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Dear My Friend (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer Charlie Johnston · Owner Middleham Park Racing Xxv Michael Lai
by Pivotal (GB) out of Dusty Red (GB) (Teofilo)
21 runs · 15 courses · from May 2022
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses Last run 7 Feb 2026 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Dear My Friend is 6 from 21, including two Listed wins in our archive. His biggest win came in the talkSPORT Burradon Stakes at Newcastle (AW) in Apr 2023. All four wins over 1m – 1m1f and all four wins on Standard (AW) came at that trip and surface. He last ran when seventh of seven in the BetMGM Tandridge Stakes at Southwell (AW) in Feb 2026.

Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
Official rating108↓ 5lb off peak
108 95–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 4 Dec 2024

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 →

Flat 20 figures · best 117A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm8107A94—
Standard (AW)7117A941 run · —
Good591A79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f12117A851 run · —
6f – 7f4105A96—
1m2f – 1m4f496C88—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 4 Dec 2024 Official rating 108 at the last run, 7 Feb 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 20 figures · best 110A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm8106A81—
Standard (AW)7110A991 run · —
Good594A89—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f12110A931 run · —
6f – 7f4106A92.5—
1m2f – 1m4f489A83.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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 from 3 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pivotal (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm82911%−2.6—
Good to Firm1,93725012.9%−0.71 from 8
Good2,83738513.6%01 from 6
Good to Soft1,60420012.5%−1.1—
Soft2,07128213.6%0—
Heavy7029713.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3,55651414.5%+0.94 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,16413411.5%−2.1—
6f – 7f4,40659413.5%−0.12 from 4
1m – 1m1f3,13149515.8%+2.24 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f2,46834013.8%+0.20 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,09511910.9%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3974511.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10887.4%−6.2—
Over 3m20210%−3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Red Force One (GB) (14 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Red Force One (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Red Force One (GB)80141m–2m4½fClass 2
Wicksey (GB)1151m2f–2m1fClass 4
Spirituoso (GB)4237f–1m2½fClass 6
Pink Carnation (GB)1121m½f–1m1fClass 4
Fort George (GB)821m–1m2fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 8 1 13% −5.80
Standard (AW) 7 4 57% +9.38
Good 6 1 17% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 12 2 17% −3.12
Class 2 6 2 33% +1.50
Class 4 1 1 100% +1.20
Class 5 1 1 100% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 2 67% +8.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 2 100% +3.38
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +1.20
Carlisle 1 1 100% +6.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 4 31% +3.38
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +5.20
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 6 2 33% +0.88
Andrea Atzeni 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Kingscote 2 0 0% −2.00
James Doyle 2 1 50% +4.50
Franny Norton 2 1 50% +0.20
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 1 100% +2.00
Mickael Barzalona 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 1 100% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 10 3 30% −0.12
2023 5 1 20% +1.50
2022 5 2 40% +4.20

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
07 Feb 26+430d Southwell (AW) BetMGM Tandridge Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran Settled at the back of the field - lost touch inside the final furlong - finished seventh 7/7 8 9-2 10894C65C Callum Shepherd 28/1
2024 · 10 runs
04 Dec 24+81d Kempton (AW) Unibet Hyde Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Checked early - settled towards back - moved right and made progress inside final 2f - stayed on but denied 3rd near line 4/9 hd 9-6 101117A99A Richard Kingscote 14/1
14 Sep 24+23d Doncaster Cepac 25th Year Anniversary Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good · 14 ran Settled at back early - shifted left approaching final 3f with modest progress but stayed off the pace to finish 14th 14/14 hd 9-11 10474C89A Jamie Spencer 28/1
22 Aug 24+25d York Clipper Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 18 ran Went early towards the outside - sat within range of the pack - dropped away with two furlongs left - eventually held in 15th 15/18 2¼ 9-12 10759C77C Joe Fanning 66/1
28 Jul 24+29d Pontefract Sky Bet Pomfret Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1 9-10 107107A98A Joe Fanning 14/1
29 Jun 24+42d Newmarket Plantation Stud Criterion Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 2¼ 9-8 113101C82B Oisin Murphy 14/1
18 May 24+50d Newbury Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) Class 1 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2 9-2 11379C84C Joe Fanning 40/1
29 Mar 24+28d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 shd 10-1 11378B85A Joe Fanning 3/1F
01 Mar 24+26d Lingfield (AW) BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-12 10785A110A Billy Loughnane 2/1F
04 Feb 24+34d Lingfield (AW) BetMGM Tandridge Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 103112C97B Joe Fanning 11/8
01 Jan 24+129d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-4 97104A106A Joe Fanning 7/2J
2023 · 5 runs
25 Aug 23+64d York Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 3¼ 9-9 10053A68A James Doyle 17/2
22 Jun 23+19d Ascot Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 1½ 9-2 10372C70A Andrea Atzeni 28/1
03 Jun 23+16d Epsom Downs Betfred Derby (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 nk 9-2 10496C80C Andrea Atzeni 100/1
18 May 23+41d York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m2½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 shd 9-2 10492A87A Andrea Atzeni 22/1
07 Apr 23+181d Newcastle (AW) talkSPORT Burradon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-4 10485A102A James Doyle 11/2
2022 · 5 runs
08 Oct 22+49d Newmarket Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 9-4 10284A89A Richard Kingscote 11/2
20 Aug 22+25d Deauville (FR) Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (2yo) (Round Course) (Turf) 1m · Good · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 9-0 ——— Mickael Barzalona 13/5F
26 Jul 22+42d Goodwood Japan Racing Association Vintage Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 nse 9-3 9562A91A Franny Norton 5/1
14 Jun 22+19d Beverley EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-10 —105A106A Franny Norton 6/5F
26 May 22 Carlisle Orton Rigg Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 —91A94A Andrew Mullen 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dear My Friend won?
Dear My Friend (GB) won 6 of 21 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 8 times in total (38.1% of starts).
Who trains Dear My Friend?
Dear My Friend (GB) is trained by Charlie Johnston, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 February 2026.
Who is Dear My Friend's sire?
Dear My Friend (GB) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Dusty Red (GB), whose sire is Teofilo.
What going does Dear My Friend prefer?
Dear My Friend (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dear My Friend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 7 February 2026. The highest on record is 113.
What is Dear My Friend's sire's record?
Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
Who are Dear My Friend's siblings?
Out of Dusty Red (GB), Dear My Friend (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Red Force One (GB) (14). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Red Force One (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.