Box Clever (GB)
Box Clever is a filly by Zoustar out of Choco Box who has two wins from 12 starts. Both wins came at Salisbury, one in a Class 2 maiden over 6f to 7f on good to firm in Aug 2025 and the other in a Class 5 handicap over 1m to 1m1f on good in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 68. She has raced six times over 1m to 1m1f for one win and five times over 6f to 7f for one win. Her last run, at Sandown in Sep 2026, was off a career-high mark of 76 when she finished 9 of 9 in a Class 4 handicap.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 5 (41.7%)Placed
- −4.25£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=12 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 89
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 89B | 64 | 4 · 89 / 64 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 84B | 74 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 81A | 77 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 89B | 74 | 5 · 89 / 68 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 84B | 74 | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 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
- Midfield 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,733 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.4% from 327. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 440 | 43 | 9.8% | −1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 589 | 51 | 8.7% | −2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 246 | 21 | 8.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 261 | 29 | 11.1% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 85 | 14 | 16.5% | +5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,098 | 134 | 12.2% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 327 | 47 | 14.4% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,421 | 152 | 10.7% | −0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 668 | 84 | 12.6% | +1.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 193 | 7 | 3.6% | −7.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 61 | 1 | 1.6% | −9.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them El Domino (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f.
Family form: El Domino (GB) won at Cork (IRE), 29 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Domino (GB) | 4 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Zinchenko (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.75 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hornby | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Jason Watson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 26+19d | Sandown | Trainor Stone & Tile Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - lost touch under pressure over 2f out - dropped away late to finish well beaten | 9/9 | 23 | 9-5 | 76 | 39C | 58C | Rob Hornby | 50/1 |
| 28 Aug 26+7d | Sandown | Killik Fillies' Handicap Stakes Sat close to the front group early - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong - eventually came home well beaten in 7th | 7/7 | 6½ | 10-1 | 68 | 48C | 49C | Jason Watson | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+25d | Salisbury | Cara Glass Handicap Stakes Settled around midfield and wide of rivals - asked for effort 3f out - moved through to hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on well to draw away and score | 1/8 | 9-9 | 68 | 89B | 93A | Jason Watson | 7/2 | |
| 27 Jul 26+28d | Windsor | Debbie And Kieron Silver Wedding Celebration Fillies' Handicap Stakes raced in mid-division - driven and angled left over 2f out - under pressure over 1f out - was strongest of all close home | 3/8 | 1 | 9-6 | 68 | 68A | 71A | Rob Hornby | 10/1 |
| 29 Jun 26+18d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Fillies' Handicap Held up towards the back - boxed in with a furlong to go - always struggling to get involved - finished well held in 10th | 10/12 | shd | 9-7 | 70 | 73A | 63A | Rob Hornby | 10/1 |
| 11 Jun 26+46d | Newbury | Eddie Keogh Memorial Handicap (Str) Held up close to the pace early - urged to go 3f from home - dropped away 2f out - eventually beaten 7 lengths in 9th | 9/10 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 71 | 68B | 63A | Joe Leavy | 12/1 |
| 26 Apr 26+205d | Nottingham | Dine In Sherwoods Restaurant Fillies' Handicap Driven and raced wide early - soon in touch - asked for effort inside final 2f - edged ahead briefly then lost momentum late - stayed on to finish second | 2/10 | 1 | 9-9 | 70 | 80A | 80A | Rob Hornby | 6/1 |
| 03 Oct 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Download The At The Races App Fillies' Nursery Settled towards the back - pressed on into contention over 2f out and closed on the front group - stayed on at one level inside the final furlong to finish third | 3/6 | 1 | 9-8 | 72 | 81A | 69B | Charles Bishop | 5/2 |
| 12 Sep 25+29d | Salisbury | Andy Hardwick & Clive Leonard Memorial Nursery Handy on the outside - pressed for effort and faded inside final furlong - finished 4th | 4/6 | 5 | 9-7 | 73 | 74A | 67B | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 14 Aug 25+21d | Salisbury | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai British EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Slow to break - pushed up to the front early and held it throughout - driven when put under pressure inside final furlong - responded well to score | 1/8 | 8-12 | — | 80B | 77A | Rob Hornby | 9/4F | |
| 24 Jul 25+30d | Newbury | Lee Sanitation Services British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the front group - lost momentum with a furlong left - finished well in traffic late for third | 3/9 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 84B | 76A | Jack Mitchell | 11/1 |
| 24 Jun 25 | Newbury | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled behind the front pack early - had slipped back before being hampered inside final 2f - offered no threat thereafter - finished 6th | 6/9 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 62A | 63A | Rob Hornby | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Box Clever (GB) won?
- Box Clever (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trains Box Clever (GB)?
- Box Clever (GB) is trained by Jonathan Portman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 September 2026.
- Who is Box Clever (GB)'s sire?
- Box Clever (GB) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Choco Box (GB), whose sire is Harbour Watch.
- What going does Box Clever (GB) prefer?
- Box Clever (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Box Clever (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 16 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Box Clever (GB)'s sire's record?
- Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,733 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.4% from 327. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
- Who are Box Clever (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Choco Box (GB), Box Clever (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: El Domino (GB) (1). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.