Horse profile
Checkandchallenge (GB)
by Fast Company (IRE) out of Likeable (GB) (Dalakhani)
40 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Ran 21 days ago · 2nd of 9
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Checkandchallenge (GB) is 4 from 40, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Daphnis at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2022). Hasn't won since Nov 2023. Last raced off 96, 16lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 4–40Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 13 (32.5%)Placed
- −5.90£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.48Fair A/E n=40 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 rating96↓ 16lb off peak
96
96–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 113A | 96.5 | 3 · 93 / 87 |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 123A | 88 | 2 · 88 / 83.5 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 122A | 88 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 92A | 88 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 82C | 36 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 103A | 102 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 122A | 88 | 7 · 103 / 87 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 123A | 96 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 7,589 runs since Jan 2008 (492 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.7% from 557. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 944 | 73 | 7.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 11 |
| Good | 1,656 | 154 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 936 | 90 | 9.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,388 | 165 | 11.9% | +2.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 557 | 71 | 12.7% | +3.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,083 | 155 | 7.4% | −2 | 2 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 684 | 67 | 9.8% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,773 | 232 | 8.4% | −1 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,691 | 153 | 9% | −0.4 | 2 from 27 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,216 | 137 | 11.3% | +1.9 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 776 | 75 | 9.7% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 327 | 32 | 9.8% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 109 | 14 | 12.8% | +3.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −1.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Likeable (GB) (Dalakhani)
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Inexes (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Likealot (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inexes (GB) | 58 | 7 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Catch My Breath (GB) | 77 | 7 | 1m–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Likealot (GB) | 11 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Mustajaab (GB) | 18 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Phijee (GB) | 4 | 2 | 6f | Class 3 |
| White Shaheen (GB) | 10 | 2 | 7f–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Personable (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Amicable (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −6.40 |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +17.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 27 | 2 | 7% | −11.50 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| York | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sandown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.60 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 27 | 2 | 7% | −11.90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Shepherd | 15 | 1 | 7% | −8.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| William Buick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.60 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 3 | 16% | +8.10 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Visor | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 26+14d | Haydock | William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes Sluggish start - settled towards back - made ground into contention past the furlong marker - stayed on well close home to claim second - never able to challenge the winner | 2/9 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 96 | 103A | 105A | Callum Shepherd | 22/1 |
| 12 Sep 26+23d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes Poor start - settled towards back of the field - drifted left final furlong with no impact on finish | 12/17 | nk | 9-8 | 99 | 93C | 89A | Callum Shepherd | 28/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+40d | York | Sir Kevin Sinfield 7 In 7 Grand Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Slow into stride and dropped well back - settled towards the back early - stayed within range of the field - found little when pressed 2f out and dropped away - well held at the finish | 14/14 | 5½ | 9-3 | 99 | 31C | 69C | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+24d | York | John Smith's Racing Handicap Slow to begin - towards the back of the pack - made ground over 2f out then came under a drive over 1f out to move into fourth - drifted right and found only one gear in the final furlong | 3/13 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 100 | 79C | 105A | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 |
| 17 Jun 26+32d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Sluggish start - settled towards the back near the stands rail - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on at one speed to finish 10th | 10/28 | nk | 9-4 | 102 | 88C | 101A | Rossa Ryan | 33/1 |
| 16 May 26+28d | Newbury | Boyle Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (Str) Settled at the back early - asked for effort 2f out - made ground inside final furlong to move into fifth - dropped back again close home and finished sixth | 6/15 | ½ | 9-11 | 104 | 82C | 106A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+206d | Newbury | Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - closed ground into the final furlong but squeezed for space and stayed on to finish 10th | 10/24 | nse | 9-12 | 105 | 87C | 103A | Rossa Ryan | 28/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+18d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Foundation Stakes (Listed) Sluggish start - held up towards the back - never troubled the front - finished 9th | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 107 | 88A | 87A | Silvestre De Sousa | 22/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+14d | Haydock | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3) Dwelt at the break - held towards the back and asked for effort 3f out after moving wide - flew home in final 100 yards to grab third | 3/9 | 2 | 9-5 | 107 | 93A | 99A | Callum Shepherd | 40/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+27d | York | Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the pack early - made progress out wide 3f from home - lost momentum over 2f out and had nothing left approaching the final furlong | 6/8 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 108 | 71A | 89A | Callum Shepherd | 33/1 |
| 27 Jul 25+23d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Pomfret Stakes (Listed) Settled at the rear - driven approaching final 2f - edged into 3rd close home but lacked the speed to threaten | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 108 | 113A | 94B | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+17d | Sandown | Davies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed) Held a middle position early - pressed for effort and lost ground over 2f out - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/6 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 110 | 123A | 92B | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
