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Horse profile

Bretherton (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2014) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner David W Armstrong
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Cliche (IRE) (Diktat)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2014 — 4,526 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2014 · 12th of 13 2 wins · Haydock & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Bretherton (GB) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since May 2014. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 88.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating88At career-high mark
88 70–88

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 100B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 24 May 2014 Official rating 88 at the last run, 6 Jun 2014

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 12 figures · best 105A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7105A71—
Good391A65—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f12105A76—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.4—
Good3,14632810.4%−1.50 from 3
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−20 from 1
Soft1,194947.9%−41 from 1
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65888313.3%+1.41 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.6—
6f – 7f8,00695111.9%02 from 12
1m – 1m1f2,75528910.5%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cliche (IRE) (Diktat)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Only Joking (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Only Joking (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Only Joking (GB)1027f–1mClass 5
Fair Comment (GB)5621m2f–1m3fClass 5
Rafaella (GB)100——
Bush Babe (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 1 14% −4.75
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 1 100% +9.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −2.75
Class 3 4 1 25% +6.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +9.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.25
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Hamilton 4 0 0% −4.00
Graham Lee 2 2 100% +10.25
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry McHugh 1 0 0% −1.00
George Chaloner 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 7 2 29% +5.25
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 9 2 22% +3.25
2013 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 9 runs
06 Jun 14+13d Epsom Downs Investec Asset Management Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1¾ 9-0 8865A Daniel Tudhope 14/1
24 May 14+10d Haydock Betfred Download The App Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 8-9 83100B Graham Lee 9/1
14 May 14+23d York Conundrum HR Consulting Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 2 9-0 8382A Ryan Moore 14/1
21 Apr 14+33d Yarmouth Try A totetrifecta Handicap (BOBIS Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 nk 8-11 8091A Paul Hanagan 10/1
19 Mar 14+14d Kempton (AW) BetBright - Live The Moment Handicap (Bobis Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 3 9-7 8166B Adam Kirby 9/1
05 Mar 14+21d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Handicap (Bobis Race) Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 hd 8-8 8271A Barry McHugh 16/1
12 Feb 14+8d Kempton (AW) BetBright - Live The Moment Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-10 7088A George Chaloner 5/4F
04 Feb 14+22d Southwell (AW) Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 8-12 70105A Graham Lee 5/4F
13 Jan 14+44d Lingfield (AW) Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 8-11 7067A Tony Hamilton 8/13F
2013 · 3 runs
30 Nov 13+10d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-5 —81B Tony Hamilton 7/4
20 Nov 13+93d Lingfield (AW) 32Red/British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 1 9-5 —70A Tony Hamilton 7/2F
19 Aug 13 Thirsk British Stallion Studs E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 ¾ 9-5 —44C Tony Hamilton 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bretherton won?
Bretherton (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Bretherton?
Bretherton (GB) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 6 June 2014.
Who is Bretherton's sire?
Bretherton (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Cliche (IRE), whose sire is Diktat.
What going does Bretherton prefer?
Bretherton (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bretherton's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 6 June 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bretherton's sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Bretherton's siblings?
Out of Cliche (IRE), Bretherton (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Only Joking (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Only Joking (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2013. 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.