Horse profile
Amateur (IRE)
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Adja (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
41 runs · 19 courses · from Dec 2016
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Ffos Las, Newbury & Chepstow
Off 176 days · 4th of 6
Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile
Amateur is a 6 from 41 gelding with all six wins on turf. Five of those wins came over 3m, including four at Ffos Las in handicaps on good or good to soft going. He also won a Class 6 bumper at Chepstow in Mar 2017 and a Class 3 handicap chase at Newbury on soft ground in Dec 2020. Aged 13 at his last run in Apr 2026, he finished 4 of 6 at Chepstow off an official rating of 112.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 6–41Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 11 (26.8%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.68Fair A/E n=41 · 1.43 incl. margin
- 128Highest OR
- 86dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating112↓ 16lb off peak
112
109–128
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 139A | 104 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 9 | 162B | 104 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 131B | 64 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 17 | 162B | 101 | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 104A | 91.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 115B | 108.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 19 have no figure: did not complete (12) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 41 runs · as at 3 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Giant's Causeway (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 3 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 2 from 14 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | 5 from 30 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Adja (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Act Of God (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act Of God (GB) | 38 | 6 | 1m4f–2m4½f | — |
| Raging Blitzkrieg (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 6f–1m | — |
| Harmysian (GB) | 7 | 2 | 1m4f–1m7f | — |
| Blenheim Belle (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m2½f | — |
| Scarbados (FR) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Amboseli (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dos De Mayo (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Good | 13 | 3 | 23% | +18.50 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 19 | 3 | 16% | +3.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +17.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 6 | 4 | 67% | +31.00 |
| Exeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 30 | 5 | 17% | +18.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Brace | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Robert Dunne | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Best | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Bargary | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.50 |
| Mr Edward Vaughan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| Elizabeth Gale | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toby Wynne | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ellis Collier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Sean O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Flint | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Popham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 22 | 4 | 18% | +14.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.50 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +16.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 31 | 5 | 16% | +17.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 26+29d | Chepstow | Sun Trade Windows Final Pride Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent in second early - pressed for effort and dropped away 4 out - finished 4th | 4/6 | 15 | 10-10 | 112 | 87A | 103B | Sean Houlihan | 33/1 |
| 26 Mar 26+304d | Chepstow | Stephens Industries EPDM Flat Roofing Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sent to front - blundered severely at 2nd and dislodged rider | UR/9 | — | 11-9 | 112 | — | — | Mr Edward Vaughan | 33/1 |
| 26 May 25+31d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Veterans' Handicap Chase Race in bursts early on - up with the pace before hitting the front at the 5th - clumsy over the following fence - urged forward approaching 4 out - overtaken 2 out - faded steadily up the straight - held on for 3rd | 3/7 | hd | 11-2 | 117 | — | 112B | Connor Brace | 13/2 |
| 25 Apr 25+37d | Perth | QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind front pack early - lost touch after the 17th - trailed home well behind rest - finished 8th | 8/12 | 15 | 11-6 | 120 | 62C | 103C | Ellis Collier | 25/1 |
| 19 Mar 25+18d | Haydock | Tim Molony Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in third early - jumped awkwardly and driven at 15th - back with the pack from 4 out - lost touch approaching 3 out - finished well adrift | 4/4 | 16 | 11-7 | 122 | 78C | 102B | Elizabeth Gale | 8/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+64d | Newbury | BetVictor Super Boost Has Arrived Veterans' Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - dropped further away 15th - pushed along - stayed on from 3 out but never threatened | 5/8 | nk | 10-2 | 123 | 107A | 124A | Jack Tudor | 22/1 |
| 27 Dec 24+21d | Chepstow | Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (Run In Memory of Kim Gingell) (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost the advantage after the 17th and faded - eased out of contention | PU/15 | — | 10-5 | 125 | — | — | Jack Tudor | 125/1 |
| 06 Dec 24+42d | Exeter | JCB Hydrogen Handicap Chase Well positioned wide early - blundered at the 9th - fell back quickly by the 15th and pulled up | PU/11 | — | 11-7 | 125 | — | — | Elizabeth Gale | 66/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+14d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Slow into stride and soon near back - lost touch with the field before halfway - dropped away badly by the 10th - pulled up shortly after | PU/18 | — | 11-11 | 127 | — | — | Mr Sean O'Connor | 125/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+149d | Chepstow | Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - improved on the outside approaching the 2nd to race handy - dropped away suddenly and was pulled up after the 7th | PU/10 | — | 11-4 | 127 | — | — | Connor Brace | 28/1 |
