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Horse profile

Appleton (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner David W Armstrong
by Showcasing (GB) out of Valentina Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Aug 2016 — 3,733 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 6th of 7 Won at Pontefract First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Appleton (GB) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2015.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 10 Sep 2015 Official rating 86 at the last run, 7 Aug 2016

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 4 figures · best 90A · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good290A89.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f289A79.5—
Under 6f290A68.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 10.2% of 11,615 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm921010.9%+0.7—
Good to Firm1,9121879.8%−0.40 from 1
Good2,27623210.2%01 from 2
Good to Soft1,14011610.2%0—
Soft1,26813310.5%+0.30 from 1
Heavy328298.8%−1.4—
Standard (AW)4,59947410.3%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,28527111.9%+1.71 from 2
6f – 7f5,91163410.7%+0.50 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,1701888.7%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f890606.7%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m218156.9%−3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f10965.5%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m24416.7%+6.5—
Over 3m8337.5%+27.3—

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
Valentina Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Beardwood (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Beardwood (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beardwood (GB)3346f–1m2fClass 3
Definitely Best (IRE)100——
Oh Yes Please (GB)40——
Vallachy (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 2 1 50% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Bentley 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 1 100% +2.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 1 33% +0.75
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 2 1 50% +1.75

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
07 Aug 16+57d Leicester Coplow Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 9-4 8670A Graham Gibbons 20/1
11 Jun 16+275d Chester Willow Water Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 9-3 8847A Harry Bentley 7/1
2015 · 2 runs
10 Sep 15+25d Doncaster Weatherbys Hamilton 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes Class 2 · 6.5f · Good · 22 ran 9/22 hd 9-0 7989A David Nolan 20/1
16 Aug 15 Pontefract British Stallion Studs EBF Trevor Woods Memorial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 —90A Tony Hamilton 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Appleton won?
Appleton (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Appleton?
Appleton (GB) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 7 August 2016.
Who is Appleton's sire?
Appleton (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Valentina Guest (IRE), whose sire is Be My Guest.
What is Appleton's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 7 August 2016. The highest on record is 88.
What is Appleton's sire's record?
Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,615 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
Who are Appleton's siblings?
Out of Valentina Guest (IRE), Appleton (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Beardwood (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Beardwood (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.