Horse profile
Character Testing (GB)
by Time Test (GB) out of Characterized (GB) (Oasis Dream)
34 runs · 24 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Southwell (AW)
Ran 13 days ago · 4th of 10
Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile
Character Testing (GB) is 1 from 34, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2024. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 28 on turf.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 5
- 1–34Wins / Runs
- 2.9%Strike rate
- 12 (35.3%)Placed
- −32.38£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.19Fair A/E n=34 · 0.16 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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.
Official rating93↓ 4lb off peak
93
55–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 130
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 130A | 92 | 7 · 130 / 106 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 112A | 104 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 112A | 97.5 | 5 · 112 / 98 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 130A | 99.5 | 4 · 130 / 116.5 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 107A | 81 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 91B | 79.5 | 3 · 81 / 78 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 107A | 87 | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 81A | 54 | 3 · 81 / 54 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 91B | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 34 runs · as at 15 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 25 analysed runs
- Prominent 13 (52%) · 0 wins
- Led 5 (20%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 4 (16%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (12%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,106 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 324. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.7% from 312.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | +8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 474 | 60 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 723 | 86 | 11.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 310 | 31 | 10% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 324 | 19 | 5.9% | −4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 88 | 13 | 14.8% | +4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,171 | 125 | 10.7% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 91 | 10 | 11% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,054 | 101 | 9.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 906 | 84 | 9.3% | −1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 657 | 85 | 12.9% | +2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 312 | 46 | 14.7% | +3.9 | 0 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 79 | 10 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Characterized (GB) (Oasis Dream)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Torvi (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5½f–7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Torvi (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torvi (GB) | 9 | 1 | 5½f | Class 5 |
| No Gain (GB) | 15 | 1 | 7½f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.38 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 22 | 1 | 5% | −20.38 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Andrews | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| David Egan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rebecca Hitchen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kyle McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.38 |
| Tongue tie | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| HT | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.38 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Flat | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 26+23d | Sedgefield | Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier) Made all the running - stretched away at the 2nd - clouted 4 out and advantage shrank after 3 out - overtaken before 2 out and knocked sideways - faded to finish 4th | 4/10 | 9 | 11-2 | 93 | 76B | 102A | Rebecca Hitchen | 3/1 |
| 14 Sep 26+17d | Sedgefield | Sedgefield Racecourse For Outdoor Events Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race Handy early - moved through to hit the front approaching third-last but not quite clean over it - overtaken two out and soon under pressure as front pair went clear - unable to threaten again and gave up fourth close home | 4/10 | 2 | 11-12 | 94 | 114B | 110A | Jamie Hamilton | 100/30 |
| 28 Aug 26+13d | Sedgefield | Newts Rocket To The Top Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race Set the pace - travelling strongly turning into the straight two out - asked for effort after that - challenged nearing the last - overtaken in the closing stages but battled on to the line | 2/10 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 92 | 130A | 116A | Jamie Hamilton | 9/2 |
| 15 Aug 26+18d | Doncaster | Raceday Ready With Meadowhall Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - moved up to challenge for the lead 3f out - pushed along and dropped away 2f out - finished seventh | 7/7 | ½ | 9-12 | 55 | 78C | 55C | Jack Garritty | 7/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+13d | Beverley | Thank You Kathy Burne Selling Handicap Stakes Settled among the pack early - boxed in with two furlongs left before finding space and moving left to progress inside the final furlong - up into second close home - stayed on well but outpaced by the winner | 2/7 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 55 | 50B | 70A | Kyle McHugh | 15/2 |
| 15 Jul 26+18d | Uttoxeter | Jack Frost Chiller & Freezer Hire Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race Well placed early - driven but found short of speed and slipped back before 3 out before rallying to be left in fourth at the last | 4/12 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 94 | 106A | 105A | Jamie Hamilton | 4/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Network Educational Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed for effort and lost command inside final 2f - dropped away quickly after - eventually well beaten in 9th | 9/12 | 1½ | 8-10 | 60 | 54C | 51C | Rhys Elliott | 50/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+17d | Hexham | Andy Calvert Celebration Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace early - dropped away from the front group after the 5th - pushed along and unable to quicken before the second-last then untidy there - couldn't threaten in the closing stages | 4/10 | 6 | 11-4 | 95 | 85A | 97A | Tristan Durrell | 4/1 |
| 27 May 26+19d | Cartmel | In Memory Of Jimmy Latham Selling Handicap Hurdle Handy on rail early - advanced into second before 4 out - hit front 3 out - kicked clear 2 out - driven out after last and pressed close home - edged out right at the line | 2/13 | ½ | 11-6 | 92 | 119B | 130A | Jamie Hamilton | 10/1 |
| 08 May 26+18d | Market Rasen | Lucas Machinery Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - overtaken soon after and settled among the front group - pushed along and slipped back before 2 out - unable to close late for 5th | 5/9 | 3½ | 11-11 | 94 | 83B | 106B | Jamie Hamilton | 13/2 |
