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Horse profile

Countister (FR)

9yo mare (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Ben Haslam · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Smadoun (FR) out of Tistairly (FR) (Fairly Ransom)
26 runs · 14 courses · from Sep 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Dec 2021 — 1,782 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 · 9th of 11 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Countister (FR) is 5 from 26 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Chloris at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (Oct 2016). Hasn't won since Sep 2021. Last raced off 101, 40lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 40lb off peak
Official rating101↓ 40lb off peak
101 92–141

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 3 Dec 2021

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 18 figures · best 136B · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7128A110—
Soft6111B79—
Good to Soft5136B108—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10136B89—
2m1f – 2m4f8128A105—

Of 23 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 28 Sep 2021 Official rating 101 at the last run, 3 Dec 2021

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 21 figures · best 133A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good8133A113.5—
Soft7132B111—
Good to Soft5133A115—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13133A111—
2m1f – 2m4f8133A113.5—

Of 23 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 · 21 figures from 23 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
Smadoun (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,394 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27414.8%+2.6—
Good2934013.7%+1.53 from 11
Good to Soft1982110.6%−1.60 from 5
Soft4795411.3%−0.92 from 9
Heavy2253415.1%+2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)171179.9%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f600%−12.2—
6f – 7f62812.9%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f9899.2%−3—
1m2f – 1m4f187158%−4.22 from 3
1m5f – 2m3053611.8%−0.42 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f5157614.8%+2.61 from 9
2m5f – 3m1802111.7%−0.5—
Over 3m41512.2%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tistairly (FR) (Fairly Ransom)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Georgia Parcs (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 3 27% −2.93
Soft 9 2 22% −4.47
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% −2.00
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 5 2 40% −1.50
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Kelso 2 1 50% +2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 1 50% +0.40
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +0.83
Doncaster 1 1 100% +0.67
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +1.70

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 2 14% −10.50
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 2 67% +2.10

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McLernon 12 1 8% −8.00
Barry Geraghty 5 1 20% −3.17
Nico de Boinville 3 1 33% −1.33
Pierre-Charles Boudot 3 2 67% +2.10
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 5 21% −11.40
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 13 1 8% −9.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 2 1 50% −0.17
2017 2 1 50% −0.33
2016 3 2 67% +2.10

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 23 3 13% −15.50
Flat 3 2 67% +2.10

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
03 Dec 21+22d Sedgefield MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2¼ 11-11 101111B96A Richie McLernon 22/1
11 Nov 21+25d Sedgefield Spray Technologies Paints And Aerosols Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-8 101—— Liam Harrison 9/2
17 Oct 21+19d Sedgefield Cavellos Italian Steakhouse Gin & Cocktail Bar Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 11 10-5 103102A93B Richie McLernon 10/3
28 Sep 21+13d Sedgefield carpetgallop.co.uk Supporting Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 1½ 11-7 104101A126A Richie McLernon 9/2
15 Sep 21+20d Kelso William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 18f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 95128A126A Richie McLernon 3/1F
26 Aug 21+32d Sedgefield Download The vickers.bet App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 11-4 92115A114A Richie McLernon 8/1
25 Jul 21+50d Uttoxeter Free Replays On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 11-9 95110A113A Richie McLernon 14/1
05 Jun 21+24d Hexham Racegoers Club, British Horseracing's Fan Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 8 11-12 100—94A Richie McLernon 4/1
12 May 21+22d Perth Dunkeld House Hotel Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1¼ 11-12 10596A102A Richie McLernon 10/1
20 Apr 21+20d Sedgefield Dust Free Horse Bedding Envirobed 01785719996 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 11-7 11086C98C Richie McLernon 33/1
31 Mar 21+23d Hexham Download The NE-Bet App Today Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 11-11 11582C94C Richie McLernon 28/1
08 Mar 21+17d Wetherby Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 19 10-12 12043C97C Richie McLernon 50/1
19 Feb 21+96d Kelso Cheltenham Countdown At timeform.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 27 11-5 12518C111C Richie McLernon 25/1
15 Nov 20+15d Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-2 130—— Nico de Boinville 40/1
31 Oct 20+315d Ascot Sodexo Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 9 11-3 13575C109C Nico de Boinville 15/2
21 Dec 19+34d Ascot Betfair Exchange Trophy (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 nk 10-13 137—110C Barry Geraghty 10/1
17 Nov 19+208d Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 5 11-4 141—127A Aidan Coleman 16/1
23 Apr 19+39d Fairyhouse RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Grade A) 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 1½ 10-13 138136B115A Mark Walsh 11/2
15 Mar 19+365d Cheltenham Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 3/24 hd 10-6 133108B133A Barry Geraghty 18/1
15 Mar 18+40d Cheltenham Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 8 11-2 13379B113A Barry Geraghty 16/1
03 Feb 18+49d Sandown Betfred 'Home Of Goals Galore' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-13 12779A132B Barry Geraghty 5/6F
16 Dec 17+37d Doncaster Bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-5 —116A133A Nico de Boinville 4/6F
09 Nov 17+378d Newbury CSP Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 7 10-12 —109A122B Barry Geraghty 3/1
27 Oct 16+22d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Chloris (AQPS (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 12.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-7 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 17/10F
05 Oct 16+26d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Glorieuse (AQPS) (4-5yo Non-Thoroughbred Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 12f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-3 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 7/5F
09 Sep 16 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Craon (Grand Prix des A.Q.P.S.) (4-5yo) (Turf) 12.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-12 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 37/10

Quick answers

How many races has Countister (FR) won?
Countister (FR) won 5 of 26 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 19.2%. Placed 10 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained Countister (FR)?
Countister (FR) was trained by Ben Haslam on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 3 December 2021.
Who is Countister (FR)'s sire?
Countister (FR) is by Smadoun (FR) out of Tistairly (FR), whose sire is Fairly Ransom.
What going does Countister (FR) prefer?
Countister (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Countister (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 3 December 2021. The highest on record is 141.
What is Countister (FR)'s sire's record?
Smadoun (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,394 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8% from 187.
Who are Countister (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Tistairly (FR), Countister (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.