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Casting Spells (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Dec 2019) · Last trainer Tom Dascombe · Last owner John Dance
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Ballymore Celebre (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
5 runs · 3 courses · from May 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Dec 2019 — 2,514 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2019 · 9th of 13 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Casting Spells (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Haydock (Sep 2019).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Casting Spells (GB) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Shot Veto (IRE)40——
Tentatively (IRE)60——

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 5 Sep 2019

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 4 figures · best 102A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f392B79—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 2 Dec 2019 Official rating 68 at the last run, 2 Dec 2019

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 5 figures · best 68A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f368A63—
1m2f – 1m4f258C58—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,153 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.50 from 1
Good2,75338313.9%+0.1—
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−20 from 1
Soft1,86725213.5%−0.30 from 1
Heavy7098311.7%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3,68953114.4%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4767114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59251014.2%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,58051414.4%+0.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3,27446614.2%+0.40 from 2
1m5f – 2m953899.3%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−4—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

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
Ballymore Celebre (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)

10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Pintrada (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Anjaal (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pintrada (GB)2341m2f–1m4fClass 4
Awesome (GB)1135f–5½fClass 3
Hitman (GB)3837fClass 5
Anjaal (GB)925f–6fGroup 2
Trailblazer (GB)4422m–2m1fClass 5
Sweet Secret (GB)2621mClass 5
Samharry (GB)417fClass 4
No Time To Lose (GB)712mClass 5
Spark Fury (GB)80——
At All (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 4 0 0% −4.00
Clifford Lee 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
02 Dec 19+66d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Live Casino Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 1½ 9-0 6892B63A P J McDonald 20/1
27 Sep 19+22d Haydock JW Lees MPA Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 12 9-5 70—58C P J McDonald 11/1
05 Sep 19+79d Haydock Racing TV Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 11.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2¾ 9-0 —102A58B P J McDonald 33/1
18 Jun 19+25d Thirsk Every Race Live On Racing TV / EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 8 8-11 —68C42B Clifford Lee 7/1
24 May 19 Haydock Gerry Lowe Memorial Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 nk 9-0 —79A68A P J McDonald 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Casting Spells (GB) won?
Casting Spells (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2019.
Who trained Casting Spells (GB)?
Casting Spells (GB) was trained by Tom Dascombe on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 December 2019.
Who is Casting Spells (GB)'s sire?
Casting Spells (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Ballymore Celebre (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
What is Casting Spells (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 2 December 2019. The highest on record is 70.
What is Casting Spells (GB)'s sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,153 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
Who are Casting Spells (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ballymore Celebre (IRE), Casting Spells (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Pintrada (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Anjaal (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Casting Spells (GB) produced winners?
As a dam, Casting Spells (GB) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2019. 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.