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Horse profile

Animato (GB)

7yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner Miss Ella Mccain
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Blithe (GB) (Pivotal)
55 runs · 25 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses Ran 52 days ago · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Animato is a gelding with five wins from 55 starts, all on turf. He won twice in May 2024 in Class 5 handicaps over 1m5f – 2m, at Chester on good to soft and at Catterick on good, and earlier took two Class 4 handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to firm at Doncaster and Redcar in 2022. He also won a Class 4 novice over 6f – 7f at Musselburgh on good to soft in Sep 2021. His last run, at Catterick in Aug 2026, was fifth of eight in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 55.

Based on 55 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 49lb off peak
Official rating55↓ 49lb off peak
55 55–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cartmel, 18 Jul 2026

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 47 figures · best 144A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good15106A832 · 94 / 88.5
Good to Firm10144A89.52 · 96 / 87.5
Good to Soft8109C100—
Standard (AW)8117A97.5—
Soft5100A91—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m19117A992 · 96 / 89.5
1m2f – 1m4f19144A821 · —
2m1f – 2m4f497A951 · —
6f – 7f494A87.5—
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 8 figures · best 105A · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good395A942 · 95 / 87
Soft3105A853 · 105 / 85
Good to Soft282B781 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5105A823 · 105 / 79
2m1f – 2m4f395A853 · 95 / 85

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 55 figures from 55 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 26 Aug 2026 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 26 Aug 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 113B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 28 Feb 2026 Official rating 94 at the last jumps run, 18 Jul 2026

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 93A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1584A702 · 68 / 62
Good to Firm1090A75.52 · 62 / 61
Good to Soft889B82.5—
Standard (AW)893A75.5—
Soft584B73—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1984B762 · 68 / 64
1m2f – 1m4f1993A751 · —
2m1f – 2m4f476A681 · —
6f – 7f489B71—
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 8 figures · best 118A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3118A992 · 99 / 98
Soft3117A1133 · 117 / 113
Good to Soft2118A1041 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5118A1173 · 117 / 113
2m1f – 2m4f3100B973 · 100 / 97

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 55 figures from 55 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 from 9 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 4 (44%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,967 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.6—
Good to Firm4965711.5%+0.92 from 10
Good7517910.5%−0.11 from 18
Good to Soft258259.7%−0.92 from 10
Soft3063511.4%+0.80 from 8
Heavy891011.2%+0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,05910810.2%−0.40 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2229.1%−1.5—
6f – 7f532458.5%−2.11 from 4
1m – 1m1f8298810.6%00 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,05312912.3%+1.72 from 19
1m5f – 2m431388.8%−1.82 from 24
2m1f – 2m4f861214%+3.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m1100%−10.6—
Over 3m300%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blithe (GB) (Pivotal)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sainted (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Sainted (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sainted (GB)846f–7fClass 2
Telmeyd (GB)536fClass 2
Subramaniam (GB)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 1 6% −11.50
Good to Firm 10 2 20% +1.50
Good to Soft 10 2 20% +8.50
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 24 2 8% −4.50
Class 4 20 3 15% −3.00
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 6 1 17% −1.50
Haydock 5 0 0% −5.00
Catterick 4 1 25% +2.50
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
York 4 0 0% −4.00
Musselburgh 3 1 33% +2.50
Pontefract 3 0 0% −3.00
Redcar 3 1 33% +4.00
Beverley 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 2 1 50% +11.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 24 2 8% −4.50
1m2f – 1m4f 19 2 11% −7.50
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +1.50
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Tudhope 12 2 17% −2.00
David Nolan 11 1 9% −4.50
Jason Watson 9 1 11% +4.00
Theo Gillard 5 0 0% −5.00
Miss Lizzie O'Neill 4 0 0% −4.00
Mark Winn 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie Maggs 3 0 0% −3.00
William Pyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Howarth 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 1 100% +6.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 3 16% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 14 2 14% +5.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 17 2 12% +2.50
2023 10 0 0% −10.00
2022 9 2 22% +2.50
2021 4 1 25% +1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 47 5 11% −10.50
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00

