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Horse profile

Born To Frolic (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Debbie Hughes · Last owner Mrs D J Hughes
by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Desert Frolic (IRE) (Persian Bold)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Oct 2019 — 2,589 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

Born To Frolic (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Gowran Park (Oct 2018).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating53↓ 5lb off peak
53 53–58

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 12 Sep 2019

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 9 figures · best 81A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)375B73—
Good to Firm268C66—
Soft275C72—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f481A69.5—
1m – 1m1f475C74—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 12 Sep 2019 Official rating 53 at the last run, 3 Oct 2019

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 9 figures · best 82A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)362A52—
Good to Firm267A64—
Soft282A74—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f467A61—
1m – 1m1f482A66.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,287 runs since Apr 2016 (311 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 970. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 867. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%0—
Good to Firm378349%−0.10 from 2
Good1,1111089.7%+0.60 from 1
Good to Soft5735910.3%+1.20 from 1
Soft97011712.1%+30 from 2
Heavy366318.5%−0.6—
Standard (AW)867384.4%−4.70 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f190136.8%−2.3—
6f – 7f725425.8%−3.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f633436.8%−2.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f8859010.2%+1.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m99411011.1%+2—
2m1f – 2m4f6537411.3%+2.2—
2m5f – 3m168148.3%−0.8—
Over 3m3937.7%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desert Frolic (IRE) (Persian Bold)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dubai Prince (IRE) (11 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Dubai Prince (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dubai Prince (IRE)20117f–2m1fGroup 3
Authorship (IRE)731m–2m½fClass 4
Cadre (IRE)927f–1mClass 3
Mojave (IRE)321m–1m2fClass 3
Desert Sprite (IRE)40——
Umniyah (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 4 0 0% −4.00
Racheal Kneller 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Georgia Dobie 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 4 runs
03 Oct 19+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Come To Oktoberfest This Saturday Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 13 9-7 5371C48C David Probert 7/1
12 Sep 19+48d Chepstow Play Roulette At betuk.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2½ 8-11 5481A61A Racheal Kneller 11/2
26 Jul 19+73d Chepstow comparebettingsites.com Betting Sites Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 6 9-4 5664C61A Georgia Dobie 10/1
14 May 19+197d Chepstow BJ Llewellyn Supports Tenovus Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 3¾ 8-9 5868C67A Racheal Kneller 16/1
2018 · 3 runs
29 Oct 18+6d Galway Barna Recycling Handicap (45-70) 7f · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 hd 9-1 5869C66A Shane Foley 9/1
23 Oct 18+45d Gowran Park Gowran Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 1m1½f · Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 9-0 5575C82A Shane Foley 13/2
08 Sep 18+260d Navan Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Maiden 1m · Good · 15 ran 8/15 nse 9-5 —63C71A Shane Foley 20/1
2017 · 2 runs
22 Dec 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Race 1m · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 1 9-2 —73B52A Leigh Roche 33/1
01 Dec 17 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 4¼ 9-5 —75B62A Shane Foley 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Born To Frolic won?
Born To Frolic (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2019. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Born To Frolic?
Born To Frolic (IRE) was trained by Debbie Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 3 October 2019.
Who is Born To Frolic's sire?
Born To Frolic (IRE) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Desert Frolic (IRE), whose sire is Persian Bold.
What is Born To Frolic's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 3 October 2019. The highest on record is 58.
What is Born To Frolic's sire's record?
Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,287 runs since Apr 2016 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 970. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 867. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.
Who are Born To Frolic's siblings?
Out of Desert Frolic (IRE), Born To Frolic (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dubai Prince (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Dubai Prince (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2017. 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.