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Horse profile

De Facto (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan
by Medicean (GB) out of Ascendancy (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jun 2008 — 6,690 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 5th of 7 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

De Facto (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 67.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating67At career-high mark
67 64–67

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 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 24 May 2008 Official rating 67 at the last run, 26 Jun 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 5 figures · best 69A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm260A59—
Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f369A66—
1m2f – 1m4f260A59—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Medicean (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm811721%+10.60 from 1
Good to Firm1,74519811.3%+0.90 from 2
Good2,3192068.9%−1.50 from 1
Good to Soft1,146917.9%−2.5—
Soft1,31214811.3%+0.9—
Heavy4525812.8%+2.4—
Standard (AW)2,83331311%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3814912.9%+2.5—
6f – 7f2,12022010.4%0—
1m – 1m1f2,21324110.9%+0.50 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,2372209.8%−0.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,64018111%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f870869.9%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m362308.3%−2.1—
Over 3m6757.5%−2.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ascendancy (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

7 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Ascendant (GB) (18 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Ascendant (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ascendant (GB)67181m4f–2m5fClass 3
Tawaagg (GB)3151m4f–2m2f—
Power Home (IRE)3451m1½f–2mClass 5
Nicholascopernicus (IRE)3141m2f–1m4fClass 3
Emulating (IRE)1831m–1m4fClass 4
Fair Game (IRE)4927f–7½f—
Enamoured (GB)711m3f—

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy Fortune 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 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
26 Jun 08+10d Warwick CommScope And Royce Communications Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 2¾ 8-13 6760A Jimmy Fortune 15/2
16 Jun 08+23d Windsor McGee Group Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 shd 9-4 6758A Jimmy Fortune 8/1
24 May 08+19d Newmarket National Express Making Travel Simpler Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Firm · 10 ran 8/10 1¾ 9-3 6766A Robert Havlin 50/1
05 May 08+18d Kempton (AW) Cheryl Humphrey's 50th Birthday Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 4½ 9-3 6469A Jimmy Fortune 16/1
17 Apr 08 Newmarket Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Wood Ditton Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 6 9-3 6453A Jimmy Fortune 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has De Facto (GB) won?
De Facto (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained De Facto (GB)?
De Facto (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 26 June 2008.
Who is De Facto (GB)'s sire?
De Facto (GB) is by Medicean (GB) out of Ascendancy (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is De Facto (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 26 June 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is De Facto (GB)'s sire's record?
Medicean (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are De Facto (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ascendancy (GB), De Facto (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Ascendant (GB) (18). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Ascendant (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.