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Country Pursuits (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Ian Williams · Owner T J Mrs H Parrott
by Bande (IRE) out of Country Girl (FR) (Country Reel)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 8 Mar 2026 · 7th of 10
KTB Profile

Country Pursuits is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts since Jan 2026, both over 1m5f – 2m on turf. He finished 7 of 10 at Warwick in Mar 2026 in a Class 5 NH Flat race on good to soft going. His sire Bande has a 5.9% win rate with 10 wins from 170 runs in the archive since Jan 2008. His dam has produced two winners from four runners to date, including Homme D'un Soir with eight wins.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Jan 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 89C · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m289C64.52 runs · 89 / 64.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Doncaster, 24 Jan 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 104C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2104C1012 runs · 104 / 101

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bande (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 207 runs since Mar 2024 (65 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−6.3—
Good30413.3%+7—
Good to Soft1600%−6.30 from 1
Soft8678.1%+1.80 from 1
Heavy6623%−3.3—
Standard (AW)800%−6.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1900%−6.3—
1m5f – 2m58712.1%+5.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f10943.7%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m19210.5%+4.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Homme D'un Soir (FR) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Homme D'un Soir (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Homme D'un Soir (FR)3781m7f–2m1fClass 4
For Friendship (FR)2012m3½f—
King The Great (FR)20——
Absolute Yes (FR)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
08 Mar 26+43d Warwick Black Pug Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort with 5f left - dropped away 3f out - well beaten in 7th 7/10 14 11-2 89C98C Charlie Todd 200/1
24 Jan 26 Doncaster Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran Settled at the back under restraint early - dropped away 7f out - well held to finish 7th 7/7 19 11-2 40C104C Brian Hughes 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Country Pursuits won?
Country Pursuits (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Country Pursuits?
Country Pursuits (FR) is trained by Ian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 March 2026.
Who is Country Pursuits's sire?
Country Pursuits (FR) is by Bande (IRE) out of Country Girl (FR), whose sire is Country Reel.
What is Country Pursuits's sire's record?
Bande (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 207 runs since Mar 2024 (65 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Country Pursuits's siblings?
Out of Country Girl (FR), Country Pursuits (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Homme D'un Soir (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Homme D'un Soir (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.