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Comical Red (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Mark Gillard · Last owner N J Mcmullan S Garnett
by Sulamani (IRE) out of Sellette (IRE) (Selkirk)
42 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 May 2017 — 3,434 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 2 wins · Newton Abbot & Taunton Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Comical Red (GB) is 2 from 42. Hasn't won since Mar 2015. Last raced off 75, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 42 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 20lb off peak
75 64–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 141 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 27 Apr 2017

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 5 figures · best 141A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3103A80—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3141A103—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · race clock stored as 0 (stranded; re-scored when it lands) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 11 Apr 2017 Official rating 75 at the last run, 26 May 2017

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 28 figures · best 106A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy10105A89.5—
Soft7106A80—
Good696C88—
Good to Soft3104A93—
Good to Firm293A86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m19106A80—
Over 3m3104A86—
2m1f – 2m4f396C94—
1m5f – 2m397C89—

Of 42 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (14).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 42 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
Sulamani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%−1.5—
Good to Firm3484011.5%00 from 4
Good1,39917012.2%+0.70 from 8
Good to Soft8028410.5%−11 from 5
Soft90511212.4%+0.90 from 11
Heavy2904114.1%+2.61 from 14
Standard (AW)479398.1%−3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−11.5—
6f – 7f1852010.8%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f262238.8%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f550529.5%−2—
1m5f – 2m1,15413511.7%+0.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f97812212.5%+10 from 4
2m5f – 3m8659911.4%−0.11 from 28
Over 3m2403715.4%+3.91 from 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

