Horse profile
Dereham (GB)
by Sir Percy (GB) out of Desiree (IRE) (Desert Story)
43 runs · 17 courses · from Sep 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Newmarket, Pontefract & Yarmouth
Ran 46 days ago · 3rd of 6
Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile
Dereham is a gelding with five wins from 43 starts, all on turf. He has won three times at Newmarket, all in Class 5 handicaps over 1m5f – 2m, on good to firm, good to soft and good going. He also won a Class 5 handicap at Pontefract over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Apr 2022 and a Class 6 handicap at Yarmouth over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in May 2021. Typically held up, he finished third of six at Ripon in Sep 2026 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 52.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 5–43Wins / Runs
- 11.6%Strike rate
- 12 (27.9%)Placed
- +0.10£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=42 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 60Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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 rating52↓ 8lb off peak
52
46–60
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 82
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 113A | 81.5 | 2 · 91 / 81.5 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 117C | 83 | — |
| Good | 8 | 116A | 82 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 97A | 73 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 116A | 82 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 116A | 74.5 | 4 · 91 / 79 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 117C | 101 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 81C | 51 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 95A | 83 | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 43 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 7,147 runs since Jan 2008 (473 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,176 | 149 | 12.7% | +1.5 | 1 from 14 |
| Good | 1,733 | 190 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 907 | 85 | 9.4% | −1.8 | 3 from 10 |
| Soft | 859 | 86 | 10% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 205 | 27 | 13.2% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,215 | 252 | 11.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 90 | 9 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 967 | 84 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,152 | 116 | 10.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,518 | 299 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,590 | 190 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 4 from 30 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 512 | 61 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 248 | 28 | 11.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 70 | 10 | 14.3% | +3.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Desiree (IRE) (Desert Story)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Delatite (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Delatite (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delatite (GB) | 4 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 6 |
| Dear Alix (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Oscar Bernadotte (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.40 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +11.50 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 24 | 4 | 17% | +14.60 |
| Class 6 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −13.50 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| Yarmouth | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Newmarket | 5 | 3 | 60% | +26.10 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 4 | 13% | +5.60 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faye McManoman | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Thore Hammer Hansen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Gina Mangan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Davies | 3 | 2 | 67% | +23.50 |
| Molly Keegan-Price | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.60 |
