Ancient Foe (GB)
Ancient Foe (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Chelmsford City (AW) (Jul 2017).
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 15dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 86
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86A | 83.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 86A | 83.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 2,388 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 181 | 21 | 11.6% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Clansman (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Sparkling Beam (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clansman (GB) | 47 | 8 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Sparkling Beam (IRE) | 25 | 7 | 1m–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Be More (GB) | 14 | 4 | 7½f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Colenso (GB) | 13 | 3 | 2m | — |
| Ridge Dance (GB) | 7 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Born In China (GB) | 4 | 2 | 1m | Class 2 |
| Rainbow Springs (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 5 |
| Both Sides (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| That's My Style (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Can Dance (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 17+15d | Kempton (AW) | 32red On The App Store Maiden Stakes | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 86A | 76A | David Probert | 3/1 |
| 25 Jul 17+24d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Hills Prospect Simply The Best Maiden Stakes | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | 81A | 84A | David Probert | 8/1 |
| 01 Jul 17 | Chester | Laurent Perrier Maiden Stakes | 6/8 | 2 | 9-4 | 68C | 49C | Liam Keniry | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ancient Foe won?
- Ancient Foe (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2017. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Ancient Foe?
- Ancient Foe (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 9 August 2017.
- Who is Ancient Foe's sire?
- Ancient Foe (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Pearl Dance (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
- What is Ancient Foe's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Ancient Foe's siblings?
- Out of Pearl Dance (USA), Ancient Foe (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Clansman (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Sparkling Beam (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.