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Arcadian Friend (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Last owner John Pearce Racing Ltd
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Best Friend (IRE) (Galileo)
12 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Sep 2023 — 1,133 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 2 wins · Chelmsford City (AW) & Lingfield (AW) First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Arcadian Friend (GB) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since Aug 2023. Last raced off a career-high mark of 74.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating74At career-high mark
74 60–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 14 Aug 2023

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.

Flat 9 figures · best 110C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8104C79—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3110C104—
1m2f – 1m4f3103A78—
1m – 1m1f380C73—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 8 Aug 2023 Official rating 74 at the last run, 6 Sep 2023

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.

Flat 11 figures · best 79B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1079B67.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m479B70.5—
1m2f – 1m4f477A68—
1m – 1m1f363A55—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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 13.8% of 12,112 runs since Jan 2008 (1,097 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 951.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.50 from 1
Good2,74038213.9%+0.1—
Good to Soft1,54318211.8%−2—
Soft1,86525213.5%−0.3—
Heavy7078311.7%−2.1—
Standard (AW)3,67853014.4%+0.62 from 11
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4757114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,58251014.2%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,56551214.4%+0.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3,26346614.3%+0.51 from 4
1m5f – 2m951899.4%−4.41 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f243239.5%−4.3—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

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

Dam
Best Friend (IRE) (Galileo)

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

The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Miss Cynthia (GB)).

Family form: Miss Cynthia (GB) finished 3rd of 9 at Chepstow, 10 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deep Water Bay (GB)1341m4f–2m½fClass 4
Miss Cynthia (GB)2531m3½f–2m4½fClass 3
Miss Colette (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 11 2 18% −7.37
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −5.75
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +0.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 5 1 20% −2.62
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 1 50% −0.75
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −3.75
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% −1.62
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Morris 8 0 0% −8.00
Darragh Keenan 2 1 50% +0.38
Miss Alice Keighley 1 1 100% +0.25
Thore Hammer Hansen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% −7.37
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 6 1 17% −4.75
2022 6 1 17% −3.62

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
06 Sep 23+23d Lingfield (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-4 74—— Luke Morris 10/1
14 Aug 23+6d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 13/13 2½ 10-7 7093B68A Luke Morris 4/1
08 Aug 23+21d Chelmsford City (AW) Fegentri World Championship Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 · 13.5f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 10-9 70104C79B Miss Alice Keighley 1/4F
18 Jul 23+35d Lingfield (AW) Buckmore Park Karting Handicap (AWT) Class 4 · 16f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 nse 8-12 68—69B Luke Morris 11/4J
13 Jun 23+10d Southwell (AW) Ten Grand Kids Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 4 9-4 7078A67A Luke Morris 15/2
03 Jun 23+255d Lingfield (AW) Age UK Supporting Older People Handicap (AWT) Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 3¾ 8-13 70—69A Thore Hammer Hansen 5/1
21 Sep 22+55d Southwell (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 shd 9-9 7060B63A Luke Morris 11/8F
28 Jul 22+5d Salisbury Molson Coors Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1 9-5 60110C72B Darragh Keenan 1/5F
23 Jul 22+65d Lingfield (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 60103A77A Darragh Keenan 11/8F
19 May 22+16d Chelmsford City (AW) Michael Andrews Barconn Limited Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 2¼ 9-4 —80C53C Luke Morris 250/1
03 May 22+8d Lingfield (AW) At The Races App Form Study Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 2 9-7 —73C55C Luke Morris 125/1
25 Apr 22 Southwell (AW) Cazoo Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 8/12 1½ 9-0 —62A63A Luke Morris 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arcadian Friend (GB) won?
Arcadian Friend (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Arcadian Friend (GB)?
Arcadian Friend (GB) was trained by Sir Mark Prescott Bt on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 6 September 2023.
Who is Arcadian Friend (GB)'s sire?
Arcadian Friend (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Best Friend (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Arcadian Friend (GB) prefer?
Arcadian Friend (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Arcadian Friend (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 6 September 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Arcadian Friend (GB)'s sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,112 runs since Jan 2008 (1,097 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 951.
Who are Arcadian Friend (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Best Friend (IRE), Arcadian Friend (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Deep Water Bay (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Miss Cynthia (GB)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.