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Beautiful Gesture (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Aug 2019) · Last trainer K R Burke · Last owner China Horse Club International Ltd
by Shamardal (USA) out of Viola da Braccio (IRE) (Vettori)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2019 — 2,615 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2019 · 5th of 12 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Beautiful Gesture (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Chelmsford City (AW) (Aug 2019). Last raced off a career-high mark of 67.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Beautiful Gesture (GB) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Saachi (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Saachi (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saachi (IRE)2211m4fClass 6
Jupiter Ammon (IRE)120——

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Thirsk, 30 Aug 2019

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 7 figures · best 98A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good398A75—
Good to Firm290C77—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f698A82.5—
6f – 7f1———

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 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 16 Jul 2019 Official rating 67 at the last run, 30 Aug 2019

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 7 figures · best 82A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good382A71—
Good to Firm273A71.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f682A72—
6f – 7f1———

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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.60 from 2
Good2,38733514%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.60 from 1
Soft1,28815111.7%−3.1—
Heavy3704512.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.10 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f2,07431315.1%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1802111.7%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

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
Viola da Braccio (IRE) (Vettori)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Skytrain (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Skytrain (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Skytrain (GB)4287f–1m½fClass 3
Sham Sheer (GB)1037f–1m½fClass 5
Contrebasse (GB)4321m4f–2mClass 4
Bowmaker (GB)1226f–7fClass 4
Golden Viola (GB)411m2fClass 6
Sarinda (GB)411m1f—
Lasmuigh (GB)50——
Kerensa (GB)30——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clifford Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Harrison Shaw 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Davis 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 6 0 0% −6.00
2018 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
2019 · 6 runs
30 Aug 19+20d Thirsk Henry Robin Kiberd 20 Year Celebration Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2¼ 9-5 6775A71A Clifford Lee 6/1
10 Aug 19+25d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Toteexacta At Totesport.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 3 9-3 6671A74A Tom Marquand 5/1
16 Jul 19+35d Nottingham MansionBet Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 9-2 6574A82A Harrison Shaw 4/1F
11 Jun 19+43d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 4 7-13 6791A42A Sean Davis 11/1
29 Apr 19+16d Thirsk Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup This Saturday Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 8-9 —98A70B Ben Curtis 13/2
13 Apr 19+196d Thirsk thirskraces North Yorkshire Conference Centre Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 6 8-11 —90C73A Clifford Lee 11/2
2018 · 1 run
29 Sep 18 Newmarket Blandford Bloodstock Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 9-0 —64A70A Ben Curtis 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Beautiful Gesture won?
Beautiful Gesture (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2018 and 2019. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Beautiful Gesture?
Beautiful Gesture (GB) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 30 August 2019.
Who is Beautiful Gesture's sire?
Beautiful Gesture (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Viola da Braccio (IRE), whose sire is Vettori.
What is Beautiful Gesture's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 30 August 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Beautiful Gesture's sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are Beautiful Gesture's siblings?
Out of Viola da Braccio (IRE), Beautiful Gesture (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Skytrain (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Skytrain (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Beautiful Gesture produced winners?
As a dam, Beautiful Gesture (GB) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saachi (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Saachi (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.