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Horse profile

Candlelight Story (GB)

8yo mare (at last run, Sep 2018) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner Mrs Frances Draper
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Foehn Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
8 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Sep 2018 — 2,964 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2018 · 4th of 13 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Candlelight Story (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 13 at Uttoxeter (Sep 2018).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 20 Aug 2018

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 90C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good487B78.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f390C87—
1m5f – 2m377B67—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 23 Sep 2018 Official rating 95 at the last run, 23 Sep 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 109A · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5103A92—
Good to Soft2109A98—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4103A89.5—
1m5f – 2m3101A84—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,754 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49852511.7%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.80 from 2
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 1
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.6—
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,76559312.4%−0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Foehn Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Circus of Dreams (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Circus of Dreams (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Circus of Dreams (GB)3252m–3mClass 3
Super Road Train (GB)2753m–3m2½fClass 4
Superrollercoaster (GB)2852m5f–3m1fClass 4
Strong Coffee (GB)2333m½f–3m2fClass 3
Twice Lucky (GB)3322m7½f–3mClass 4
Val D'auberge (GB)20——
Rock Of Fife (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Quinlan 6 0 0% −6.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Henry Brooke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 5 runs
23 Sep 18+34d Uttoxeter Sentinel May Un Mar Lady Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 5 11-7 95—109A Sean Quinlan 33/1
20 Aug 18+41d Bangor-on-Dee Racegoers Club 50th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 4½ 11-9 9787B92A Sean Quinlan 28/1
10 Jul 18+20d Uttoxeter Betfred 'watch Sky Sports In Our Shops' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 10-12 101—84A Sean Quinlan 20/1
20 Jun 18+46d Uttoxeter Betfred 'treble Odds On Lucky 15's' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 14 12-0 10280B103A Sean Quinlan 20/1
05 May 18+186d Uttoxeter bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 6/10 5 10-9 —77B101A Sean Quinlan 40/1
2017 · 3 runs
31 Oct 17+23d Bangor-on-Dee H.N. Nuttall Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 10-5 —67A84A Sean Quinlan 200/1
08 Oct 17+14d Uttoxeter Anne Power's 90th Birthday Celebration Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 9 10-7 —44C75C Brendan Powell 100/1
24 Sep 17 Uttoxeter Sentinel May Un Mar Lady Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 10-5 —90C87C Henry Brooke 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Candlelight Story won?
Candlelight Story (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Candlelight Story?
Candlelight Story (GB) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 23 September 2018.
Who is Candlelight Story's sire?
Candlelight Story (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Foehn Gale (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What is Candlelight Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 23 September 2018. The highest on record is 102.
What is Candlelight Story's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,754 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Candlelight Story's siblings?
Out of Foehn Gale (IRE), Candlelight Story (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Circus of Dreams (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Circus of Dreams (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.