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Horse profile

Almost Welcome (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2005) · Last trainer Simon Dow · Last owner T Zacharides T Parker M Baker Ptnr
by First Trump (GB) out of Choral Sundown (GB) (Night Shift)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jan 2005 — 7,958 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2005 · 6th of 13 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Jan 2005, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. Finished 6 of 13 at Lingfield (AW) last time. By First Trump (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 51C the best of the last 1 rated run · Lingfield (AW), 12 Jan 2005 Official rating 47 at the last run, 12 Jan 2005

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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
First Trump (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8225%+17.1—
Good to Firm12686.3%−1.6—
Good126107.9%0—
Good to Soft7833.8%−4.1—
Soft48510.4%+2.5—
Heavy2328.7%+0.8—
Standard (AW)202188.9%+10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−3.5—
6f – 7f11176.3%−1.6—
1m – 1m1f144149.7%+1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1201210%+2.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m9899.2%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5135.9%−2—
2m5f – 3m3712.7%−5.2—
Over 3m500%−7.9—

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
Choral Sundown (GB) (Night Shift)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Major Phil (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Major Phil (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Major Phil (IRE)1436f–1mClass 4
Malech (IRE)2411mClass 6
Gaulstown Queen (IRE)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 2 runs
12 Jan 05+8d Lingfield (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 16f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 3½ 8-9 4751C Paul Doe 14/1
04 Jan 05 Lingfield (AW) Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 9-0 47— Jimmy Quinn 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Almost Welcome won?
Almost Welcome (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Almost Welcome?
Almost Welcome (GB) was trained by Simon Dow on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 12 January 2005.
Who is Almost Welcome's sire?
Almost Welcome (GB) is by First Trump (GB) out of Choral Sundown (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
What is Almost Welcome's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 12 January 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Almost Welcome's sire's record?
First Trump (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Almost Welcome's siblings?
Out of Choral Sundown (GB), Almost Welcome (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Major Phil (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Major Phil (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.