Horse profile
Cudgel (GB)
by Sulamani (IRE) out of Posh Stick (GB) (Rakaposhi King)
52 runs · 8 courses · from May 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Hexham
Off 311 days · 3rd of 8
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Cudgel is a gelding who has won six of 52 starts on turf, all at Hexham. Four of those wins came in Class 5 handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground, with the latest success in a Class 5 handicap chase at Hexham in Apr 2023. He has also won twice over 1m5f – 2m on soft and heavy. Last ran at Hexham in Dec 2025, when he finished third of eight in the Tant Pis Handicap Chase off an official rating of 69.
Based on 52 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 23lb off peak
- 6–52Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 20 (38.5%)Placed
- −22.75£1 level staken=52 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=52 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 54dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating69↓ 23lb off peak
69
69–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 128A | 69.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 109A | 93 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 107A | 86 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 94C | 74 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 109A | 93.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 79A | 50 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 107A | 89 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 128A | 80.5 | — |
Of 52 runs looked at, 20 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (17) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 52 runs · as at 3 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sulamani (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 2 | 10% | −1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 348 | 40 | 11.5% | 0 | — |
| Good | 1,399 | 170 | 12.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 802 | 84 | 10.5% | −1 | 1 from 12 |
| Soft | 905 | 112 | 12.4% | +0.9 | 1 from 18 |
| Heavy | 290 | 41 | 14.1% | +2.6 | 4 from 15 |
| Standard (AW) | 479 | 39 | 8.1% | −3.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 185 | 20 | 10.8% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 262 | 23 | 8.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 550 | 52 | 9.5% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,154 | 135 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 978 | 122 | 12.5% | +1 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 865 | 99 | 11.4% | −0.1 | 4 from 25 |
| Over 3m | 240 | 37 | 15.4% | +3.9 | 0 from 6 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Posh Stick (GB) (Rakaposhi King)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ripstick (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ripstick (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripstick (GB) | 18 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Temple Guide (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| Heavy | 15 | 4 | 27% | +3.75 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 38 | 5 | 13% | −12.75 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 33 | 6 | 18% | −3.75 |
| Catterick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sedgefield | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 25 | 4 | 16% | −6.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.00 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor O'Farrell | 24 | 4 | 17% | −5.25 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Charlotte Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Ross Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Abbie McCain | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Kit Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 3 | 13% | −10.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.25 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 37 | 3 | 8% | −21.00 |
| Hurdle | 15 | 3 | 20% | −1.75 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 25+240d | Hexham | Tant Pis Handicap Chase Settled handy in second pair early - eager and moved onto the front-runner's heels 4th - urged and slipped to third 3 out - lost touch from 2 out - found renewed effort after the last to stay on for third | 3/8 | 1¾ | 10-2 | 69 | 41B | 91B | Danny McMenamin | 3/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+32d | Hexham | View Our Show Static Caravan Today Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - improved into the pack around 9th - hit the fourth-last awkwardly then lost touch - beaten out of contention finishing well adrift | 9/14 | 18 | 10-2 | 74 | 74C | 75C | Conor O'Farrell | 14/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+41d | Hexham | Paxton's Are Case IH's No1 Dealer Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - stayed on late to pass a fading horse close home - finished fourth | 4/11 | 15 | 10-4 | 76 | 98B | 92A | Conor O'Farrell | 25/1 |
