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Birthday Guest (GER)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner Nobaj Ltd
by Areion (GER) out of Birthday Spectrum (GER) (Spectrum)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2016 — 3,848 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Birthday Guest (GER) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Fakenham (Oct 2014). Last raced off 79, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating79↓ 18lb off peak
79 45–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 44A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Redcar, 4 Nov 2014 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 22 Jul 2015

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 6 Feb 2015 Official rating 79 at the last jumps run, 21 Apr 2016

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 44A · median 43.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 10 figures · best 115A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4115A91.5—
Soft279A76.5—
Good to Soft292A86.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6115A85—
2m1f – 2m4f494C84.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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
Areion (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 1,316 runs since Jan 2008 (177 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.6% from 144.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.6—
Good to Firm53815.1%+4.50 from 2
Good2412610.8%+0.20 from 6
Good to Soft1842212%+1.40 from 3
Soft2292310%−0.60 from 3
Heavy111119.9%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)4925010.2%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6346.3%−4.3—
6f – 7f5025310.6%0—
1m – 1m1f4594910.7%+0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f144117.6%−30 from 1
1m5f – 2m671014.9%+4.30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f701217.1%+6.50 from 7
2m5f – 3m1119.1%−1.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Birthday Spectrum (GER) (Spectrum)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Birthday Prince (GER)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Nicol 6 0 0% −6.00
Henry Brooke 4 0 0% −4.00
Nathan Moscrop 1 0 0% −1.00
George Buckell 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
Kyle James 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Johan Victoire 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
21 Apr 16+274d Market Rasen High Definition Racing Uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-4 79— Nathan Moscrop 14/1
2015 · 6 runs
22 Jul 15+130d Catterick catterickbridge.co.uk Apprentice Training Series Handicap (Racing Excellence Initiative) Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 8-7 4543A George Buckell 3/1J
14 Mar 15+15d Newcastle Mtrec Engineering, Manufacturing & Distribution Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 8 9-12 8374C Adam Nicol 16/1
27 Feb 15+21d Doncaster Betbright Risk Free Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 11 10-10 8980C James Reveley 16/1
06 Feb 15+27d Newcastle Gem Partnerships Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 4 11-5 9181C Kyle James 12/1
10 Jan 15+9d Wetherby Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com/anywhere Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 9 10-7 9492A Adam Nicol 12/1
01 Jan 15+12d Catterick Buy Your 2015 Annual Badge Today Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 14 10-9 9581C Adam Nicol 11/1
2014 · 8 runs
20 Dec 14+17d Newcastle Newcastle Flooring Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 4 11-7 9779A Adam Nicol 8/1
03 Dec 14+14d Catterick Ijf 50th Anniversary Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 10-11 97— Adam Nicol 16/1
19 Nov 14+15d Hexham Northumbria Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 97— Henry Brooke 33/1
04 Nov 14+11d Redcar 100% Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 6 · 1m6f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 1 8-11 4644A Tony Hamilton 14/1
24 Oct 14+95d Fakenham Wordingham Plant Hire Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¾ 11-6 97115A Adam Nicol 10/1
21 Jul 14+22d Cartmel Betfair Price Rush Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 28 11-0 —88C Henry Brooke 66/1
29 Jun 14+16d Uttoxeter bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 10-12 —89C Henry Brooke 33/1
13 Jun 14+971d Aintree Racing Uk Anywhere Available Now Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 11 11-0 —94C Henry Brooke 33/1
2011 · 1 run
16 Oct 11 Longchamp (FR) Prix De Belleville (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m1f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 3 9-2 —— Johan Victoire 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Birthday Guest won?
Birthday Guest (GER) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2011 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (6.3% of starts).
Who trained Birthday Guest?
Birthday Guest (GER) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 21 April 2016.
Who is Birthday Guest's sire?
Birthday Guest (GER) is by Areion (GER) out of Birthday Spectrum (GER), whose sire is Spectrum.
What is Birthday Guest's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 21 April 2016. The highest on record is 97.
What is Birthday Guest's sire's record?
Areion (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 1,316 runs since Jan 2008 (177 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.6% from 144.
Who are Birthday Guest's siblings?
Out of Birthday Spectrum (GER), Birthday Guest (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.