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Horse profile

Alba King (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner Mrs S Smith
by Beauchamp King (GB) out of Alba Dancer (GB) (Gran Alba)
25 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2011
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Oct 2015 — 4,036 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 4th of 8 4 wins · Southwell & Sedgefield Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Alba King (IRE) is 4 from 25. Hasn't won since Jul 2013. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 77, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 22lb off peak
77 69–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 18 Sep 2015 Official rating 77 at the last run, 2 Oct 2015

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 23 figures · best 109B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good13109B87—
Good to Firm6102A82.5—
Soft285B78.5—
Good to Soft298C89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11102A85—
1m5f – 2m10109B88.5—
2m5f – 3m2102B86—

Of 25 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 · 23 figures from 25 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
Beauchamp King (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 197 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−6.1—
Good to Firm21314.3%+8.22 from 7
Good6469.4%+3.32 from 14
Good to Soft2727.4%+1.30 from 2
Soft4500%−6.10 from 2
Heavy2100%−6.1—
Standard (AW)1715.9%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−6.1—
6f – 7f200%−6.1—
1m – 1m1f800%−6.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1815.6%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m6446.3%+0.21 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f60610%+3.93 from 11
2m5f – 3m2400%−6.10 from 2
Over 3m2015%−1.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Alba Dancer (GB) (Gran Alba)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shadrack (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Shadrack (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shadrack (IRE)3471m7½f–2m3½fClass 3
Ballybrack Dancer (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 2 14% −3.17
Good to Firm 7 2 29% +0.12
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 2 17% −5.05
Class 5 11 2 18% +0.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 9 3 33% +2.45
Hexham 6 0 0% −6.00
Southwell 3 1 33% +3.50
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 3 27% +0.45
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% −4.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan England 13 4 31% +4.95
Ryan Mania 4 0 0% −4.00
Henry Oliver 3 0 0% −3.00
Diarmuid O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Stephen McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Henry Brooke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 7 1 14% −0.50
2012 4 3 75% +7.45
2011 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 1 7% −7.50
Hurdle 9 3 33% +2.45
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
02 Oct 15+14d Hexham Hexham Pavilion Restaurant A Certain Winner Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 33 9-7 7770C Stephen McCarthy 7/2
18 Sep 15+22d Hexham Northumberland College Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 6 10-8 7982B Diarmuid O'Regan 11/2
27 Aug 15+35d Sedgefield Roflow Environmental Engineering - Supporting GNAA Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 27 9-9 8059B Diarmuid O'Regan 6/1
23 Jul 15+369d Worcester Celebrating 200 Winners For The Hitchings Family Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 4 10-10 8386A Sean Quinlan 16/1
19 Jul 14+27d Cartmel Champagne Louis Roederer Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-3 85— Ryan Mania 9/1
22 Jun 14+8d Hexham Bet toteswinger Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 10-13 86102B Ryan Mania 5/1
14 Jun 14+26d Hexham Hadrian Healthcare Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 3½ 11-0 8890A Ryan Mania 12/1
19 May 14+33d Towcester Ladbrokes Mobile Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 3¾ 11-3 9190B Ryan Mania 12/1
16 Apr 14+232d Southwell Michaeltowers.co.uk Professional Advice Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 28 10-10 9262C Jonathan England 9/2
27 Aug 13+36d Sedgefield Santander Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-4 92— Jonathan England 11/4
22 Jul 13+8d Cartmel Unsworth's Yard Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 3¾ 11-2 8779C Jonathan England 7/4F
14 Jul 13+21d Southwell Chad Retro Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-8 87109B Jonathan England 11/2
23 Jun 13+28d Hexham Your Favourite Pools Bets at totepool.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 35 10-7 8775C Jonathan England 66/1
26 May 13+12d Kelso KOSB Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 ½ 10-0 9171A Jonathan England 9/1
14 May 13+92d Sedgefield Paxtons & JCB A Winning Team Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 ¾ 10-7 —84C Jonathan England 11/2
11 Feb 13+264d Catterick Cheltenham Preview Evening March 1st Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 8 10-3 9972C Jonathan England 11/2
23 May 12+50d Sedgefield Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 10-13 89102A Jonathan England 7/2F
03 Apr 12+11d Sedgefield O'brien Waste Recycling Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 19 9-7 8985B Jonathan England 3/1
23 Mar 12+10d Sedgefield digibet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 6990B Jonathan England 13/8F
13 Mar 12+82d Sedgefield Enjoy The Cheltenham Festival With FreeBetting.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-4 6987B Jonathan England 10/3
22 Dec 11+26d Sedgefield John Wade Group 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 14 10-2 —81C Jonathan England 100/1
26 Nov 11+18d Newcastle E.b.f. 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (qualifier) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 7 11-0 —98C Henry Oliver 25/1
08 Nov 11+175d Sedgefield European Breeders' Fund 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 10 10-12 —86C Henry Oliver 22/1
17 May 11+36d Southwell Southwell Intermediate National Hunt Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 34 10-13 —87C Henry Brooke 50/1
11 Apr 11 Hexham Durham C.C.C. Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 11-4 —97A Henry Oliver 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Alba King (IRE) won?
Alba King (IRE) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 6 times in total (24% of starts).
Who trained Alba King (IRE)?
Alba King (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 2 October 2015.
Who is Alba King (IRE)'s sire?
Alba King (IRE) is by Beauchamp King (GB) out of Alba Dancer (GB), whose sire is Gran Alba.
What going does Alba King (IRE) prefer?
Alba King (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Alba King (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 2 October 2015. The highest on record is 99.
What is Alba King (IRE)'s sire's record?
Beauchamp King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 197 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Alba King (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Alba Dancer (GB), Alba King (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shadrack (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Shadrack (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2011. 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.