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Horse profile

Countermand (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2021) · Last trainer N W Alexander · Last owner Team Kinneston Club
by Authorized (IRE) out of Answered Prayer (GB) (Green Desert)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Nov 2021 — 1,793 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2021 · 6th of 12 Won at Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Countermand (GB) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2015. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 11 on turf.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating85↓ 2lb off peak
85 68–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 10 Dec 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 5 figures · best 99A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft273B59—
Soft299A93.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m599A79—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 26 Oct 2020 Official rating 85 at the last jumps run, 22 Nov 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 24 Nov 2015 Official rating 81 at the last flat run, 1 Jan 2016

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 5 figures · best 114A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft294C93.5—
Soft2114A112—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5114A94—
Flat 8 figures · best 85A · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)485A78.5—
Good to Soft262A61—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f785A73—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 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 13.5% of 7,021 runs since Jan 2008 (543 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.3% from 1,043. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2400%−13.5—
Good to Firm5977612.7%−0.80 from 1
Good1,78425514.3%+0.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,10715614.1%+0.60 from 4
Soft1,70024614.5%+10 from 3
Heavy76511915.6%+2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1,043979.3%−4.21 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f800%−13.5—
6f – 7f267176.4%−7.1—
1m – 1m1f681629.1%−4.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,70121912.9%−0.61 from 7
1m5f – 2m2,16235016.2%+2.70 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,46820413.9%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m6087312%−1.5—
Over 3m1262519.8%+6.3—

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
Answered Prayer (GB) (Green Desert)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Kavachi (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Kavachi (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kavachi (IRE)6571m–1m2fClass 2
Dubaianswer (GB)2431mClass 4
Cardinal Spirit (GB)1413m½fClass 4
Never Will (GB)1411m—
Fantastic Storm (GB)160——
Fat Bottom Girl (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −2.27
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 4 1 25% −2.27
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% −1.27
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −5.27
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lucy Alexander 4 0 0% −4.00
Oisin Murphy 3 1 33% −1.27
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −8.27
Hood 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 6 1 17% −4.27
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 1 13% −6.27
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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
22 Nov 21+347d Ayr Coral Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 10-0 8573B93A Brian Hughes 15/2
10 Dec 20+45d Newcastle Watch And Bet At MansionBet Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 5½ 11-1 8799A110A Brian Hughes 3/1
26 Oct 20+32d Ayr Western House Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 11-0 8788A114A Lucy Alexander 25/1
24 Sep 20+192d Perth Horizon Parking Park Cars At Perth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 8½ 10-12 —45C94C Lucy Alexander 125/1
16 Mar 20+26d Kelso William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 ——— Lucy Alexander 22/1
19 Feb 20+653d Doncaster Betsafe Cheltenham Championship Races NRNB Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-2 ——— Lucy Alexander 50/1
07 May 18+857d Down Royal Pat O'hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 20 ran 15/20 10 11-12 —79C91C Mark Enright 33/1
01 Jan 16+15d Southwell (AW) Coral App Download From The App Store Handicap Class 3 · 11f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 19 8-11 81—57C Oisin Murphy 11/8F
17 Dec 15+23d Southwell (AW) Coral Mobile Just Three Clicks To Bet Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 2¾ 9-2 82—84A Franny Norton 13/8F
24 Nov 15+27d Southwell (AW) Coral App Download From The App Store Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 77—85A Oisin Murphy 8/11F
28 Oct 15+19d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 8-11 78—73A David Probert 20/1
09 Oct 15+140d Newmarket Vision Old Rowley Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 4 8-0 78—60C Cathy Gannon 33/1
22 May 15+39d Bath Jessie May Childrens Challenge Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 9-0 ——72A Liam Keniry 11/8
13 Apr 15+166d Windsor Happy Retirement Dennis Smith Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-5 ——78A Oisin Murphy 5/1
29 Oct 14 Nottingham 32Red EBF Stallions Oath Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 9-0 68—62A David Probert 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Countermand (GB) won?
Countermand (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Countermand (GB)?
Countermand (GB) was trained by N W Alexander on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 22 November 2021.
Who is Countermand (GB)'s sire?
Countermand (GB) is by Authorized (IRE) out of Answered Prayer (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Countermand (GB) prefer?
Countermand (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 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 Countermand (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 22 November 2021. The highest on record is 87.
What is Countermand (GB)'s sire's record?
Authorized (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 7,021 runs since Jan 2008 (543 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.3% from 1,043. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
Who are Countermand (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Answered Prayer (GB), Countermand (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Kavachi (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Kavachi (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.