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Horse profile

Both Sides (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner George Strawbridge
by Lawman (FR) out of Pearl Dance (USA) (Nureyev)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2016 — 3,688 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 3rd of 8 Won at Chelmsford City (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Both Sides (GB) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2016. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating85At career-high mark
85 79–85

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 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 14 Sep 2016 Official rating 85 at the last run, 14 Sep 2016

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 87A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good487A81.5—
Good to Firm279A78—
Standard (AW)283B82—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f687A81—
6f – 7f277A67—
1m – 1m1f1———

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 8.9% of 9,418 runs since Jan 2008 (730 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm40615%+6.1—
Good to Firm1,2551249.9%+10 from 2
Good2,1651898.7%−0.20 from 4
Good to Soft1,1751058.9%00 from 1
Soft1,5541368.8%−0.1—
Heavy526458.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)2,7032348.7%−0.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4024310.7%+1.8—
6f – 7f2,6462529.5%+0.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,4752188.8%−0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,2891958.5%−0.41 from 6
1m5f – 2m1,076938.6%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f416337.9%−1—
2m5f – 3m9633.1%−5.8—
Over 3m18211.1%+2.2—

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

Dam
Pearl Dance (USA) (Nureyev)

10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Clansman (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Sparkling Beam (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clansman (GB)4781m2f–2m½fClass 4
Sparkling Beam (IRE)2571m–1m2fGroup 3
Be More (GB)1447½f–1m2fClass 2
Colenso (GB)1332m—
Ridge Dance (GB)727fClass 4
Born In China (GB)421mClass 2
Rainbow Springs (GB)711m1fClass 5
Ancient Foe (GB)30——
That's My Style (GB)50——
Can Dance (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +0.25
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 1 33% −0.75
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 4 0 0% −4.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 1 50% +0.25
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% −3.75
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Probert 5 1 20% −2.75
Oisin Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 7 1 14% −4.75
2015 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
14 Sep 16+48d Sandown Molson Coors Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-7 8587A Oisin Murphy 10/3F
28 Jul 16+27d Nottingham Watch Racing UK Today Just 10 Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 shd 8-13 8279A Rob Hornby 9/4
01 Jul 16+21d Sandown Pay For RacingUK Via Phone Bill Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2 8-1 8161A Edward Greatrex 9/4F
10 Jun 16+27d Sandown Sri Lanka: Something For Everyone Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 9-6 7986A David Probert 5/1
14 May 16+10d Newbury Al Zubarah London Gold Cup (Open Handicap) Class 2 · 10f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 2 8-7 7977A David Probert 25/1
04 May 16+34d Chelmsford City (AW) Play Scoop6soccer Every Week Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 8-13 7983B David Probert 5/4F
31 Mar 16+242d Chelmsford City (AW) Roger Evans 70th Classic Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 2 8-11 —81B David Probert 8/1
02 Aug 15+51d Chester British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 3½ 9-5 —57B Oisin Murphy 9/2
12 Jun 15 Sandown Airports Love Sonic Bagdrop EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 9-5 —77A David Probert 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Both Sides (GB) won?
Both Sides (GB) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Both Sides (GB)?
Both Sides (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 14 September 2016.
Who is Both Sides (GB)'s sire?
Both Sides (GB) is by Lawman (FR) out of Pearl Dance (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What is Both Sides (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 14 September 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Both Sides (GB)'s sire's record?
Lawman (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,418 runs since Jan 2008 (730 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Both Sides (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Pearl Dance (USA), Both Sides (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Clansman (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Sparkling Beam (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.