Horse profile
Arkenstaar (GB)
by Kessaar (IRE) out of Never Lose (GB) (Diktat)
41 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · Pontefract & Hamilton
Ran 13 days ago · 10th of 13
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Arkenstaar is a gelding with eight wins from 41 starts, all over 1m – 1m1f on turf. He has won seven times from 14 starts at Hamilton and once from eight at Pontefract, with four of those wins on soft ground and two on good to soft. Typically held up, he won a Class 5 handicap at Pontefract in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 65 and another at Hamilton the previous month off 64. He finished 10 of 13 at Pontefract in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 69.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 8–41Wins / Runs
- 19.5%Strike rate
- 16 (39%)Placed
- −12.62£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.35Fair A/E n=41 · 1.17 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating69↓ 5lb off peak
69
60–74
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 81
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 98B | 77 | 3 · 81 / 77 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 85C | 62 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 9 | 87A | 71 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 101A | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 68C | 56.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 101A | 76 | 5 · 81 / 70 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 98B | 75 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 93A | 69 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 runs · as at 13 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (60%) · 1 win
- Midfield 4 (40%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 142 | 12 | 8.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 272 | 20 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 107 | 15 | 14% | +6.3 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 138 | 13 | 9.4% | +1.7 | 4 from 9 |
| Heavy | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | −5.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 382 | 23 | 6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 465 | 27 | 5.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 236 | 24 | 10.2% | +2.5 | 8 from 32 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 8 | 12.9% | +5.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Never Lose (GB) (Diktat)
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them War Defender (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Roscioli (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Defender (GB) | 34 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Roscioli (GB) | 50 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Miss Lillie (GB) | 39 | 4 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| El Chapo (GB) | 7 | 2 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Mr Pickwick (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eternal Endeavour (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.50 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.88 |
| Soft | 9 | 4 | 44% | +8.38 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 29 | 6 | 21% | −6.24 |
| Class 6 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 14 | 7 | 50% | +7.88 |
| Pontefract | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Ayr | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Carlisle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 8 | 25% | −3.62 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Beasley | 26 | 6 | 23% | −3.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Sean Kirrane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 5 | 23% | −6.24 |
| Cheekpieces | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.38 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +2.62 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 27% | −1.12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+6d | Pontefract | Good Biscuit - Ponte Premiership Champion Handicap Stakes Held up at the back throughout - never threatened - finished 10th | 10/13 | ¾ | 9-8 | 69 | 77C | 67A | Connor Beasley | 50/1 |
| 29 Sep 26+20d | Ayr | Christmas Party Day Dancing @Ayr Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Stakes Steadily out the back throughout - no impact at any stage - finished 8th and well held | 8/8 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 69 | 45C | 59C | Rhys Elliott | 40/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+110d | Carlisle | Caple - Built Into Every Great Kitchen Handicap Stakes Held a midfield spot early - pushed for effort with 2f left but couldn't chase down the front pack - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/9 | 3½ | 9-10 | 71 | 70A | 71A | Connor Beasley | 33/1 |
| 22 May 26+19d | Pontefract | Summer Sutton 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Held up towards back of pack - never featured in the finish - eventually well held in 10th | 10/10 | 2 | 9-6 | 72 | 70B | 56A | Connor Beasley | 18/5 |
| 03 May 26+201d | Hamilton | Aspire Cleaning & Facilities Throughout Scotland Handicap Sluggish start - fought for control early - settled towards the back - closed on the pace and pressed 2f out - stayed on well inside the last - closing fastest at the line to finish third | 3/8 | hd | 9-7 | 72 | 81A | 86A | Connor Beasley | 13/2 |
| 14 Oct 25+8d | Leicester | leicesterraces Next Meeting Tuesday 28th October Handicap Held a midfield spot wide - asked for effort with 3f left then lost placings 2f out - finished strongly in the closing stages to grab 4th | 4/8 | hd | 9-9 | 68 | 68A | 82A | Sean Kirrane | 11/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+7d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Sat behind the pace - pushed into contention inside the last furlong and a half to hit the front entering the closing stage - stayed on gamely to score | 1/12 | 9-9 | 65 | 71A | 92A | Connor Beasley | 11/2 | |
| 29 Sep 25+8d | Hamilton | Scoot Delivery, Shop With Scoot Handicap Settled midfield early - improved wide of rivals 3f out - driven into contention 2f out and up to third with a furlong left - fought forward to win close home | 1/9 | 9-7 | 64 | 57A | 89A | Connor Beasley | 2/1F | |
| 21 Sep 25+18d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along with over a furlong left and stayed on strongly - closed on front-runner close home - narrowly missed out at the line | 2/7 | hd | 9-6 | 62 | 77A | 87A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 03 Sep 25+38d | Hamilton | Cleanstay At Hampton By Hilton Handicap Sluggish to begin - fighting for control early - settled towards the back - began to make progress with 3f left - driven to close on the front-runner inside the last furlong - edged ahead close home to prevail narrowly | 1/8 | 9-12 | 60 | 32A | 82A | Connor Beasley | 85/40 | |
