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Horse profile

Absolutely Bygones (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer Jackie Du Plessis · Last owner Miss J Du Plessis
by Alderbrook (GB) out of Majella (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
21 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2017 — 3,506 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 2 wins · Exeter & Hexham Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Absolutely Bygones (IRE) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Nov 2014. Last raced off 99, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating99↓ 13lb off peak
99 99–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Exeter, 1 Nov 2016

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 2 figures · best 94C · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m294C91.5—

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 4 Apr 2015 Official rating 99 at the last run, 21 Mar 2017

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 18 figures · best 124A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft5124A107—
Good to Soft5118A96—
Heavy5124C118—
Good3106A104—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10124A107.5—
1m5f – 2m4124C103—
2m1f – 2m4f3104A96—
Over 3m1———

Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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
Alderbrook (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+7.9—
Good to Firm2362410.2%+0.5—
Good9419710.3%+0.60 from 4
Good to Soft627568.9%−0.80 from 6
Soft892707.8%−1.90 from 5
Heavy5586812.2%+2.52 from 6
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f8112.5%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m762678.8%−0.91 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,18012210.3%+0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m979959.7%01 from 12
Over 3m361359.7%00 from 2

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

Dam
Majella (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Majavango (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Majavango (IRE)1712m5½f—
The Bridge House (IRE)50——
Realta Na Maidine (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 6 2 33% +4.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 15 1 7% −7.50
Class 6 3 1 33% +0.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 9 1 11% −1.50
Hexham 2 1 50% +1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 1 8% −4.50
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 16 1 6% −8.50
Callum Whillans 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 2 1 50% +1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 13 1 8% −5.50
None 7 1 14% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 5 1 20% +2.50
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 4 1 25% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −6.50
NH Flat 4 1 25% −1.00
Chase 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
2017 · 1 run
21 Mar 17+105d Exeter Higos Insurance Services Braunton Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-8 99—— James Best 16/1
2016 · 3 runs
06 Dec 16+16d Fontwell T I Engineering Structural Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 105—— James Best 5/1
20 Nov 16+19d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Novices' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 15 11-0 10594C107C James Best 40/1
01 Nov 16+345d Exeter 25 Free Bet At 188bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 12 11-4 10589A106A James Best 7/1
2015 · 6 runs
22 Nov 15+232d Exeter Higos For Your Commercial Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-9 111—— James Best 2/1F
04 Apr 15+28d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 12 11-10 112—118A James Best 8/1
07 Mar 15+15d Chepstow Betway Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 11-4 112—108B James Best 8/1
20 Feb 15+10d Exeter Coming Down The Pub My Son Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2¾ 11-4 112—124A James Best 20/1
10 Feb 15+29d Ffos Las Totepool Supporting Welsh Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 78 11-9 112—99C Richard Johnson 7/2
12 Jan 15+23d Plumpton David Cleary's 'last Word' At Timeform.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 4½ 11-6 109—119A James Best 7/1
2014 · 5 runs
20 Dec 14+27d Ascot Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 5 11-1 109—93C James Best 16/1
23 Nov 14+11d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Plymouth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 105—118B James Best 13/2
12 Nov 14+216d Exeter Epds Racing Partnerships Supporting Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 nse 10-9 104—112A James Best 66/1
10 Apr 14+18d Taunton Injured Jockeys Fund 50th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 19f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 15 10-11 ——96C James Best 18/1
23 Mar 14+119d Wincanton 32Red.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 15 10-12 ——94C James Best 20/1
2013 · 2 runs
24 Nov 13+33d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 5 10-9 ——104A James Best 16/1
22 Oct 13+322d Exeter Greystone Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 6 10-9 ——96A James Best 66/1
2012 · 4 runs
04 Dec 12+52d Towcester Try gg.com On Your Mobile Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 6 11-2 ——92A Callum Whillans 12/1
13 Oct 12+56d Hexham Metrocentre Always A Safe Bet Intermediate NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 17 11-6 ——91B Callum Whillans 11/2
18 Aug 12+63d Perth Racing Post Form With totepool Mobile Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 7 11-7 ——114B Brian Hughes 4/1
16 Jun 12 Hexham Castle Building Services 10th Birthday Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 ——124C Brian Hughes 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Absolutely Bygones won?
Absolutely Bygones (IRE) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 7 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Absolutely Bygones?
Absolutely Bygones (IRE) was trained by Jackie Du Plessis on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 21 March 2017.
Who is Absolutely Bygones's sire?
Absolutely Bygones (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Majella (IRE), whose sire is Fourstars Allstar.
What going does Absolutely Bygones prefer?
Absolutely Bygones (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Absolutely Bygones's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 21 March 2017. The highest on record is 112.
What is Absolutely Bygones's sire's record?
Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Absolutely Bygones's siblings?
Out of Majella (IRE), Absolutely Bygones (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Majavango (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. 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.