| 17 Jun 25+31d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Settled towards the back early - lost touch entering the straight - pushed along with 1f left - finished off late to be ninth beaten 4.5 lengths | 9/16 | hd | 9-5 | 111 | 93C | 92A | Silvestre De Sousa | 33/1 |
| 17 May 25+17d | Newbury | BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Slow into stride - settled towards the back - improved and pushed along with 2f left - lost ground a furlong out but stayed on late without landing a blow | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | 107 | 106A | 100A | Silvestre De Sousa | 125/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+9d | Ascot | eventmasters.co.uk Paradise Stakes (Queen Anne Stakes Trial) (Listed) (Str) Slow to break and settled towards the rear - made progress on the far flank before angling right over a furlong out - stayed on inside the last - close enough at the finish but not troubling the front two | 3/11 | 4¼ | 9-5 | 107 | 101A | 100A | William Buick | 18/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+23d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Magnolia Stakes (Listed) Tracked front group early - moved into second with over 7f left then driven approaching 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish well held | 8/8 | 14 | 9-3 | 109 | 58C | 72C | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
| 29 Mar 25+147d | Doncaster | William Hill Doncaster Mile Stakes (Listed) (Str) Held a midfield position early - driven into contention approaching 2f out to join the front group - drifted left under pressure with a furlong left - stayed on to the line but unable to reach the winner - finished second beaten 3¾ lengths | 2/9 | 3¾ | 9-2 | 109 | 122A | 102A | Callum Shepherd | 14/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+14d | Newmarket | German Group One Racecourses James Seymour Stakes (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 5th | 5/5 | 9½ | 9-6 | 110 | 82C | 73B | Neil Callan | 13/2 |
| 19 Oct 24+31d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qipco) (Group 1) (British Champions Mile) (Str) Settled in the pack - driven approaching final 2f - unable to find any headway - eventually well held in 6th | 6/12 | 4¼ | 9-6 | 110 | 24B | 88A | Christophe Soumillon | 50/1 |
| 18 Sep 24+25d | Sandown | Pequod 20 Years Of Seaworthiness Fortune Stakes (Listed) Raced wide in the early stages - up with the pace - hit the front two furlongs out - driven approaching the final furlong before losing the advantage close home - battled on for second | 2/8 | nk | 9-6 | 110 | 108A | 103A | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
| 24 Aug 24+50d | York | Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - up with the pace and asked for effort 3f out - moved into contention 2f out before hitting the front - just ahead entering the last furlong - edged sideways while fighting to stay in charge - overtaken near the line and edged out for the runner-up spot - beaten three quarters of a length into third | 3/9 | shd | 9-7 | 109 | 75A | 103A | Silvestre De Sousa | 33/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+17d | Sandown | Davies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed) | 5/6 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 111 | 102A | 88B | Callum Shepherd | 9/2 |
| 18 Jun 24+23d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) | 6/15 | 1 | 9-8 | 111 | 96C | 96A | Callum Shepherd | 33/1 |
| 26 May 24+30d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix d'Ispahan (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 8/8 | nk | 9-2 | — | — | — | Callum Shepherd | 36/1 |
| 26 Apr 24+174d | Sandown | bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3) | 5/7 | 3¾ | 9-2 | 112 | 108A | 84A | Callum Shepherd | 17/2 |
| 04 Nov 23+14d | Newmarket | Mutasaabeq At The National Stud James Seymour Stakes (Listed) | 1/6 | 9-6 | 112 | 101A | 102B | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 | |
| 21 Oct 23+21d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (British Champions Mile) (Str) | 4/11 | 9 | 9-6 | 112 | 36C | 89C | William Buick | 40/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+63d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Dollar (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 5/9 | 3 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Hollie Doyle | 31/1 |
| 29 Jul 23+39d | York | Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) | 4/5 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 108 | 100C | 92B | Jason Watson | 9/1 |
| 20 Jun 23+31d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) | 7/16 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 110 | 89C | 100A | Andrea Atzeni | 20/1 |
| 20 May 23+15d | Newbury | Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) | 8/12 | 1½ | 9-2 | 112 | 100A | 94A | Andrea Atzeni | 33/1 |
| 05 May 23+202d | Newmarket | bet365 Mile (Group 2) | 4/5 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 112 | 107C | 89B | Andrea Atzeni | 11/1 |
| 15 Oct 22+14d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (British Champions Mile) (Str) | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 111 | 60B | 98A | Jim Crowley | 22/1 |
| 01 Oct 22+42d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 3/10 | 1½ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 15/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+22d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Daphnis (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) | 1/5 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Christophe Soumillon | 56/10 | |
| 29 Jul 22+27d | Goodwood | Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) | 7/7 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 109 | 75A | 82A | William Buick | 11/4 |
| 02 Jul 22+63d | Sandown | Coral Challenge (handicap) | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 108 | 80A | 101A | William Buick | 11/4F |
| 30 Apr 22+15d | Newmarket | Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 14/15 | nk | 9-0 | 108 | 88C | 84A | Daniel Tudhope | 33/1 |
| 15 Apr 22+141d | Newcastle (AW) | Coral Burradon Stakes (Listed) | 1/6 | 9-2 | — | 92A | 92B | Daniel Tudhope | 15/2 | |
| 25 Nov 21 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/11 | 9-5 | — | 88A | 93A | David Probert | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Checkandchallenge (GB) won?
- Checkandchallenge (GB) won 4 of 40 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 13 times in total (32.5% of starts).
- Who trains Checkandchallenge (GB)?
- Checkandchallenge (GB) is trained by William Knight, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Checkandchallenge (GB)'s sire?
- Checkandchallenge (GB) is by Fast Company (IRE) out of Likeable (GB), whose sire is Dalakhani.
- What going does Checkandchallenge (GB) prefer?
- Checkandchallenge (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Checkandchallenge (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Checkandchallenge (GB)'s sire's record?
- Fast Company (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 7,589 runs since Jan 2008 (492 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.7% from 557. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
- Who are Checkandchallenge (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Likeable (GB), Checkandchallenge (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Inexes (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Likealot (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.