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Horse profile

At Its Own Expense (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer Brian Barr · Last owner Miss Daisy Hitchins
by Arakan (USA) out of Blow A Gasket (IRE) (Topanoora)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Dec 2020 — 2,154 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 · 7th of 16 Won at Taunton New yard Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

At Its Own Expense (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2019. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4
Official rating125↓ 3lb off peak
125 124–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 12 Dec 2019

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 10 figures · best 122A · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4122A107.5—
Soft4121B102.5—
Good to Soft2109B101.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7111A103—
1m5f – 2m2122A121.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

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

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 10 Dec 2020 Official rating 125 at the last run, 10 Dec 2020

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 130A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5130A127—
Good4120A116.5—
Good to Soft2115A114—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8130A114—
1m5f – 2m2130A125—
2m5f – 3m1———

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 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Mar 2009 (266 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16212.5%+3.3—
Good to Firm290248.3%−0.9—
Good1,03511310.9%+1.71 from 5
Good to Soft4394810.9%+1.70 from 2
Soft768547%−2.20 from 5
Heavy378349%−0.2—
Standard (AW)541437.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13464.5%−4.7—
6f – 7f631568.9%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f3974611.6%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f242156.2%−3—
1m5f – 2m967919.4%+0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f747689.1%−0.11 from 9
2m5f – 3m2983311.1%+1.90 from 1
Over 3m5135.9%−3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blow A Gasket (IRE) (Topanoora)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kanukankan (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Kanukankan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kanukankan (IRE)1112m½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −1.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +1.50
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 5 1 20% −1.50
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −5.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 7 0 0% −7.00
Sean Houlihan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Hicks 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 1 100% +2.50
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 6 1 17% −2.50
2018 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −2.50
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 4 runs
10 Dec 20+80d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel - Let's Fly Again Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 6 11-2 125109B115A Ben Hicks 125/1
21 Sep 20+47d Warwick racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-13 125—— Richard Johnson 6/1
05 Aug 20+202d Newton Abbot Old Gold Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 6 11-4 128108A112A Richard Johnson 11/1
16 Jan 20+35d Ludlow Cobnobs Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 50 11-5 12536C96C Richard Johnson 2/1F
2019 · 6 runs
12 Dec 19+32d Taunton Bluqube Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m2f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 1 11-2 125111A127A Richard Johnson 4/1
10 Nov 19+44d Sandown Virgin Bet Follow Us On Twitter Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 15 11-5 128—109A Richard Johnson 9/2
27 Sep 19+176d Worcester No5 Barristers' Chambers Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1 11-8 12494A130A Richard Johnson 7/2F
04 Apr 19+35d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 10-13 125107A113B Sean Houlihan 11/4
28 Feb 19+40d Taunton Invest Southwest Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 —103A120A Tom O'Brien 5/2
19 Jan 19+52d Taunton British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 10-13 —94A113B Sean Houlihan 16/1
2018 · 2 runs
28 Nov 18+18d Hereford Magic Of Sri Lanka Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 1¼ 11-0 —121B130A Richard Johnson 10/3
10 Nov 18 Wincanton Jaytrack Employee Day Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 11-2 —122A120A Micheal Nolan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has At Its Own Expense won?
At Its Own Expense (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained At Its Own Expense?
At Its Own Expense (IRE) was trained by Brian Barr on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 10 December 2020.
Who is At Its Own Expense's sire?
At Its Own Expense (IRE) is by Arakan (USA) out of Blow A Gasket (IRE), whose sire is Topanoora.
What going does At Its Own Expense prefer?
At Its Own Expense (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is At Its Own Expense's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 10 December 2020. The highest on record is 128.
What is At Its Own Expense's sire's record?
Arakan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Mar 2009 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
Who are At Its Own Expense's siblings?
Out of Blow A Gasket (IRE), At Its Own Expense (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kanukankan (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Kanukankan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.