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Horse profile

Designate (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Ralph Beckett · Last owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Approve
by Approve (IRE) out of Rihana (IRE) (Priolo)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2014 — 4,395 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 3rd of 9 Won at Thirsk Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Designate (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2014. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 4
Official rating71↓ 2lb off peak
71 68–73

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 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 29 Aug 2014 Official rating 71 at the last run, 8 Oct 2014

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 9 figures · best 87A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)486A69—
Good387A80—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f586A71—
6f – 7f487A70—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+2.8—
Good to Firm488449%+0.70 from 1
Good5035911.7%+3.41 from 3
Good to Soft226135.8%−2.50 from 1
Soft315196%−2.3—
Heavy8633.5%−4.8—
Standard (AW)1,050827.8%−0.50 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5536411.6%+3.30 from 5
6f – 7f1,3081058%−0.31 from 4
1m – 1m1f484326.6%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f216198.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m9222.2%−6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3200%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.3—

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
Rihana (IRE) (Priolo)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bronze Angel (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bronze Angel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bronze Angel (IRE)5387f–1m1fClass 2
Zahraan (IRE)30——
Al Muntazah (IRE)40——
Catman (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 1 100% +3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +0.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jim Crowley 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Kingscote 2 0 0% −2.00
Graham Gibbons 2 1 50% +2.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 1 25% +0.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
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
08 Oct 14+21d Kempton (AW) 100% RacingUK Profits Returned To Racing Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 2½ 8-11 7173A Richard Kingscote 2/1F
17 Sep 14+19d Beverley Bet totejackpot Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-4 7371A Graham Gibbons 6/4F
29 Aug 14+11d Thirsk Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 6887A Graham Gibbons 3/1
18 Aug 14+6d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Casino Nursery Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-7 6986A Richard Kingscote 11/4
12 Aug 14+24d Nottingham Simply Cartons Ltd Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 hd 9-2 7065A Silvestre De Sousa 14/1
19 Jul 14+75d Lingfield Ladbrokes Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 8-10 7167B Jim Crowley 5/1
05 May 14+16d Bath 32Red Free 10 Bonus Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 nk 9-5 —80A James Doyle 5/1
19 Apr 14+16d Kempton (AW) Betfred TV/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (BOBIS Race) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 2¼ 9-5 —64A Jim Crowley 6/1
03 Apr 14 Lingfield (AW) Bookmakers.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 9-5 —65A Jim Crowley 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Designate (IRE) won?
Designate (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts in 2014, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Designate (IRE)?
Designate (IRE) was trained by Ralph Beckett on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 8 October 2014.
Who is Designate (IRE)'s sire?
Designate (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Rihana (IRE), whose sire is Priolo.
What going does Designate (IRE) prefer?
Designate (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Designate (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 8 October 2014. The highest on record is 73.
What is Designate (IRE)'s sire's record?
Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
Who are Designate (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Rihana (IRE), Designate (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bronze Angel (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bronze Angel (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.