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Horse profile

Barkis (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Seven Barrows Limited
by Selkirk (USA) out of Batik (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2018 — 3,021 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 6th of 11 Won at Newton Abbot Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Barkis (GB) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2018. Last raced off 108, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating108↓ 10lb off peak
108 78–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 13 Jun 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 5 figures · best 118B · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4118B113.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4118B113.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 6 Jul 2018 Official rating 108 at the last jumps run, 13 Jul 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 5 Jun 2012 Official rating 78 at the last flat run, 1 Aug 2012

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 8 figures · best 115A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6115A110.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5115A108—
1m5f – 2m2114B107.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 3 figures · best 83A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm283A69.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f283A82—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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
Selkirk (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38821.1%+9.8—
Good to Firm7528911.8%+0.50 from 3
Good1,07611210.4%−0.91 from 7
Good to Soft5827212.4%+1.10 from 2
Soft6718011.9%+0.6—
Heavy228187.9%−3.4—
Standard (AW)1,02411711.4%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−6.9—
6f – 7f7297710.6%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,10312711.5%+0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,18316213.7%+2.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m785769.7%−1.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3584011.2%−0.11 from 6
2m5f – 3m143117.7%−3.60 from 1
Over 3m2514%−7.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Batik (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Buffett (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Buffett (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Buffett (GB)1011m2fClass 5
Bezique (GB)20——
Outlane (GB)70——
Dominic's Grey (GB)40——
Bobesh (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +2.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −1.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +8.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Doyle 4 1 25% +5.00
Ned Curtis 3 0 0% −3.00
Jeremiah McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieren Fallon 2 0 0% −2.00
Mirco Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 1 33% +6.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% +0.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
13 Jul 18+7d Ffos Las Grace Harris Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 2¼ 11-5 108—101A Alan Doyle 9/4F
06 Jul 18+24d Newton Abbot Betfairracingstaffweek at racingwelfare Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 108—108A Alan Doyle 8/1
12 Jun 18+342d Southwell Follow myracingtips On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 ¾ 11-7 110113C92C Ned Curtis 16/1
05 Jul 17+22d Perth Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 7 10-12 11199C87C Ned Curtis 3/1
13 Jun 17+151d Southwell Compare Horse Racing Odds At bookies.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 10 11-3 111118B115A Ned Curtis 12/1
13 Jan 17+49d Huntingdon Equimarkhorseboxes.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 11 11-4 11586B92A Alan Doyle 14/1
25 Nov 16+42d Doncaster Eden Farm Hulleys Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-2 118—— Alan Doyle 10/1
14 Oct 16+32d Fakenham Irl Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1 10-12 —114C113B Jeremiah McGrath 3/1
12 Sep 16+1503d Worcester Worcester News Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 nk 10-12 ——114B Jeremiah McGrath 8/1
01 Aug 12+37d Leicester John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 4½ 9-3 78—56A Kieren Fallon 3/1
25 Jun 12+20d Windsor Trailfinders The Travel Experts Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 nk 9-3 ——81A Kieren Fallon 5/4F
05 Jun 12 Yarmouth Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 2 9-1 ——83A Mirco Demuro 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Barkis (GB) won?
Barkis (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Barkis (GB)?
Barkis (GB) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 13 July 2018.
Who is Barkis (GB)'s sire?
Barkis (GB) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Batik (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
What going does Barkis (GB) prefer?
Barkis (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Barkis (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 13 July 2018. The highest on record is 118.
What is Barkis (GB)'s sire's record?
Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
Who are Barkis (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Batik (IRE), Barkis (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Buffett (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Buffett (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. 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.