Castle Myth (USA)
Castle Myth (USA) is 6 from 45, all wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2011. Last raced off 60, 26lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–45Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 14 (31.1%)Placed
- −13.74£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=45 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 557 | 52 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 560 | 70 | 12.5% | +2.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 248 | 18 | 7.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 295 | 26 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 773 | 76 | 9.8% | 0 | 5 from 24 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 244 | 39 | 16% | +6.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 826 | 95 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 604 | 41 | 6.8% | −3 | 2 from 18 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 452 | 42 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 320 | 31 | 9.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 104 | 4 | 3.8% | −6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 5 | 21% | +0.26 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 26 | 6 | 23% | +5.26 |
| Class 5 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 16 | 4 | 25% | +2.76 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 2 | 11% | −10.12 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.62 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McHugh | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.38 |
| Dale Swift | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Lance Betts | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Mr Ashley Bird | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ian Brennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Glassonbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Doe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matt Cosham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Shane B Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss H Bethell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Carter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss L Ellison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Kinsella | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Kyne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Anthony Betts | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daragh O'Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 1 | 5% | −14.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| E/SB | 10 | 4 | 40% | +8.76 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E/S | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| 2010 | 21 | 4 | 19% | +2.38 |
| 2009 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 39 | 6 | 15% | −7.74 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Castle Myth won?
- Castle Myth (USA) won 6 of 45 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 14 times in total (31.1% of starts).
- Who trained Castle Myth?
- Castle Myth (USA) was trained by Jim Best on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 5 January 2013.
- Who is Castle Myth's sire?
- Castle Myth (USA) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of Castlemania (CAN), whose sire is Bold Ruckus.
- What going does Castle Myth prefer?
- Castle Myth (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 24 starts (20.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Castle Myth's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 5 January 2013. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Castle Myth's sire's record?
- Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.