Ancient Truth (IRE)
Ancient Truth won three of four starts all at Newmarket over 6f – 7f on turf. His biggest win came in the Group 2 Bet365 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in Jul 2024 on good ground off an official rating of 95. The colt by Dubawi out of Beyond Reason landed two Class 4 novice events at the same track on good to firm in May and Jun 2024. He finished third of five in the Class 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket in Oct 2024 off a mark of 114.
- 3–4Wins / Runs
- 75%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- +2.97£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 114Highest OR
- 49dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 85A | 80.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 89C | 86.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,911 runs since Jan 2008 (1,517 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,322 | 477 | 20.5% | +2.1 | 2 from 2 |
| Good | 3,157 | 561 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,736 | 309 | 17.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,899 | 326 | 17.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 586 | 102 | 17.4% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,161 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 429 | 42 | 9.8% | −8.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,114 | 579 | 18.6% | +0.2 | 3 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,840 | 724 | 18.9% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,826 | 768 | 20.1% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,205 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 327 | 47 | 14.4% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 19 | 13.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Words Of Truth (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Words Of Truth (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words Of Truth (GB) | 7 | 4 | 5f–6f | Group 2 |
| Great Truth (GB) | 2 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.30 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.30 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.17 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 24+91d | Newmarket | Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) Settled just off the pace near the rail - pressed the front-runner in the closing stages - couldn't find more close home - held for third by a short head | 3/5 | nk | 9-3 | 114 | 89C | 98B | James Doyle | 13/8 |
| 13 Jul 24+21d | Newmarket | Bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2) | 1/6 | 9-3 | 95 | 88A | 100B | William Buick | 4/6F | |
| 22 Jun 24+34d | Newmarket | Yutree Insurance Supports Racing Welfare British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-10 | — | 85A | 104A | Daniel Muscutt | 4/5F | |
| 19 May 24 | Newmarket | Cure Leukaemia Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 76A | 96A | William Buick | 5/2F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ancient Truth (IRE) won?
- Ancient Truth (IRE) won 3 of 4 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Ancient Truth (IRE)?
- Ancient Truth (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 12 October 2024.
- Who is Ancient Truth (IRE)'s sire?
- Ancient Truth (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Beyond Reason (IRE), whose sire is Australia.
- What is Ancient Truth (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 12 October 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ancient Truth (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,911 runs since Jan 2008 (1,517 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
- Who are Ancient Truth (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Beyond Reason (IRE), Ancient Truth (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Words Of Truth (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Words Of Truth (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.