Dam
Sellette (IRE) (Selkirk)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Only Hope (GB)510——
Corniche Dancer (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 14 1 7% −10.75
Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +12.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 28 1 4% −24.75
Class 4 14 1 7% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 17 1 6% −13.75
Newton Abbot 5 1 20% +12.00
Exeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 28 1 4% −24.75
Over 3m 6 1 17% +11.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Banks 8 0 0% −8.00
Tommy Phelan 7 0 0% −7.00
Tom Cheesman 6 1 17% −2.75
Tom Cannon 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Bellamy 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Paul John 3 1 33% +14.00
Dave Crosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Alice Mills 2 0 0% −2.00
Jake Hodson 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Corby 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Bates 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 12 0 0% −12.00
HB 11 1 9% −7.75
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 1 50% +15.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
HTB 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 9 0 0% −9.00
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 9 1 11% +8.00
2014 8 1 13% −4.75
2013 8 0 0% −8.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 31 2 6% −10.75
Chase 11 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
26 May 17+29d Worcester Mark And Diane Waters Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-8 75—— James Banks 12/1
27 Apr 17+16d Taunton Anna Warrington Birthday Bash Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 5 10-5 75141A93A Dave Crosse 11/1
11 Apr 17+29d Exeter Finlake Holiday Resort Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 9 10-0 64103A95A James Banks 20/1
13 Mar 17+14d Chepstow Faller Refunds At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 10-0 64—80A James Banks 25/1
27 Feb 17+9d Plumpton Strong Flavours Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 19 10-1 69102B69B James Banks 9/2
18 Feb 17+11d Wincanton Betway Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 11 10-0 69—80C Dave Crosse 80/1
07 Feb 17+11d Hereford Play Casino At 188Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Heavy · 8 ran REF/8 — 9-9 66—— Alice Mills 12/1
27 Jan 17+20d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 9 10-0 6972A67A James Banks 16/1
07 Jan 17+18d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 9-11 79—— Sean Corby 28/1
20 Dec 16+41d Taunton Central Motors Subaru Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran F/11 — 10-0 69—— James Banks 8/1
09 Nov 16+206d Exeter Rgb Building Supplies Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 37 11-2 6980C96C James Banks 100/1
17 Apr 16+12d Wincanton Lancer Scott Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-0 75—— James Banks 14/1
05 Apr 16+22d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot 150th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-4 82—— Tom Cannon 16/1
14 Mar 16+17d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 14 10-12 87—78B Tom Bellamy 10/1
26 Feb 16+24d Warwick Walking The Courses 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 1¼ 10-11 88—86C Theo Gillard 25/1
02 Feb 16+34d Taunton Openbet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 17 11-2 90—81C Tom Bellamy 7/1
30 Dec 15+48d Taunton Get Social With Totepool On Facebook Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 1¾ 11-1 92—79C Tom Bellamy 14/1
12 Nov 15+190d Taunton Toteplacepot Racing's Favourite Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 22 11-6 94—87C Tom Cannon 33/1
06 May 15+42d Uttoxeter 32red Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-4 94—— Mr Paul John 5/1
25 Mar 15+9d Newton Abbot Bet Toteexacta Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-3 87—104A Mr Paul John 16/1
16 Mar 15+10d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 16 10-0 87—78C Declan Bates 50/1
06 Mar 15+19d Leicester Garthorpe Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-11 75—— Andrew Thornton 8/1
15 Feb 15+29d Ffos Las Stradey Park Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 32 10-5 81—74C Tom Cannon 11/1
17 Jan 15+15d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-13 89—— Tommy Phelan 17/2
02 Jan 15+15d Ffos Las Radio Carmarthenshire And Scarlet FM Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-8 89—— Mr Paul John 12/1
18 Dec 14+28d Towcester Caroline Beesley Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-6 93—— Tom Cannon 9/1
20 Nov 14+241d Chepstow 47 Squadron Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-8 95—— Tom Cannon 16/1
24 Mar 14+14d Taunton Ladies Day 3rd April Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 11 11-0 95—75C Tom Cheesman 8/1
10 Mar 14+11d Taunton Barley Mow At Rockwell Green Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 shd 11-1 95—106A Tom Cheesman 6/1
27 Feb 14+9d Taunton Micron Bio-systems Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 3¼ 9-7 75—90B Tom Cheesman 15/8F
18 Feb 14+21d Taunton Aspen Waite R & D Specialists Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-8 75—105A Tom Cheesman 9/4
28 Jan 14+14d Taunton Bhest Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 3½ 9-9 69—100B Tom Cheesman 28/1
14 Jan 14+26d Exeter 32RedBet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 7 9-7 69—71A Tom Cheesman 20/1
19 Dec 13+151d Exeter Come Racing On New Year's Day Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 11 9-10 75—75C Alice Mills 14/1
21 Jul 13+26d Newton Abbot SIS International Novice Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-8 ——— Jake Hodson 100/1
25 Jun 13+36d Newton Abbot Dave Chillery Divorce Celebration Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 17 ran 17/17 2¾ 10-13 82—89C Tommy Phelan 50/1
20 May 13+46d Newton Abbot Independent Racecourses Ltd, Irl Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-9 85—— Jake Hodson 25/1
04 Apr 13+40d Taunton Toteplacepot Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 5 11-9 88—79C Tommy Phelan 5/1
23 Feb 13+16d Chepstow 32Red Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 11 11-3 ——93C Tommy Phelan 200/1
07 Feb 13+31d Taunton Rural Living Show 23rd March Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 8 11-10 ——89C Tommy Phelan 150/1
07 Jan 13+22d Taunton Castle Hotel In Taunton 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 ¾ 11-5 ——97C Tommy Phelan 200/1
16 Dec 12 Hereford Free Radio Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 6 11-0 ——94C Tommy Phelan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Comical Red (GB) won?
Comical Red (GB) won 2 of 42 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 8 times in total (19% of starts).
Who trained Comical Red (GB)?
Comical Red (GB) was trained by Mark Gillard on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 26 May 2017.
Who is Comical Red (GB)'s sire?
Comical Red (GB) is by Sulamani (IRE) out of Sellette (IRE), whose sire is Selkirk.
What going does Comical Red (GB) prefer?
Comical Red (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Comical Red (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 26 May 2017. The highest on record is 95.
What is Comical Red (GB)'s sire's record?
Sulamani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
Who are Comical Red (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sellette (IRE), Comical Red (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2012. 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.