| Raul Da Silva | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicola Currie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taryn Langley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Paul Hainey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Margot Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Feilden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Ella McCain | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Grace McEntee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Humphrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Howard Cheng | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.40 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +17.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 26+24d | Ripon | Wakeman Stayers Handicap Stakes Sluggish break - settled just off the pace within range - moved into third with 3f left - pressed on but couldn't land a blow - finished third | 3/6 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 52 | 82A | 59B | Molly Keegan-Price | 9/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+43d | Newmarket (July) | William Hill Price Boosts Apprentice Handicap Stakes Settled in midfield early - pushed along approaching 2f out - kept on late but never a factor - finished fourth beaten under three lengths | 4/6 | nk | 8-8 | 53 | 72A | 55B | Molly Keegan-Price | 14/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+37d | Newmarket | Dereham Handicap Slow to break - settled behind the front group - pressed for effort with 3f left and drifted left 2f out - stayed on at one pace to finish third beaten 5 lengths | 3/5 | 4¾ | 8-10 | 55 | 91C | 59B | Nicola Currie | 6/1 |
| 20 May 26+244d | Yarmouth | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | 1 | 8-9 | 56 | 76B | 55B | Gina Mangan | 8/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+23d | Pontefract | Racing TV Handicap Held up at back of field - pushed along with 3f left but found nothing - pulled up before the line | PU/7 | — | 9-3 | 57 | — | — | Gina Mangan | 11/2 |
| 26 Aug 25+20d | Ripon | National Racehorse Week 23rd To 31st August Handicap Settled in rear early - made progress from wide position 2f out - pushed along approaching final furlong - kept on to finish third | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-9 | 57 | 95B | 68A | Taryn Langley | 11/4 |
| 06 Aug 25+41d | Yarmouth | BetWright Bet The Wright Way Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Slow to break and settled towards the back - still with work needed when nudged along over 3f out - closed steadily from 2f out to take second inside the final furlong - stayed on but not a threat to the winner | 2/7 | 9 | 10-11 | 58 | 95B | 71A | Mr Paul Hainey | 3/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+35d | Newmarket | Boodles Handicap Settled towards the rear early - improved to challenge in second placing over 2f out - took command inside the final furlong - drew away and kept going to the line | 1/7 | 8-10 | 52 | 109A | 72B | Saffie Osborne | 18/5 | |
| 22 May 25+182d | Yarmouth | Eastern Power Systems Handicap Settled at back early - moved into contention wide from 3f out - closed on leader approaching final furlong but couldn't find more late | 2/9 | 3¾ | 9-1 | 52 | 71B | 70A | Kieran Shoemark | 14/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+26d | Southwell (AW) | Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap Dwelt at the break - settled towards the back - drifted right with 5f left - lost touch inside final 2f - improved into 5th late but no threat | 5/8 | 7½ | 9-9 | 54 | 97A | 59A | Faye McManoman | 22/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Handicap Sluggish start - settled at the back of the field - urged forward with 2f left - stayed on to snatch 4th close home | 4/7 | ½ | 9-12 | 55 | 82A | 64B | Faye McManoman | 18/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap Wide early positioning before moving into second - hit the front approaching 3f out - remained a threat when pushed along entering the home bend - lost momentum near the final furlong - faded fast over the closing stages to finish last of the runners | 6/6 | hd | 9-10 | 56 | 63A | 57B | David Egan | 11/1 |
| 19 Sep 24+43d | Pontefract | Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along to make progress 2f out but unable to match the front-runner - finished strongly for third | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 56 | 101A | 66A | Faye McManoman | 40/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+41d | Yarmouth | Download The At The Races App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled midfield early - hampered and stumbled to lose ground after 1f - trailing at back with 5f left - made progress inside final furlong - moved into third close home - kept going to finish third | 3/9 | 1½ | 10-7 | 56 | 65B | 69A | Miss Margot Scudamore | 14/1 |
| 27 Jun 24+21d | Newmarket | Close Brothers Handicap | 5/6 | 1 | 8-6 | 58 | 62A | 57B | Hollie Doyle | 14/1 |
| 06 Jun 24+241d | Chelmsford City (AW) | M J Bushell Handicap | 10/13 | nk | 9-10 | 59 | 73B | 62A | Silvestre De Sousa | 14/1 |
| 09 Oct 23+18d | Pontefract | RacingTV HD Bluff Cove Handicap | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 60 | 88A | 58A | Faye McManoman | 33/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+43d | Pontefract | Search For The Yorkshire Wonder Horse Handicap | 5/5 | 7 | 9-10 | 60 | 69C | 60B | Harry Davies | 25/1 |
