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Horse profile

Costly Dream (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer William Young Jnr · Last owner W G Young
by Yeats (IRE) out of What Price Love (USA) (Repriced)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Nov 2020 — 2,157 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 Won at Hexham Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Costly Dream (IRE) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2020. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating79↓ 3lb off peak
79 74–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 26 Oct 2020

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 14 figures · best 134C · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5134C73—
Good to Soft488C43.5—
Soft367A58—
Heavy282B56—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m993B67—
2m1f – 2m4f3134C62—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 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 · 14 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 26 Oct 2020 Official rating 79 at the last run, 30 Nov 2020

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 14 figures · best 107A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5107A91—
Good to Soft4102C94—
Soft391B88—
Heavy2106A95.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9107A88—
2m1f – 2m4f3102C97—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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 11.9% of 9,823 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,43547613.9%+21 from 5
Good to Soft1,95921210.8%−1.10 from 4
Soft2,83930510.7%−1.20 from 3
Heavy1,15913611.7%−0.20 from 3
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,43627411.2%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,28635210.7%−1.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,90638713.3%+1.41 from 9
Over 3m81812515.3%+3.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +36.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +36.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 5 1 20% +36.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% +32.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 6 1 17% +35.00
Sam Coltherd 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Willmott 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Ross Wilson 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 1 8% +29.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 10 1 10% +31.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% +31.00
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
2020 · 10 runs
30 Nov 20+24d Ayr William Hill Racing Radio Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-0 79—— Derek Fox 10/1
06 Nov 20+11d Hexham Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 3¾ 10-7 8130B85A Sam Coltherd 6/1
26 Oct 20+16d Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4¾ 10-2 8167A91B Sam Coltherd 9/2
10 Oct 20+8d Hexham Campbell & Rowley Hospitality Management Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 10-1 8245A88A Derek Fox 11/4F
02 Oct 20+25d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Holiday Home Park Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 4¼ 10-6 8273B104A Derek Fox 13/2
07 Sep 20+5d Perth Heineken UK Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 28 10-0 7570C74C Derek Fox 4/1
02 Sep 20+10d Hexham Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-0 7593B107A Derek Fox 40/1
23 Aug 20+12d Cartmel William Hill Lengthen Yourodds Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 5 10-0 7558C78C Derek Fox 40/1
11 Aug 20+16d Perth Thank You Hobbs' Cleaning Services Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 2¾ 10-7 74134C81C Thomas Willmott 50/1
26 Jul 20+449d Cartmel Boutique Sheds Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 6½ 10-7 7488C85C Thomas Willmott 150/1
2019 · 2 runs
04 May 19+26d Hexham J S Hubbuck Celebrating 70 Years Supplying Farmers Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 25 11-7 7459C91C Mr Ross Wilson 33/1
08 Apr 19+351d Kelso Brewin Dolphin Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 99 11-7 —16C91C Mr Ross Wilson 11/1
2018 · 1 run
22 Apr 18+175d Wincanton cowsfeet.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 6 11-0 —62C97C Richard Johnson 33/1
2017 · 1 run
29 Oct 17+345d Aintree Bet 10 Get 20 At 188bet Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 50 11-0 —25C102C Richard Johnson 20/1
2016 · 1 run
18 Nov 16 Haydock Racing Welfare Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 4 10-11 —82B106A Ciaran Gethings 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Costly Dream won?
Costly Dream (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Costly Dream?
Costly Dream (IRE) was trained by William Young Jnr on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 30 November 2020.
Who is Costly Dream's sire?
Costly Dream (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of What Price Love (USA), whose sire is Repriced.
What going does Costly Dream prefer?
Costly Dream (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Costly Dream's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 30 November 2020. The highest on record is 82.
What is Costly Dream's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,823 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.