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Horse profile

Ancient Astronaut (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Stephen Michael Hanlon · Last owner Newgen Racing Group
by Kodiac (GB) out of Tatora (GB) (Selkirk)
47 runs · 21 courses · from May 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2021 — 2,040 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 3rd of 12 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Ancient Astronaut (GB) is 4 from 47. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 48, 38lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 47 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating48↓ 38lb off peak
48 45–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Feb 2021

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 38 figures · best 118A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)16101A77—
Soft8118A88.5—
Good to Firm796A84—
Good6105A78.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f29118A79—
Under 6f596C84—
1m – 1m1f378C77—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Feb 2021 Official rating 48 at the last run, 27 Mar 2021

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 47 figures · best 100A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1780A55—
Soft992A77—
Good8100A72—
Good to Firm890A74.5—
Good to Soft383B82—
Heavy286A67—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f38100A70.5—
Under 6f588A67—
1m – 1m1f357A48—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,559 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1472114.3%+3.9—
Good to Firm4,20849611.8%+1.41 from 8
Good5,15954810.6%+0.21 from 8
Good to Soft2,3672189.2%−1.21 from 3
Soft2,4642188.8%−1.60 from 9
Heavy6836810%−0.40 from 2
Standard (AW)8,53187210.2%−0.21 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5,12459111.5%+1.10 from 5
6f – 7f11,5981,18710.2%−0.24 from 38
1m – 1m1f3,88639310.1%−0.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,9321829.4%−10 from 1
1m5f – 2m696669.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f252187.1%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6046.7%−3.7—
Over 3m1100%−10.4—

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
Tatora (GB) (Selkirk)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Tariq Too (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Tariq (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tariq Too (GB)2366½f–7fClass 2
Tariq (GB)1546f–7fGroup 2
Lady Morpheus (GB)1827f–1mClass 6
Villa Tora (GB)1215fClass 4
Steele Ranger (GB)70——
Sweet Nicole (GB)10——
Teia Tephi (GB)20——
Duniatty (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 1 6% −14.25
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 8 1 13% −3.00
Good to Firm 8 1 13% −4.75
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +3.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 1 11% −6.25
Class 4 8 1 13% −1.50
Class 5 6 2 33% +2.25
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 9 0 0% −9.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 5 1 20% −2.25
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 1 50% +4.50
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 1 100% +2.25
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +4.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 38 4 11% −20.50
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Hart 7 1 14% −3.75
Robbie Colgan 6 0 0% −6.00
Conor Hoban 5 0 0% −5.00
Phil Dennis 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Coen 3 0 0% −3.00
Ray Dawson 3 1 33% −0.25
Graham Gibbons 3 0 0% −3.00
Mark Gallagher 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 1 50% +3.00
Phillip Makin 2 1 50% +4.50
Sean Bird 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Derek McCormack 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 1 5% −13.50
Hood 20 3 15% −9.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 9 0 0% −9.00
2018 16 1 6% −13.25
2017 7 1 14% −3.75
2016 10 1 10% −5.00
2015 2 1 50% +4.50

