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Horse profile

Buddhist Monk (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner Dr Marwan Koukash
by Dr Fong (USA) out of Circle of Light (GB) (Anshan)
20 runs · 14 courses · from May 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2009 — 6,234 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Buddhist Monk (GB) is 4 from 20. Won last time out at Haydock (Class 4). All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 10lb off peak
80 75–90

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 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 25 Sep 2009 Official rating 80 at the last run, 25 Sep 2009

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 20 figures · best 99B · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm988A85—
Good to Soft378B63—
Good394A89—
Standard (AW)383A78—
Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1299B85.5—
1m5f – 2m585A77—
1m – 1m1f278B78—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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
Dr Fong (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4736.4%−31 from 1
Good to Firm825829.9%+0.52 from 9
Good1,113998.9%−0.50 from 3
Good to Soft553488.7%−0.70 from 3
Soft648609.3%−0.10 from 1
Heavy227229.7%+0.3—
Standard (AW)1,17911910.1%+0.71 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1531610.5%+1.1—
6f – 7f915869.4%00 from 1
1m – 1m1f890798.9%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,0901049.5%+0.14 from 12
1m5f – 2m9609710.1%+0.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f3994010%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m15885.1%−4.3—
Over 3m28310.7%+1.3—

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
Circle of Light (GB) (Anshan)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Majestic Halo (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Majestic Halo (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Majestic Halo (GB)711m2fClass 5
Mrs Lovely (GB)20——
Sevivon (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 9 2 22% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% −0.25
Firm 1 1 100% +1.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% −2.50
Class 6 5 2 40% +0.25
Class 5 4 1 25% −1.50
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 1 50% +0.50
Leicester 2 1 50% +0.50
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 1 1 100% +1.50
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.75
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 12 4 33% −1.75
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daragh O'Donohoe 4 1 25% −1.25
Jamie Spencer 3 2 67% +2.00
Seb Sanders 3 0 0% −3.00
Eddie Ahern 2 1 50% +0.50
Adrian Nicholls 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevie Donohoe 2 0 0% −2.00
Jim Crowley 2 0 0% −2.00
F Johansson 1 0 0% −1.00
J-P Guillambert 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% −10.25
Tongue tie 3 1 33% −0.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 1 100% +1.50
Cheekpieces 1 1 100% +1.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 12 3 25% −4.50
2008 8 1 13% −5.25

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
25 Sep 09+4d Haydock Vale Uk Selling Stakes Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-10 8088A Jamie Spencer 6/4F
21 Sep 09+7d Leicester Triple Velvet Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 9-11 8086A Jamie Spencer 2/1
14 Sep 09+12d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-11 8088A Jamie Spencer 6/4F
02 Sep 09+12d Brighton Brakes Fresh Ideas Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Firm · 4 ran 1/4 9-10 8099B Eddie Ahern 6/4J
21 Aug 09+13d York Collingwood Team Service Knavesmire Handicap Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 27 8-11 8569C Eddie Ahern 20/1
08 Aug 09+42d Ascot Michael Page International Shergar Cup Challenge Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 8 9-2 8652C F Johansson 14/1
27 Jun 09+28d Newcastle John Smith's Northumberland Plate Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 17 ran 12/17 shd 8-6 9069A Adrian Nicholls 50/1
30 May 09+7d York Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 nk 9-0 9079A Adrian Nicholls 17/2
23 May 09+15d Newmarket Course Of Champions Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 1 9-9 8585A Stevie Donohoe 7/1
08 May 09+24d Chester Cruise Nightclub Handicap Class 4 · 12.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 4 9-3 8485A Stevie Donohoe 7/1
14 Apr 09+17d Yarmouth Freebets.co.uk New Online Betting Forum Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 9-4 8594A Jim Crowley 4/1J
28 Mar 09+168d Doncaster williamhill.com - Play Bingo Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 19 ran 6/19 hd 9-4 8589A Jim Crowley 7/1
11 Oct 08+14d Ascot Ladbrokes.com Stakes Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 17/19 ½ 7-12 8663A Daragh O'Donohoe 12/1
27 Sep 08+10d Haydock Betfred Ladies' Poker Tour Handicap Class 3 · 14f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1 8-4 8377A Daragh O'Donohoe 7/1
17 Sep 08+19d Kempton (AW) digibet.Com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-3 8383A Daragh O'Donohoe 7/4
29 Aug 08+17d Hamilton Avonhill Ltd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 9f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 6 9-3 7578B J-P Guillambert 1/5F
12 Aug 08+26d Lingfield (AW) 100 Aker Woods Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 7 9-0 7773B Seb Sanders 7/4
17 Jul 08+28d Hamilton Daily Record Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-2 —78B Seb Sanders 15/8
19 Jun 08+21d Chelmsford (AW) Mallard Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 15 ran 5/15 ¾ 8-12 —78A Seb Sanders 8/11F
29 May 08 Yarmouth Wateraid Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 9-3 8588A Daragh O'Donohoe 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Buddhist Monk (GB) won?
Buddhist Monk (GB) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 13 times in total (65% of starts).
Who trained Buddhist Monk (GB)?
Buddhist Monk (GB) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 25 September 2009.
Who is Buddhist Monk (GB)'s sire?
Buddhist Monk (GB) is by Dr Fong (USA) out of Circle of Light (GB), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does Buddhist Monk (GB) prefer?
Buddhist Monk (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Buddhist Monk (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 25 September 2009. The highest on record is 90.
What is Buddhist Monk (GB)'s sire's record?
Dr Fong (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 158.
Who are Buddhist Monk (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Circle of Light (GB), Buddhist Monk (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Majestic Halo (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Majestic Halo (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.