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Horse profile

Bab El Mandeb (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner John J Murray
by Blame (USA) out of April Pride (GB) (Falbrav)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Aug 2017 — 3,354 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 4th of 6
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jul 2017 and Aug 2017, the last of them as a 3yo gelding. Finished 4 of 6 at Hexham last time. By Blame (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 348 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 51 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Hexham, 21 Aug 2017

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97B the best of the last 1 rated run · Hexham, 21 Aug 2017

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 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 · 1 figure from 2 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
Blame (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 348 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.8% from 167. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.6% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4748.5%−6.7—
Good521019.2%+40 from 2
Good to Soft28414.3%−0.9—
Soft33721.2%+6—
Heavy211047.6%+32.4—
Standard (AW)1671810.8%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14321.4%+6.2—
6f – 7f1041110.6%−4.6—
1m – 1m1f1011413.9%−1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f931212.9%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m23939.1%+23.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f9333.3%+18.1—
2m5f – 3m4125%+9.8—

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

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Henrytheaeroplane (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Henrytheaeroplane (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Henrytheaeroplane (USA)717fClass 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 2 runs
21 Aug 17+36d Hexham Bowburn Hall Hotel Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 5 10-12 51A97B Derek Fox 66/1
16 Jul 17 Stratford Coventry Telegraph & Birmingham Mail Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 —— Derek Fox 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bab El Mandeb won?
Bab El Mandeb (USA) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained Bab El Mandeb?
Bab El Mandeb (USA) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 21 August 2017.
Who is Bab El Mandeb's sire?
Bab El Mandeb (USA) is by Blame (USA) out of April Pride (GB), whose sire is Falbrav.
What is Bab El Mandeb's sire's record?
Blame (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 348 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.8% from 167. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.6% from 104.
Who are Bab El Mandeb's siblings?
Out of April Pride (GB), Bab El Mandeb (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Henrytheaeroplane (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Henrytheaeroplane (USA)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2017. 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.