Horse profile
Cursum Perficio (GB)
11yo gelding (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer John Upson · Last owner The Nap Hand Partnership
by Tagula (IRE) out of Simply Sooty (GB) (Absalom)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2013 — 4,906 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013
3 wins · Bangor-on-Dee, Huntingdon & Nottingham
New yard
Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile
Cursum Perficio (GB) is 3 from 25. Hasn't won since May 2009. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 86, 32lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 25 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 32lb off peak
- 3–25Wins / Runs
- 12%Strike rate
- 6 (24%)Placed
- +22.60£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=25 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 124dAvg 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 rating86↓ 32lb off peak
86
68–118
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
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
Tagula (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 10 | 16.1% | +7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,039 | 100 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 1,094 | 87 | 8% | −1.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 563 | 47 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 719 | 56 | 7.8% | −1.3 | — |
| Heavy | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,839 | 186 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,154 | 128 | 11.1% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,309 | 217 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 909 | 55 | 6.1% | −3 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 528 | 50 | 9.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 406 | 33 | 8.1% | −1 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 188 | 20 | 10.6% | +1.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Simply Sooty (GB) (Absalom)
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucantmissme (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Up The Chimney (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Just Tim (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tyspane (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.90 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | +39.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −9.40 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +34.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +33.10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr O Greenall | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Martin Dwyer | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Charlie Poste | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Philip Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Giles Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nelson De Souza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 2 | 12% | +28.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | +33.10 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 22 May 13+788d | Huntingdon | EPDS Racing Supporting Racing Welfare Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-4 | 86 | — | Gavin Sheehan | 80/1 |
| 2011 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 11+45d | Bangor-on-Dee | Unison Wrexham Healthcare Claiming Hurdle | 8/9 | 18 | 11-0 | 100 | 80C | Sam Thomas | 17/2 |
| 09 Feb 11+30d | Ludlow | Stanton Lacy Selling Hurdle | 3/12 | 12 | 11-3 | 102 | 103A | Richard Johnson | 11/1 |
| 10 Jan 11+619d | Taunton | Happy New Year Claiming Hurdle | 7/13 | ¾ | 11-0 | 105 | 78A | Giles Hawkins | 25/1 |
| 2009 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 01 May 09+44d | Bangor-on-Dee | Red Cross Week Selling Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-7 | 108 | 104A | Mr O Greenall | 11/10F | |
| 18 Mar 09+17d | Chepstow | Jenkinsons Caterers Claiming Hurdle | 4/10 | ½ | 11-3 | 108 | 116A | Charlie Poste | 14/1 |
| 01 Mar 09+31d | Huntingdon | WBX.com For Fast Payouts Simple Withdrawals Handicap Hurdle | 9/10 | shd | 11-7 | 114 | 86C | Mr O Greenall | 9/1 |
| 29 Jan 09+31d | Wincanton | Bruton Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 6 | 11-0 | 118 | 103A | Mr O Greenall | 50/1 |
| 2008 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 08+490d | Newbury | Totepool Greatwood Introductory Hurdle | 8/9 | 5 | 11-5 | 114 | 104A | Mr O Greenall | 25/1 |
| 2007 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 07+16d | Huntingdon | Maxine Lester Residential Lettings Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/14 | 10-9 | — | 120C | Charlie Poste | 40/1 | |
| 11 Aug 07+15d | Haydock | sports360.co.uk Handicap | 10/11 | hd | 9-9 | 70 | 50C | Nelson De Souza | 33/1 |
| 27 Jul 07+289d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 0870 220 2442 Handicap | 13/13 | 7 | 9-12 | 73 | 40C | Sam Hitchcott | 25/1 |
| 2006 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 06+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Menzies Distribution Handicap | 6/11 | nk | 9-6 | 74 | 66C | Martin Dwyer | 5/1C |
| 30 Sep 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wbx.com World Bet Exchange Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 9-5 | 74 | 76C | Adam Kirby | 9/2 |
| 18 Sep 06+3d | Leicester | Ladbrokes.com Highfields Handicap | 2/12 | 1½ | 9-4 | 71 | 73C | Richard Mullen | 14/1 |
| 15 Sep 06+9d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap | 15/18 | nk | 8-12 | 72 | 50C | Jimmy Fortune | 50/1 |
| 06 Sep 06+134d | Kempton (AW) | Barrettstown Stud Handicap | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-3 | 74 | 60C | Steve Drowne | 8/1 |
| 25 Apr 06+17d | Bath | 32red.com Handicap | 12/15 | ½ | 8-10 | 74 | 43C | Steve Drowne | 10/1 |
| 08 Apr 06+292d | Lingfield (AW) | betdirect.co.uk 0800 211 222 Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 75C | Martin Dwyer | 10/1 |
| 2005 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 05+9d | Nottingham | Come Racing On Saturday 2nd July Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 68 | 92C | Kerrin McEvoy | 7/2F | |
| 11 Jun 05+18d | Leicester | Sporting Blue Handicap | 4/14 | nk | 8-0 | 68 | — | James Doyle | 15/2 |
| 24 May 05+22d | Lingfield | Greatwood Rescue And Rehabilitation Handicap | 6/17 | ¾ | 8-13 | 70 | 66C | Steve Drowne | 9/1 |
| 02 May 05+16d | Kempton | Eddie Slemmonds Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 4/12 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 67C | Martin Dwyer | 33/1 |
| 16 Apr 05+19d | Newbury | Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 6/13 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | — | Philip Robinson | 33/1 |
| 28 Mar 05 | Kempton | Johnno Spence Consulting Maiden Stakes | 9/11 | 4 | 8-10 | — | 49C | Philip Robinson | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cursum Perficio won?
- Cursum Perficio (GB) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2013, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 6 times in total (24% of starts).
- Who trained Cursum Perficio?
- Cursum Perficio (GB) was trained by John Upson on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 22 May 2013.
- Who is Cursum Perficio's sire?
- Cursum Perficio (GB) is by Tagula (IRE) out of Simply Sooty (GB), whose sire is Absalom.
- What going does Cursum Perficio prefer?
- Cursum Perficio (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cursum Perficio's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 22 May 2013. The highest on record is 118.
- What is Cursum Perficio's sire's record?
- Tagula (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
- Who are Cursum Perficio's siblings?
- Out of Simply Sooty (GB), Cursum Perficio (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.