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Horse profile

Arabic Welcome (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Marco Botti · Last owner Mrs Lucie Botti
by Shamardal (USA) out of Bint Almatar (USA) (Kingmambo)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Oct 2021 — 1,830 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 6th of 12 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Arabic Welcome (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2021.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6
Official rating64↓ 6lb off peak
64 63–70

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 3 Apr 2021

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 10 figures · best 117A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8117A86—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f6117A88.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4101B85.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 23 Oct 2021 Official rating 64 at the last run, 23 Oct 2021

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 10 figures · best 74A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)874A68—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f674A68—
1m2f – 1m4f473A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.6—
Good2,38733514%−0.8—
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.60 from 1
Soft1,28815111.7%−3.10 from 1
Heavy3704512.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.21 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.2—
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.11 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f2,07431315.1%+0.30 from 4
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1802111.7%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

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
Bint Almatar (USA) (Kingmambo)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Perseus Way (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Perseus Way (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Perseus Way (IRE)36101m–2m4fClass 2
Just Fine (IRE)1431m–1m2fClass 3
Tornado Alert (IRE)511mClass 5
Beaverbrook (GB)1816fClass 4
Wadi (GB)411m—
Deep Thoughts (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% −5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +0.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +0.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christian Howarth 8 1 13% −5.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −6.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 7 1 14% −4.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2021 · 7 runs
23 Oct 21+12d Chelmsford City (AW) Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1¼ 9-4 6488A68A Christian Howarth 8/1
11 Oct 21+191d Yarmouth Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 nk 8-13 6693A61A Christian Howarth 14/1
03 Apr 21+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 8-11 67117A68A Christian Howarth 9/2
08 Mar 21+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 nk 8-13 6999A68A Christian Howarth 3/1F
16 Feb 21+17d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 6/9 nk 9-0 7078A68A Christian Howarth 2/1F
30 Jan 21+12d Lingfield (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1¾ 9-7 7083A73A Christian Howarth 6/4F
18 Jan 21+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 6384A74A Christian Howarth 2/1F
2020 · 3 runs
28 Dec 20+145d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1 8-9 6371A73A Christian Howarth 11/1
05 Aug 20+48d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 9-4 —101B64A Oisin Murphy 13/2
18 Jun 20 Newmarket Betway Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 4¼ 9-5 —53C56C Hector Crouch 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arabic Welcome won?
Arabic Welcome (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Arabic Welcome?
Arabic Welcome (IRE) was trained by Marco Botti on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 23 October 2021.
Who is Arabic Welcome's sire?
Arabic Welcome (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Bint Almatar (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
What going does Arabic Welcome prefer?
Arabic Welcome (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Arabic Welcome's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 23 October 2021. The highest on record is 70.
What is Arabic Welcome's sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (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 Arabic Welcome's siblings?
Out of Bint Almatar (USA), Arabic Welcome (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Perseus Way (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Perseus Way (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.