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Horse profile

Countdown (GER)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Chris Grant · Last owner Chris Grant
by Monsun (GER) out of Catella (GER) (Generous)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jan 2017 — 3,573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 New yard Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Countdown (GER) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Ffos Las (May 2014). Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run 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 · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 1 Feb 2015 Official rating 82 at the last run, 7 Jan 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 4 figures · best 112B · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4112B93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2112B102.5—
2m1f – 2m4f294C93.5—

Of 5 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 · 4 figures from 5 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
Monsun (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008 (250 horses).

Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 19.6% from 276. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−15.8—
Good to Firm2223415.3%−0.5—
Good5929816.6%+0.8—
Good to Soft3586217.3%+1.5—
Soft5418515.7%−0.10 from 5
Heavy2313414.7%−1.1—
Standard (AW)2924214.4%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−15.8—
6f – 7f4824.2%−11.6—
1m – 1m1f2765419.6%+3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f95316317.1%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m4988216.5%+0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2723312.1%−3.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m150149.3%−6.50 from 1
Over 3m45715.6%−0.2—

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
Catella (GER) (Generous)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cabuchon (GER) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Cabuchon (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cabuchon (GER)5841m4f–1m5fClass 6
Caprice (GER)40——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lenny Flynn 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
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
07 Jan 17+685d Newcastle DSE (Northern) Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 82—— Brian Hughes 5/1
22 Feb 15+21d Naas Paddy Power Shops 10.30am Sunday Service Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 18/22 nk 11-9 ——93C Lenny Flynn 66/1
01 Feb 15+15d Punchestown Michael Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 4¼ 11-9 ——94C Lenny Flynn 66/1
17 Jan 15+238d Naas I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 15 11-9 ——93C Lenny Flynn 25/1
24 May 14 Ffos Las 32Red Microgaming Casino Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 12 11-2 ——112B Paul Moloney 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Countdown (GER) won?
Countdown (GER) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2014 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Countdown (GER)?
Countdown (GER) was trained by Chris Grant on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 7 January 2017.
Who is Countdown (GER)'s sire?
Countdown (GER) is by Monsun (GER) out of Catella (GER), whose sire is Generous.
What is Countdown (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 7 January 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Countdown (GER)'s sire's record?
Monsun (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008 (250 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 19.6% from 276. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 150.
Who are Countdown (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Catella (GER), Countdown (GER) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cabuchon (GER) (4). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Cabuchon (GER)). The wins came over 1m4f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.