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Horse profile

Asum (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner Bill Fraser Adrian Pritchard
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Candy Creek (IRE) (Definite Article)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Oct 2019 — 2,556 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 6th of 6 2 wins · Wetherby & Taunton Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Asum (GB) is 2 from 16, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating115↓ 7lb off peak
115 113–122

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 19 Jan 2018

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 119B · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6110A76.5—
Soft297A84.5—
Good to Soft2119B105.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6119B94.5—
2m1f – 2m4f581A76—

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 14 Nov 2018 Official rating 115 at the last run, 28 Oct 2019

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 135A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7135A102—
Soft3132B129—
Good to Soft2121A108.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8135A122—
2m1f – 2m4f5116B102—

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.91 from 10
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 2
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.51 from 3
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.52 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.10 from 7
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%0—
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

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
Candy Creek (IRE) (Definite Article)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Valsheda (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m7f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Valsheda (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valsheda (GB)1022m7f–3mClass 3
Foxworthy (GB)10——
Willonolo (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 1 10% −6.25
Soft 3 1 33% +6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 2 15% −0.25
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +8.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 6 1 17% −2.25
Adam Nicol 5 1 20% +4.00
Thomas Dowson 4 0 0% −4.00
Henry Brooke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 1 14% −3.25
Hood + tongue tie 5 1 20% +4.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 7 0 0% −7.00
2017 5 1 20% +4.00
2016 3 1 33% +0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% +4.75
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 1 run
28 Oct 19+336d Ayr Christmas Party Nights At Ayr Racecourse Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 2½ 11-5 11572C94C Adam Nicol 12/1
2018 · 7 runs
26 Nov 18+12d Musselburgh Barratt And David Wilson Homes Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-8 11775C102C Adam Nicol 2/1F
14 Nov 18+16d Ayr Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 10-12 11381A116B Thomas Dowson 6/1
29 Oct 18+32d Ayr Christmas Tribute Nights At Ayr Racecourse Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 11-0 11477B111B Thomas Dowson 40/1
27 Sep 18+97d Perth Lord Mansfield Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-12 120—— Adam Nicol 66/1
22 Jun 18+46d Market Rasen ABP Humber Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 2 ran UR/2 — 10-9 120—— Thomas Dowson 9/2
07 May 18+108d Warwick Molly Ollys Wishes Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 28 12-0 12232C94C Thomas Dowson 8/1
19 Jan 18+24d Musselburgh Gerry Mcgladery Is 50 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 11-11 12297A129A Adam Nicol 5/1
2017 · 5 runs
26 Dec 17+79d Wetherby Free Spins At 188bet Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 115—132B Adam Nicol 8/1
08 Oct 17+141d Kelso Newcastle Arms Coldstream Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 11-10 11577A95A Henry Brooke 12/1
20 May 17+49d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Export Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 7 11-12 11892A96A Harry Skelton 15/8F
01 Apr 17+63d Stratford Bordeaux Undiscovered Mathilde Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 10-11 115—— Harry Skelton 2/1F
28 Jan 17+39d Doncaster Grandnational2017.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 18 11-7 11576C99C Harry Skelton 9/2F
2016 · 3 runs
20 Dec 16+34d Taunton Andrea Harrisson Celebration Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-6 —110A135A Harry Skelton 11/4
16 Nov 16+209d Warwick Pj & Kr Smith-maxwell Horse Ambulances 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 4 10-12 —119B121A Harry Skelton 6/4F
21 Apr 16 Warwick Close Brothers Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 11-2 ——123A Harry Skelton 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Asum won?
Asum (GB) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
Who trained Asum?
Asum (GB) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 28 October 2019.
Who is Asum's sire?
Asum (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Candy Creek (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What going does Asum prefer?
Asum (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Asum's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 28 October 2019. The highest on record is 122.
What is Asum's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Asum's siblings?
Out of Candy Creek (IRE), Asum (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Valsheda (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Valsheda (GB)). The wins came over 2m7f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.