Horse profile
Boyfriend (GB)
19 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Sandown, Nottingham & Newbury
Ran 5 days ago · 4th of 11
Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile
Boyfriend (GB) is 3 from 19. Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 3–19Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 9 (47.4%)Placed
- −7.75£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.19Fair A/E n=18 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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.
Official rating93At career-high mark
93
80–93
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 127C | 92 | 3 · 127 / 98 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 97A | 81 | 2 · 97 / 87.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 112A | 111 | 2 · 112 / 111 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 110A | 87 | 4 · 110 / 92.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 107A | 87 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 127C | 112 | 3 · 127 / 112 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 3,641 runs since Jan 2008 (281 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.6% from 613.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | +23.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 651 | 71 | 10.9% | +1.3 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 816 | 80 | 9.8% | +0.2 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 302 | 23 | 7.6% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 328 | 37 | 11.3% | +1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 90 | 9 | 10% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,441 | 127 | 8.8% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 613 | 77 | 12.6% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,896 | 179 | 9.4% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 684 | 52 | 7.6% | −2 | 2 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 367 | 39 | 10.6% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strength of Spirit (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Strength of Spirit (IRE)).
Family form: Strength of Spirit (IRE) finished 2nd of 13 at Hamilton, 28 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength of Spirit (IRE) | 14 | 4 | 7f–1m1f | Class 3 |
| Cathaya (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.75 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 2 | 17% | −4.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dobbs | 13 | 3 | 23% | −1.75 |
| Sean Levey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26+25d | Nottingham | Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Raced in the pack - short of room and urged over 2f out - angled left over 1f out and kept on inside the final furlong - finished 4th without getting closer | 4/11 | 4 | 9-13 | 93 | 112A | 95A | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+16d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Settled just off a strong pull early - sat in the pack through halfway - pushed along with two furlongs left and close to the front turning in - finished well to move up to third for a moment near the line before edging back to fourth | 4/11 | nk | 9-2 | 93 | 97A | 94A | Sean Levey | 100/30F |
| 03 Sep 26+33d | Salisbury | Madar Corporation Handicap Stakes Settled at back of field - boxed in with 2f left - eased left then right seeking room before closing to third close home | 3/11 | nk | 10-2 | 92 | 110A | 111A | Pat Dobbs | 4/1C |
| 01 Aug 26+50d | Goodwood | Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - boxed in and looking for space 2f out - squeezed through and driven to close once in the open inside the final furlong - closed to challenge late but couldn't match the winner's finishing speed - just held for second | 2/15 | nk | 9-10 | 90 | 78C | 101A | Pat Dobbs | 13/2 |
| 12 Jun 26+15d | Sandown | Molson Coors Handicap Towards the back of the field - progress from 2f out and closed strongly inside the last - unable to get to the front two and took third | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-9 | 90 | 127C | 104A | Pat Dobbs | 5/1 |
| 28 May 26+40d | Sandown | starsports.bet Whitsun Cup Handicap Settled in third early - made progress approaching final furlong - hit the front inside it and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/7 | 9-0 | 86 | 98A | 96A | Pat Dobbs | 7/2 | |
| 18 Apr 26+204d | Newbury | Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Held handy early - pressed for effort with a furlong left - lost place close home - finished 8th | 8/24 | ½ | 8-8 | 87 | 87C | 85A | Sam Hitchcott | 25/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+55d | Newmarket | Boyle Sports Handicap Settled on the rail in the pack - shifted right approaching 2f out to find room - progress between rivals inside the last furlong - stayed on without threatening the front group | 6/13 | nse | 9-12 | 88 | 92C | 94A | Sean Levey | 15/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+23d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards back of field - pushed along approaching 2f out - kept on late without threatening to land it | 5/16 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 88 | 86C | 92A | Ryan Moore | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 25+36d | Newmarket | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap Sat close to the front group - asked for effort and closed on the front-runner inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten a length | 4/11 | shd | 9-11 | 88 | 76A | 96A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 04 Jun 25+18d | Nottingham | PricedUp Handicap Slow to begin - settled towards the back before making progress into 4th approaching halfway - asked for effort over a furlong out and got upsides the front group - driven inside the final furlong to edge ahead close home - kept finding more to the line - won by the barest of margins | 1/5 | 9-10 | 86 | 95C | 92B | Pat Dobbs | 7/4F | |
| 17 May 25+358d | Newbury | BoyleSports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (Str) Set the pace early - pushed along a furlong out and asked for more inside final furlong - kept responding but caught close to the line - narrowly denied in second | 2/11 | hd | 8-4 | 83 | 87A | 96A | Sam Hitchcott | 11/1 |
| 24 May 24+14d | Goodwood | Racehorse Shares From 45 At Racingclub.com Handicap | 3/11 | nk | 9-7 | 83 | 87A | 94A | Pat Dobbs | 18/1 |
| 10 May 24+231d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Handicap (Str) | 7/11 | 1½ | 9-7 | 83 | 92A | 77A | Pat Dobbs | 16/1 |
| 22 Sep 23+15d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) | 1/5 | 9-4 | 80 | 93C | 95B | Pat Dobbs | 3/1J | |
| 07 Sep 23+28d | Salisbury | Byerley Stud Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/12 | nk | 9-7 | 83 | 81A | 86A | Pat Dobbs | 12/1 |
| 10 Aug 23+35d | Salisbury | Rumble Inthejungle Standing At Norman Court Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 4/9 | 5 | 9-2 | — | 107A | 90A | Pat Dobbs | 9/2 |
| 06 Jul 23+31d | Newbury | KKA Studio Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 6/8 | 4¼ | 9-2 | — | 79A | 74A | Pat Dobbs | 11/8F |
| 05 Jun 23 | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/11 | nk | 9-7 | — | 81A | 93A | Pat Dobbs | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Boyfriend (GB) won?
- Boyfriend (GB) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
- Who trains Boyfriend (GB)?
- Boyfriend (GB) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Boyfriend (GB)'s sire?
- Boyfriend (GB) is by Twilight Son (GB) out of Tallow (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does Boyfriend (GB) prefer?
- Boyfriend (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Boyfriend (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 14 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Boyfriend (GB)'s sire's record?
- Twilight Son (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 3,641 runs since Jan 2008 (281 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.6% from 613.
- Who are Boyfriend (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Tallow (IRE), Boyfriend (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strength of Spirit (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Strength of Spirit (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.