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Books Review (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer Paul Hamer · Last owner Gwynne Phillips
by Karinga Bay (GB) out of In A Whirl (USA) (Island Whirl)
18 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Apr 2016 — 3,848 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 10th of 12 New yard Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Books Review (GB) is yet to win from 18 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Cheltenham (May 2012). Last raced off 91, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating91↓ 23lb off peak
91 86–114

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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 7 Jun 2013 Official rating 91 at the last run, 22 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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 122A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6104A91.5—
Good4119A107.5—
Soft3122A84—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7119A102—
2m5f – 3m385A84—
Over 3m2122A112.5—
2m1f – 2m4f297C91—

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 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
Karinga Bay (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−10.1—
Good to Firm305278.9%−1.20 from 1
Good1,0781049.6%−0.50 from 5
Good to Soft730628.5%−1.60 from 7
Soft8229311.3%+1.20 from 4
Heavy3945112.9%+2.80 from 1
Standard (AW)7368.2%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f400%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f6646.1%−4—
1m5f – 2m839758.9%−1.20 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,10712411.2%+1.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,08311710.8%+0.70 from 5
Over 3m307237.5%−2.60 from 3

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
In A Whirl (USA) (Island Whirl)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Book's Way (GB)130——
Books Delight (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Bradley Gibbs 5 0 0% −5.00
Donal Devereux 3 0 0% −3.00
Aodhagan Conlon 2 0 0% −2.00
Christian Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
Lee Evans 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Mark Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Tom David 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Byron Moorcroft 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 0 0% −16.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 5 0 0% −5.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
22 Apr 16+1050d Chepstow Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 2¼ 11-5 9185A Mr Mark Robinson 8/1
2013 · 3 runs
07 Jun 13+42d Stratford pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The John Corbet Cup) Class 2 · 3m3½f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1 11-10 105103A Mr Bradley Gibbs 66/1
26 Apr 13+29d Chepstow Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Dunraven Windows South And West Wales Point-To-Point Championship) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 114— Mr Bradley Gibbs 11/1
28 Mar 13+300d Ffos Las Llewellyn Humphreys Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m5f · Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-5 —— Mr Bradley Gibbs 5/2
2012 · 3 runs
01 Jun 12+24d Stratford pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The John Corbet Cup) Class 2 · 3m3½f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-10 —— Mr Tom David 33/1
08 May 12+6d Exeter Exeter Races Now Available On Racing UK Intermediate Hunters' Chase (Series Final) Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 nse 11-3 —84C Mr Bradley Gibbs 5/4F
02 May 12+732d Cheltenham Connolly's Red Mills Intermediate Point-to-point Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 11-3 86122A Mr Bradley Gibbs 7/1
2010 · 5 runs
01 May 10+5d Uttoxeter Bet totepool To Support Your Sport Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 30 11-5 9580C Aodhagan Conlon 25/1
26 Apr 10+29d Towcester Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 10 10-11 9593A Seamus Durack 14/1
28 Mar 10+38d Wincanton Wincanton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 27 11-5 9885C Aodhagan Conlon 40/1
18 Feb 10+21d Ffos Las E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 30 10-11 9897C Donal Devereux 80/1
28 Jan 10+38d Ffos Las Lindley Weddings At Ffos Las Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 10-13 —102A Donal Devereux 100/1
2009 · 3 runs
21 Dec 09+16d Ffos Las Swansea Life Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 19 10-12 —86C Christian Williams 66/1
05 Dec 09+278d Chepstow freebets.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-7 —— Donal Devereux 25/1
02 Mar 09+95d Stratford Loxley Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 shd 11-2 —119A Christian Williams 16/1
2008 · 2 runs
27 Nov 08+36d Newbury Burges Salmon Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 3 10-4 —104A Lee Evans 40/1
22 Oct 08+349d Southwell Venue For Conferences & Meetings Standard NH Flat Race (Conds/Amats) Class 6 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 10-8 —112A Lee Evans 66/1
2007 · 1 run
08 Nov 07 Towcester E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m5½f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 shd 10-5 —81C Mr Byron Moorcroft 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Books Review won?
Books Review (GB) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2007 and 2016. Placed 2 times in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Books Review?
Books Review (GB) was trained by Paul Hamer on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 22 April 2016.
Who is Books Review's sire?
Books Review (GB) is by Karinga Bay (GB) out of In A Whirl (USA), whose sire is Island Whirl.
What is Books Review's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 22 April 2016. The highest on record is 114.
What is Books Review's sire's record?
Karinga Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Books Review's siblings?
Out of In A Whirl (USA), Books Review (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.