Horse profile
Counsel (GB)
40 runs · 18 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Lingfield (AW)
Off 99 days · 11th of 12
Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile
Counsel (GB) is a gelding with six wins from 40 starts, four of them from seven runs at Lingfield (AW) and two from five at Wolverhampton (AW). All six wins have come on standard (AW) going, three under 6f and three over 6f-7f, the latest in a Class 4 handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 79. He has never won on turf from 16 starts. Aged 8 at his last run in Jul 2026, he finished 11 of 12 at York.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 6–40Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 14 (35%)Placed
- −5.89£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=40 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating79↓ 10lb off peak
79
67–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 83
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 116A | 99.5 | 6 · 112 / 103 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 109B | 79.5 | 2 · 83 / 76 |
| Good | 4 | 114A | 106.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 95A | 47 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 113A | 93 | 3 · 112 / 104 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 107B | 95.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 11 | 116A | 103 | 6 · 109 / 92.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 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.
Run style from 8 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (50%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Good | 1,914 | 362 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,019 | 175 | 17.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,102 | 161 | 14.6% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 323 | 40 | 12.4% | −5.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,836 | 347 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 6 from 24 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 11 | 17.2% | −0.8 | 3 from 11 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,255 | 236 | 18.8% | +0.8 | 3 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,964 | 368 | 18.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,876 | 543 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 968 | 151 | 15.6% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 267 | 33 | 12.4% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | — |
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
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cocktail Dress (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cocktail Dress (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocktail Dress (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Grande Baigneuse (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Survival (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 6 | 25% | +10.11 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 26 | 2 | 8% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +1.11 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 7 | 4 | 57% | +17.23 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.88 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +5.23 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Under 6f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.88 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 8 | 3 | 38% | +4.88 |
| Cieren Fallon | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.27 |
| Darragh Keenan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 19 | 4 | 21% | −3.62 |
| None | 15 | 2 | 13% | +3.73 |
| HT | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +13.88 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.27 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 26+34d | York | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap held up towards the back for the whole race - beaten thirteen and a quarter lengths in eleventh | 11/12 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 79 | 69A | 42A | Conor Whiteley | 40/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+21d | Doncaster | Dysons And TPI Taping And Jointing Ltd Handicap Faltered at the off - settled mid-pack - urged on with 2f left - driven approaching final furlong - unable to find more and held to finish 9th | 9/9 | 1½ | 8-13 | 80 | 83A | 61A | Jason Watson | 22/1 |
| 16 May 26+29d | Thirsk | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Set the pace early - driven for advantage past the 2f marker - lost front spot inside the final furlong and dropped away | 7/17 | hd | 9-10 | 81 | 107C | 94A | Harry Davies | 33/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled in the pack early - asked for effort with over two furlongs left - unable to find response and beaten into sixth | 6/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 81 | 83A | 59B | Luke Morris | 11/1 |
| 24 Mar 26+79d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Settled in third early - pushed along with 2f left and moved into second inside the final furlong - edged to front close home to score | 1/6 | 9-9 | 79 | 109A | 90B | Luke Morris | 6/1 | |
| 04 Jan 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Held a midfield spot early - pressed for effort with a furlong left and dropped away - finished seventh | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 80 | 102A | 75A | Callum Hutchinson | 20/1 |
| 17 Dec 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Handy early - went up alongside front-runner two out before losing place inside final furlong - dropped away close home | 4/6 | 1 | 9-5 | 77 | 112A | 79B | Darragh Keenan | 7/2 |
| 08 Dec 25+32d | Lingfield (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Broke on top from the wide stall - set the pace throughout - driven approaching the final furlong and edged clear - urged out inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line - won without any pressure from behind | 1/10 | 9-6 | 77 | 104A | 96A | Darragh Keenan | 16/1 | |
| 06 Nov 25+180d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Handicap Held up in rear-midfield throughout - unable to make impression - finished well held in 8th | 8/10 | nk | 9-7 | 78 | 83A | 72A | Darragh Keenan | 16/1 |
| 10 May 25+31d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Ribbon Handicap (Div 2) Went straight to front early - pushed along with 2f left - drifted off a true line inside final furlong and could not find more - eventually well held in 7th | 7/10 | 3½ | 9-9 | 80 | 80A | 69A | Rossa Ryan | 10/1 |
