21+147d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Listed Juvenile Hurdle) (GBB Race) | PU/8 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Callum Bewley | 100/1 |
| 13 Sep 20+31d | Bath | Best Free Tips At valuerater.co.uk Handicap | 4/12 | 5 | 9-0 | 67 | 106A | 73A | Hector Crouch | 5/1 |
| 13 Aug 20+30d | Salisbury | Swallowcliffe Handicap (Div 2) | 1/2 | 9-6 | 64 | 80C | 75C | Hector Crouch | 1/16F | |
| 14 Jul 20+19d | Bath | Home Of Winners At valuerater.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 1/12 | 9-2 | 59 | 97A | 85A | Adam Kirby | 6/4F | |
| 25 Jun 20+244d | Leicester | Join RacingTV Now Handicap | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-7 | 60 | 98A | 67A | Adam Kirby | 5/2 |
| 25 Oct 19+37d | Newbury | Join Hot To Trot For 2020 Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) (Str) | 9/12 | 4½ | 9-2 | — | 9C | 57C | Hector Crouch | 16/1 |
| 18 Sep 19+19d | Sandown | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 7/12 | 3¼ | 9-5 | — | 65A | 62A | Adam Kirby | 33/1 |
| 30 Aug 19 | Sandown | Betway British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 11/12 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 53B | 67A | Adam Kirby | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Willy Nilly (IRE) won?
- Willy Nilly (IRE) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Willy Nilly (IRE)?
- Willy Nilly (IRE) was trained by Lisa Harrison on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 25 September 2025.
- Who is Willy Nilly (IRE)'s sire?
- Willy Nilly (IRE) is by Morpheus (GB) out of Subtle Shimmer (GB), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Willy Nilly (IRE) prefer?
- Willy Nilly (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 Willy Nilly (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 25 September 2025. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Willy Nilly (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Morpheus (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.9% from 539. Weakest on soft going: 2.6% from 305. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 2.7% from 147.
- Who are Willy Nilly (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Subtle Shimmer (GB), Willy Nilly (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shimmering Dawn (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Shimmering Dawn (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–7f. As at Oct 2026.