| 27 Jul 25+20d | Pontefract | Nick & Liz 40th Anniversary Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow - beaten 8.5 lengths in 8th | 8/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 62 | 81A | 63A | Connor Beasley | 9/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+40d | Ayr | Try Racing TV For Free Now Handicap Settled with the pack - pressed for effort inside final furlong - held no more in the last 110yds - finished 7th beaten 4 lengths | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-12 | 63 | 48A | 76A | Sean Kirrane | 11/2 |
| 28 May 25+24d | Hamilton | Don & Low Handicap Fought for control early - travelling with the pack - improved into contention 2f out - pushed along a furlong from home before fading close home to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 65 | 45A | 80A | Connor Beasley | 5/2 |
| 04 May 25+20d | Hamilton | Leisure Connect Innovative Broadband Supplier Handicap Settled around midfield and wide - pressed for effort 2f out but lost touch - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/8 | 3½ | 9-1 | 67 | 84A | 70A | Connor Beasley | 9/2 |
| 14 Apr 25+189d | Pontefract | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Save Lives Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along inside the final furlong - unable to land a blow on the front group - finished seventh | 7/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 68 | 75A | 71A | Connor Beasley | 7/2F |
| 07 Oct 24+12d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Held up towards the back - driven to keep tabs when losing touch over 2f out - stayed on at one speed late without threatening the front - finished sixth | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-4 | 70 | 83A | 71A | Connor Beasley | 15/2 |
| 25 Sep 24+6d | Redcar | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap (Div 1) Clumsy break - held towards the back before angling right and driven 2f out - couldn't quicken and finished well held | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 73 | 78A | 71A | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
| 19 Sep 24+19d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap Held up wide in 5th early holding on eagerly - driven with two furlongs left - drifted left and lost ground in the final furlong - finished 9th beaten 5 lengths | 9/13 | ½ | 9-12 | 73 | 81C | 80A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+13d | Beverley | Hull Asphalt Handicap Slow to get going - shifted right early - settled at the back - urged forward from over a furlong out but couldn't find much improvement | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 101A | 69A | Paul Mulrennan | 12/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+15d | Pontefract | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching the final furlong and a half - closed strongly to the line | 2/13 | 2 | 10-0 | 73 | 84C | 97A | Connor Beasley | 14/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+21d | Hamilton | Lorne Bar Oban Handicap Settled in 5th early - moved through nicely from the outside 2f out - pushed on and closed hard in the final furlong but edged out into 3rd | 3/7 | hd | 9-13 | 71 | 78B | 85A | David Nolan | 5/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+26d | Hamilton | DX Home Improvements Ltd, Bellshill Handicap | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 71 | 70A | 77A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+19d | Carlisle | Rhino.Bet Home Of Charged Up Sport Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 9-10 | 71 | 85A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 11/2 |
| 29 May 24+24d | Hamilton | Velux Roof Windows Handicap | 1/7 | 9-7 | 67 | 47B | 81A | Paul Mulrennan | 15/8F | |
| 05 May 24+13d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Onsite Hotel Handicap | 1/7 | 9-0 | 66 | 62A | 79A | Connor Beasley | 2/1F | |
| 22 Apr 24+203d | Pontefract | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Save Lives Handicap (Div 1) | 3/9 | 2 | 9-0 | 66 | 87A | 83A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 02 Oct 23+10d | Hamilton | Book Your Christmas Parties Here At hamilton-park.co.uk Handicap | 1/7 | 9-5 | 64 | 63A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 4/1 | |
| 22 Sep 23+22d | Ayr | Tennent's Lager Handicap (Div 1) | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 66 | 85C | 75A | Connor Beasley | 11/1 |
| 31 Aug 23+19d | Carlisle | Racing TV Handicap | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 67 | 84B | 61A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/2 |
| 12 Aug 23+19d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap | 4/5 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 68 | 66C | 64B | Callum Rodriguez | 17/2 |
| 24 Jul 23+17d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Handicap | 5/5 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 68 | 68C | 60B | Connor Beasley | EvensF |
| 07 Jul 23+22d | Haydock | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 98B | 75A | David Probert | 6/1 |
| 15 Jun 23+15d | Haydock | Windle Handicap | 4/11 | nk | 9-9 | 68 | 75A | 80A | Paul Mulrennan | 15/2 |
| 31 May 23+12d | Hamilton | Cleanstay At Hampton By Hilton Handicap | 1/5 | 9-5 | 66 | 82C | 74B | Connor Beasley | 11/8F | |
| 19 May 23+12d | Hamilton | Molton Brown At Hamilton Park Handicap | 1/9 | 9-5 | 61 | 77A | 71A | Callum Rodriguez | 6/4F | |
| 07 May 23+27d | Hamilton | Elegance By Robyn Health & Beauty Wishaw Handicap | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 61 | 53A | 67B | Callum Rodriguez | 11/4 |
| 10 Apr 23+168d | Redcar | Woodsmith Construction Handicap | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | 61 | 46A | 72A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 24 Oct 22+23d | Newcastle (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Nursery | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-6 | 62 | 93A | 76A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 01 Oct 22+16d | Redcar | racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/14 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 62C | 54A | Phil Dennis | 25/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+21d | Ayr | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 43C | 58A | Ben Curtis | 18/1 |
| 25 Aug 22 | Carlisle | Watch Racing TV Now EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 6/11 | nk | 9-7 | — | 76A | 72A | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Arkenstaar (GB) won?
- Arkenstaar (GB) won 8 of 41 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.5%. Placed 16 times in total (39% of starts).
- Who trains Arkenstaar (GB)?
- Arkenstaar (GB) is trained by Michael Dods, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Arkenstaar (GB)'s sire?
- Arkenstaar (GB) is by Kessaar (IRE) out of Never Lose (GB), whose sire is Diktat.
- What going does Arkenstaar (GB) prefer?
- Arkenstaar (GB) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Arkenstaar (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Arkenstaar (GB)'s sire's record?
- Kessaar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
- Who are Arkenstaar (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Never Lose (GB), Arkenstaar (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: War Defender (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Roscioli (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.