Border Castle (GB)
Border Castle (GB) is 4 from 25, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Samsung Scottish Champion Handicap Hurdle at Ayr (Apr 2008). Hasn't won since Apr 2008. Last raced off 130, 22lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–25Wins / Runs
- 16%Strike rate
- 9 (36%)Placed
- +52.00£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=25 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 152Highest OR
- 82dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on soft going: 4.4% from 182.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 250 | 29 | 11.6% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 377 | 29 | 7.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 169 | 9 | 5.3% | −3 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 182 | 8 | 4.4% | −3.9 | 3 from 5 |
| Heavy | 62 | 2 | 3.2% | −5.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 306 | 35 | 11.4% | +3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 98 | 6 | 6.1% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 206 | 21 | 10.2% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 28 | 8.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 378 | 31 | 8.2% | −0.1 | 3 from 19 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 212 | 21 | 9.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 99 | 5 | 5.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 22 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Tactician (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Tactician (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tactician (GB) | 11 | 2 | 1m3f–1m6f | Listed |
| Galleon (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Garden Party (GB) | 18 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Promotion (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Starlight Walk (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Sharp Lookout (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Morning Calm (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweet As Honey (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +34.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 3 | 60% | +31.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +26.00 |
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +34.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 3 | 16% | +45.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scholfield | 8 | 2 | 25% | +45.00 |
| Sam Thomas | 6 | 2 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Treadwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dominic Elsworth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Glassonbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 4 | 17% | +54.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +47.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 4 | 19% | +56.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Border Castle (GB) won?
- Border Castle (GB) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
- Who trained Border Castle (GB)?
- Border Castle (GB) was trained by Michael Blake on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 25 November 2010.
- Who is Border Castle (GB)'s sire?
- Border Castle (GB) is by Grand Lodge (USA) out of Tempting Prospect (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What going does Border Castle (GB) prefer?
- Border Castle (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Border Castle (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 25 November 2010. The highest on record is 152.
- What is Border Castle (GB)'s sire's record?
- Grand Lodge (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on soft going: 4.4% from 182.
- Who are Border Castle (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Tempting Prospect (GB), Border Castle (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tactician (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Tactician (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.