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Horse profile

Downward Spiral (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2013) · Last trainer John Flint · Last owner Burnham P D Ltd
by Windsor Castle (GB) out of Misty Links (IRE) (Hushang)
22 runs · 15 courses · from Mar 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jun 2013 — 4,880 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2013 · 14th of 17 2 wins · Uttoxeter & Towcester Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Downward Spiral (IRE) is 2 from 22, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2011. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 92, 28lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 28lb off peak
92 92–120

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 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 25 Jun 2013 Official rating 92 at the last run, 25 Jun 2013

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 22 figures · best 124B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good12124B100—
Good to Firm6123B111.5—
Good to Soft3123B102—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m14124B103—
2m1f – 2m4f4123B99—
Over 3m2106B105—
1m5f – 2m2118A107—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Windsor Castle (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 326 runs since Jan 2008 (52 horses).

Strongest on good going: 10.9% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−6.7—
Good to Firm3026.7%00 from 6
Good1101210.9%+4.22 from 12
Good to Soft3937.7%+10 from 3
Soft8844.5%−2.20 from 1
Heavy5711.8%−4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m6557.7%+10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f9455.3%−1.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m12186.6%−0.12 from 14
Over 3m4648.7%+20 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Misty Links (IRE) (Hushang)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 2 17% +2.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 2 13% −2.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 4 1 25% +5.00
Ludlow 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +4.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 2 14% +0.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan O'Keeffe 20 2 10% −6.00
Rhys Flint 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Flint 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% +1.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 8 1 13% −3.00
2010 8 1 13% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 1 8% −7.00
Hurdle 8 1 13% +1.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 2 runs
25 Jun 13+125d Newton Abbot Dave Chillery Divorce Celebration Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 16 11-9 9299C Rhys Flint 8/1
20 Feb 13+332d Ludlow Teme Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 11-0 9992C Thomas Flint 5/1
2012 · 4 runs
25 Mar 12+13d Hexham Primary Websites Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 55 11-5 10887C Alan O'Keeffe 17/2
12 Mar 12+15d Stratford Alice's Noodle Bar Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 23 11-10 11089A Alan O'Keeffe 17/2
26 Feb 12+31d Towcester angliadogs.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 5 11-11 11299C Alan O'Keeffe 15/2
26 Jan 12+36d Warwick Trooper Richman 50th Birthday Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 32 11-7 112102C Alan O'Keeffe 11/2
2011 · 8 runs
21 Dec 11+26d Ludlow Alfa Aggregate Products Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 16 11-6 112123B Alan O'Keeffe 16/1
25 Nov 11+27d Doncaster Countryside Alliance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 4½ 11-12 115105B Alan O'Keeffe 6/1
29 Oct 11+107d Wetherby bet365.com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 28 11-9 117106B Alan O'Keeffe 20/1
14 Jul 11+45d Cartmel Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m1½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 6 11-12 120104C Alan O'Keeffe 9/1
30 May 11+13d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 39 11-7 —92C Alan O'Keeffe 11/4
17 May 11+9d Towcester 'Mazda Mx-5' Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 11 11-5 —123B Alan O'Keeffe 11/2
08 May 11+4d Uttoxeter Sir Stanley Clarke Memorial Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 10-12 —124B Alan O'Keeffe 4/1
04 May 11+220d Sedgefield Go Outdoors Supports Daisy Chain Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 23 10-12 —96B Alan O'Keeffe 9/4
2010 · 8 runs
26 Sep 10+32d Market Rasen F Cross And Son Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 30 11-5 11595C Alan O'Keeffe 12/1
25 Aug 10+29d Bangor-on-Dee Darlands Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 12 11-5 115101B Alan O'Keeffe 5/1
27 Jul 10+27d Worcester St Richards Hospice Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 2¼ 11-5 116111B Alan O'Keeffe 4/1
30 Jun 10+30d Worcester Bet In Running - Betdaq Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 6 11-5 116118A Alan O'Keeffe 8/1
31 May 10+18d Towcester gg.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 116121B Alan O'Keeffe 8/1
13 May 10+33d Ludlow Tony Morgan Retirement Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1 10-12 —105B Alan O'Keeffe 33/1
10 Apr 10+26d Chepstow John Smith's Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 8/13 1 11-4 —96C Alan O'Keeffe 20/1
15 Mar 10 Stratford Upper Quinton Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 11-4 —118A Alan O'Keeffe 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Downward Spiral won?
Downward Spiral (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
Who trained Downward Spiral?
Downward Spiral (IRE) was trained by John Flint on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 25 June 2013.
Who is Downward Spiral's sire?
Downward Spiral (IRE) is by Windsor Castle (GB) out of Misty Links (IRE), whose sire is Hushang.
What going does Downward Spiral prefer?
Downward Spiral (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Downward Spiral's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 25 June 2013. The highest on record is 120.
What is Downward Spiral's sire's record?
Windsor Castle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 326 runs since Jan 2008 (52 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 10.9% from 110.

Record shown from March 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.