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Horse profile

American Cousin (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2005) · Last trainer David Nicholls · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Xiv
by Distant Relative (GB) out of Zelda (USA) (Sharpen Up)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2005 — 7,775 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2005 · 6th of 20 Won at Beverley Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

American Cousin (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 7 level. Hasn't won since May 2005.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 7
Official rating45↓ 3lb off peak
45 44–48

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 44C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 14 Jul 2005 Official rating 45 at the last run, 14 Jul 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 7 figures · best 60C · median 28
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm560C32—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Under 6f560C32—
6f – 7f26C4—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Distant Relative (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 4% of 25 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−41 from 5
Good100%−40 from 1
Soft100%−4—
Heavy100%−4—
Standard (AW)1915.3%+1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f600%−41 from 5
6f – 7f400%−40 from 2
1m – 1m1f1218.3%+4.3—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−4—
2m5f – 3m100%−4—
Over 3m100%−4—

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
Zelda (USA) (Sharpen Up)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Holy Affairs (IRE)70——
Molodom Star (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +0.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 7 1 1 100% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 2 1 50% +3.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 5 1 20% +0.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrian Nicholls 4 1 25% +1.00
Victoria Behan 2 0 0% −2.00
P J Benson 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 7 runs
14 Jul 05+23d Doncaster Northern Racing College Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 6/20 shd 8-10 4544C Victoria Behan 7/1
21 Jun 05+7d Beverley Racing Here Again On 1st July Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 2 8-11 4628C Victoria Behan 10/1
14 Jun 05+13d Carlisle Viacom Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 4 9-3 466C Adrian Nicholls 15/2
01 Jun 05+9d Newcastle Benfield Motors Renault Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 1¼ 8-12 448C Adrian Nicholls 8/1
23 May 05+7d Beverley Two-year Old Trophy Night On 1 June Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 9-3 4560C Adrian Nicholls 4/1
16 May 05+22d Musselburgh Longniddry Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-4 4532C Adrian Nicholls 5/1
24 Apr 05 Brighton Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 2 8-6 482C P J Benson 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has American Cousin won?
American Cousin (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained American Cousin?
American Cousin (GB) was trained by David Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 14 July 2005.
Who is American Cousin's sire?
American Cousin (GB) is by Distant Relative (GB) out of Zelda (USA), whose sire is Sharpen Up.
What going does American Cousin prefer?
American Cousin (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is American Cousin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 14 July 2005. The highest on record is 48.
What is American Cousin's sire's record?
Distant Relative (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 4% of 25 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are American Cousin's siblings?
Out of Zelda (USA), American Cousin (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.