Catching Dreams (GB)
Catching Dreams is a Showcasing colt who has yet to win from three turf starts and has placed twice. His best effort came when second of seven at Lingfield in Jul 2026. He finished fifth of eight at Yarmouth in Sep 2026 in a Class 4 nursery off an official rating of 78, which was also his career-high mark. He has raced over under 6f and at 6f to 7f on good and good to firm going.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 78Highest OR
- 27dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 89
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 89B | 81.5 | 2 runs · 89 / 81.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 89B | 81.5 | 2 runs · 89 / 81.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,602 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,912 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,140 | 116 | 10.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,264 | 132 | 10.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 324 | 28 | 8.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,594 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,283 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,904 | 631 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,168 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 889 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Planas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toby Moore | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Sep 26+42d | Yarmouth | Dan Hague, Rails Bookmaker Nursery Handicap Stakes Keen to keep tabs on the front group early - soon into second - driven and dropped away with a furlong left - blocked close home - faded final 110yds to finish fifth | 5/8 | ¾ | 8-9 | 78 | 81A | 72A | Toby Moore | 7/2 |
| 06 Aug 26+12d | Sandown | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled handy in the early running - urged forward with two furlongs left - lost touch with the pace a furlong out - stayed on gamely inside the final furlong to finish third | 3/9 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 89B | 80A | Connor Planas | 4/6F |
| 25 Jul 26 | Lingfield | Rjb Agri EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) slow into stride and racing in the pack - driven and making up ground 2f out - asked for more in fourth with 1f left - finished strongly to challenge the winner but narrowly beaten | 2/7 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 74A | 85A | Connor Planas | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Catching Dreams won?
- Catching Dreams (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Catching Dreams?
- Catching Dreams (GB) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 September 2026.
- Who is Catching Dreams's sire?
- Catching Dreams (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Chasing Dreams (GB), whose sire is Starspangledbanner.
- What is Catching Dreams's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 17 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Catching Dreams's sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,602 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
- Who are Catching Dreams's siblings?
- Out of Chasing Dreams (GB), Catching Dreams (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.