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Horse profile

American Graffiti (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin
by Pivotal (GB) out of Adventure Seeker (FR) (Bering)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2019 — 2,671 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2019 · 3rd of 6 2 wins · Newmarket & Newcastle (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

American Graffiti (FR) is 2 from 5. Hasn't won since Jun 2019. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 94.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 21 Jun 2019

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 91A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)390C89—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f491A89.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 21 Jun 2019 Official rating 94 at the last run, 12 Jul 2019

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 5 figures · best 92A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)388B88—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f492A88—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Pivotal (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm82911%−2.6—
Good to Firm1,93725012.9%−0.70 from 1
Good2,83738513.6%0—
Good to Soft1,60420012.5%−1.11 from 1
Soft2,07128213.6%0—
Heavy7029713.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3,55651414.5%+0.91 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,16413411.5%−2.1—
6f – 7f4,40659413.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f3,13149515.8%+2.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,46834013.8%+0.22 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,09511910.9%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3974511.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10887.4%−6.2—
Over 3m20210%−3.6—

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

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Little Big Bear (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Little Big Bear (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Little Big Bear (IRE)955f–6½fGroup 1
Soyounique (IRE)4556f–7fClass 6
Whistlejacket (IRE)1245f–6fGroup 1
Vin Rouge (IRE)3442m–2m1½fClass 5
The Lincoln Lawyer (GB)160——
Araca (FR)60——
Andrea Mantegna (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% −0.38
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +4.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +3.50
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.62
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +4.50
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +1.62
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 2 50% +4.12
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Kirby 2 1 50% +0.62
Brett Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kerrin McEvoy 1 1 100% +4.50
Jack Mitchell 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 5 runs
12 Jul 19+21d Ascot Close Brothers Property Finance Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-4 9489A80B Brett Doyle 6/4F
21 Jun 19+121d Newmarket Heath Court 'It Must Be Love' Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 8591A92A Kerrin McEvoy 9/2
20 Feb 19+22d Newcastle (AW) Ladbrokes Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 —90C88B Adam Kirby 13/8
29 Jan 19+19d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-2 —73A82A Adam Kirby 4/11F
10 Jan 19 Chelmsford City (AW) Extra Places At totesport.com Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m2f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 9-2 —89A88A Jack Mitchell 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has American Graffiti won?
American Graffiti (FR) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2019, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained American Graffiti?
American Graffiti (FR) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 12 July 2019.
Who is American Graffiti's sire?
American Graffiti (FR) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Adventure Seeker (FR), whose sire is Bering.
What going does American Graffiti prefer?
American Graffiti (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is American Graffiti's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 12 July 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is American Graffiti's sire's record?
Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
Who are American Graffiti's siblings?
Out of Adventure Seeker (FR), American Graffiti (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Little Big Bear (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Little Big Bear (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2019. 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.