Horse profile
Arlecchino's Rex (GB)
by Belardo (IRE) out of Queen Margherita (GB) (Montjeu)
34 runs · 8 courses · from May 2024
As at 11 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Lingfield (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW)
Last run 3 Nov 2026 · 5th of 11
Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile
Arlecchino's Rex is a gelding with three wins from 34 starts, all at Class 6. All three wins have come on Standard AW, two at Wolverhampton and one at Lingfield, over trips ranging from 6f to 1m4f. He was held up when fifth of 11 at Wolverhampton in Nov 2026, last raced off an official rating of 52 which was 9lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he has been ridden with patience in 16 of 29 analysed runs.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 29 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 11 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 3–34Wins / Runs
- 8.8%Strike rate
- 12 (35.3%)Placed
- −11.50£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.70Fair A/E n=34 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 61Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 120 d
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 rating52↓ 9lb off peak
52
45–61
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 29 | 106A | 82 | 17 runs · 101 / 84 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 95B | 77 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 77C | 59.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 106A | 79.5 | 2 runs · 82 / 70.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 101A | 82 | 10 runs · 101 / 83 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 100A | 86 | 5 runs · 100 / 86 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 34 runs · as at 11 Nov 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 29 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 16 (55%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 6 (21%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,746 runs since Jun 2020 (281 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 344 | 42 | 12.2% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 881 | 89 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 397 | 39 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 653 | 59 | 9% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 216 | 25 | 11.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,249 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 3 from 29 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 223 | 20 | 9% | −1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,328 | 131 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 18 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 972 | 97 | 10% | −0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 857 | 105 | 12.3% | +2.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 271 | 23 | 8.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 10 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Queen Margherita (GB) (Montjeu)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Noble Anthem (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bintwillsea (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Anthem (IRE) | 25 | 4 | 1m–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Bintwillsea (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m | Class 2 |
| Dizziwizzbang (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Quiviven (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 29 | 3 | 10% | −6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 30 | 3 | 10% | −7.50 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 19 | 2 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Watson | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.00 |
| Rose Dawes | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| David Probert | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Rooke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicola Currie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Searle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Hood | 15 | 2 | 13% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 13% | +0.50 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 26+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Built Different Handicap Stakes Missed the break - last of all early - lost touch under pressure over 2f out - swung wide into the straight - finished with some purpose inside the final furlong without threatening - 5th | 5/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | 52 | 86A | 62A | Rose Dawes | 13/2 |
| 02 Oct 26+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | bet365 Apprentice Handicap Stakes Burst from the gate to set the pace - passed after 4f but stayed in the front group until pushed along over 3f out - ran out of steam over 1f out and finished 7th | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-11 | 50 | 54A | 54A | Rose Dawes | 13/8F |
| 21 Sep 26+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Now At Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back early - eased out for room approaching 2f out and made ground under pressure - closed to grab third close home | 3/9 | 1 | 8-13 | 50 | 91A | 62A | Rose Dawes | 9/2 |
| 10 Sep 26+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow @attheraces On X Handicap Stakes Held up early - improved on the outside over 2f out - urged into contention in fifth turning for home - powered through close home to score | 1/9 | 9-0 | 49 | 100A | 67A | Rose Dawes | 15/2 | |
| 11 Aug 26+56d | Lingfield (AW) | Smarter Gambling Starts At gambling.com Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - driven approaching the final furlong - stayed on late without threatening the leaders | 7/12 | nk | 9-4 | 49 | 85B | 62A | Cieren Fallon | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes Fought for control early - handy with the pace into the straight - pushed along 2f out then lost momentum inside the last | 7/10 | 2 | 9-9 | 50 | 82A | 59A | Daniel Muscutt | 4/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress inside the last furlong - stayed on to finish seventh beaten 3.75 lengths | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 51 | 85A | 63A | Robert Havlin | 5/1 |
| 11 May 26+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Held up at the back - progress under pressure 2f out - hampered and short of room inside the final furlong - came on strongly to take third | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 51 | 75B | 69A | David Probert | 6/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Settled at back of field - found room and made progress with 2f left - driven approaching final furlong - kept on gamely to go down by a nose | 2/11 | shd | 9-3 | 49 | 101A | 71A | Neil Callan | 5/1 |
| 30 Mar 26+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along near the far rail approaching the last furlong - finished well to snatch third on the line | 3/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 49 | 84A | 65A | Jason Watson | 17/2 |
| 17 Mar 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div 1) Pulled hard - settled in the central pack - progress to dispute entering the final furlong - flattened out close home to finish third | 3/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 49 | 82A | 65A | Jason Watson | 11/4 |