| 31 Jan 25+30d | Catterick | racingtv.com Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - lost touch and dropped to 8th before halfway - eased out of contention and pulled up before 3 out | PU/7 | — | 10-3 | 79 | — | — | Jamie Hamilton | 22/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+21d | Catterick | Happy 30th Birthday Sam Iveson Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - pushed along to make progress before 3 out but couldn't quicken again late | 3/4 | 14 | 11-4 | 82 | 56C | 92B | Conor O'Farrell | 14/1 |
| 11 Dec 24+193d | Hexham | Tant Pis Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - lost touch with the pack before 3 out - beaten home for 8th | 8/10 | 6 | 11-1 | 85 | 44A | 74A | Jamie Hamilton | 28/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+28d | Hexham | Marrill Group Pressing To Win Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 5 | 11-0 | 87 | — | 99B | Charlotte Jones | 5/1 |
| 04 May 24+43d | Hexham | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Chase | 6/13 | 2½ | 11-4 | 89 | 80B | 90A | Charlotte Jones | 8/1 |
| 22 Mar 24+8d | Hexham | Follow Hexham Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 8½ | 10-12 | 89 | — | 102B | Conor O'Farrell | 2/1J |
| 14 Mar 24+24d | Hexham | Betting.Bet Free Bets Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 89 | — | 108B | Conor O'Farrell | 2/1 |
| 19 Feb 24+12d | Carlisle | 'Syki's 60th' David Sykes 60th Birthday Handicap Chase | 2/7 | hd | 9-13 | 79 | 107A | 106A | Charlotte Jones | 11/1 |
| 07 Feb 24+56d | Sedgefield | Paxtons No.1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Handicap Chase | 4/9 | 1½ | 11-5 | 81 | 17B | 96A | Conor O'Farrell | 14/1 |
| 13 Dec 23+48d | Hexham | Tant Pis Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 4½ | 10-6 | 83 | — | 99B | Jamie Hamilton | 3/1F |
| 26 Oct 23+12d | Carlisle | Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 1½ | 10-7 | 84 | 24A | 97B | Jamie Hamilton | 12/1 |
| 14 Oct 23+161d | Hexham | MKM Building Supplies Hexham Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 3½ | 11-6 | 84 | 50A | 102B | Jamie Hamilton | 9/2 |
| 06 May 23+12d | Hexham | View Our Static Caravan Site Today Handicap Chase | 5/14 | 4 | 10-12 | 84 | 89B | 97A | Conor O'Farrell | 10/3F |
| 24 Apr 23+25d | Hexham | Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 10-6 | 78 | 74A | 118A | Conor O'Farrell | 9/2 | |
| 30 Mar 23+14d | Hexham | Vickers Bet Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 10-2 | 74 | 79A | 105B | Craig Nichol | 9/2 | |
| 16 Mar 23+38d | Hexham | Paxton's Are Case Ih's No.1 Dealer Handicap Chase | 4/13 | 20 | 10-11 | 79 | 44C | 85C | Craig Nichol | 7/1 |
| 06 Feb 23+24d | Carlisle | Happy Birthday Tony And Nora Wootten Handicap Chase | 4/14 | 9 | 10-4 | 81 | 98B | 88A | Conor O'Farrell | 25/1 |
| 13 Jan 23+70d | Sedgefield | Vickers.bet Proud To Support British Racing Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 32 | 10-2 | 83 | 65C | 74C | Conor O'Farrell | 14/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+146d | Hexham | Follow HexhamRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | 2 | 11-0 | 86 | — | 74A | Jamie Hamilton | 16/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+25d | Hexham | carpetgallop.co.uk All Weather Gallops Handicap Chase | UR/10 | — | 11-7 | 86 | — | — | Conor O'Farrell | 4/1 |
| 17 May 22+36d | Hexham | Download The N-e Bet App Today Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 2½ | 11-5 | 86 | 35A | 100B | Brian Hughes | 9/4 |
| 11 Apr 22+25d | Hexham | Download The N-E Bet App Today Handicap Chase | 5/12 | ¾ | 10-13 | 87 | 93A | 105A | Jamie Hamilton | 5/1J |
| 17 Mar 22+38d | Hexham | Hexham Racecourse Welcomes Racing To School Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 10-10 | 81 | 87B | 106C | Jamie Hamilton | 4/1 | |
| 07 Feb 22+24d | Carlisle | Esk Handicap Chase (Div 1) | 4/9 | 14 | 10-8 | 85 | 99A | 95A | Conor O'Farrell | 4/1 |
| 14 Jan 22+16d | Sedgefield | Try Casino At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 5/9 | 3½ | 10-6 | 88 | — | 86B | Conor O'Farrell | 9/2 |
