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Horse profile

Born To Charm (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2025) · Last trainer Geoffrey Harker · Last owner Mount Pleasant Racing
by Charming Thought (GB) out of Born To Fly (IRE) (Kodiac)
8 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jan 2025 — 671 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025 · 12th of 12 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Born To Charm is a maiden who was yet to win from eight starts. His best effort came when third of five at Newcastle in Mar 2024. He raced over 6f to 1m4f on standard, soft and heavy ground, with six of those runs at Newcastle. The gelding, by Charming Thought out of a Kodiac mare, finished 12th of 12 in a Class 6 at Newcastle in Jan 2025 when last raced off an official rating of 45, 10lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 10lb off peak
45 45–55

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 34 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newcastle (AW), 7 Mar 2024

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 8 figures · best 67C · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)667C60—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f464C60—
6f – 7f367C46—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 40C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 2 Jan 2025 Official rating 45 at the last run, 2 Jan 2025

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 8 figures · best 57B · median 35.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)657B38—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f452A35.5—
6f – 7f357B35—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 3 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Charming Thought (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,003 runs since May 2020 (75 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3266.7%+57.3—
Good to Firm136118.1%−1.3—
Good203178.4%−1—
Good to Soft6834.4%−5—
Soft871011.5%+2.10 from 1
Heavy2328.7%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)4834910.1%+0.70 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1792212.3%+2.9—
6f – 7f457419%−0.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f183158.2%−1.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1081110.2%+0.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m6757.5%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f900%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Born To Fly (IRE) (Kodiac)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Maisiepaige (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonny Peate 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Gray 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
William Pyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2025 · 1 run
02 Jan 25+16d Newcastle (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m4½f · Standard · 12 ran Held up at the back throughout - never a threat - well held at the finish 12/12 35 9-6 4543C40C Shane Gray 125/1
2024 · 7 runs
17 Dec 24+8d Newcastle (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran Sat close to the pace - dropped away fast inside the final 2f - eventually well held in 10th 10/10 5 9-2 4964C31C Sam James 125/1
09 Dec 24+226d Newcastle (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran Settled in the pack - nudged for effort with 3f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 12th 12/12 7½ 9-2 4961C35C Shane Gray 66/1
27 Apr 24+24d Doncaster Bee Jay Scaffolding Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 2 8-7 5246C35C Jonny Peate 40/1
03 Apr 24+12d Catterick Racingtv.Com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 22 8-1 55-23C30C William Pyle 25/1
22 Mar 24+15d Newcastle (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 4 8-10 —67C57B Jonny Peate 200/1
07 Mar 24+16d Newcastle (AW) Win 2,000,000 With Betmgm's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 2 9-3 —34A52A Jonny Peate 250/1
20 Feb 24 Newcastle (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 8½ 8-8 —59C36C Jonny Peate 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Born To Charm won?
Born To Charm (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Born To Charm?
Born To Charm (GB) was trained by Geoffrey Harker on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 2 January 2025.
Who is Born To Charm's sire?
Born To Charm (GB) is by Charming Thought (GB) out of Born To Fly (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
What is Born To Charm's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 2 January 2025. The highest on record is 55.
What is Born To Charm's sire's record?
Charming Thought (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,003 runs since May 2020 (75 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Born To Charm's siblings?
Out of Born To Fly (IRE), Born To Charm (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2024. 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.