| 03 Mar 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress wide out with a furlong left - powered clear late to score | 1/10 | 9-0 | 45 | 96A | 72A | Jason Watson | 6/1 | |
| 13 Feb 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Apprentice Handicap Settled with the pack early - asked for effort past 2f out and lost ground inside final furlong - responded to finish with renewed purpose but not troubling the front-runners - fifth at the line | 5/8 | shd | 8-9 | 45 | 82A | 57A | Rose Dawes | 20/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Classified Stakes (Div 2) Held up handy early and fighting for head - still with front group over 2f out - moved up to third with 1f left - unable to find more late and edged out to finish 4th | 4/10 | shd | 9-8 | 45 | 68A | 64A | Jason Watson | 11/4F |
| 12 Jan 26+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled at the back - wide throughout - gradual progress from 2f out - picked up strongly in the final furlong to claim third - never able to threaten the front two | 3/11 | 3¼ | 8-13 | 45 | 97A | 64A | Jason Watson | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 25+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards back of pack - unable to challenge - well held throughout - finished ninth | 9/12 | nk | 9-0 | 46 | 82A | 58A | Nicola Currie | 33/1 |
| 01 Dec 25+54d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished well held in 11th | 11/12 | 12 | 9-2 | 48 | 59C | 34C | Hector Crouch | 13/2 |
| 08 Oct 25+16d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap Tracked the pace on the inner - pushed along with a furlong remaining - dropped away close home - finished sixth | 6/14 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 50 | 82B | 61A | Charles Bishop | 10/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (Div 1) Fought the bridle early - settled at the back of the field - pressed for effort with 2f left and stayed on at one level to the line | 6/8 | nk | 9-3 | 52 | 84A | 61A | Tyler Heard | 5/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+12d | Southwell (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Held a wide midfield spot early - improved into contention approaching final furlong under pressure and stayed on - lacked the speed to get among the front-runners | 4/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 53 | 74B | 64A | Robert Havlin | 13/2 |
| 21 Aug 25+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Paddy Power Ebf Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Band D) (Ebf Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - closed in with a furlong left and moved into third close home - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | nk | 9-2 | 53 | 78A | 63A | Jason Watson | 15/8F |
| 31 Jul 25+9d | Epsom Downs | Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap Checked early - settled towards back - pushed along 3f out but unable to make ground | 5/7 | 2 | 8-12 | 54 | 95B | 49A | Jason Watson | 10/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | HighBet Weekly Racing Rewards Club Handicap Settled with the pack early - eased left and made progress under a furlong out - stayed on to grab 3rd near the line | 3/9 | nk | 9-3 | 54 | 102B | 67A | Jason Watson | 13/2 |
| 25 Jun 25+20d | Kempton (AW) | Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Apprentice Handicap Settled handy behind the front group - pushed along and edged ahead approaching the final furlong - quickly weakened to finish fifth | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-4 | 55 | 80A | 69A | Oliver Searle | 7/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+38d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Service Without Compromise Sprint Handicap Tracked front group early - moved up to second with 5f left then edged off a straight line under pressure over 1f out - dropped away quickly in the closing stages to finish 7th | 7/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 57 | 79A | 45A | Jason Watson | 5/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+19d | Windsor | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up at the back - short of space approaching 2f out then pushed along and responded from inside the final furlong - fought for third close home finishing fifth | 5/13 | nk | 9-8 | 59 | 77C | 69A | David Probert | 22/1 |
| 09 Apr 25+65d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Sat close to the front group early - still in with hopes approaching the final furlong - lost momentum near the finish and held for sixth | 6/13 | nse | 9-9 | 60 | 91B | 69A | Oisin Murphy | 13/8F |
| 03 Feb 25+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Settled towards the back of the pack - squeezed for space when nudging forward approaching the final furlong - unable to threaten and allowed to drop away late | 8/9 | 12 | 9-5 | 61 | 47C | 30C | David Probert | 5/2J |
| 15 Jan 25+20d | Kempton (AW) | Happy 60th Birthday Peter George Handicap Settled towards back early - made ground on the front group inside final 2f - kept on well through the last furlong to grab 2nd close home - no match for the winner | 2/11 | 1½ | 8-9 | 61 | 106A | 65A | Jason Watson | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Nursery Set the pace until 6f out - tracked up front through the middle stages - hit the front briefly inside the last furlong - caught in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 61 | 79A | 63A | Daniel Muscutt | 7/2 |
| 23 Nov 24+120d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Know Your Limits With BetMGM Nursery Settled just behind pace early - moved into second approaching final 2f - pushed to the front with a furlong left - drew away to score | 1/11 | 9-1 | 52 | 82A | 76A | David Probert | 6/1 | |
| 26 Jul 24+14d | Chepstow | bet365 Ebf Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/8 | shd | 9-7 | — | 42A | 56A | George Rooke | 50/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+48d | Chepstow | Hi-Tech Event Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 59B | 61A | George Rooke | 66/1 |
| 25 May 24 | Windsor | Sri Lanka, The Wonder Of Asia Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 11/11 | 16 | 9-0 | — | 16C | 38C | George Bass | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Arlecchino's Rex won?
- Arlecchino's Rex (GB) won 3 of 34 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.8%. Placed 12 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trains Arlecchino's Rex?
- Arlecchino's Rex (GB) is trained by Mark Usher, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
- Who is Arlecchino's Rex's sire?
- Arlecchino's Rex (GB) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Queen Margherita (GB), whose sire is Montjeu.
- What going does Arlecchino's Rex prefer?
- Arlecchino's Rex (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 29 starts (10.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Arlecchino's Rex's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 3 November 2026. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Arlecchino's Rex's sire's record?
- Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,746 runs since Jun 2020 (281 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Arlecchino's Rex's siblings?
- Out of Queen Margherita (GB), Arlecchino's Rex (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Noble Anthem (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bintwillsea (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.