Horse profile
Candesta (USA)
by First Defence (USA) out of Wandesta (GB) (Nashwan)
58 runs · 13 courses · from Jun 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jan 2020 — 2,474 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 · 10th of 12
6 wins · 4 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Candesta (USA) is 6 from 58, all wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2018. All 6 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off 47, 18lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 58 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 6–58Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 13 (22.4%)Placed
- −18.25£1 level staken=58 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=57 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 rating47↓ 18lb off peak
47
47–65
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 72
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 102A | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 94A | 90 | — |
| Good | 2 | 51C | 50 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 88B | 66 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 102A | 82.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 90A | 65 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 31 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
First Defence (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 87 | 15 | 17.2% | +2.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 107 | 18 | 16.8% | +2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 49 | 8 | 16.3% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −4.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −5.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 231 | 31 | 13.4% | −1.2 | 5 from 45 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 162 | 32 | 19.8% | +5.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 226 | 38 | 16.8% | +2.2 | 6 from 38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 4 | 4.2% | −10.4 | 0 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 40 | 4 | 10% | −4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Wandesta (GB) (Nashwan)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Modicum (USA) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Modicum (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modicum (USA) | 21 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m1f | Class 3 |
| All Action (USA) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 3 |
| Travel Guide (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Imperative (USA) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Imperative I (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 45 | 5 | 11% | −11.75 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 50 | 6 | 12% | −10.25 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 15 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.75 |
| Yarmouth | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Compiegne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 38 | 6 | 16% | +1.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Birkett | 16 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| Adam Beschizza | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| Liam Doran | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Mr Myles Harris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Osborn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Garbutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aaron Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sammy Jo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Milly Naseb | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Chaloner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Parkes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 3 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie | 17 | 3 | 18% | +1.25 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +9.50 |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 20+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Classified Stakes | 10/12 | 10 | 9-1 | 47 | 65C | 41C | Daniel Muscutt | 50/1 |
| 19 Dec 19+20d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Classified Stakes | 10/13 | nk | 8-10 | 50 | 66B | 40A | Dylan Hogan | 12/1 |
| 29 Nov 19+259d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 10/14 | 3½ | 9-1 | 53 | 41C | 51C | Dylan Hogan | 40/1 |
| 15 Mar 19+40d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Wake Up To Benson BBC Essex Handicap (Div 1) | 10/11 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 55 | 72A | 52A | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 |
