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Horse profile

Yamato (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2022) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Singing The Blues Syndicate
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Himiko (IRE) (Aussie Rules)
67 runs · 20 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 May 2022 — 1,608 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2022 5 wins · Navan, Wolverhampton (AW) & Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Yamato (IRE) is 5 from 67. Hasn't won since Oct 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 103.

Based on 67 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating103At career-high mark
103 44–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 20 Apr 2022

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.

Flat 42 figures · best 118C · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)29116B92—
Good5110A88—
Soft5103C93—
Good to Firm2118C103.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f17118C89—
1m5f – 2m13110A93—
1m2f – 1m4f10116B76—
6f – 7f299B94—
Jumps 16 figures · best 122C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good9122C96—
Soft4112B103.5—
Good to Soft394B79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6122C103.5—
1m5f – 2m590A73—
2m1f – 2m4f3112B104—
Over 3m2105B92—

Of 60 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 58 figures from 60 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 10 Nov 2021 Official rating 57 at the last flat run, 20 Apr 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 3 Oct 2021 Official rating 103 at the last jumps run, 20 May 2022

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.

Flat 49 figures · best 85A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3085A68.5—
Good772A64—
Soft775A63—
Good to Firm369A69—
Good to Soft270A67—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1985A69—
1m5f – 2m1379A66—
1m2f – 1m4f1072A64.5—
6f – 7f785A72—
Jumps 16 figures · best 118A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good9117A101—
Soft4118A99.5—
Good to Soft3113A96—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6118A114.5—
1m5f – 2m5102A88—
2m1f – 2m4f3111A110—
Over 3m296A94.5—

Of 67 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 65 figures from 67 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.70 from 3
Good1,046908.6%−0.21 from 16
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 5
Soft863859.8%+11 from 13
Heavy299217%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.23 from 30
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−10 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.52 from 19
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.80 from 10
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.22 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.10 from 5
2m5f – 3m9188.8%01 from 6
Over 3m8112.5%+3.70 from 2

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
Himiko (IRE) (Aussie Rules)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bottler'secret (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Bottler'secret (IRE)).

Family form: Virtual Rock (IRE) finished 2nd of 5 at Wetherby, 14 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bottler'secret (IRE)1841m½f–2mGrade 2
Virtual Rock (IRE)1441m4f–2m4fListed
Magic Shuffle (IRE)2321m–1m2fClass 5
Tequila Rose (IRE)1116fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 30 3 10% +0.00
Good 16 1 6% −9.50
Soft 13 1 8% +8.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 26 2 8% −3.00
Bellewstown 5 0 0% −5.00
Kilbeggan 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 2 67% +24.50
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +5.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 19 2 11% +4.00
1m5f – 2m 18 2 11% +10.00
1m2f – 1m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 14 1 7% −4.00
Rory Cleary 6 1 17% +15.00
Jordan Gainford 4 1 25% +2.50
Simon Torrens 3 0 0% −3.00
Dylan Browne 3 0 0% −3.00
Adam Farragher 3 0 0% −3.00
Dean Curran 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Hoban 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Davis 2 1 50% +5.00
Katie O'Farrell 2 0 0% −2.00
Yutaro Nonaka 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Ross Coakley 2 1 50% +11.00
Robert Smithers 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Reilly 1 0 0% −1.00
J M Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00
Donal McInerney 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Siobhan Rutledge 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor McGovern 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 30 2 7% −7.00
Tongue tie 20 1 5% −13.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 11 2 18% +16.50
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 11 2 18% +16.50
2020 10 0 0% −10.00
2019 14 1 7% −7.00
2018 11 0 0% −11.00
2017 6 1 17% +7.00
2016 12 1 8% −2.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 49 4 8% +2.00
Hurdle 18 1 6% −11.50

