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Horse profile

Both Barrels (GB)

8yo gelding · Trainer Donald Whillans · Owner Mrs A Marshall D Swindlehurst
by Saddler's Rock (IRE) out of Red Legend (GB) (Midnight Legend)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · Kelso & Ayr Last run 28 Feb 2026 · 1st of 8 Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Both Barrels is a gelding who has won four of 14 starts on turf, all in handicaps. Three of those wins came at Kelso and three over 2m5f – 3m, including two on good to soft. He won last time out when leading in the bet365 Handicap Hurdle at Kelso in Feb 2026, a Class 2 event, and last raced off his career-high mark of 124. He has also won at Ayr.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating124At career-high mark
124 109–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 29 Dec 2025

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 132A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft9132A1061 run · —
Good to Soft3126A1143 runs · 126 / 114
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6132A1173 runs · 126 / 114
2m1f – 2m4f4131A1041 run · —
1m5f – 2m3124C102—

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 145A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 28 Feb 2026 Official rating 124 at the last run, 28 Feb 2026

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 14 figures · best 145A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft9139A1201 run · —
Good to Soft3145A1313 runs · 145 / 131
Heavy2127B123—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7145A1223 runs · 145 / 131
2m1f – 2m4f4134B1231 run · —
1m5f – 2m3139A120—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 7 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Led 3 (43%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Saddler's Rock (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 18.9% of 132 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5120%+1.1—
Good471021.3%+2.4—
Good to Soft25728%+9.12 from 3
Soft36513.9%−52 from 9
Heavy12216.7%−2.20 from 2
Standard (AW)700%−18.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−18.9—
6f – 7f900%−18.9—
1m – 1m1f14642.9%+24—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−18.9—
1m5f – 2m3937.7%−11.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f39410.3%−8.61 from 4
2m5f – 3m271140.7%+21.83 from 7
Over 3m11100%+81.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Red Legend (GB) (Midnight Legend)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 2 22% −2.12
Good to Soft 3 2 67% +15.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% −0.12
Class 3 3 1 33% +6.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 6 1 17% −2.00
Kelso 5 3 60% +15.88
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 3 43% +13.88
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Craig Nichol 10 3 30% +5.88
Sean Quinlan 1 1 100% +8.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Murray Dodd 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Dobb 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +7.00
2025 5 2 40% +8.00
2024 2 1 50% +0.88
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 4 36% +13.88
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
28 Feb 26+42d Kelso bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - made ground into the front rank approaching 3 out - hit the front before 2 out - pressed for a moment at the last - dug in to assert on the run-in for a comfortable success 1/8 11-5 124114A145A Craig Nichol 8/1
17 Jan 26+19d Haydock Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled at back of field early - hampered when another runner came down at the 6th - dropped away from main group after the 10th and finished well beaten 6/10 ¾ 11-2 124104A118A Craig Nichol 10/1
2025 · 5 runs
29 Dec 25+47d Kelso Chas Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sent clear early but harried - lost front spot 4th - kept in touch - hit a flat spot 4 out - regained command 2 out - driven out before last and held on gamely 1/7 11-9 119126A131B Sean Quinlan 8/1
12 Nov 25+250d Ayr Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran Set the pace early - lost command at the 7th - regained front spot 4 out - overtaken 3 out and put under pressure - lost touch after 2 out to finish well beaten 8/11 1¼ 11-13 11976B116A Richie McLernon 6/1
07 Mar 25+21d Ayr Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran Set the pace almost throughout - untidy three from home and again two out - kept going strongly to win 1/10 11-11 112102B134B Craig Nichol 3/1
14 Feb 25+43d Kelso Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 12 ran Held up handy on the wide side - into 3rd after 3 out under pressure - weakened approaching 2 out to finish 6th 6/12 nk 11-2 112120A123A Murray Dodd 4/1
02 Jan 25+262d Ayr Golf Inn Prestwick Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran Settled around midfield early - improved to sit close to the front group by the 6th - lost touch before 3 out - eventually finished 7th 7/10 12 10-12 113106A103A Craig Nichol 11/4F
2024 · 2 runs
15 Apr 24+49d Kelso Support QME Care Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 109132A122B Craig Nichol 15/8F
26 Feb 24+74d Ayr Coral Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 4¾ 11-3 109131A127B Craig Nichol 7/2
2023 · 4 runs
14 Dec 23+39d Newcastle Living North Christmas Fair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 4¼ 11-0 ——119A Craig Nichol 11/8
05 Nov 23+225d Carlisle Beaumont Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 4¼ 11-0 —106A119A Craig Nichol 17/2
25 Mar 23+52d Kelso BetVictor Go North Jodami Series Final Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 nse 11-5 —124C139A Craig Nichol 66/1
01 Feb 23+64d Ayr We're Racing Next On 14th February Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 4¼ 11-2 —102A120A Craig Nichol 40/1
2022 · 1 run
29 Nov 22 Ayr Virgin Bet Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2 10-7 —37B106B Lewis Dobb 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Both Barrels won?
Both Barrels (GB) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Both Barrels?
Both Barrels (GB) is trained by Donald Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 February 2026.
Who is Both Barrels's sire?
Both Barrels (GB) is by Saddler's Rock (IRE) out of Red Legend (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
What going does Both Barrels prefer?
Both Barrels (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Both Barrels's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 28 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Both Barrels's sire's record?
Saddler's Rock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.9% of 132 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.