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Horse profile

Arabian Illusion (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Mrs Fitri Hay
by Makfi (GB) out of Arabian Spell (IRE) (Desert Prince)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Oct 2015 — 4,035 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 3rd of 13 Won at Goodwood Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Arabian Illusion (FR) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 10 Oct 2015 Official rating 84 at the last run, 10 Oct 2015

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 5 figures · best 94A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)279A78.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f494A85—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 11.3% of 3,828 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+3—
Good to Firm3454513%+1.70 from 1
Good7849712.4%+1.1—
Good to Soft5636311.2%−0.10 from 1
Soft683649.4%−1.91 from 1
Heavy2914013.7%+2.4—
Standard (AW)1,15512310.6%−0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+1.2—
6f – 7f88210211.6%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,14012210.7%−0.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,11013612.3%+11 from 1
1m5f – 2m4284510.5%−0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f141128.5%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m61914.8%+3.5—
Over 3m1000%−11.3—

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
Arabian Spell (IRE) (Desert Prince)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Blissful Moment (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Blissful Moment (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blissful Moment (USA)2941m2f–3mClass 3
Spin A Spell (USA)531m4f–1m6½f—
Longoddson (FR)1211m—
Eze (GB)811m—
Fairy Familiar (USA)20——
Jay Me Lo (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +0.62
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% −1.38
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +0.62
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 1 100% +0.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 1 25% −2.38
2014 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 4 runs
10 Oct 15+39d York titanbet.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 3¾ 8-9 8494A Jim Crowley 11/2
01 Sep 15+27d Goodwood Gentrack Velocity Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 8082B Jim Crowley 8/13F
05 Aug 15+19d Kempton (AW) 32red On The App Store Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 3/13 hd 9-5 —78A Jim Crowley 10/11F
17 Jul 15+249d Haydock Watch Racing UK On 3 Devices Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-5 —91B Jim Crowley 4/1
2014 · 1 run
10 Nov 14 Kempton (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 4 9-5 —79A Jim Crowley 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arabian Illusion won?
Arabian Illusion (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Arabian Illusion?
Arabian Illusion (FR) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at York on 10 October 2015.
Who is Arabian Illusion's sire?
Arabian Illusion (FR) is by Makfi (GB) out of Arabian Spell (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
What is Arabian Illusion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 10 October 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Arabian Illusion's sire's record?
Makfi (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,828 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Arabian Illusion's siblings?
Out of Arabian Spell (IRE), Arabian Illusion (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Blissful Moment (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Blissful Moment (USA)). The wins came over 1m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2014. 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.