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
20 May 22+30d Downpatrick Tote Jackpot Is Back Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-8 103—— Brian Hayes 9/1
20 Apr 22+147d Bellewstown awardsandgifts.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 14.5f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 9-8 57110A68A Donagh O'Connor 12/1
24 Nov 21+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Handicap 16f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 ¾ 9-12 5789B73A Rory Cleary 9/1
10 Nov 21+21d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) 16f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 3¼ 9-13 56106B79A Rory Cleary 11/2
20 Oct 21+17d Navan Racing Again Sunday 7th November Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 14f · Yielding · 22 ran 1/22 8-10 45103C75A Rory Cleary 20/1
03 Oct 21+3d Killarney Rose Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 9 11-9 102111A118A Jordan Gainford 10/3J
30 Sep 21+12d Clonmel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 5/15 nk 11-9 10294B113A Jordan Gainford 8/1
18 Sep 21+12d Navan Bar One Racing 30 New Account Offer Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 22f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-3 9396B116A Jordan Gainford 11/2C
06 Sep 21+10d Galway Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 21.5f · Good · 19 ran 2/19 6½ 11-6 92115B117A Jordan Gainford 11/2
27 Aug 21+13d Down Royal Pat O'Hare Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 ½ 11-0 9391B101A Mike O'Connor 12/1
14 Aug 21+29d Tramore Morris Builders Diy Handicap (45-65) 16f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 3¾ 9-1 4593A63A Rory Cleary 22/1
16 Jul 21+12d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 25f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 2 10-13 94105B93A Thomas Reilly 50/1
04 Jul 21+243d Tramore Tramore August Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 21.5f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 4¾ 10-11 95122C88A Simon Torrens 66/1
03 Nov 20+21d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 13 11-5 9896C86C Simon Torrens 28/1
13 Oct 20+38d Punchestown Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Yielding · 18 ran F/18 — 11-5 98—— Simon Torrens 14/1
05 Sep 20+11d Navan Racing Again 10th September Handicap (45-65) 14f · Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 8-10 4793C47A J M Sheridan 11/1
25 Aug 20+36d Bellewstown Byrne Marquees Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 11 11-3 98112B111A Donal McInerney 14/1
20 Jul 20+10d Ballinrobe Bay Leaf Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 13f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2 9-4 4988A57A Colin Keane 7/1
10 Jul 20+8d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle 25f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 9½ 10-1 9879A96A Rachael Blackmore 7/1
02 Jul 20+7d Bellewstown Bellewstown Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 14f · Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 1 9-2 4976C62A Shane Foley 11/1
25 Jun 20+139d Fairyhouse Meath Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 13.5f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 hd 9-1 49109C64A Rory Cleary 16/1
07 Feb 20+14d Dundalk (AW) Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 2¼ 9-2 6076B52A Siobhan Rutledge 7/1
24 Jan 20+37d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 3 9-2 6088A68A Ben Curtis 3/1J
18 Dec 19+4d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-75) 16f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-11 56106B76A Rory Cleary 14/1
14 Dec 19+56d Newcastle (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1¼ 9-2 5681B55A Sean Davis 5/1
19 Oct 19+22d Wolverhampton (AW) Aston University Invades Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 8-6 4893B66A Sean Davis 6/1
27 Sep 19+7d Dundalk (AW) Tapas & Cocktails At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 2 8-8 45109B71A Wayne Lordan 8/1
20 Sep 19+15d Ballinrobe Paddy Smyth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 18f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 2½ 11-0 95104B110A Katie O'Farrell 25/1
05 Sep 19+12d Clonmel Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 10-7 9590A95B Katie O'Farrell 20/1
24 Aug 19+36d Kilbeggan Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 4½ 10-7 9773C84C Dylan Browne 18/1
19 Jul 19+13d Kilbeggan Coola Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 nk 11-5 —79B102A Patrick McGrath 50/1
06 Jul 19+15d Bellewstown Hibernia Steel Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 3 11-5 —61C83C Dylan Browne 100/1
21 Jun 19+64d Down Royal Armatas Fire & Security Ltd. Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 19 ran 10/19 2½ 11-5 —56B88A Dylan Browne 50/1
18 Apr 19+34d Clonmel St. Patrick's Well Claiming Race 9.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 5/11 nk 8-1 4483A60A Adam Farragher 4/1
15 Mar 19+49d Dundalk (AW) Killowen Contracts Handicap (45-65) 12f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 8-13 5098A68A Ronan Whelan 7/1
25 Jan 19+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Business Club Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 5½ 8-10 5175C53C Adam Farragher 11/2
