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Horse profile

Countrywide Sun (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Alistair Whillans · Last owner Chas N Whillans
by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Sundae Girl (USA) (Green Dancer)
32 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2009 — 6,305 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 Won at Perth Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Countrywide Sun (GB) is 1 from 32, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2006. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 12 on softer). Last raced off 78, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 32 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 27lb off peak
78 45–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 24 Nov 2008 Official rating 78 at the last jumps run, 31 Jul 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 37C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Musselburgh, 19 May 2009 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 19 May 2009

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 25 figures · best 99C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1085C75.5—
Good to Soft597A79—
Good to Firm599C84—
Soft485C76—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1499C76—
1m5f – 2m684C77—
2m5f – 3m597A75—
Flat 2 figures · best 37C · median 31
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm237C31—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 32 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 32 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
Benny The Dip (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.4—
Good to Firm27311.1%+3.71 from 8
Good5858.6%+1.20 from 12
Good to Soft3825.3%−2.10 from 6
Soft3712.7%−4.70 from 4
Heavy24312.5%+5.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1516.7%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1218.3%+0.9—
6f – 7f2500%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1000%−7.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m6934.3%−3.10 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%+3.21 from 17
2m5f – 3m31619.4%+120 from 7
Over 3m600%−7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sundae Girl (USA) (Green Dancer)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them High Heel Sneakers (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Listed (High Heel Sneakers (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
High Heel Sneakers (GB)1526f–1m5fListed
Nasution (FR)517f—
Arctic Cove (GB)4911m5fClass 5
Easy Sundae (IRE)616f—
Caramel Sundae (GB)80——
Piece of Cake (GB)50——
Frederick Handel (GB)50——
Phoebe Buffay (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Firm 8 1 13% +18.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 20 1 5% +6.00
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 7 1 14% +19.00
Kelso 5 0 0% −5.00
Musselburgh 4 0 0% −4.00
Hexham 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 17 1 6% +9.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ewan Whillans 18 0 0% −18.00
Dougie Costello 3 1 33% +23.00
P J Benson 2 0 0% −2.00
Garry Whillans 2 0 0% −2.00
Jim Crowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Buchanan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Natalia Gemelova 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 1 5% +4.00
Cheekpieces 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 10 0 0% −10.00
2006 6 1 17% +20.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 26 1 4% +0.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 4 runs
31 Jul 09+3d Bangor-on-Dee Malpas Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-9 78— Ewan Whillans 22/1
28 Jul 09+26d Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 shd 10-9 7870A Ewan Whillans 10/1
02 Jul 09+44d Perth Totesuper7 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 13/18 16 11-0 7871C Michael O'Connell 20/1
19 May 09+176d Musselburgh Turftv.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 13 8-2 4537C Declan Cannon 25/1
2008 · 5 runs
24 Nov 08+145d Ayr scotbetpoker.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2¾ 10-8 7597A Ewan Whillans 10/1
02 Jul 08+34d Perth Arnold Clark Renault Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 10-1 74— Peter Buchanan 13/2
29 May 08+64d Wetherby Life & Style handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 10-10 7479A Ewan Whillans 9/1
26 Mar 08+63d Newcastle Guinness Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 14 10-4 7871A P J Benson 14/1
23 Jan 08+25d Musselburgh Forth One Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-5 75— Ewan Whillans 11/1
2007 · 10 runs
29 Dec 07+19d Musselburgh totecourse To Course Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 7 9-10 7760C Ewan Whillans 8/1
10 Dec 07+30d Musselburgh WBXTRIPLECROWN.COM Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 4 10-2 7884C Ewan Whillans 28/1
10 Nov 07+21d Kelso Mikter Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 7 9-9 8273C Garry Whillans 8/1
20 Oct 07+140d Kelso Pertemps People Development Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 4 10-6 8275C Garry Whillans 22/1
02 Jun 07+16d Hexham Great North Run Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 25 10-9 9067C Dougie Costello 8/1
17 May 07+20d Perth DM Hall Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 11 10-10 9576C Brian Harding 33/1
27 Apr 07+26d Perth attheraces.com Free Video Form Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 5 10-8 10080C P J Benson 80/1
01 Apr 07+15d Hexham Crossling Durapipe Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 15 11-3 10379C Ewan Whillans 28/1
17 Mar 07+30d Newcastle Peter Mole MBE Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 11-2 10585C Ewan Whillans 25/1
15 Feb 07+249d Kelso Greenvale AP Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 1¾ 11-4 10585C Ewan Whillans 50/1
2006 · 6 runs
11 Jun 06+12d Perth Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 10-7 10599C Dougie Costello 25/1
30 May 06+11d Hexham Mencap Diamond Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-0 87— Ewan Whillans 10/1
19 May 06+10d Aintree Letheby & Christopher Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 3 9-11 8963C Ewan Whillans 14/1
09 May 06+59d Kelso John Smith's No Nonsense Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 2 9-11 9084C Dougie Costello 40/1
11 Mar 06+18d Ayr Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 8 10-4 9073C Ewan Whillans 7/1
21 Feb 06+80d Sedgefield St James Security Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 8 9-11 9169C Ewan Whillans 50/1
2005 · 7 runs
03 Dec 05+17d Wetherby Knaggsie Boy Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-7 95— Ewan Whillans 10/1
16 Nov 05+10d Hexham At The Races Red Button Betting Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 14 10-7 8879C Ewan Whillans 20/1
06 Nov 05+17d Ayr Famous Grouse Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 6 9-0 9667C Ewan Whillans 10/1
20 Oct 05+18d Haydock Bank Of Ireland Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 nk 10-12 —71C Jim Crowley 100/1
02 Oct 05+11d Kelso Gg.com Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 5 10-3 —84C Ewan Whillans 28/1
21 Sep 05+17d Perth Sterling Assurance Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 nk 10-12 —78C Jim Crowley 33/1
04 Sep 05 York FR Pulleyn Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 1m2½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 14 7-9 5625C Natalia Gemelova 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Countrywide Sun won?
Countrywide Sun (GB) won 1 of 32 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 3.1%. Placed 5 times in total (15.6% of starts).
Who trained Countrywide Sun?
Countrywide Sun (GB) was trained by Alistair Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 31 July 2009.
Who is Countrywide Sun's sire?
Countrywide Sun (GB) is by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Sundae Girl (USA), whose sire is Green Dancer.
What going does Countrywide Sun prefer?
Countrywide Sun (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Countrywide Sun's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 31 July 2009. The highest on record is 105.
What is Countrywide Sun's sire's record?
Benny The Dip (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Countrywide Sun's siblings?
Out of Sundae Girl (USA), Countrywide Sun (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: High Heel Sneakers (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (High Heel Sneakers (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. 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.