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Horse profile

Book's Way (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer David Thompson · Last owner J A Moore
by Afzal (IRE) out of In A Whirl (USA) (Island Whirl)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2005 — 7,734 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2005 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Book's Way (GB) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Southwell (May 2005). Last raced off 72, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 11lb off peak
72 62–83

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 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 24 Aug 2005 Official rating 72 at the last run, 24 Aug 2005

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 11 figures · best 87C · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm784C61—
Good487C74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m787C50—
2m1f – 2m4f484C74.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 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
Afzal (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4% of 75 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−40 from 1
Good to Firm1300%−40 from 7
Good30310%+60 from 5
Good to Soft2000%−4—
Soft900%−4—
Standard (AW)200%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1500%−40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2114.8%+0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m2700%−40 from 8
Over 3m12216.7%+12.7—

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
In A Whirl (USA) (Island Whirl)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Books Review (GB)180——
Books Delight (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keith Mercer 5 0 0% −5.00
Paddy Aspell 3 0 0% −3.00
Owyn Nelmes 3 0 0% −3.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Greenall 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2005 · 13 runs
24 Aug 05+16d Perth Ossian's Ale Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 5 10-10 7250C Keith Mercer 10/1
08 Aug 05+14d Southwell Ladbrokespoker.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 26 9-11 6246C Paddy Aspell 33/1
25 Jul 05+11d Sedgefield Toteplacepot Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Firm · 13 ran 7/13 30 10-9 —— Paddy Aspell 66/1
14 Jul 05+18d Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 ¾ 10-8 7542C Paddy Aspell 16/1
26 Jun 05+7d Uttoxeter Qualitel Mobile Phones Business Conditionals' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 5 10-13 7769C Keith Mercer 10/1
19 Jun 05+11d Hexham Catherine Brighouse Mem. Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 5/18 ½ 10-13 7781C Owyn Nelmes 12/1
08 Jun 05+17d Market Rasen Hydrogen Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13/17 ¾ 11-4 7784C Graham Lee 11/2
22 May 05+3d Southwell Enjoy Hospitality At Southwell Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class F Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 3 10-13 7780C Keith Mercer 9/1
19 May 05+17d Wetherby 'Wetherby For Wedding Receptions' Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 nk 10-6 7745C Mr T Greenall 8/1
02 May 05+35d Sedgefield Video Services Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 3½ 10-12 8087C Keith Mercer 11/1
28 Mar 05+10d Fakenham Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 3½ 9-10 8168C Owyn Nelmes 12/1
18 Mar 05+40d Fakenham Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 4 10-10 82— Owyn Nelmes 10/1
06 Feb 05 Musselburgh Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 11/17 15 10-3 8361C Keith Mercer 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Book's Way won?
Book's Way (GB) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts in 2005. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Book's Way?
Book's Way (GB) was trained by David Thompson on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 24 August 2005.
Who is Book's Way's sire?
Book's Way (GB) is by Afzal (IRE) out of In A Whirl (USA), whose sire is Island Whirl.
What is Book's Way's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 24 August 2005. The highest on record is 83.
What is Book's Way's sire's record?
Afzal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4% of 75 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Book's Way's siblings?
Out of In A Whirl (USA), Book's Way (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.