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Horse profile

Aurelius Maximus (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Alan King · Owner The Aurelius Partnership
by Circus Maximus (IRE) out of Shannow (IRE) (Pivotal)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard Last run 8 Dec 2025
KTB Profile

Aurelius Maximus is a gelding by Circus Maximus out of a Pivotal mare who is yet to win from seven starts. He has raced on turf and all-weather, over trips from 6f to 2m4f, and has been held up in four of five analysed runs. His last run, at Fontwell in Dec 2025, was his first for Alan King and came in the KSR Lighting Juvenile Hurdle, a Class 4 race. He has reached an official rating of 52.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 4 Nov 2024

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 6 figures · best 67A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)367A56—
Good to Firm265A59—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f365A55—
1m – 1m1f267A61.5—
6f – 7f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 51A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 29 Apr 2025 Official rating 49 at the last run, 3 Jun 2025

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 53A · median 46.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)353A47—
Good to Firm251A41.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f351A41—
1m – 1m1f253A50—
6f – 7f1———

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 5 (71%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Circus Maximus (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 165 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1218.3%+0.40 from 2
Good5547.3%−0.60 from 1
Good to Soft2528%+0.1—
Soft2528%+0.1—
Heavy1119.1%+1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)3738.1%+0.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f5159.8%+1.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f6357.9%00 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3126.5%−1.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m1516.7%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f300%−7.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m200%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shannow (IRE) (Pivotal)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Unavoidable (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Imperialism (IRE)).

Family form: Imperialism (IRE) won at Newmarket, 22 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Unavoidable (IRE)111m2f—
Imperialism (IRE)211mClass 4
Passing Storm (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mason Paetel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 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
2025 · 4 runs
08 Dec 25+188d Fontwell KSR Lighting Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 7 ran Fought for control early - sat behind the front group - clipped the 6th - pushed along 3 out - dropped away quickly and pulled up before 2 out PU/7 — 11-0 ——— Tom Bellamy 25/1
03 Jun 25+35d Leicester Sophie Ellis-Bextor Live At leicesterraces 5th July Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Sluggish break and drifted left early - never involved - trailed home well beaten in 10th 10/13 4½ 9-1 4953C32C Mason Paetel 25/1
29 Apr 25+22d Brighton starsports.bet Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground close to home to finish 5th 5/9 2¾ 9-4 5065A51A Tom Marquand 9/1
07 Apr 25+142d Redcar Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 9 ran Held up at back - pressed for effort with 4f left - dropped away 2f out - finished well held 7/9 nk 9-1 5255A41A P J McDonald 7/2
2024 · 3 runs
16 Nov 24+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM EBF 'Confined' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back early - never got competitive - well held at the finish 9/10 shd 9-7 —56C47C David Probert 125/1
04 Nov 24+23d Southwell (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Missed the break - stayed towards the back throughout - well held in 10th 10/11 2½ 9-5 —67A53A Oisin Orr 200/1
12 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Slow to begin - held up towards the back throughout - well held in 11th 11/12 2¼ 9-4 —45C46C Jason Watson 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Aurelius Maximus won?
Aurelius Maximus (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trains Aurelius Maximus?
Aurelius Maximus (IRE) is trained by Alan King, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 December 2025.
Who is Aurelius Maximus's sire?
Aurelius Maximus (IRE) is by Circus Maximus (IRE) out of Shannow (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is Aurelius Maximus's official rating?
Aurelius Maximus (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 52.
What is Aurelius Maximus's sire's record?
Circus Maximus (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 165 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Aurelius Maximus's siblings?
Out of Shannow (IRE), Aurelius Maximus (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Unavoidable (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Imperialism (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.