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Climbing (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer Jamie Snowden · Last owner Friends Of Ebony Horse Club
by Clovis Du Berlais (FR) out of Spring Flight (GB) (Groom Dancer)
12 runs · 10 courses · from May 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2025 — 487 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 · 4th of 4 Won at Kempton Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Climbing won the racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase at Kempton in Nov 2024 at Class 4 level off an official rating of 102 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. The gelding is 1 from 12 with four places from 12 runs all on turf. He finished 4 of 4 at Market Rasen in Jun 2025 off an official rating of 109. He was beaten favourite last time out.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Win at Class 4
Official rating109↓ 1lb off peak
109 102–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 1 Sep 2024

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 11 figures · best 99B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good999B86—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f699B86.5—
2m5f – 3m376C59—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 22 Apr 2025 Official rating 109 at the last run, 20 Jun 2025

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 124A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good10124A108.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6123A108.5—
2m5f – 3m3100C97—
1m5f – 2m2124A107.5—
Over 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 from 6 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Clovis Du Berlais (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 754 runs since Jan 2008 (111 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.6% from 151. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.7% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm9333.3%+23.9—
Good2062411.7%+2.31 from 10
Good to Soft14085.7%−3.70 from 1
Soft245176.9%−2.50 from 1
Heavy1511912.6%+3.2—
Standard (AW)200%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m224156.7%−2.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3753810.1%+0.71 from 6
2m5f – 3m1241411.3%+1.90 from 3
Over 3m25416%+6.60 from 1

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
Spring Flight (GB) (Groom Dancer)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rapid Flight (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Sunshade (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rapid Flight (GB)1862m4½f–3m1½fClass 2
Sunshade (GB)742m–2m4½fListed
Coastal Command (GB)40——
Blue Heaven (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 1 10% −3.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% −4.50
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +5.50
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +0.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Sheehan 11 1 9% −4.50
Mr William Biddick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% −3.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
HT 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 5 1 20% +1.50
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −0.50
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Jun 25+33d Market Rasen ABP Humber 15th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 4 ran Towards the back and struggling from the outset - not jumping cleanly at the 6th - nudged along after the 7th - dropped away after 3 out - finished a distant 4th 4/4 85 11-4 10959C87C Gavin Sheehan 8/11F
18 May 25+26d Stratford Bet With William Hill On Course Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran Jumping errors early - held a forward spot before fading to the back before the 2nd - urged on and well behind from the 14th - finished off the pace into 4th on the run-in 4/5 31 11-2 11076C100C Gavin Sheehan 3/1
22 Apr 25+138d Hereford R&A Mason Heating & Electrical Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Good · 5 ran Settled towards the back early - clipped the first and stumbled again 15th - made progress from 12th - improved into second before 2 out - moved in front approaching the final fence - pushed along and overtaken on the run-in - just edged out at the finish 2/5 nk 11-2 10874C121B Gavin Sheehan 8/1
05 Dec 24+24d Wincanton Weatherbys Hamilton Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran Held up at the back - stumbled early then dropped away by mid-race - detached from the field 4 out and finished well held 6/6 18 11-13 10951C100C Mr William Biddick 14/1
11 Nov 24+41d Kempton racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled towards rear - blundered 9th - moved into contention approaching 3 out - angled right before 2 out - hit the front after 2 out - drew well away at the last and kept on to win 1/6 10-10 10273A108B Gavin Sheehan 11/2
01 Oct 24+30d Sedgefield Join Rebecca Menzies Racing Club Today Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Set the pace - jumped poorly at the 4th and dropped back before the 6th - well behind by the 9th - blundered 4 out - pushed after 3 out and quickly left behind - finished a distant 6th 6/7 6½ 10-11 10354C97C Gavin Sheehan 7/2
01 Sep 24+42d Worcester Neu-Servo Rapid Response Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Front early - passed at the 8th and settled in behind - dropped back on the home bend under pressure - a distant third from 2 out 3/7 ½ 11-8 10492A111A Gavin Sheehan 4/1
21 Jul 24+312d Stratford Watch Champions Full Gallop On ITVX Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 4½ 11-7 10387A123A Gavin Sheehan 12/1
13 Sep 23+22d Uttoxeter Vistry Homes Partridge Walk Stafford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 hd 11-4 —86B109A Gavin Sheehan 9/2
22 Aug 23+37d Newton Abbot Heather And Jenny Joint Birthdays Celebration Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 4¾ 11-4 —99B96A Gavin Sheehan 3/1
16 Jul 23+53d Stratford Hook Norton Veterinary Group 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 11-4 ——124A Gavin Sheehan 33/1
24 May 23 Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 8 11-2 —87C91B Gavin Sheehan 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Climbing (GB) won?
Climbing (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Climbing (GB)?
Climbing (GB) was trained by Jamie Snowden on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 20 June 2025.
Who is Climbing (GB)'s sire?
Climbing (GB) is by Clovis Du Berlais (FR) out of Spring Flight (GB), whose sire is Groom Dancer.
What going does Climbing (GB) prefer?
Climbing (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Climbing (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 20 June 2025. The highest on record is 110.
What is Climbing (GB)'s sire's record?
Clovis Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 754 runs since Jan 2008 (111 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.6% from 151. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.7% from 140.
Who are Climbing (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Spring Flight (GB), Climbing (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rapid Flight (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Sunshade (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.