How many races has Downbythestrand won?

Downbythestrand (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).

Who trained Downbythestrand?

Downbythestrand (IRE) was trained by F A Hutsby on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 30 April 2021.

Who is Downbythestrand's sire?

Downbythestrand (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Fancyfacia (IRE), whose sire is Luso.

What going does Downbythestrand prefer?

Downbythestrand (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Downbythestrand's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 30 April 2021. The highest on record is 107.

What is Downbythestrand's sire's record?

Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

Who are Downbythestrand's siblings?

Out of Fancyfacia (IRE), Downbythestrand (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ballynagran (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballynagran (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Downbythestrand (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer F A Hutsby · Last owner Mrs Christine Osborne

by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Fancyfacia (IRE) (Luso)

6 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2019

As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 30 Apr 2021 — 2,006 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2021 · 5th of 10 Won at Stratford New yard Last raced off OR 99

KTB Profile

Downbythestrand (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2019. Last raced off 99, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

1–6Wins / Runs
16.7%Strike rate
1 (16.7%)Placed
+23.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
2.88Fair A/E n=5 · 2.48 incl. margin
107Highest OR
161dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 31 May 2019

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 87^B · median 64.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Good	4	87^B	67	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	55^C	54.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	2	87^B	80.5	—
2m5f – 3m	2	79^C	61.5	—

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 103^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 31 Mar 2021 Official rating 99 at the last run, 30 Apr 2021

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 124^A · median 96.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Good	4	124^A	98	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	103^A	95	—
2m1f – 2m4f	2	124^A	112	—
2m5f – 3m	2	93^B	91	—

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	39	2	5.1%	−4	—
Good	211	13	6.2%	−2.9	1 from 4
Good to Soft	108	10	9.3%	+0.2	0 from 1
Soft	253	22	8.7%	−0.4	0 from 1
Heavy	139	21	15.1%	+6	—
Standard (AW)	34	3	8.8%	−0.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−9.1	—
1m – 1m1f	2	0	0%	−9.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	91	9	9.9%	+0.8	—
1m5f – 2m	215	17	7.9%	−1.2	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	266	26	9.8%	+0.7	1 from 2
2m5f – 3m	141	14	9.9%	+0.8	0 from 2
Over 3m	68	5	7.4%	−1.7	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Fancyfacia (IRE) (Luso)

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

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballynagran (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Ballynagran (IRE)	19	2	3m	Class 4
Peter's Portrait (IRE)	15	1	3m	Class 5
Our Lady Carmel (IRE)	12	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	4	1	25%	+25.00
Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	5	1	20%	+24.00
Class 4	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Stratford	2	1	50%	+27.00
Cheltenham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell	1	0	0%	−1.00
Huntingdon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leicester	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	2	0	0%	−2.00
2m1f – 2m4f	2	1	50%	+27.00
2m5f – 3m	2	0	0%	−2.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Mr William Thirlby	2	1	50%	+27.00
Kielan Woods	2	0	0%	−2.00
Mr Sam Lee	2	0	0%	−2.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2021	3	0	0%	−3.00
2019	3	1	33%	+26.00

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
2021 · 3 runs
30 Apr 21+30d	Cheltenham	visitcheltenham.com Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran	5/10	19	11-3	99	55^C	87^C	Mr William Thirlby	20/1
31 Mar 21+34d	Southwell	biowavego.co.uk And Wave Goodbye To Pain Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran	4/7	16	11-10	103	54^B	103^A	Kielan Woods	4/1
25 Feb 21+636d	Huntingdon	MansionBet's Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran	4/7	4¾	11-0	107	74^A	100^B	Kielan Woods	33/1
2019 · 3 runs
31 May 19+81d	Stratford	Sheldon Bosley Knight Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 14 ran	1/14		11-3	95	87^B	124^A	Mr William Thirlby	28/1
11 Mar 19+25d	Stratford	BetVictor Horse Racing Multiples Cash Out Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	4/9	2¾	11-7	—	44^A	89^B	Mr Sam Lee	66/1
14 Feb 19	Leicester	Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 4 ran	4/4	1¼	11-7	—	79^C	93^B	Mr Sam Lee	12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Downbythestrand won?: Downbythestrand (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Downbythestrand?: Downbythestrand (IRE) was trained by F A Hutsby on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 30 April 2021.
Who is Downbythestrand's sire?: Downbythestrand (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Fancyfacia (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
What going does Downbythestrand prefer?: Downbythestrand (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Downbythestrand's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 30 April 2021. The highest on record is 107.
What is Downbythestrand's sire's record?: Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.
Who are Downbythestrand's siblings?: Out of Fancyfacia (IRE), Downbythestrand (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ballynagran (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballynagran (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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