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Horse profile

Canny Fettle (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Merry Fox Stud Limited
by Distorted Humor (USA) out of Liffey Dancer (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jun 2022 — 1,587 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 · 1st of 13 Won last time out 2 wins · Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Canny Fettle (FR) is 2 from 8, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Newcastle (AW) (Class 5). Last raced off a career-high mark of 73.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating73At career-high mark
73 68–73

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 23 Jun 2022

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 8 figures · best 106B · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7106B81—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f597B78—
6f – 7f2106B76—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 23 Jun 2022 Official rating 73 at the last run, 23 Jun 2022

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 8 figures · best 101A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7101A74—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f579A74—
6f – 7f2101A76.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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
Distorted Humor (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 1,352 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm12433.3%+19—
Good to Firm2694014.9%+0.60 from 1
Good2974214.1%−0.2—
Good to Soft1391812.9%−1.4—
Soft1131614.2%−0.1—
Heavy33412.1%−2.2—
Standard (AW)4887014.3%02 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f911011%−3.3—
6f – 7f5328516%+1.71 from 2
1m – 1m1f3965213.1%−1.21 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2623914.9%+0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m58610.3%−4—
2m1f – 2m4f9111.1%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m4125%+10.7—

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
Liffey Dancer (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Pichola Dance (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Pichola Dance (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pichola Dance (IRE)927fClass 2
Melbourne Shuffle (USA)70——
Paper Faces (USA)110——
Keeper's Ring (USA)70——
Levante Breeze (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 2 29% +11.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 2 100% +16.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% +4.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 3 1 33% +6.00
Jefferson Smith 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 1 1 100% +8.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% +3.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 7 2 29% +11.00
2021 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 7 runs
23 Jun 22+44d Newcastle (AW) Pertemps Network Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 1/13 9-7 73106B101A David Egan 8/1
10 May 22+17d Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 2¼ 9-7 7389A73A Andrea Atzeni 10/1
23 Apr 22+37d Haydock Great Haigh Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 1½ 9-5 7369C61A Jack Mitchell 5/1
17 Mar 22+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1 9-7 7197B79A Jack Mitchell 4/1
03 Mar 22+12d Newcastle (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 1/7 9-6 6881B78A Jack Mitchell 8/1
19 Feb 22+47d Lingfield (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 2¾ 9-5 —78A65A Jefferson Smith 14/1
03 Jan 22+75d Wolverhampton (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 9-5 —60A74A Jefferson Smith 50/1
2021 · 1 run
20 Oct 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 12/14 1¾ 9-5 —46C52C Ray Dawson 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Canny Fettle won?
Canny Fettle (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Canny Fettle?
Canny Fettle (FR) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 23 June 2022.
Who is Canny Fettle's sire?
Canny Fettle (FR) is by Distorted Humor (USA) out of Liffey Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Canny Fettle prefer?
Canny Fettle (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Canny Fettle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 23 June 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Canny Fettle's sire's record?
Distorted Humor (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 1,352 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Canny Fettle's siblings?
Out of Liffey Dancer (IRE), Canny Fettle (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Pichola Dance (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Pichola Dance (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.