| 15 May 24+45d | Ffos Las | AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-9 | 122 | 104A | 129B | Mr Edward Vaughan | 22/1 | |
| 31 Mar 24+29d | Ffos Las | 3A's Horse Boxes 'West Wales National' Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 11-2 | 123 | — | — | Robert Dunne | 18/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+66d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Veterans' Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 10-9 | 125 | — | — | Connor Brace | 18/1 |
| 27 Dec 23+178d | Chepstow | Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (Run In Memory Of Kim Gingell) (GBB Race) | PU/19 | — | 10-2 | 126 | — | — | Connor Brace | 50/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+41d | Uttoxeter | Bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 11/16 | 5½ | 10-5 | 127 | 81B | 100A | Toby Wynne | 11/1 |
| 22 May 23+43d | Ffos Las | Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-10 | 122 | 108A | 133B | Toby Wynne | 2/1F | |
| 09 Apr 23+43d | Ffos Las | 3As Leisure 'West Wales National' Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 1 | 11-2 | 122 | 100A | 117B | James Best | 8/1 |
| 25 Feb 23+26d | Newcastle | Vertem Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 10-9 | 123 | — | — | Connor Brace | 18/1 |
| 30 Jan 23+218d | Hereford | Ely Memorial Fund Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 2½ | 11-9 | 125 | 101B | 123A | Robert Dunne | 125/1 |
| 26 Jun 22+65d | Uttoxeter | bet365 Summer Cup (Open Handicap Chase) (Listed) (GBB Race) | PU/16 | — | 10-7 | 127 | — | — | James Best | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 22+15d | Perth | William Hill Highland National Handicap Chase | PU/15 | — | 11-10 | 128 | — | — | Tom O'Brien | 6/1F |
| 07 Apr 22+47d | Ffos Las | Sunnyvale Holiday Park West Wales National Handicap Chase | 1/9 | 11-0 | 122 | 139A | 136A | Connor Brace | 9/2 | |
| 19 Feb 22+76d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports The Autism In Racing Handicap Hurdle | PU/11 | — | 11-4 | 117 | — | — | James Best | 22/1 |
| 05 Dec 21+15d | Kelso | Lilburn Estate Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase | 5/13 | 8½ | 11-1 | 127 | 116B | 114A | Robert Dunne | 11/2 |
| 20 Nov 21+233d | Haydock | Because We're Betfair Stayers' Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 128 | 64A | 113A | Adam Wedge | 7/1 |
| 01 Apr 21+34d | Ffos Las | Potters Canter Carpet West Wales National Handicap Chase | 1/14 | 10-8 | 117 | 131B | 133B | Jamie Bargary | 9/2F | |
| 26 Feb 21+59d | Exeter | Thank You NHS Devon National Handicap Chase | 4/14 | 1½ | 10-8 | 117 | 132B | 115A | Jamie Bargary | 11/2 |
| 29 Dec 20+58d | Newbury | MansionBet's Best Odds Guaranteed Mandarin Handicap Chase | 1/14 | 10-0 | 109 | 84B | 125A | Jamie Bargary | 10/1 | |
| 01 Nov 20+23d | Carlisle | Cumberland Handicap Chase | 2/12 | 15 | 10-0 | 109 | 99A | 111B | Paddy Brennan | 7/1 |
| 09 Oct 20+30d | Chepstow | iStadia Outdoor LED Screens Supports Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-7 | 109 | — | — | Connor Brace | 15/8F |
| 09 Sep 20+177d | Uttoxeter | Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 4¼ | 10-10 | 109 | — | 121A | Tom O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 16 Mar 20+76d | Hereford | Westons Cider Novices' Handicap Chase | UR/5 | — | 11-0 | 109 | — | — | Robert Dunne | 2/1F |
| 31 Dec 19+25d | Warwick | Lps Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | 5 | 10-12 | 109 | 162B | 117A | Connor Brace | 8/1 |
| 06 Dec 19+23d | Exeter | Tribute Quality Speaks For Itself Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 110 | 79A | 116B | Tom O'Brien | 9/2 |
| 13 Nov 19+341d | Exeter | Watch Race Replays At Racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle | 4/11 | 7 | 10-12 | — | 104A | 118A | Paddy Brennan | 5/1 |
| 07 Dec 18+20d | Sandown | Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | PU/10 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Brendan Powell | 66/1 |
| 17 Nov 18+589d | Uttoxeter | Bombardier, Dance To Your Own Drum Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | 9 | 11-0 | — | 102B | 111A | Brendan Powell | 28/1 |
| 07 Apr 17+25d | Aintree | Weatherbys Private Bank Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) | 11/19 | 1¼ | 10-12 | 115 | 115B | 120A | Rhys Flint | 50/1 |
| 13 Mar 17+36d | Chepstow | Best Price Mullins Day 2 Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/10 | 10-7 | — | — | 124A | Ian Popham | 4/1 | |
| 05 Feb 17+57d | Musselburgh | totepool Standard Open NH Flat Race | 3/6 | nk | 10-7 | — | 105A | 124B | Dougie Costello | 5/1 |
| 10 Dec 16 | Lingfield (AW) | BEW Electrical With GAIA Underfloor Heating 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW) | 2/14 | ¾ | 10-11 | — | — | 124A | David Noonan | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Amateur (IRE) won?
- Amateur (IRE) won 6 of 41 archived starts between 2016 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 11 times in total (26.8% of starts).
- Who trains Amateur (IRE)?
- Amateur (IRE) is trained by John & Rhys Flint, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
- Who is Amateur (IRE)'s sire?
- Amateur (IRE) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Adja (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What going does Amateur (IRE) prefer?
- Amateur (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Amateur (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 24 April 2026. The highest on record is 128.
- What is Amateur (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
- Who are Amateur (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Adja (IRE), Amateur (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Act Of God (GB) (6). The wins came over 6f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.