| 09 Apr 25+54d | Nottingham | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Faltered sharply at the off - settled towards one flank of the field tracking the front-runners - moved up to second inside the final two furlongs then drifted left under pressure - lost momentum in the last furlong to finish third | 3/7 | 3½ | 9-7 | 80 | 114A | 78B | Luke Morris | 17/2 |
| 14 Feb 25+4d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Broke a touch awkward and drifted right early - hit front - pushed along a furlong out before being overtaken inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish second beaten a length and a half | 2/7 | 1½ | 9-4 | 72 | 109A | 85A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| 10 Feb 25+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Sat close to pace wide out - drifting right approaching final 2f - pushed to front inside last furlong and stayed on well to score | 1/8 | 9-13 | 72 | 101A | 91A | Luke Morris | 15/8F | |
| 07 Feb 25+14d | Lingfield (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Settled behind the front group - drifted right entering straight - moved into second a furlong out - hit the front close home and stayed on strongly to win | 1/6 | 9-9 | 72 | 103A | 93B | Luke Morris | 2/1F | |
| 24 Jan 25+42d | Southwell (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Went straight to front - opened daylight from 4f out until 2f out before being overtaken approaching the last furlong - unable to find more and held on for 5th | 5/12 | 1½ | 9-5 | 74 | 99A | 82A | Billy Loughnane | 14/1 |
| 13 Dec 24+217d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Held up close to front on near flank - drifted left approaching final two furlongs then pushed along and stayed on late - lacked the speed to challenge - finished sixth beaten 2 1/4 lengths | 6/10 | hd | 9-9 | 75 | 116A | 89A | Luke Morris | 20/1 |
| 10 May 24+30d | Ripon | Traditional Family Day Sunday 19th May Handicap | 3/13 | hd | 9-3 | 74 | 106C | 94A | Luke Morris | 20/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+78d | Lingfield (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 74 | 90A | 83A | Luke Morris | 9/2 |
| 23 Jan 24+8d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 67 | 94A | 87A | Callum Shepherd | 5/4F |
| 15 Jan 24+212d | Lingfield (AW) | Stay Golden With Betmgm Safer Gambling Handicap | 1/8 | 9-6 | 67 | 113A | 94A | Callum Shepherd | 6/4F | |
| 17 Jun 23+2d | Leicester | Bet In Running Anytime With BetVictor Selling Stakes | 2/3 | 3¼ | 10-1 | 69 | 72C | 74C | Dougie Costello | 15/2 |
| 15 Jun 23+33d | Haydock | Lyme Wood Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-8 | 69 | 79A | 77A | Clifford Lee | 10/3 |
| 13 May 23+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Fitzdares Taking Bets Since 1882 Handicap | 11/12 | nk | 9-6 | 72 | 88A | 67A | Rob Hornby | 28/1 |
| 30 Apr 23+29d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Sunday Series Handicap | 12/12 | 9 | 9-3 | 75 | -1C | 54C | Kieran O'Neill | 28/1 |
| 01 Apr 23+53d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Spring Mile Handicap (Str) | 22/22 | 67 | 8-11 | 77 | -120C | 60C | Cieren Fallon | 80/1 |
| 07 Feb 23+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports 300 Spread Betting Cashback Handicap | 10/11 | ½ | 8-5 | 77 | 100A | 59A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+5d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 86B | 76A | Kieran O'Neill | 15/2 |
| 23 Jan 23+9d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap | 9/11 | hd | 8-6 | 78 | 101A | 65A | Kieran O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 14 Jan 23+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 99A | 78B | Kieran O'Neill | 13/2 |
| 27 Dec 22+57d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap | 9/10 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 78 | 97A | 63A | Ben Sanderson | 25/1 |
| 31 Oct 22+12d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 6/13 | hd | 9-13 | 79 | 107B | 84A | Cieren Fallon | 33/1 |
| 19 Oct 22+68d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 6/11 | 1 | 9-9 | 80 | 92A | 75A | Cieren Fallon | 11/1 |
| 12 Aug 22+20d | Newmarket | jenningsbet.com Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 9-10 | 80 | 109B | 94A | Cieren Fallon | 2/1F |
| 23 Jul 22+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-11 | 80 | 91A | 97A | Kieran O'Neill | 8/11F | |
| 08 Jul 22+15d | Ascot | Property Raceday Targets 3m Apprentice Handicap (Str) | 5/9 | shd | 9-7 | 81 | 98A | 91A | Benoit De La Sayette | 7/2F |
| 23 Jun 22+369d | Nottingham | Bet At racingtv.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 5½ | 9-9 | 86 | 77A | 76B | Benoit De La Sayette | EvensF |
| 19 Jun 21+30d | Newmarket | MansionBet's Betstival Bet 10 Get 20 British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 89 | 95A | 82A | Cieren Fallon | 10/3 |
| 20 May 21+32d | Sandown | Casumo Proud To Support British Racing EBF Novice Stakes | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 80C | 62C | Cieren Fallon | 5/6F |
| 18 Apr 21+138d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Str) (Div 2) | 2/9 | nk | 9-5 | — | 76A | 103A | Oisin Murphy | 2/1J |
| 01 Dec 20 | Newcastle (AW) | Ladbrokes Watch Racing Online Free/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes | 2/10 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 96A | 83A | Cieren Fallon | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Counsel (GB) won?
- Counsel (GB) won 6 of 40 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 14 times in total (35% of starts).
- Who trains Counsel (GB)?
- Counsel (GB) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 July 2026.
- Who is Counsel (GB)'s sire?
- Counsel (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Honorina (GB), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Counsel (GB) prefer?
- Counsel (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 6 wins from 24 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Counsel (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 10 July 2026. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Counsel (GB)'s sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
- Who are Counsel (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Honorina (GB), Counsel (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cocktail Dress (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cocktail Dress (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.