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
26 Aug 26+39d Catterick Hats Of Yorkshire Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 14f · Good · 8 ran Near the front early - dropped into the pack after 2f - made progress from 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out but found little inside the final furlong - kept going to finish 5th 5/8 hd 9-12 5583B68A David Nolan 20/1
18 Jul 26+14d Cartmel Cartmel Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 17f · Good · 8 ran close order early - driven out and faded after two out 7/8 nk 11-11 9495A97A Theo Gillard 10/1
04 Jul 26+9d Carlisle Caledonia Park Stylish Stayers Handicap (For Pro-Am Female Jockeys) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 6 ran Tracked the front-runner early - dropped away 6f from home - stayed on at one gear through the straight from over 3f out - finished third 3/6 2¼ 9-3 5794B56B Miss Lizzie O'Neill 33/1
25 Jun 26+20d Hamilton Indigo Unified Comms Saints & Sinners Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 · 13f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled behind the front group - edged into second bid 8f out - dropped away over 3f out and lost more ground through the last two furlongs 5/6 1¾ 10-9 6096A60B Miss Lizzie O'Neill 28/1
05 Jun 26+97d Doncaster Summer Saturday Series At Doncaster Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Handy early - driven from over 2f out - dropped away steadily to finish sixth 6/6 5 10-0 6479A62B William Pyle 20/1
28 Feb 26+24d Doncaster Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran Handy early - hit front 3rd before losing advantage approaching final flight - stayed on steadily to finish 3rd 3/7 5 11-6 9762A113B Theo Gillard 28/1
04 Feb 26+40d Sedgefield Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled handy behind the front-running pack - lost touch after 4th and dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish 7/8 6 11-9 10074C90C Charlie Maggs 6/1
26 Dec 25+21d Wetherby William Hill Daily Bet Boosts Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran Held up in rear of the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished fourth 4/11 3½ 11-9 100105A117A Charlie Maggs 22/1
05 Dec 25+39d Sedgefield BetWright Bangers N'Cash Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran Pulled hard early - settled towards the back - pushed along and left behind by the front group before 2 out where hampered by an untidy leap then made no headway on the run-in to finish third 3/4 22 11-4 10285C100B Theo Gillard 17/2
27 Oct 25+22d Bangor-on-Dee Classic Additions Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran Sat close to the front pack - clipped a hurdle in 3rd - dropped away 3 out and held no chance thereafter 5/13 5 11-0 10479C99C Theo Gillard 18/1
05 Oct 25+20d Kelso Justin & Susan Greig Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran Held up behind front group - lost momentum three out - unable to gain ground final two furlongs - finished a well-held 4th 4/13 1¾ 11-3 —94B118A Brian Hughes 11/2
15 Sep 25+51d Worcester BetWright Bangers N'Cash Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after 4 out - driven approaching the line but stayed on at one speed to finish 4th 4/13 1 11-4 —82B118A Theo Gillard 33/1
26 Jul 25+21d Chester Pure Homes Handicap Class 5 · 12.5f · Good · 10 ran Up with the front rank on the outer - took sole command 8f out - pressed for effort and collared over 2f out before fading to finish 10th 10/10 1 9-10 6661A55A Charlie Maggs 16/1
05 Jul 25+36d Carlisle PricedUp.Bet Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran Settled just off the pace - pushed along two out - stayed on steadily inside the final furlong - finished fourth 4/9 2¾ 10-2 6896A73A Miss Lizzie O'Neill 33/1
30 May 25+228d Haydock Betfred 'Bet Builder' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 9 ran Shared front spot early - hit the front after a furlong - challenged for top spot until 3f out then sent along when overtaken - dropped away final furlong to finish 7th 7/9 6½ 10-9 7062B57A Miss Lizzie O'Neill 66/1
14 Oct 24+25d Musselburgh Ray Hawthorne Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sat close to the front group early - driven for effort with 3f left - found a bit more but flattened out inside the final furlong - had nothing left in reserve at the finish 6/7 3 10-3 71102A71A David Nolan 9/2
19 Sep 24+13d Pontefract Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Sat close up on the rail early - improved to press the pace over 2f out but drifted left and clipped a runner then lost pace to the winner - held no more inside final furlong to finish sixth 6/11 1 10-4 7297A76A Mark Winn 14/1
06 Sep 24+13d Haydock Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Tracked the front group early - moved through strongly turning into the straight before being asked for effort - stayed on without reaching the pace-setters - finished fourth beaten 4 lengths 4/11 hd 10-0 7389A82A Daniel Tudhope 9/1
24 Aug 24+21d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Set the tempo early - pressed for effort and lost command inside final 2f - kept battling at unchanged effort to the line finishing third 3/6 3 9-8 7479A76B David Nolan 5/1
03 Aug 24+18d Thirsk William Hill Proper Betting Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to the front group early - urged to keep tempo and dropped away 3f out - beaten a long way inside final furlong - finished eighth 8/8 4 9-12 7482C57C Mark Winn 10/1
16 Jul 24+23d Beverley 138th Year Of The Watt Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ¾ 9-7 7352C84B Daniel Tudhope 5/1