| 29 Dec 21+21d | Kelso | AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 20 | 10-4 | 90 | 69A | 85B | Miss Becky Smith | 9/4F |
| 08 Dec 21+233d | Hexham | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 13 | 11-3 | 91 | — | 103B | Conor O'Farrell | 10/3F |
| 19 Apr 21+19d | Hexham | Download The N-E Bet App Today Handicap Chase | 3/14 | 2½ | 11-3 | 91 | — | 110A | Conor O'Farrell | 4/1 |
| 31 Mar 21+13d | Hexham | Happy 30th Birthday Alex Morgan Jones Handicap Chase | 2/8 | ½ | 11-0 | 87 | — | 105B | Jamie Hamilton | 4/1 |
| 18 Mar 21+21d | Hexham | Visit attheraces.com Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/8 | shd | 10-7 | 86 | — | 101B | Jamie Hamilton | 11/2 |
| 25 Feb 21+34d | Sedgefield | Download vickers.bet App Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 28 | 10-11 | 88 | — | 87B | Conor O'Farrell | 9/2J |
| 22 Jan 21+25d | Musselburgh | Betway Novices' Handicap Chase | UR/9 | — | 10-11 | 88 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 7/1 |
| 28 Dec 20+19d | Catterick | Tim Davenport One That Got Away Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 4¼ | 10-8 | 92 | 128A | 104A | Conor O'Farrell | 7/2J |
| 09 Dec 20+33d | Hexham | Hexham Membership An Ideal Christmas Present Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-3 | 88 | 93C | 108A | Conor O'Farrell | 5/1 | |
| 06 Nov 20+277d | Hexham | Britain's Most Scenic Racecourse Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-0 | 85 | 94B | 102B | Conor O'Farrell | 9/4F | |
| 03 Feb 20+25d | Carlisle | Introducing Racing Tv Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 4¾ | 10-12 | 85 | 92B | 103A | Conor O'Farrell | 4/1 |
| 09 Jan 20+12d | Catterick | Meetings That Matter On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/13 | 5½ | 10-3 | 82 | 92B | 100A | Conor O'Farrell | 3/1F |
| 28 Dec 19+17d | Catterick | Racing Again New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 2¾ | 10-0 | 82 | — | 91A | Jamie Hamilton | 9/2 |
| 11 Dec 19+33d | Hexham | Purchase Your 2020 Hexham Membership Today Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-1 | 77 | — | 108A | Conor O'Farrell | 3/1 | |
| 08 Nov 19+146d | Hexham | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | ¾ | 10-3 | 74 | 107C | 103A | Conor O'Farrell | 10/1 |
| 15 Jun 19+14d | Hexham | 'emily Pattison' Novices' Chase | 4/5 | 5 | 10-12 | 73 | 96C | 90B | Conor O'Farrell | 50/1 |
| 01 Jun 19+17d | Hexham | Come Racing On Saturday 15th June Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 73 | 109A | 90A | Abbie McCain | 17/2 |
| 15 May 19+130d | Perth | Lodge At Perth Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 1½ | 10-3 | 78 | 94C | 60C | Mr Kit Alexander | 11/1 |
| 05 Jan 19+16d | Newcastle | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 1¼ | 10-9 | 83 | 106B | 89A | Jamie Hamilton | 25/1 |
| 20 Dec 18+11d | Hexham | Seasons Greetings From Racecourse Executive Handicap Hurdle | 5/9 | 27 | 11-0 | 88 | — | 83C | Jamie Hamilton | 40/1 |
| 09 Dec 18+176d | Kelso | Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 13/14 | 4½ | 10-10 | 88 | — | 81C | Jamie Hamilton | 66/1 |
| 16 Jun 18+25d | Hexham | Andy Calvert Celebration Novices' Hurdle | 7/12 | 25 | 11-0 | — | 69C | 81C | Jamie Hamilton | 150/1 |
| 22 May 18+17d | Hexham | Matt Bookmaker Supports Northern Jump Racing Novices' Hurdle | 10/14 | 1 | 10-9 | — | — | 81C | Ross Chapman | 100/1 |
| 05 May 18 | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle | 9/14 | 15 | 10-11 | — | — | 71C | Ross Chapman | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cudgel (GB) won?
- Cudgel (GB) won 6 of 52 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 20 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains Cudgel (GB)?
- Cudgel (GB) is trained by James Walton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 December 2025.
- Who is Cudgel (GB)'s sire?
- Cudgel (GB) is by Sulamani (IRE) out of Posh Stick (GB), whose sire is Rakaposhi King.
- What going does Cudgel (GB) prefer?
- Cudgel (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cudgel (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 10 December 2025. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Cudgel (GB)'s sire's record?
- Sulamani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
- Who are Cudgel (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Posh Stick (GB), Cudgel (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ripstick (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ripstick (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.