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
2021 · 3 runs
27 Mar 21+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 1¼ 8-9 4896A73A Phil Dennis 5/1
12 Mar 21+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Classified Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 9-0 4869A45A Phil Dennis 11/5F
17 Feb 21+502d Wolverhampton (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 nk 8-12 45101A80A Phil Dennis 16/1
2019 · 9 runs
04 Oct 19+8d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 3¾ 8-2 4577B32A Sean Bird 40/1
26 Sep 19+22d Gowran Park Jumps Racing Returns To Gowran Park October 4th Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 nk 8-9 4558C48C Ben Coen 25/1
04 Sep 19+7d Gowran Park Get Your Tickets On GowranPark.ie Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 1 8-4 4578C57A Alan Persse 25/1
28 Aug 19+18d Bellewstown Holcroft Motors Drogheda Hill Sprint Handicap (45-65) 5f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 2¾ 8-10 4580C25A Conor Hoban 25/1
10 Aug 19+112d Ayr Stagecoach West Scotland Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 8-11 4594A48A Connor Beasley 9/2
20 Apr 19+11d Cork corkracecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) 7f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 3½ 9-0 4952C41A Mark Gallagher 40/1
09 Apr 19+4d Gowran Park BetVictor Bet 5 Get 30 Offer Handicap (45-70) (Div 2) 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 3¼ 8-8 5047C39C Mark Gallagher 33/1
05 Apr 19+31d Dundalk (AW) LMFM Dual Race Night Friday 3rd May Handicap (45-65) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 8-7 4771B35A Ben Coen 50/1
05 Mar 19+104d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sun Racing Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 9-6 4879B55A Luke Morris 8/1
2018 · 16 runs
21 Nov 18+35d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 nk 8-13 5068B41A Robbie Colgan 16/1
17 Oct 18+23d Newcastle (AW) Bet & Watch At 188bet.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ½ 8-9 5052B35A Ray Dawson 13/2
24 Sep 18+24d Hamilton Watch Race Replays At racinguk.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 hd 8-4 5389A70A Ray Dawson 7/2
31 Aug 18+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Renault Clio Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 8-5 4594A65A Ray Dawson 7/4F
17 Aug 18+11d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 nk 8-2 4680B54A Ben Coen 12/1
06 Aug 18+31d Curragh Curragh 'Where Champions Are Made' Handicap 6f · Good To Firm · 30 ran 24/30 nse 9-3 5868C51A Robbie Colgan 20/1
06 Jul 18+8d Bellewstown Meath Farm Machinery Handicap (45-65) 5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 9-9 5984C78A Robbie Colgan 10/1
28 Jun 18+17d Tipperary Racing Again At TipperaryRaces July 5th Handicap (45-65) 7.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 2¼ 10-0 6286A76A Robbie Colgan 10/1
11 Jun 18+13d Roscommon Ladies Day At Roscommon On Monday, 9th July, 2018 Handicap (45-65) Div 1 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 9-13 6472C69A Robbie Colgan 12/1
29 May 18+11d Gowran Park Buy Tickets Online Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 10-0 6586C79A Robbie Colgan 50/1
18 May 18+16d Cork Cork Racecourse Handicap (Div 1) 6.5f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 1¾ 10-0 7060C75A Conor Hoban 16/1
02 May 18+22d Dundalk (AW) Lmfm Family Fun Day Sunday 6th May Handicap (45-65) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 3½ 9-10 6178B48A Conor Hoban 12/1
10 Apr 18+25d Dundalk (AW) Racing Again Wednesday April 11th & 18th Handicap (45-65) 5f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 9-10 6185A67A Conor Hoban 50/1
16 Mar 18+7d Dundalk (AW) Hydroscand Ireland Ltd. Handicap 7f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 3¼ 8-8 6561A47A Derek McCormack 33/1
09 Mar 18+14d Dundalk (AW) 32red.com Claiming Race 6f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 1 9-11 7262A55A Conor Hoban 25/1
23 Feb 18+136d Dundalk (AW) Kentucky Derby Qualifier At Dundalk March 2nd Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 46 9-12 7329C58C Colin Keane 33/1
2017 · 7 runs
10 Oct 17+17d Newcastle (AW) ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 2¼ 9-2 7577B55A Jason Hart 14/1
23 Sep 17+59d Newmarket Wingate Signs WSG Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 8-10 7777A70A David Egan 8/1
26 Jul 17+18d Catterick August 18th Is Ladies' Evening Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1¼ 9-10 77118A80B Jason Hart 9/4F
08 Jul 17+21d Nottingham Genting Casino Nottinghams Premier Gaming Experience Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 1¼ 10-0 77105A100A P J McDonald 5/1
17 Jun 17+29d York Rievaulx Sporting Supporting Macmillan Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 10/17 nk 9-11 7772C73A Jack Garritty 10/1
19 May 17+27d Newmarket 32Red.com 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-10 7688A92A David Egan 5/4F
22 Apr 17+179d Thirsk Book At thirskracecourse.net For Discounted Entry Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-4 7296A90A Jason Hart 9/4F
2016 · 10 runs
25 Oct 16+8d Catterick racinguk.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1 8-12 7296A85A Jason Hart 13/2
17 Oct 16+19d Pontefract totepoolracing Find Us On Instagram Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 1¼ 8-8 7296C88A Cam Hardie 12/1
28 Sep 16+15d Nottingham KFE 20th Anniversary Celebration Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Final) Class 3 · 6f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 1 8-4 7389C74A Silvestre De Sousa 4/1F
13 Sep 16+15d Carlisle Apollobet Online Casino And Games Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1¾ 9-3 73—82A Jason Hart 7/1
29 Aug 16+51d Epsom Downs Bunbury Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 71—80A Silvestre De Sousa 4/1
09 Jul 16+16d Chester Csp Audio Visual Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-0 73—77A Jason Hart 10/1
23 Jun 16+40d Newcastle (AW) Betfred 'Six Best Odds Races Daily' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 9-7 75—71A Jason Hart 7/1
14 May 16+22d Doncaster Sun Favourite Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 3¾ 9-4 80—57C Phillip Makin 16/1
22 Apr 16+17d Doncaster I'm Backing Lewis Ashley Modular Buildings Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 1½ 9-0 82—75A Graham Gibbons 13/2
05 Apr 16+185d Pontefract Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 2¾ 8-10 86—86A Graham Gibbons 9/2
2015 · 2 runs
03 Oct 15+136d Newmarket 500,000 Tattersalls Millions 2yo Trophy Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10/14 nk 9-3 ——67A Graham Gibbons 18/1
20 May 15 Ayr EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 ——83B Phillip Makin 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ancient Astronaut won?
Ancient Astronaut (GB) won 4 of 47 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 8.5%. Placed 9 times in total (19.1% of starts).
Who trained Ancient Astronaut?
Ancient Astronaut (GB) was trained by Stephen Michael Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 27 March 2021.
Who is Ancient Astronaut's sire?
Ancient Astronaut (GB) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Tatora (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What going does Ancient Astronaut prefer?
Ancient Astronaut (GB) has the best record on good to soft 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 Ancient Astronaut's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 27 March 2021. The highest on record is 86.
What is Ancient Astronaut's sire's record?
Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,559 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
Who are Ancient Astronaut's siblings?
Out of Tatora (GB), Ancient Astronaut (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Tariq Too (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Tariq (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.