| 09 Aug 23+41d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 2/6 | 1 | 11-2 | 60 | 48B | 75B | Mr Ross Birkett | 9/2 |
| 29 Jun 23+21d | Newmarket | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 1/7 | 8-7 | 57 | 89A | 61A | Harry Davies | 17/2 | |
| 08 Jun 23+45d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ladies Day 22nd June Handicap | 3/8 | nk | 9-3 | 57 | 50A | 67A | Billy Loughnane | 6/1 |
| 24 Apr 23+185d | Pontefract | Into The Sky Pontefract Marathon Handicap | 5/10 | 11 | 9-7 | 58 | 71C | 59C | Faye McManoman | 10/1 |
| 21 Oct 22+18d | Newbury | BetVictor 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 13/14 | 20 | 8-10 | 59 | -25C | 57C | Sam Feilden | 40/1 |
| 03 Oct 22+18d | Pontefract | RacingTV HD Bluff Cove Handicap | 6/9 | 4½ | 9-1 | 60 | 117C | 54C | Faye McManoman | 18/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+84d | Pontefract | Search For The Yorkshire Wonder Horse Handicap | 11/13 | 2¾ | 8-13 | 60 | 94C | 51A | Gina Mangan | 6/1 |
| 23 Jun 22+54d | Newmarket | Hybrid Software Group Handicap | 1/7 | 8-2 | 58 | 116A | 66A | Harry Davies | 16/1 | |
| 30 Apr 22+19d | Goodwood | Golf At Goodwood Handicap | 6/7 | 19 | 8-10 | 58 | 69C | 44C | Saffie Osborne | 9/1 |
| 11 Apr 22+11d | Pontefract | Into The Sky Pontefract Marathon Handicap (Round 2 Of The Pontefract Stayers Championship 2022) | 1/10 | 8-11 | 51 | 95A | 74A | Megan Nicholls | 13/2 | |
| 31 Mar 22+178d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ladies Day 2022 With Sophie Ellis-Bextor Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 8-5 | 52 | 51A | 54A | Faye McManoman | 12/1 |
| 04 Oct 21+18d | Pontefract | RacingTV HD Bluff Cove Handicap | 2/8 | 4¾ | 8-10 | 50 | 116A | 59A | Faye McManoman | 9/1 |
| 16 Sep 21+35d | Pontefract | Madam Lilibet Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 52 | 103A | 51A | Ella McCain | 7/1 |
| 12 Aug 21+20d | Beverley | Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 54 | 37A | 62A | Paul Hanagan | 14/1 |
| 23 Jul 21+10d | Chepstow | Chepstows BMC Challenge Handicap | 5/5 | 1½ | 8-6 | 56 | 65C | 55B | Grace McEntee | 5/1 |
| 13 Jul 21+19d | Bath | Download The Free At The Races App Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 56 | 83A | 59A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 7/1 |
| 24 Jun 21+14d | Nottingham | Racing TV Extra 'Hands N Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 11/12 | ¾ | 8-7 | 56 | 86A | 47A | William Humphrey | 7/2 |
| 10 Jun 21+22d | Nottingham | MansionBet Watch And Bet Handicap | 3/7 | ½ | 8-10 | 56 | 113A | 69A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 3/1 |
| 19 May 21+222d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet 25% Back As A Free Bet Handicap (Div 2) | 1/8 | 7-13 | 46 | 83A | 63A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 7/2 | |
| 09 Oct 20+37d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap | 7/14 | nk | 8-10 | 47 | 84B | 58A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 8/1 |
| 02 Sep 20+19d | Bath | Patent Paradise At valuerater.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 6/9 | 3 | 8-13 | 50 | 59A | 59A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 14 Aug 20+22d | Chester | EatOutToHelpOut At The White Horse Handicap | 8/12 | 5½ | 8-11 | 53 | 67A | 47A | Howard Cheng | 50/1 |
| 23 Jul 20+298d | Pontefract | Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 7/11 | hd | 10-0 | — | 51C | 62C | Dougie Costello | 100/1 |
| 29 Sep 19+16d | Epsom Downs | Back To The 80's NYE Party Novice Stakes | 6/7 | 24 | 9-2 | — | 20C | 51C | Raul Da Silva | 50/1 |
| 13 Sep 19 | Salisbury | Crouch Memorial British Ebf Novice Stakes | 9/11 | 2 | 9-1 | — | 81C | 64C | Raul Da Silva | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dereham (GB) won?
- Dereham (GB) won 5 of 43 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.6%. Placed 12 times in total (27.9% of starts).
- Who trains Dereham (GB)?
- Dereham (GB) is trained by John Berry, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
- Who is Dereham (GB)'s sire?
- Dereham (GB) is by Sir Percy (GB) out of Desiree (IRE), whose sire is Desert Story.
- What going does Dereham (GB) prefer?
- Dereham (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dereham (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 1 September 2026. The highest on record is 60.
- What is Dereham (GB)'s sire's record?
- Sir Percy (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 7,147 runs since Jan 2008 (473 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dereham (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Desiree (IRE), Dereham (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Delatite (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Delatite (GB)). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.