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Horse profile

Effort (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
by Dr Fong (USA) out of Party Doll (GB) (Be My Guest)
11 runs · 10 courses · from May 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2009 — 6,388 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 7th of 8 Won at Carlisle Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Effort (GB) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2008. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating90↓ 5lb off peak
90 88–95

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 84B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 27 Oct 2008 Official rating 90 at the last run, 24 Apr 2009

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 11 figures · best 109A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm4109A93.5—
Good270A67.5—
Standard (AW)284B83—
Good to Soft295A84—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f684B81.5—
Under 6f4109A99—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Dr Fong (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4736.4%−3—
Good to Firm825829.9%+0.51 from 4
Good1,113998.9%−0.50 from 2
Good to Soft553488.7%−0.70 from 2
Soft648609.3%−0.10 from 1
Heavy227229.7%+0.3—
Standard (AW)1,17911910.1%+0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1531610.5%+1.11 from 4
6f – 7f915869.4%00 from 6
1m – 1m1f890798.9%−0.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,0901049.5%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m9609710.1%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3994010%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m15885.1%−4.3—
Over 3m28310.7%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Party Doll (GB) (Be My Guest)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Art Gallery (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Art Gallery (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Art Gallery (GB)4112m6fClass 5
Briseida (GB)20——
Invitee (GB)50——
Principessa (GB)20——
Festival Spirit (GB)40——
Soniechka (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −1.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
Under 6f 4 1 25% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 3 0 0% −3.00
Greg Fairley 2 0 0% −2.00
Kerrin McEvoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Dean McKeown 2 1 50% +1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 9 1 11% −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 ORKTB Jockey SP
24 Apr 09+27d Sandown Bet365.com Esher Cup Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 14 8-8 9065C Steve Drowne 20/1
28 Mar 09+152d Kempton (AW) Bambos Charalambous Betview Manager Of The Year Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1 8-12 8882A Greg Fairley 8/1
27 Oct 08+25d Lingfield (AW) Coral - Bet By Phone 0800 242 232 Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 ½ 9-5 8884B Joe Fanning 15/8J
02 Oct 08+9d Newmarket 250000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 28 ran 16/28 shd 9-1 9177A Greg Fairley 16/1
23 Sep 08+24d Folkestone Stone Of Folca Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1¼ 9-5 9181B Joe Fanning 9/4F
30 Aug 08+32d Chester Corbett Charity Donation Nightingale House Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-1 9584B Darryll Holland 11/2
29 Jul 08+19d Goodwood Betfair Molecomb Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 9-0 9170A Joe Fanning 25/1
10 Jul 08+23d Newmarket TNT July Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 8-12 9173A Kerrin McEvoy 9/2
17 Jun 08+11d Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 25 ran 4/25 hd 9-3 91109A Kerrin McEvoy 28/1
06 Jun 08+11d Catterick E.B.F. Novice Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2 9-5 9195A Dean McKeown 13/8F
26 May 08 Carlisle E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 91103A Dean McKeown 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Effort (GB) won?
Effort (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Effort (GB)?
Effort (GB) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 24 April 2009.
Who is Effort (GB)'s sire?
Effort (GB) is by Dr Fong (USA) out of Party Doll (GB), whose sire is Be My Guest.
What going does Effort (GB) prefer?
Effort (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Effort (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 24 April 2009. The highest on record is 95.
What is Effort (GB)'s sire's record?
Dr Fong (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 158.
Who are Effort (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Party Doll (GB), Effort (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Art Gallery (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Art Gallery (GB)). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.