| 03 Feb 19+33d | Southwell (AW) | sunracing.co.uk Handicap | 8/10 | 10 | 9-7 | 57 | 38C | 57C | Daniel Muscutt | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 19+12d | Southwell (AW) | Like Sun Racing On Facebook Handicap | 11/13 | 1½ | 9-5 | 57 | 66B | 53A | Hector Crouch | 8/1 |
| 20 Dec 18+52d | Southwell (AW) | sunracing.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 1/13 | 9-7 | 53 | 81B | 88A | Hector Crouch | 15/2 | |
| 29 Oct 18+25d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap (Div 1) | 9/9 | 2 | 9-4 | 55 | 84A | 41A | Shelley Birkett | 50/1 |
| 04 Oct 18+141d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap (Div 1) | 11/11 | 24 | 9-7 | 60 | 28C | 51C | Daniel Muscutt | 50/1 |
| 16 May 18+15d | Yarmouth | Adnams Ghost Ship Handicap (Str) | 11/11 | 8 | 8-9 | 47 | 58C | 43C | Josephine Gordon | 12/1 |
| 01 May 18+25d | Yarmouth | Racing Welfare Handicap (Str) | 6/6 | nk | 7-13 | 51 | 68A | 50B | Noel Garbutt | 16/1 |
| 06 Apr 18+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Totetrifecta Pick The 1,2,3 Handicap | 7/8 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 61 | 93A | 57A | Daniel Muscutt | 7/1 |
| 15 Mar 18+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Totescoop6 Roll Over This Saturday Handicap | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 60 | 89A | 70A | Daniel Muscutt | 25/1 |
| 05 Mar 18+74d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap (Div 1) | 9/9 | hd | 9-7 | 60 | 58A | 54A | Daniel Muscutt | 25/1 |
| 21 Dec 17+23d | Southwell (AW) | sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 1/11 | 9-6 | 53 | 84A | 90A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 | |
| 28 Nov 17+27d | Southwell (AW) | sunbets.co.uk Download The App Amateur Riders' Handicap | 5/13 | 1¼ | 10-6 | 55 | 76B | 67A | Mr Myles Harris | 16/1 |
| 01 Nov 17+18d | Nottingham | AJA Amateur Riders' Handicap | 11/15 | 4½ | 10-0 | 51 | 51C | 40C | Mr Myles Harris | 25/1 |
| 14 Oct 17+31d | Kempton (AW) | Watch Racing UK On BT TV Handicap | 12/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 60 | 86B | 58A | Daniel Muscutt | 12/1 |
| 13 Sep 17+26d | Kempton (AW) | Racing Post Reader's Award; Vote Kempton Handicap (Div 2) | 7/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 62 | 90B | 74A | Fran Berry | 16/1 |
| 18 Aug 17+31d | Newmarket | Fly London Southend Airport To Prague Handicap | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-6 | 54 | 88B | 50A | Aaron Jones | 33/1 |
| 18 Jul 17+15d | Beverley | Dorothy Laird Memorial Trophy Lady Riders' Handicap | 5/12 | 4½ | 9-12 | 56 | 90A | 66A | Sammy Jo Bell | 14/1 |
| 03 Jul 17+61d | Windsor | Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club Handicap | 8/14 | hd | 8-10 | 59 | 49C | 60A | Jack Osborn | 40/1 |
| 03 May 17+21d | Yarmouth | Riverside Rentals Of Norfolk Handicap | 5/6 | 3 | 9-0 | 62 | 94A | 60B | Jack Osborn | 12/1 |
| 12 Apr 17+69d | Nottingham | totepool Follow Us On Twitter Handicap | 8/12 | 2 | 8-12 | 64 | 86A | 67A | Shelley Birkett | 33/1 |
| 02 Feb 17+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Toteplacepot Six Places In Six Races Apprentice Handicap | 6/13 | hd | 8-4 | 65 | 94B | 67A | Finley Marsh | 9/1 |
| 21 Jan 17+33d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Middle Distance Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 84A | 64A | Shelley Birkett | 14/1 |
| 19 Dec 16+25d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Totepool Racecourse Cash Back Available Handicap | 1/12 | 9-1 | 62 | 95A | 88A | Shelley Birkett | 7/1 | |
| 24 Nov 16+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At chelmsfordcrc Handicap (Div 1) | 2/10 | 2 | 8-9 | 60 | 102A | 66A | Liam Doran | 12/1 |
| 01 Nov 16+14d | Kempton (AW) | Racetech Celebrates 70yrs Serving Horse Racing Handicap (Div 2) | 6/7 | 3 | 9-3 | 60 | 81A | 57A | Adam Beschizza | 4/1 |
| 18 Oct 16+22d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap (Div 1) | 1/12 | 9-6 | 54 | 97A | 84A | George Baker | 6/1 | |
| 26 Sep 16+12d | Bath | M J Church Handicap | 12/14 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 54 | 44C | 40C | Liam Doran | 12/1 |
| 14 Sep 16+102d | Beverley | Collect Any totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Apprentice Classified Stakes | 1/13 | 8-9 | 51 | — | 70A | Liam Doran | 11/2 | |
| 04 Jun 16+18d | Lingfield (AW) | 25 Free Bet At 188Bet Amateur Riders' Handicap (AW) | 7/13 | 3¾ | 10-4 | 53 | — | 57A | Mr Ross Birkett | 8/1 |
| 17 May 16+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Retraining Of Racehorses Handicap | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-6 | 54 | — | 71A | Adam Beschizza | 8/1 |
| 20 Apr 16+50d | Lingfield (AW) | Winifred Greenfield Birthday Celebrations Handicap | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 55 | — | 68A | Adam Beschizza | 14/1 |