18 Jan 19+30d Dundalk (AW) Quinnbet Handicap (45-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 1 8-10 5276B66A Adam Farragher 12/1
19 Dec 18+19d Dundalk (AW) Fund Raising Made Easy At Dundalk Handicap (45-75) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 nk 8-7 5469B62A N G McCullagh 33/1
30 Nov 18+28d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 ½ 9-8 5675C51C Gary Carroll 9/1
02 Nov 18+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 3½ 9-6 5997B78A Shane Foley 33/1
19 Oct 18+28d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 9-3 6172B59A Dean Curran 28/1
21 Sep 18+20d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 shd 9-7 6567B61A Yutaro Nonaka 3/1F
01 Sep 18+23d Curragh John Sisk & Son Handicap (50-70) 10f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 9/23 1 9-0 6263C64A Yutaro Nonaka 25/1
09 Aug 18+71d Leopardstown SMOKIE Handicap (45-70) 8f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 14/20 ½ 9-8 6489C69A Shane Foley 25/1
30 May 18+75d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 hd 8-11 68118C67A Shane Foley 25/1
16 Mar 18+21d Dundalk (AW) At The Races Handicap 8f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 8-4 70105A65A Conor Hoban 16/1
23 Feb 18+42d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Business Club 2018 Claiming Race 8f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 9-6 7093A78A Dean Curran 8/1
12 Jan 18+35d Dundalk (AW) Anglo Printers Claiming Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ½ 10-0 7181B63A Pat Smullen 9/2C
08 Dec 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 9-6 7298B69A Dean Curran 12/1
17 Nov 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights Rated Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 dht 8-13 7282B69A Ross Coakley 12/1
03 Nov 17+35d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 8f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 nk 10-2 7293B85A Pat Smullen 8/1
29 Sep 17+53d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium 2017 Apprentice Handicap (50-70) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 10-0 6883B83A Ross Coakley 12/1
07 Aug 17+21d Curragh Curragh Training Grounds Apprentice Handicap 8f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 1 9-2 7082C72A Robert Smithers 16/1
17 Jul 17+206d Killarney International Hotel Handicap 8f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 1¼ 9-5 7173C57A Shane Foley 14/1
23 Dec 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Racing Returns Friday 6th January 2017 Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-4 72116B72A Conor Hoban 25/1
09 Dec 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-75) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 shd 9-4 7392B65A Robert Smithers 8/1
18 Nov 16+9d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights Rated Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ½ 9-0 7596B66A Shane Foley 8/1
09 Nov 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 dht 9-11 7599B81A Shane Foley 6/1
26 Oct 16+12d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-8 73106B85A Shane Foley 9/1
14 Oct 16+39d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1¼ 9-10 7389B73A Conor McGovern 9/2F
05 Sep 16+55d Galway Galway Bay Golf Resort Handicap (50-75) 8.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 9-8 73—75A Shane Foley 9/1
12 Jul 16+11d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Coral.ie Money Back If Your Horse Is Beaten By A Length Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 nk 9-11 72—85A Shane Foley 7/2F
01 Jul 16+9d Bellewstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 8f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 9-5 73—72A Shane Foley 11/4J
22 Jun 16+28d Naas Denis Byrne Memorial Handicap 7f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 8-13 74—70A Shane Foley 20/1
25 May 16+31d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 nk 9-5 ——69A Shane Foley 25/1
24 Apr 16+235d Gowran Park Punchestown Betting At 188Bet Maiden 7f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 1 9-5 ——61A Shane Foley 14/1
02 Sep 15 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 shd 9-5 ——72A Conor Hoban 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Yamato (IRE) won?
Yamato (IRE) won 5 of 67 archived starts between 2015 and 2022, a strike rate of 7.5%. Placed 15 times in total (22.4% of starts).
Who trained Yamato (IRE)?
Yamato (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 20 May 2022.
Who is Yamato (IRE)'s sire?
Yamato (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Himiko (IRE), whose sire is Aussie Rules.
What going does Yamato (IRE) prefer?
Yamato (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 30 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Yamato (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 20 May 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Yamato (IRE)'s sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Yamato (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Himiko (IRE), Yamato (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bottler'secret (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Bottler'secret (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. 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.