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Horse profile

Aficionado (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer Dr Richard Newland · Last owner G Carstairs R Marker
by Halling (USA) out of Prithee (GB) (Barathea)
22 runs · 17 courses · from Nov 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Nov 2017 — 3,269 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 8th of 11 3 wins · Fontwell, Sedgefield & Beverley Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Aficionado (GB) is 3 from 22. Hasn't won since Dec 2014. Last raced off 114, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating114↓ 13lb off peak
114 66–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 106C · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2106C77.5—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 18 Jul 2015 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 13 Nov 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 30 Mar 2014 Official rating 70 at the last flat run, 5 Apr 2014

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 14 figures · best 131A · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5131A113—
Good to Soft3104C101—
Good to Firm3128A126—
Soft2123A118—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f12131A108.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 8 figures · best 93A · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good373B59—
Soft293A78.5—
Good to Firm278B72—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f793A66—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Halling (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm72811.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm1,15114612.7%+1.71 from 5
Good1,60617911.1%+0.11 from 8
Good to Soft7518311.1%+0.10 from 3
Soft7898911.3%+0.31 from 4
Heavy2562810.9%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1,4701369.3%−1.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3638.3%−2.7—
6f – 7f578488.3%−2.7—
1m – 1m1f979939.5%−1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,07924711.9%+0.91 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,59219612.3%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6146811.1%+0.12 from 12
2m5f – 3m18794.8%−6.20 from 1
Over 3m30516.7%+5.7—

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
Prithee (GB) (Barathea)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Class Win (GB)20——
Ktclouseau (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −4.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −2.38
Soft 4 1 25% −0.75
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% −4.75
Class 5 7 2 29% −0.38
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 1 50% +0.62
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +2.25
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +3.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% −6.13
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wilson Renwick 5 1 20% −2.38
William Kennedy 3 0 0% −3.00
Daryl Jacob 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Ward 2 1 50% +1.25
Charlie Hammond 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr David Dunsdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Diarmuid O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 1 100% +3.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 12 2 17% −4.75
None 7 1 14% −4.38
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 4 1 25% −0.75
2013 10 2 20% −3.38
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% −7.13
Flat 8 1 13% −4.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 2 runs
13 Nov 17+23d Kempton BetVictor Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 18f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 21 11-2 11449C91C Daryl Jacob 11/2
21 Oct 17+826d Stratford totepoolliveinfo.com For Racing Results Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 14 10-6 117106C92C Charlie Hammond 8/1
2015 · 5 runs
18 Jul 15+17d Cartmel Totepool Cumbria Crystal Trophy Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 22f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 1¼ 11-3 127—125A Daryl Jacob 9/2F
01 Jul 15+10d Worcester Blazing Savills Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 11-6 120—128A William Kennedy 7/4F
21 Jun 15+15d Worcester totetrifecta Win Big Money Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 hd 10-3 120—131A William Kennedy 5/1C
06 Jun 15+156d Worcester BRI Wealth Management Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 nse 10-10 117—126A William Kennedy 9/2
01 Jan 15+23d Fakenham POW Grandstand For Private Functions Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 14 11-4 117—113B Chris Ward 15/8F
2014 · 4 runs
09 Dec 14+40d Fontwell J.a.m. Electrical Supporting Love You Hospital Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 110—123A Chris Ward 9/4F
30 Oct 14+208d Sedgefield Santander Supports J Amer & M Sweeney Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 2 11-11 114—104C Wilson Renwick 16/1
05 Apr 14+6d Newcastle Vertem Management Handicap Class 5 · 12.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 6 9-1 70—64A Tom Eaves 7/2
30 Mar 14+116d Doncaster crownhotel-bawtry.com Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2 11-5 70—93A Mr David Dunsdon 4/1
2013 · 10 runs
04 Dec 13+23d Catterick Richmondshire Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 10-1 108—113A Diarmuid O'Regan 7/2J
11 Nov 13+47d Carlisle Durdar Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 hd 10-7 103—103A Wilson Renwick 9/1
25 Sep 13+20d Perth Aberdeen & Glasgow Pa Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1 11-5 ——101B Wilson Renwick 15/2
05 Sep 13+10d Sedgefield Phoenix Security Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (paxtons Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 ——102C Wilson Renwick 13/8F
26 Aug 13+66d Cartmel Wicks Waste Services Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 31 10-12 ——79C Wilson Renwick 5/2
21 Jun 13+8d Newmarket newmarketracecourses.co.uk Classified Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 9-0 69—78B Jimmy Fortune 6/1
13 Jun 13+15d Newbury Insure Wiser Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 8 9-6 69—59C Frankie Dettori 8/1
29 May 13+11d Beverley Beverley Middle Distance Series Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 66—73B Neil Callan 3/1
18 May 13+19d Newbury British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Betfred TV Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 3¼ 9-5 ——66C Silvestre De Sousa 40/1
29 Apr 13+172d Windsor Windsor Vehicle Leasing Wvl.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 nk 8-11 ——56A Richard Hughes 6/4F
2012 · 1 run
08 Nov 12 Lingfield (AW) Free Betting With Freebets.co.uk Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 8-11 ——77A William Buick 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Aficionado won?
Aficionado (GB) won 3 of 22 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 12 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Aficionado?
Aficionado (GB) was trained by Dr Richard Newland on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 13 November 2017.
Who is Aficionado's sire?
Aficionado (GB) is by Halling (USA) out of Prithee (GB), whose sire is Barathea.
What going does Aficionado prefer?
Aficionado (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Aficionado's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 13 November 2017. The highest on record is 127.
What is Aficionado's sire's record?
Halling (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
Who are Aficionado's siblings?
Out of Prithee (GB), Aficionado (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 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.