| 01 Mar 16+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Apprentice Handicap | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 55 | — | 63B | Milly Naseb | 8/1 |
| 17 Feb 16+29d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 9/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 55 | — | 64A | Adam Beschizza | 14/1 |
| 19 Jan 16+63d | Southwell (AW) | Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 56 | — | 62A | Adam Beschizza | 8/1 |
| 17 Nov 15+34d | Lingfield (AW) | coral.co.uk Apprentice Handicap | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 56 | — | 49A | Shelley Birkett | 9/2 |
| 14 Oct 15+13d | Kempton (AW) | 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Classified Stakes (Div 2) | 1/11 | 9-5 | 55 | — | 70A | Adam Beschizza | 11/4F | |
| 01 Oct 15+142d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Play Scoop6Soccer At betfred.com Handicap | 3/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 56 | — | 73A | Adam Beschizza | 12/1 |
| 12 May 15+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Mytotepool.com Amateur Riders' Handicap | 5/13 | ½ | 10-12 | 57 | — | 77A | Mr Ross Birkett | 8/1 |
| 26 Apr 15+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ladies Day 18th June Handicap | 5/7 | nse | 8-13 | 57 | — | 61A | Adam Beschizza | 5/1 |
| 31 Mar 15+12d | Southwell (AW) | Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 2/14 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 55 | — | 88A | Shelley Birkett | 6/1 |
| 19 Mar 15+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteplacepot Handicap | 4/9 | 1 | 8-13 | 55 | — | 68A | Shelley Birkett | 10/1 |
| 19 Feb 15+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totequadpot Before Third Race Handicap | 13/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 55 | — | 46C | Shelley Birkett | 11/2 |
| 01 Feb 15+9d | Chelmsford City (AW) | totequadpot Handicap | 2/14 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 54 | — | 80A | Shelley Birkett | 10/1 |
| 23 Jan 15+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet In Play At Coral Apprentice Handicap | 5/10 | shd | 9-7 | 55 | — | 70A | Shelley Birkett | 9/2 |
| 08 Jan 15+9d | Southwell (AW) | Coral.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/6 | 6 | 9-3 | 55 | — | 61B | Shelley Birkett | 7/2 |
| 30 Dec 14+22d | Lingfield (AW) | coral.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 4/10 | 4½ | 9-2 | 55 | — | 60A | Shelley Birkett | 25/1 |
| 08 Dec 14+51d | Kempton (AW) | Follow BetVictorRacing On Twitter Handicap | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 58 | — | 49C | George Chaloner | 8/1 |
| 18 Oct 14+107d | Wolverhampton (AW) | bet365.com Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 60 | — | 61A | Shelley Birkett | 50/1 |
| 03 Jul 14+62d | Yarmouth | Trafalgar Restaurant 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap | 4/4 | 24 | 9-7 | 62 | — | 45C | David Parkes | 12/1 |
| 02 May 14+33d | Lingfield (AW) | 4th Barry Gurr Memorial Handicap | 10/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 65 | — | 48C | Shelley Birkett | 12/1 |
| 30 Mar 14+46d | Doncaster | crownhotel-bawtry.com Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap | 11/13 | 9 | 11-0 | 65 | — | 59C | Mr Ross Birkett | 20/1 |
| 12 Feb 14+21d | Lingfield (AW) | 32Red Free 10 Bonus Maiden Stakes | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | — | 65A | Shelley Birkett | 16/1 |
| 22 Jan 14+217d | Lingfield (AW) | Coral.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | — | 57A | Shelley Birkett | 7/1 |
| 19 Jun 13 | Compiegne | Prix du Haras de Compiegne (3yo) (Turf) | 7/5 | dht | 9-2 | — | — | — | Gregory Benoist | 53/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Candesta (USA) won?
- Candesta (USA) won 6 of 58 archived starts between 2013 and 2020, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 13 times in total (22.4% of starts).
- Who trained Candesta (USA)?
- Candesta (USA) was trained by Julia Feilden on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 11 January 2020.
- Who is Candesta (USA)'s sire?
- Candesta (USA) is by First Defence (USA) out of Wandesta (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
- What going does Candesta (USA) prefer?
- Candesta (USA) has the best record on good to firm 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 Candesta (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 11 January 2020. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Candesta (USA)'s sire's record?
- First Defence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
- Who are Candesta (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Wandesta (GB), Candesta (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Modicum (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Modicum (USA)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.