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Horse profile

Director's Cut (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Ross Burdon · Owner High Noon Thoroughbreds
by Palace Pier (GB) out of Lights On Me (GB) (Kyllachy)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW) Last run 11 Sep 2026 · 16th of 17 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Director's Cut (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 29 Jun 2026

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 6 figures · best 95B · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)395B953 runs · 95 / 95
Good278A60.52 runs · 78 / 60.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f378A733 runs · 78 / 73
1m – 1m1f395B953 runs · 95 / 95

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 29 Jun 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 11 Sep 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 87A · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)387A763 runs · 87 / 76
Good266A602 runs · 66 / 60
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f366A623 runs · 66 / 62
1m – 1m1f387A763 runs · 87 / 76

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Palace Pier (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 590 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1341914.2%+2.80 from 1
Good1561710.9%−0.50 from 2
Good to Soft6146.6%−4.8—
Soft57610.5%−0.9—
Heavy1600%−11.4—
Standard (AW)1662112.7%+1.31 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13430.8%+19.4—
6f – 7f259259.7%−1.7—
1m – 1m1f1761910.8%−0.61 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1291814%+2.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m1317.7%−3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lights On Me (GB) (Kyllachy)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Light Infantry Man (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Light Infantry Man (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Light Infantry Man (FR)1126f–7fGroup 3
Makes Me Wonder (GB)1911mClass 6
Love Henry (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +7.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Catton 2 1 50% +6.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% +4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 2 1 50% +6.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
11 Sep 26+74d Doncaster Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good · 17 ran Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back before the 2f marker under pressure - eventually let down without contesting - well held at the finish 16/17 14 9-5 7543C54C Daniel Muscutt 80/1
29 Jun 26+65d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Held up towards the back - dropped away two furlongs out - well held at the line 10/14 2 8-12 7795B63A Jack Mitchell 33/1
25 Apr 26+17d Doncaster M&D Foundations Piling Specialists Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Set the pace early - pushed along 3f out then driven with two furlongs left - drifted left when overtaken inside the final furlong - quickly lost ground after finishing fifth 5/7 1¼ 9-4 8073C62C James Doyle 11/2
08 Apr 26+132d Nottingham Ladies Day 9th May 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Div 1) Class 3 · 10f · Good · 9 ran Sent to front early - lost command approaching final 2f then dropped away fast late 5/9 2½ 9-1 —78A66A Luke Catton 13/2
2025 · 2 runs
27 Nov 25+19d Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Handy early - pushed along to close gap 2f out - battled on and got up close home 1/12 9-4 —95A87A Luke Catton 7/1
08 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran Slow into stride and boxed in early - settled midfield and 7th at halfway - into 5th under pressure 2f out - unable to find more finishing 5th 5/10 4 9-7 —68A76A Shane Foley 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Director's Cut won?
Director's Cut (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Director's Cut?
Director's Cut (IRE) is trained by Ross Burdon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 September 2026.
Who is Director's Cut's sire?
Director's Cut (IRE) is by Palace Pier (GB) out of Lights On Me (GB), whose sire is Kyllachy.
What going does Director's Cut prefer?
Director's Cut (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Director's Cut's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 11 September 2026. The highest on record is 80.
What is Director's Cut's sire's record?
Palace Pier (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 590 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Director's Cut's siblings?
Out of Lights On Me (GB), Director's Cut (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Light Infantry Man (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Light Infantry Man (FR)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.