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Horse profile

Always A Story (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Debbie Mountain · Last owner L Audus
by Lake Coniston (IRE) out of Silk St James (GB) (Pas De Seul)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2007 — 6,961 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 11th of 12 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 43
KTB Profile

Always A Story (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating43↓ 2lb off peak
43 40–45

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 31C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 19 Jun 2007 Official rating 43 at the last run, 13 Oct 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 66C · median 31
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)666C31.5—
Good266C46—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f466C33.5—
6f – 7f466C26—
1m2f – 1m4f331C30—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Lake Coniston (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 318 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−4.70 from 1
Good to Firm4900%−4.70 from 1
Good6945.8%+1.10 from 2
Good to Soft2926.9%+2.20 from 1
Soft2926.9%+2.2—
Heavy600%−4.7—
Standard (AW)13075.4%+0.70 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7168.5%+3.8—
6f – 7f9022.2%−2.50 from 4
1m – 1m1f5935.1%+0.40 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2727.4%+2.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m3600%−4.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1900%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m12216.7%+12—
Over 3m400%−4.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Silk St James (GB) (Pas De Seul)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Trofana Falcon (GB)40——
Victoriana (GB)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Eddery 7 0 0% −7.00
Saleem Golam 3 0 0% −3.00
Nicol Polli 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2007 · 7 runs
13 Oct 07+116d Kempton (AW) Digibet Sports Betting Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 7 8-11 4330C Paul Eddery 100/1
19 Jun 07+20d Yarmouth 4Head Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 13 8-2 4531C Nicol Polli 80/1
30 May 07+15d Yarmouth Racecourse Video Services Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 8-1 4526C Saleem Golam 50/1
15 May 07+55d Southwell (AW) betdirect.com Get Involved Classified Stakes Class 7 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 nk 9-6 4034C Paul Eddery 16/1
21 Mar 07+24d Kempton (AW) intercasino.co.uk Classified Stakes Class 7 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 6 9-0 4319C Paul Eddery 8/1
25 Feb 07+11d Kempton (AW) kempton.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 9-3 4366C Paul Eddery 50/1
14 Feb 07+104d Lingfield (AW) pontins.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 3 8-13 4033C Paul Eddery 66/1
2006 · 4 runs
02 Nov 06+58d Southwell (AW) Book Your Christmas Party Here Banded Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 8 8-12 405C Paul Eddery 20/1
05 Sep 06+31d Lingfield Racing All Year Round At Lingfield Park Mdn Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 nk 9-4 4566C Saleem Golam 50/1
05 Aug 06+11d Windsor Ossie&Hutch Memorial intercasino.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 5 9-4 —17C Saleem Golam 50/1
25 Jul 06 Yarmouth Wellington Pier & Winter Gardens Yarmouth Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Firm · 8 ran 7/8 7 9-10 —35C Paul Eddery 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Always A Story won?
Always A Story (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Always A Story?
Always A Story (GB) was trained by Debbie Mountain on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 13 October 2007.
Who is Always A Story's sire?
Always A Story (GB) is by Lake Coniston (IRE) out of Silk St James (GB), whose sire is Pas De Seul.
What is Always A Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 43, from the run on 13 October 2007. The highest on record is 45.
What is Always A Story's sire's record?
Lake Coniston (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 318 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Always A Story's siblings?
Out of Silk St James (GB), Always A Story (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.