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Horse profile

Bassenthwaite (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Clive Cox · Owner David W Armstrong
by Ardad (IRE) out of Thirlmere (GB) (Mayson)
9 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Ffos Las Last run 26 Sep 2026 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Bassenthwaite is a gelding with two wins from nine runs. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, one in a Class 5 novice at Ffos Las on good ground in Jul 2025 and the other in a Class 4 nursery handicap at Wolverhampton over under 6f on standard going in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 81. He has raced on turf and all-weather, with all wins at under 6f. His last run, at Southwell over under 6f on standard going in Sep 2026, saw him finish fourth of 10 off an official rating of 86.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
Official rating86↓ 6lb off peak
86 81–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 26 Sep 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 104B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3101A933 runs · 101 / 93
Good to Firm3103C872 runs · 103 / 95
Soft1———
Good1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Under 6f8104B904 runs · 103 / 97
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 26 Sep 2026 Official rating 86 at the last run, 26 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 97A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)397A933 runs · 97 / 93
Good to Firm378A772 runs · 78 / 77.5
Soft1———
Good1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Under 6f897A77.54 runs · 97 / 85.5
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ardad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,519 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4037.5%−1.20 from 1
Good to Firm697689.8%+1.10 from 3
Good800627.8%−0.91 from 1
Good to Soft3573910.9%+2.2—
Soft330329.7%+10 from 1
Heavy9755.2%−3.5—
Standard (AW)1,198988.2%−0.51 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,14512611%+2.32 from 8
6f – 7f1,9651557.9%−0.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f330206.1%−2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5559.1%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m700%−8.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1715.9%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thirlmere (GB) (Mayson)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ennerdale Water (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% −0.25
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +22.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.25
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +21.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.75
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +22.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 8 2 25% +17.75
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Hector Crouch 3 1 33% −0.25
Rossa Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Georgia Dobie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 1 100% +22.00
Finley Marsh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 2 40% +20.75

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
2026 · 4 runs
26 Sep 26+63d Southwell (AW) Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran Settled mid-division - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on same gear inside final furlong - finished fourth 4/10 1¾ 9-12 86101A97A Georgia Dobie 16/1
25 Jul 26+33d Ascot Whispering Angel Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Raced in the pack - asked for effort with two furlongs left but made no impact on the finish 10/13 1 8-11 89103C78A Cieren Fallon 33/1
22 Jun 26+157d Windsor Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 9th 9/9 ½ 9-12 9287A77A Rossa Ryan 28/1
16 Jan 26+74d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM AWC 3YO Trial Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Knocked at the start - raced handy - urged into effort over 2f out - driven to close the gap approaching final furlong but made no dent - dropped away late finishing tenth 10/11 1½ 9-4 9263A63A Hector Crouch 14/1
2025 · 5 runs
03 Nov 25+66d Wolverhampton (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 5 ran Set the pace from the off - edged further ahead from 3f out - opened daylight inside the final furlong - eased through the line in command 1/5 9-5 8193C93B Hector Crouch 7/4F
29 Aug 25+51d Sandown Woburn Partners Nursery Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 5 ran Settled in 3rd - pushed along and switched wide with over a furlong left - lost footing briefly then faded quickly to finish 4th 4/5 5½ 9-7 8259C65B Hector Crouch 9/4J
09 Jul 25+47d Ffos Las WinningPost Bookmakers Swansea Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran Settled midfield early - improved into contention over 2f out - driven up to challenge front rank inside final furlong - hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score 1/10 9-4 —104B97A David Probert 22/1
23 May 25+13d Bath Heavenly Desserts British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Firm · 6 ran Held a forward position early - pushed along a furlong out - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish fifth beaten 3.5 lengths 5/6 1¼ 9-4 —66A69B Finley Marsh 11/1
10 May 25 Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled near the back - lost touch approaching 2f out - dropped away steadily inside the final furlong - finished sixth 6/7 1 9-4 —82A66B Rossa Ryan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bassenthwaite won?
Bassenthwaite (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Bassenthwaite?
Bassenthwaite (GB) is trained by Clive Cox, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
Who is Bassenthwaite's sire?
Bassenthwaite (GB) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Thirlmere (GB), whose sire is Mayson.
What going does Bassenthwaite prefer?
Bassenthwaite (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bassenthwaite's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 92.
What is Bassenthwaite's sire's record?
Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,519 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bassenthwaite's siblings?
Out of Thirlmere (GB), Bassenthwaite (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.