23 Jun 24+17d Pontefract Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Pontefract Cup Handicap Class 4 · 18f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 15 8-12 7467C63C Ben Robinson 12/1
06 Jun 24+12d Haydock Betfred Training Series Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 1¼ 9-11 7447C64B Jack Enright 2/1F
25 May 24+12d Chester Net World Sports 15th Anniversary Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-9 72100A84A Jason Watson 12/1
13 May 24+11d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-11 70106A78A David Nolan 11/2
02 May 24+6d Ayr Tennent's Handicap Class 5 · 15f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 4 9-10 71106C73B Daniel Tudhope 11/8J
26 Apr 24+13d Doncaster Club Doncaster Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 9 9-5 7191C68C Mark Winn 16/1
13 Apr 24+32d Chelmsford City (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 shd 9-11 7185A75A Jason Watson 17/2
12 Mar 24+17d Southwell (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 9-8 7377A70A Daniel Tudhope 13/2
24 Feb 24+19d Southwell (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 3 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 4 8-12 7562B59A Mark Winn 33/1
05 Feb 24+17d Southwell (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 10-0 7596A93A Christian Howarth 5/1
19 Jan 24+28d Wolverhampton (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1¾ 9-5 76117A76A Billy Garritty 40/1
22 Dec 23+8d Southwell (AW) Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 5 9-11 78101A71A David Nolan 28/1
14 Dec 23+27d Chelmsford City (AW) Weatherbysshop.Co.Uk Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 9-12 7899A78A Daniel Tudhope 10/1
17 Nov 23+17d Newcastle (AW) Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 9-13 77103A82A David Nolan 12/1
31 Oct 23+17d Catterick Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 10 9-12 7953B76B David Nolan 4/1
14 Oct 23+7d York Coral Get Closer To The Action Handicap Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 4½ 8-13 80100A77A Jason Watson 16/1
07 Oct 23+16d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 9-12 8184A79A David Nolan 7/1
21 Sep 23+11d Pontefract Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 nk 10-2 80100A88A David Nolan 12/1
10 Sep 23+22d York Hanson Springs 60th Anniversary Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 10-2 8079C83A David Nolan 25/1
19 Aug 23+121d Doncaster Eco-Power Group Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 10-4 8286C84A Jason Watson 28/1
20 Apr 23+208d Ripon Ripon Silver Bowl Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 10 9-9 8478A59A Jason Watson 13/2
24 Sep 22+28d Haydock Lyme Wood Handicap Class 4 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1¾ 9-8 84101A83A Daniel Tudhope 7/1
27 Aug 22+23d Goodwood William Hill March Stakes (Group 3) (In Memory Of John Dunlop) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 6½ 9-4 84109C73B Jason Watson 20/1
04 Aug 22+14d Doncaster William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race Six (Handicap) Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 8-11 8493A74A Jason Watson 15/2
21 Jul 22+13d Doncaster Weston Park Cancer Charity Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 9-6 8286C75B Daniel Tudhope 7/2
08 Jul 22+21d York William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 9-6 8258A85B Daniel Tudhope 5/2
17 Jun 22+28d Redcar Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 78101A84B Jason Hart 6/1
20 May 22+10d Haydock Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 2½ 9-11 7774A71A Jason Watson 7/2F
10 May 22+19d Beverley Westwood Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 shd 9-11 77144A90A Daniel Tudhope 15/2
21 Apr 22+194d Beverley Alan McGuiness And Robin Lunness Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 7.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 3 9-1 7988C60B Daniel Tudhope 10/3
09 Oct 21+28d York Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Nursery Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2 8-11 8164C69A Jason Watson 9/1
11 Sep 21+17d Musselburgh Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 —94A89B Daniel Tudhope 9/2
25 Aug 21+22d Musselburgh British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 shd 9-5 —76C72B Daniel Tudhope 7/2
03 Aug 21 Catterick British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 4¼ 9-5 —87A70A David Nolan 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Animato (GB) won?
Animato (GB) won 5 of 55 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 13 times in total (23.6% of starts).
Who trains Animato (GB)?
Animato (GB) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 August 2026.
Who is Animato (GB)'s sire?
Animato (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Blithe (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
What going does Animato (GB) prefer?
Animato (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 10 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 Animato (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 26 August 2026. The highest on record is 104.
What is Animato (GB)'s sire's record?
Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,967 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Animato (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Blithe (GB), Animato (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sainted (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Sainted (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2021. 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.