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Classical Wave (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner H H Sh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa
by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Very Good News (USA) (Empire Maker)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Aug 2021 — 1,900 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021 · 1st of 6 Won last time out 3 wins · Newmarket, Lingfield (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Classical Wave (GB) is 3 from 8. Won last time out at Newmarket (Class 2). Last raced off a career-high mark of 91.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating91At career-high mark
91 70–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 7 Aug 2021

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 6 figures · best 110A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3110A95—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5105A95—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 26 Apr 2021 Official rating 91 at the last run, 7 Aug 2021

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 98B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)395A87—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f598B87—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+6.8—
Good to Firm4976312.7%+1.30 from 1
Good1,16113912%+0.61 from 1
Good to Soft5575710.2%−1.20 from 1
Soft7458811.8%+0.40 from 1
Heavy2794817.2%+5.8—
Standard (AW)1,3011229.4%−22 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1401410%−1.4—
6f – 7f95110711.3%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,20414912.4%+11 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,29615111.7%+0.32 from 5
1m5f – 2m5916410.8%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f237229.3%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9666.3%−5.1—
Over 3m36616.7%+5.3—

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
Very Good News (USA) (Empire Maker)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Weekender (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Weekender (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Weekender (GB)2051m2f–1m6fClass 2
Polemon (GB)3331m1½f–1m4½f—
Media Stream (GB)1021m–1m2f—
Gradient (GB)20——
Nascent (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 2 50% +5.75
Good 1 1 100% +3.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 1 50% +2.50
Class 5 2 2 100% +7.75
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +1.75
Newmarket 1 1 100% +3.50
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +5.00
Vichy (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +3.25
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Muscutt 4 2 50% +5.75
Alexis Badel 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 1 1 100% +3.50
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 3 43% +7.25
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 6 3 50% +8.25
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Aug 21+35d Newmarket Thank You To RacingTV Members Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 91105A96B William Buick 7/2
03 Jul 21+68d Sandown Coral Proud To Support British Racing Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 hd 9-7 9199A76A David Egan 4/1
26 Apr 21+16d Windsor Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 dht 9-7 8595A98B Daniel Muscutt 2/1J
10 Apr 21+24d Lingfield (AW) Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 nk 9-2 8488A87A Daniel Muscutt 7/4F
17 Mar 21+23d Lingfield (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-7 7595A85A Daniel Muscutt 11/4
22 Feb 21+281d Wolverhampton (AW) Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 70110A95A Daniel Muscutt 5/1
17 May 20+75d Vichy (FR) Prix Gouvernant (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 shd 9-2 ——— Alexis Badel 18/5
03 Mar 20 Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Traversiere (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 9-2 ——— Alexis Badel 78/10

Quick answers

How many races has Classical Wave (GB) won?
Classical Wave (GB) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trained Classical Wave (GB)?
Classical Wave (GB) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 7 August 2021.
Who is Classical Wave (GB)'s sire?
Classical Wave (GB) is by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Very Good News (USA), whose sire is Empire Maker.
What going does Classical Wave (GB) prefer?
Classical Wave (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Classical Wave (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 7 August 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Classical Wave (GB)'s sire's record?
Gleneagles (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.
Who are Classical Wave (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Very Good News (USA), Classical Wave (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Weekender (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Weekender (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.