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Horse profile

Down To Business (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner K Mckenna
by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Faay (IRE) (Dark Angel)
10 runs · 7 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Worcester Last run 3 Oct 2026 · 4th of 11 Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Down To Business is a gelding who has one win from 10 starts on turf, the success coming at Class 4 level in the Neu-Servo Phils Last Shift Maiden Hurdle at Worcester in Aug 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good ground off an official rating of 112. He has raced seven times on good or faster ground for that single win and three placed efforts overall. His last run, at Fontwell in Oct 2026, saw him finish fourth of 11 in a Class 4 novices hurdle after leading, having last raced off a career-high mark of 114.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating114At career-high mark
114 75–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 4 Feb 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 124A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good393A913 runs · 93 / 91
Soft294B92.52 runs · 94 / 92.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4124A93.54 runs · 124 / 93.5
2m1f – 2m4f291C69.52 runs · 91 / 69.5
Flat 4 figures · best 130A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good2130A123.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4130A101.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 11 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 23 Aug 2026 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 3 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 27 Sep 2025 Official rating 75 at the last flat run, 27 Sep 2025

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 130A · median 113.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3130A1083 runs · 130 / 108
Soft2122A117.52 runs · 122 / 117.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4130A1184 runs · 130 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f2108C1032 runs · 108 / 103
Flat 4 figures · best 87A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good275A73.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f487A73.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 10 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Mid-division 5 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ghaiyyath (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.5—
Good to Firm2184018.3%+2.8—
Good3055819%+3.51 from 5
Good to Soft1241612.9%−2.60 from 2
Soft1401812.9%−2.60 from 3
Heavy33515.2%−0.3—
Standard (AW)2913512%−3.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1700%−15.5—
6f – 7f2933913.3%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f3846617.2%+1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f3725815.6%+0.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m44818.2%+2.71 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3133.3%+17.80 from 2

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
Faay (IRE) (Dark Angel)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Wor Faayth (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Wor Faayth (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wor Faayth (IRE)725f–6fListed
Lord Uhtred (IRE)1017fClass 4
Andalusian Star (IRE)417f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −3.33
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −1.33
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 1 50% −0.33
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.33
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 6 1 17% −4.33
Gary Carroll 2 0 0% −2.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.33
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −3.33
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.33
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 · 5 runs
03 Oct 26+8d Fontwell Free Tips On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 11 ran set the pace - scrappy jumping at the 1st - urged on before 2 out - overtaken before the last and faded on run-in to finish 4th 4/11 18 11-8 11491C98C Harry Skelton 9/2
25 Sep 26+33d Worcester Copybet Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 15 ran Held up at the back of the field - blundered three out - well beaten thereafter and never in contention - eventually finished last of the runners 13/15 47 11-1 11448C108C Harry Skelton 5/1
23 Aug 26+200d Worcester Neu-Servo Phils Last Shift Maiden Hurdle Race (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran Held a midfield position early - made ground into contention by four out - sat handy in fourth into three out - drove up to challenge the front-runner two out - hit the front at the last - kept driving to the line and won comfortably 1/11 11-1 11293A130A Harry Skelton 4/6F
04 Feb 26+18d Ludlow Racing To School Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Settled at the back early - stumbled 6th - pushed along and made progress 3 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out - moved into fourth near the last but blundered there and dropped away quickly 5/8 ¾ 11-0 11394B113A Harry Skelton 11/2
17 Jan 26+31d Ascot BetMGM Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 10 ran Fought for control early - settled in the pack - moved through to share third two out - stayed on at one gait before weakening into fourth on the run-in 4/10 2¼ 11-0 —91A122A Harry Skelton 11/2
2025 · 5 runs
17 Dec 25+81d Newbury Odds Boost Tokens Live At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack - hit a rail three out and driven forward without threatening leaders - finished with late gains but held for third 3/10 1¼ 11-0 —124A114A Harry Skelton 3/1J
27 Sep 25+21d Curragh Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Maiden (Div 2) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran Sat close to front early - up to 2nd by halfway then asked for effort in early straight and driven with 2f left - held on for 3rd finishing one-paced late 3/15 ¾ 9-8 7586C87A W J Lee 8/1
06 Sep 25+48d Navan Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden 10f · Good · 18 ran Sat behind front group early - third at halfway - driven on with three furlongs left - dropped to seventh and unable to threaten with two to go - finished sixth with no response 6/18 1¾ 9-1 —117C72A Sam Coen 40/1
20 Jul 25+64d Curragh Hong Kong Thoroughbred Breeders Alliance Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 12f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Settled in midfield - urged forward into 7th with 4f left - holding 6th under pressure from 3f out - unable to find more inside final 2f - finished sixth 6/9 15 9-8 —85C59C Gary Carroll 18/1
17 May 25 Navan Book Your Summer BBQ On June 7th Maiden 10f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway over 3f out - stayed on at the same rate late - finished sixth 6/10 3¾ 9-8 —130A75A Gary Carroll 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Down To Business won?
Down To Business (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trains Down To Business?
Down To Business (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
Who is Down To Business's sire?
Down To Business (GB) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Faay (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
What going does Down To Business prefer?
Down To Business (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Down To Business's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 3 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Down To Business's sire's record?
Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.
Who are Down To Business's siblings?
Out of Faay (IRE), Down To Business (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Wor Faayth (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Wor Faayth (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.