Absent Friends (GB)
Absent Friends (GB) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2005. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather. Last raced off 65, 21lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 3 (27.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=11 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 245 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 49 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 80 | 4 | 5% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 55 | 3 | 5.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 16 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | 1 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 103 | 5 | 4.9% | +0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 74 | 4 | 5.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −4.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Fire Up The Band (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Fire Up The Band (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Up The Band (GB) | 50 | 6 | 5f | Group 3 |
| Strike Up The Band (GB) | 64 | 6 | 5f–6f | Group 3 |
| Lead A Merry Dance (GB) | 16 | 2 | 5½f–6f | Class 5 |
| KAMPAI (GB) | 13 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Dash of Lime (GB) | 6 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Eliza Doolittle (GB) | 8 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Herecomestheband (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Edmunds | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Mathers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| E/S | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 05+27d | Southwell (AW) | Rippon Homes Ltd Handicap | 14/14 | 14 | 8-10 | 65 | 19C | Jason Edmunds | 66/1 |
| 21 Sep 05+12d | Redcar | Pertemps Employment Alliance Classified Stakes | 9/12 | hd | 8-13 | 70 | 41C | Joe Fanning | 14/1 |
| 09 Sep 05+17d | Doncaster | Community Union Representing Betting Shop Staff Handicap | 15/18 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 73 | 32C | Kerrin McEvoy | 20/1 |
| 23 Aug 05+11d | Yarmouth | Totesportcasino.com Handicap | 7/11 | 1 | 8-9 | 75 | 58C | Jason Edmunds | 18/1 |
| 12 Aug 05+23d | Catterick | Simon Bailes Peugeot Claiming Stakes | 1/16 | 9-0 | 78 | 57C | Jason Edmunds | 3/1J | |
| 20 Jul 05+96d | Catterick | Dragon Troop Claiming Stakes | 2/11 | 3½ | 9-6 | 80 | 66C | Jason Edmunds | 8/1 |
| 15 Apr 05+63d | Thirsk | Classified Stakes | 9/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 52C | Jason Edmunds | 20/1 |
| 11 Feb 05+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Handicap | 8/13 | nk | 9-5 | 75 | 51C | Jason Edmunds | 7/1 |
| 27 Jan 05+6d | Southwell (AW) | Handicap | 7/8 | 3½ | 7-11 | 86 | 29C | Paddy Mathers | 16/1 |
| 21 Jan 05+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Claiming Stakes | 2/12 | shd | 8-11 | 80 | 64C | Paddy Mathers | 20/1 |
| 12 Jan 05 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Apprentice Claimimg Stakes (Div 1) | 5/9 | nk | 9-1 | 80 | — | Paddy Mathers | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Absent Friends won?
- Absent Friends (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Absent Friends?
- Absent Friends (GB) was trained by John Balding on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 18 October 2005.
- Who is Absent Friends's sire?
- Absent Friends (GB) is by Rock City (IRE) out of Green Supreme (GB), whose sire is Primo Dominie.
- What is Absent Friends's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 18 October 2005. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Absent Friends's sire's record?
- Rock City (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 245 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Absent Friends's siblings?
- Out of Green Supreme (GB), Absent Friends (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Fire Up The Band (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Fire Up The Band (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.