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Dramatic Device (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2019) · Last trainer Chris Wall · Last owner The Clodhoppers
by Dansili (GB) out of Surprise Moment (IRE) (Authorized)
9 runs · 5 courses · from May 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Sep 2019 — 2,588 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2019 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 3 wins · Newmarket & Leicester Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Dramatic Device (GB) is 3 from 9. Won last time out at Newmarket (Class 2). All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 86.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating86At career-high mark
86 79–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 23 Aug 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 106A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3106A88—
Good2104A97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5106A90—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 26 Sep 2019 Official rating 86 at the last run, 26 Sep 2019

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 5 figures · best 102A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3102A95—
Good299A93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5102A95—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Dansili (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1011716.8%+3.1—
Good to Firm2,10728613.6%−0.12 from 3
Good2,96642414.3%+0.61 from 4
Good to Soft1,32416512.5%−1.20 from 1
Soft1,41316011.3%−2.40 from 1
Heavy428347.9%−5.8—
Standard (AW)3,50153815.4%+1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2533212.6%−1.1—
6f – 7f2,30929112.6%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f2,88242714.8%+1.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,79655814.7%+13 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,68221813%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f6837611.1%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m209199.1%−4.6—
Over 3m28310.7%−3—

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

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Guet Apens (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Guet Apens (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Guet Apens (GB)1241m2f–2m1fClass 4
Lunar Sovereign (IRE)2122m–2m½fClass 4
In The Night (IRE)20——
Tracy Lord (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +0.00
Good to Firm 3 2 67% +4.41
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +2.50
Class 2 1 1 100% +3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.91

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 2 67% +6.50
Leicester 2 1 50% −0.09
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 3 43% +4.41
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Cosgrave 2 2 100% +7.50
James Doyle 2 1 50% −0.09
Mickael Barzalona 2 0 0% −2.00
Mlle Amelie Foulon 2 0 0% −2.00
George Wood 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 3 43% +4.41
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 3 60% +6.41
2018 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
2019 · 5 runs
26 Sep 19+34d Newmarket Weatherbys TBA Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 86104A99A Pat Cosgrave 3/1J
23 Aug 19+36d Newmarket Andy Wright Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-12 82106A95B Pat Cosgrave 9/2
18 Jul 19+19d Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-9 8288A92A James Doyle 10/11F
29 Jun 19+32d Newmarket Coates & Seely Brut Reserve Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 shd 10-0 7969A102A James Doyle 6/1
28 May 19+203d Leicester Leicester Students Raceday Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 9-7 8090A88A George Wood 33/1
2018 · 4 runs
06 Nov 18+14d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Poliglote (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 9/10 6 9-2 ——— Mickael Barzalona 53/10
23 Oct 18+92d Deauville (FR) Prix du Pont d'Ouilly (Conditions) (3yo) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 8-7 ——— Mlle Amelie Foulon 10/1
23 Jul 18+76d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Boasne (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 9f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1 9-0 ——— Mlle Amelie Foulon 17/5
08 May 18 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Pas de Deux (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) (Round) 8f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1¾ 9-2 ——— Mickael Barzalona 18/5

Quick answers

How many races has Dramatic Device won?
Dramatic Device (GB) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Dramatic Device?
Dramatic Device (GB) was trained by Chris Wall on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 26 September 2019.
Who is Dramatic Device's sire?
Dramatic Device (GB) is by Dansili (GB) out of Surprise Moment (IRE), whose sire is Authorized.
What going does Dramatic Device prefer?
Dramatic Device (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dramatic Device's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 26 September 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dramatic Device's sire's record?
Dansili (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
Who are Dramatic Device's siblings?
Out of Surprise Moment (IRE), Dramatic Device (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Guet Apens (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Guet Apens (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.