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Horse profile

Curtain Up (GB)

2yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer Michael Easterby · Last owner Mrs Jean Turpin
by Act One (GB) out of Better Still (IRE) (Glenstal)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2008 — 6,577 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 10th of 20 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Curtain Up (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 49A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 17 Oct 2008 Official rating 48 at the last run, 17 Oct 2008

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 49A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)246C39—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f249A40.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Act One (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 1,731 runs since Jan 2008 (151 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.5% from 279.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−4.2—
Good to Firm190168.4%−2.9—
Good4515111.3%00 from 1
Good to Soft2473413.8%+2.5—
Soft3003913%+1.7—
Heavy1141614%+2.7—
Standard (AW)415389.2%−2.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18211.1%−0.2—
6f – 7f1651810.9%−0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f243208.2%−3.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f4515812.9%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m4776613.8%+2.5—
2m1f – 2m4f279217.5%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m8478.3%−3—
Over 3m14321.4%+10.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Better Still (IRE) (Glenstal)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Strong Hand (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Strong Hand (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Strong Hand (GB)1031m1f–1m2½fClass 4
Word Perfect (GB)2836fClass 5
Note Perfect (GB)1725f–6fClass 6
Abdu (GB)60——
Avertible (GB)50——
Perfect Deal (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

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
17 Oct 08+45d Redcar Redcar Conference Centre Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 ½ 8-5 4849A Dale Gibson 100/1
02 Sep 08+60d Southwell (AW) Free Casino Chips At freebets.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 6 9-3 4846C Dale Gibson 100/1
04 Jul 08 Southwell (AW) C J Pettitt Transport Ltd Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 10/12 1¾ 9-3 4832A Dale Gibson 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Curtain Up (GB) won?
Curtain Up (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Curtain Up (GB)?
Curtain Up (GB) was trained by Michael Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 17 October 2008.
Who is Curtain Up (GB)'s sire?
Curtain Up (GB) is by Act One (GB) out of Better Still (IRE), whose sire is Glenstal.
What is Curtain Up (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 17 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Curtain Up (GB)'s sire's record?
Act One (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 1,731 runs since Jan 2008 (151 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.5% from 279.
Who are Curtain Up (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Better Still (IRE), Curtain Up (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Strong Hand (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Strong Hand (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2008. 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.