Contemplation (GB)
Contemplation is a gelding who is yet to win from eight starts on turf and all-weather. He showed his best effort when fourth of eight at Pontefract in Apr 2026. The son of Zarak out of a Brazen Beau mare has raced at seven different courses, all without success, and last ran when ninth of 10 at Yarmouth in Jun 2026 in a Class 6 race after leading early. He last raced off an official rating of 48.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 54Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 84
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 62A | 49 | 3 · 62 / 49 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 84B | 82.5 | 2 · 84 / 82.5 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 66C | 55.5 | 4 · 66 / 55.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 84B | 81 | 3 · 84 / 81 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.3% from 239. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 13 | 16% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 297 | 49 | 16.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 399 | 61 | 15.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 546 | 91 | 16.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 265 | 48 | 18.1% | +2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 363 | 40 | 11% | −4.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 200 | 14 | 7% | −8.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 575 | 96 | 16.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 740 | 111 | 15% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 239 | 51 | 21.3% | +5.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 173 | 26 | 15% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cognisance (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cognisance (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognisance (GB) | 5 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Sea The Sense (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Hardie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Vigors | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Olivia Haines | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 26+29d | Yarmouth | attheraces.com/ascot Classified Stakes Set the pace early - pushed along over 2f out then lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dropped away quickly after | 9/10 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 48 | 45B | 18A | Olivia Haines | 14/1 |
| 12 May 26+19d | Beverley | Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Handicap Pulled hard early - tracked the front group wide and moved up to second 5f out - pushed for effort 2f out - tired from over 1f out and faded to finish eighth | 8/9 | nse | 8-13 | 50 | 84B | 38A | Cam Hardie | 12/1 |
| 23 Apr 26+16d | Beverley | Racing Again On Bank Holiday Monday Handicap Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - lost ground in the closing furlong - finished sixth | 6/12 | 2 | 9-1 | 52 | 81A | 47A | Cam Hardie | 40/1 |
| 07 Apr 26+56d | Pontefract | Boyzlife Live At Ponte Friday 22nd May Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pressed for effort approaching 2f out and overtaken - dropped away and surrendered third over 1f out - finished fourth | 4/8 | 4¾ | 9-1 | 52 | 66C | 44C | Cam Hardie | 150/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+35d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Went straight into the front spot - lost the advantage after 2f - pushed along with 3f remaining - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | 11 | 8-7 | 54 | 43A | 28B | Harry Vigors | 15/2 |
| 06 Jan 26+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held fourth early - slipped back 3f out - urged on but faded through the finish - eventually well held in 6th | 6/7 | 1 | 8-2 | — | 49A | 36A | Harry Vigors | 12/1 |
| 18 Dec 25+57d | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - slipped back but still within range 3f out - fell away 2f out - drifted left and faded inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/9 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 62A | 51A | Daniel Muscutt | 18/1 |
| 22 Oct 25 | Newmarket | Safer Gambling With CopyBet Novice Stakes Squeezed for room at the break - settled towards the rear early - offered nothing through the contest - well held at the finish | 9/11 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 59C | 53C | Shane Foley | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Contemplation (GB) won?
- Contemplation (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Contemplation (GB)?
- Contemplation (GB) is trained by Mike Sowersby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 June 2026.
- Who is Contemplation (GB)'s sire?
- Contemplation (GB) is by Zarak (FR) out of Careful Thought (GB), whose sire is Brazen Beau.
- What is Contemplation (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 10 June 2026. The highest on record is 54.
- What is Contemplation (GB)'s sire's record?
- Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.3% from 239. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 200.
- Who are Contemplation (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Careful Thought (GB), Contemplation (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cognisance (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cognisance (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.