Chess (GB)
Chess (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 48, 39lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 93dAvg 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 9.9% of 3,570 runs since Jan 2008 (223 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 377.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 758 | 66 | 8.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 818 | 77 | 9.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 377 | 22 | 5.8% | −4.1 | — |
| Soft | 357 | 34 | 9.5% | −0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 117 | 15 | 12.8% | +2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,087 | 132 | 12.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | −5.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 501 | 53 | 10.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 630 | 66 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,186 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 399 | 51 | 12.8% | +2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +2.6 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lankawi (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lankawi (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankawi (GB) | 34 | 4 | 1m7½f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Rollwiththepunches (GB) | 15 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Recway Lass (GB) | 17 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 5 |
| Nona (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Heart of Tuscany (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Doyen Diva (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Invisible Touch (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tralee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Power | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| D J Moran | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M A Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Splaine | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 08+8d | Wexford | Paddy McGee (Wexford) Ltd. Handicap | 15/15 | 9 | 9-2 | 48 | 54C | Wayne Lordan | 14/1 |
| 17 Jul 08+285d | Killarney (IRE) | Dawn Flavoured Milk Handicap | 6/14 | hd | 9-2 | 48 | 63A | M A Phillips | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 07+34d | Gowran Park | Kilford Arms 3-y-o Hurdle | 6/13 | 8 | 10-1 | 87 | 84C | David Splaine | 33/1 |
| 02 Sep 07+12d | Killarney | Niall Brosnan & Co. Solicitors 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 14/18 | 2½ | 10-7 | — | 75C | Eddie Power | 20/1 |
| 21 Aug 07+74d | Tralee | Lee Strand 3-y-o Hurdle | 5/6 | 30 | 10-5 | 85 | 82C | Eddie Power | 14/1 |
| 08 Jun 07+285d | Wexford | Poolcourt Ltd. Handicap (50-80) | 5/12 | hd | 8-4 | 50 | 61C | David McCabe | 25/1 |
| 27 Aug 06+23d | Curragh (IRE) | K & M Timber European Breeders Fund Maiden | 23/25 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 35C | D J Moran | 33/1 |
| 04 Aug 06+19d | Galway | Guinness Auction Maiden | 12/14 | 1 | 8-7 | — | 29C | D J Moran | 40/1 |
| 16 Jul 06 | Curragh | Jumeirah E.B.F. (C&G) Maiden | 9/10 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 50C | P Shanahan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Chess (GB) won?
- Chess (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2006 and 2008.
- Who trained Chess (GB)?
- Chess (GB) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 25 July 2008.
- Who is Chess (GB)'s sire?
- Chess (GB) is by Fantastic Light (USA) out of Zarma (FR), whose sire is Machiavellian.
- What is Chess (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 25 July 2008. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Chess (GB)'s sire's record?
- Fantastic Light (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 3,570 runs since Jan 2008 (223 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 377.
- Who are Chess (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Zarma (FR), Chess (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lankawi (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lankawi (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.