| 20 Apr 26+13d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Held up close to the pace early - pressed for effort and dropped back 3f out - faded 2f out - finished eighth | 8/9 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 65 | 81A | 56A | Oisin Orr | 28/1 |
| 07 Apr 26+53d | Pontefract | Racing TV Sky Channel 424 Handicap (Div 1) Tracked front-runner early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away soon after - eventually beaten well and came home 7th | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-4 | 70 | 78A | 65A | Joanna Mason | 25/1 |
| 13 Feb 26+28d | Fakenham | 150,000 Prize Money On 4th May Handicap Hurdle Handy early - stumbled 3 out - pressed after 2 out then outpaced by leading pair late | 3/6 | 15 | 11-10 | 95 | 98A | 100B | Harry Cobden | 4/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+15d | Market Rasen | Ladies Day Price Freeze On Tickets Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Handy early spot from 3rd - shared front running from 3 out - went ahead approaching 2 out then quickly overtaken - driven back in front after last - stayed on strongly - caught in final strides for second | 2/9 | hd | 11-7 | 92 | 112A | 113A | William Maggs | 20/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+34d | Catterick | Racing Again 8th January Handicap Hurdle Positioned close to front - down at the opening fence | F/10 | — | 11-2 | 92 | — | — | Jamie Hamilton | 8/1 |
| 28 Nov 25+41d | Doncaster | Magnum Ice Cream Company Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled among the pack early - unable to land a blow - well held throughout - finished 7th | 7/10 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 94 | — | 90A | Jack Andrews | 13/2 |
| 18 Oct 25+27d | Stratford | Nigel Reeve 60th Birthday Celebration Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - error 4 out disrupted progress just as headway made - up into 4th soon after - driven around the home turn but unable to close on those ahead | 4/11 | shd | 11-9 | 95 | 110A | 113A | Miss Gina Andrews | 11/1 |
| 21 Sep 25+173d | Plumpton | Happy 70th Birthday Martin Quinn Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack from the start - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 8 | 11-8 | 97 | 86B | 84A | Jack Andrews | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 25+22d | Kempton | Racing TV In HD Every Day Novices' Handicap Hurdle Fought for control early - travelled close up on the rail - hit third-last fence awkwardly - couldn't threaten leaders from two out and eased off after the final fence | 4/10 | 7 | 11-3 | 97 | 87B | 93B | Jack Andrews | 4/1 |
| 10 Mar 25+50d | Plumpton | Horse PWR Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled 4th on the inner behind the front pack - improved to 3rd approaching the 5th - moved up to 2nd on the home turn - drifted left and clipped the last while pressing on - flew home to be edged out by a short margin | 2/5 | hd | 11-1 | 95 | 110C | 108B | Jack Andrews | 8/1 |
| 19 Jan 25+38d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Made ground on the inner to reach second - hit the fifth and lost fluency - pushed along but unable to close third from two out | 3/7 | 13 | 10-12 | 97 | 87B | 95B | Tristan Durrell | 10/1 |
| 12 Dec 24+20d | Warwick | Larkshill Engineering Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked pace on inner - pushed alongside rivals approaching 2 out - still in with hopes at the last - hit front for a stride - caught in final yards to finish second | 2/8 | hd | 10-11 | 97 | 104A | 113A | Jack Andrews | 5/2 |
| 22 Nov 24+17d | Catterick | Scan Your tote Bet With Raceday-Ready Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress before two out then eased over to the left under urging - clipped the last and came to grief | F/7 | — | 10-11 | 97 | — | — | Jack Andrews | 11/8F |
| 05 Nov 24+44d | Warwick | TrustATrader trustatrader.com Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early after fighting for control - scratchy over the third-last fence - made ground into contention approaching the second-last - pushed along after the last - kept responding in the closing stages - edged into second right on the line | 2/6 | nk | 11-0 | 88 | 97A | 113B | Miss Gina Andrews | 22/1 |
| 22 Sep 24+23d | Plumpton | Happy 65th Birthday Peter Mellett Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Sent to the front early - driven and lost advantage before 2 out - unable to respond and untidy at that fence - well beaten into third | 3/6 | 4½ | 10-11 | — | 55B | 100B | Jack Andrews | 9/4 |
| 30 Aug 24+60d | Fontwell | Rapunzel Me Let Your Hair Down Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat handy behind the front group - driven approaching the final fence - kept going at one speed to finish third | 3/6 | 1½ | 10-13 | — | 85A | 105B | Jack Andrews | 18/1 |
| 01 Jul 24+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 8/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 75 | 87A | 63A | Jack Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 28 May 24+24d | Lingfield | Get The Inside Track With Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap | 4/5 | ½ | 9-7 | 77 | — | 66B | David Egan | 15/2 |
| 04 May 24+120d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Second To The Favourite Handicap | 9/9 | 2 | 9-9 | 77 | 91A | 62A | Jack Mitchell | 10/3 |
| 05 Jan 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/11 | 9-7 | 76 | 79A | 81A | Jack Mitchell | 8/13F | |
| 20 Dec 23+30d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtimes/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/10 | nk | 9-4 | 74 | 107A | 91A | David Egan | 9/4 |
| 20 Nov 23+82d | Kempton (AW) | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/13 | 3¾ | 9-7 | — | 74B | 76A | David Egan | 5/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+16d | Musselburgh | Irish Stallions Farms EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 91B | 81A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/6F |
| 14 Aug 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races/EBF Newcomers' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/10 | shd | 9-7 | — | 83B | 81A | Tom Marquand | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Character Testing (GB) won?
- Character Testing (GB) won 1 of 34 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 2.9%. Placed 12 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trains Character Testing (GB)?
- Character Testing (GB) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Character Testing (GB)'s sire?
- Character Testing (GB) is by Time Test (GB) out of Characterized (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does Character Testing (GB) prefer?
- Character Testing (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Character Testing (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Character Testing (GB)'s sire's record?
- Time Test (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,106 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 324. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.7% from 312.
- Who are Character Testing (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Characterized (GB), Character Testing (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Torvi (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Torvi (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–7½f. As at Oct 2026.