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Horse profile

Babs (GB)

5yo mare · Trainer Henry Oliver · Owner Sue Howell
by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Magnetize (IRE) (Gold Well)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Newton Abbot, Worcester & Stratford Ran 29 days ago · 1st of 7 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Babs (GB) is 3 from 7, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Won last time out at Newton Abbot (Class 4). Last raced off a career-high mark of 105.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 17 Jun 2026

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 7 figures · best 157B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5157B1054 · 113 / 95.5
Soft297A92.52 · 97 / 92.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5157B974 · 113 / 92.5
2m1f – 2m4f2105A95.52 · 105 / 95.5

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 18 Sep 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 18 Sep 2026

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 7 figures · best 126B · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5126B1184 · 119 / 115
Soft2117A114.52 · 117 / 114.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5126B1174 · 118 / 114.5
2m1f – 2m4f2119A115.52 · 119 / 115.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Poet's Word (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 698 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.9—
Good to Firm47714.9%+5—
Good201157.5%−2.43 from 5
Good to Soft123118.9%−1—
Soft158127.6%−2.30 from 2
Heavy61914.8%+4.9—
Standard (AW)1061514.2%+4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.9—
6f – 7f78810.3%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f65812.3%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f9699.4%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m236239.7%−0.22 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f180179.4%−0.51 from 2
2m5f – 3m3638.3%−1.6—
Over 3m2150%+40.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Magnetize (IRE) (Gold Well)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 3 60% +23.38
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 3 60% +23.38
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% +0.38
Worcester 1 1 100% +2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +22.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +21.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +0.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 6 3 50% +22.38
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 2 40% +0.38
2025 2 1 50% +21.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 2 50% +1.38
NH Flat 3 1 33% +20.00

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
18 Sep 26+93d Newton Abbot Southlands Care Home Mares' Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran Mid-pack early - mistake at 3rd - crept closer behind the pace before 2 out - pushed along to hit front last - pressed all the way to the line - edged home 1/7 11-7 105105A119A Kielan Woods 11/8F
17 Jun 26+21d Worcester CopyBet Daily World Cup Profit Boost Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into contention approaching final three furlongs - hit the front at the last - pulled away up the run-in for a comfortable win 1/9 10-11 —113A118A Kielan Woods 2/1
27 May 26+23d Newton Abbot Stock Exe Building Supplies Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 10 ran Settled close to the front - roused into the advantage before 2 out - overtaken approaching the last - battled back on the run-in but narrowly denied 2/10 ¾ 11-0 —86B112A Kielan Woods 2/1J
04 May 26+58d Warwick Moore & Tibbits Family Fun Day Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack - still within range of front group 3 out - pushed along soon after - failed to progress after clipping the second-last - dropped away before the finish 5/13 3 11-2 —82B102A David Noonan 15/2
07 Mar 26+90d Sandown British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - made ground into contention 3f out - driven with 2f left before fading quickly 7/10 7 11-2 —97A112A Kielan Woods 25/1
07 Dec 25+62d Huntingdon Sky Bet, For The Fans Henrietta Knight Mares' Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran Settled towards the back - nudged into contention approaching 2f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 7th 7/14 3 11-2 —88B117A Kielan Woods 15/2
06 Oct 25 Stratford Gary Bridgwater Turns 60 Today Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled in the pack - travelling strongly made ground approaching the final 3f - hit the front over 1f out and quickly asserted - won with plenty in hand 1/6 10-8 —157B126B Kielan Woods 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Babs (GB) won?
Babs (GB) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Babs (GB)?
Babs (GB) is trained by Henry Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Babs (GB)'s sire?
Babs (GB) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Magnetize (IRE), whose sire is Gold Well.
What going does Babs (GB) prefer?
Babs (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Babs (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 18 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Babs (GB)'s sire's record?
Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 698 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.