Dartmouth Castle (GB)
Dartmouth Castle is 2 from 8 on turf, both wins at Sedgefield over 2m1f – 2m4f. He won a Class 4 maiden hurdle there on good ground in Apr 2026 and an open NH Flat race on good to firm the previous May. Typically held up, he was beaten favourite when last seen off a mark of 124 at Kelso in May 2026.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −3.22£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=8 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 53dBetween runs (median)longest 140 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 125
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 109C | 109 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 125A | 109.5 | 2 runs · 125 / 109.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 109C | 109 | 2 runs · 109 / 108 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 125A | 94 | 2 runs · 125 / 109.5 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Prominent 4 (50%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 505 runs since Jul 2021 (80 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.1% from 196.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | +13.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 210 | 23 | 11% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 125 | 10 | 8% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 35 | 4 | 11.4% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 196 | 10 | 5.1% | −4.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 185 | 20 | 10.8% | +0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 82 | 16 | 19.5% | +9.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +3.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2021 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.47 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.47 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.78 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.78 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Gillard | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.22 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.47 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.47 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 May 26+26d | Kelso | Strawmax Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close behind pace early - stumbled at 1st - lurched sideways at 2nd and jockey came off | UR/3 | — | 11-8 | 124 | — | — | Theo Gillard | 8/11F |
| 10 Apr 26+27d | Sedgefield | bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Led throughout - dictated a fast tempo - scrambled over one two out with a huge lead - extended the advantage before the final fence and scored comfortably | 1/5 | 11-6 | 116 | 109C | 132C | Theo Gillard | 8/15F | |
| 14 Mar 26+24d | Newcastle | Guinness Draught Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to front - challenged for command 6th - lost advantage 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - denied a clean run yet battled on and edged left near the line to finish second beaten a length | 2/9 | 1 | 11-5 | — | 107A | 125A | Brian Hughes | 6/4 |
| 18 Feb 26+53d | Ludlow | Suzuki ATV EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pacesetter early - pushed along three out - drifted left two out - locked together for the advantage approaching the last - lost the front inside the final furlong and unable to fight back to the line | 2/12 | 2 | 11-2 | — | 125A | 130A | Theo Gillard | 16/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+88d | Wetherby | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - jumped poorly at the 3rd - moved into contention before 3 out - never threatened and faded to finish 5th | 5/11 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | 94B | 116A | Theo Gillard | 11/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+140d | Sedgefield | Michael Watson Civils & Groundworks Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Sat close to the front group early - pushed along and stayed on from inside the final 2f - finished fourth | 4/9 | 1 | 11-4 | — | 109B | 111B | Charlie Maggs | 4/1 |
| 13 May 25+60d | Sedgefield | Resolve Contracts Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - moved wide and asserted 2f out then edged left approaching the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to the line | 1/5 | 11-2 | — | — | 114C | Theo Gillard | 9/4 | |
| 14 Mar 25 | Doncaster | LiveScore Bet Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) tucked tight behind leader early - moved up to second with 4f left - pressed for effort but slipped back into sixth in the final furlong | 6/7 | 1 | 11-5 | — | 73B | 108A | Theo Gillard | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dartmouth Castle won?
- Dartmouth Castle (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Dartmouth Castle?
- Dartmouth Castle (GB) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 May 2026.
- Who is Dartmouth Castle's sire?
- Dartmouth Castle (GB) is by Dartmouth (GB) out of Toboggan's Fire (GB), whose sire is Firebreak.
- What going does Dartmouth Castle prefer?
- Dartmouth Castle (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dartmouth Castle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 6 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dartmouth Castle's sire's record?
- Dartmouth (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 505 runs since Jul 2021 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.1% from 196.