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Horse profile

El Ghaawy (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Mark Loughnane · Owner Jwi Building Solutions J Kelly Partner
by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Sign Of Life (GB) (Haafhd)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 4 May 2026 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

El Ghaawy is a maiden who has yet to win or place from nine starts. His best effort came when fourth of seven at Wolverhampton in Mar 2026. He usually races held up, doing so in three of five analysed runs. His last run, at Beverley in May 2026, was his first in first-time headgear and came off an official rating of 54, 13lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 13lb off peak
54 54–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 2 Mar 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 101A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)7101A845 runs · 101 / 84
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6101A80.54 runs · 101 / 80.5
1m – 1m1f284A671 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 2 Mar 2026 Official rating 54 at the last run, 4 May 2026

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 71A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)771A605 runs · 71 / 60
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f671A57.54 runs · 71 / 55.5
1m – 1m1f266A631 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 8 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Mid-division 4 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ghaiyyath (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,146 runs since May 2024 (191 horses).

Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 307. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 308.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.6—
Good to Firm2184018.3%+2.7—
Good3075818.9%+3.30 from 1
Good to Soft1281713.3%−2.30 from 1
Soft1482114.2%−1.4—
Heavy35514.3%−1.3—
Standard (AW)3083812.3%−3.30 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1700%−15.6—
6f – 7f2983913.1%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f4006716.8%+1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3796116.1%+0.50 from 6
1m5f – 2m471123.4%+7.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5120%+4.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2024 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sign Of Life (GB) (Haafhd)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Song Of Life (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–1m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Madjid (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Song Of Life (GB)3787½f–1m1½f—
Avec Laura (GB)7331m1½f–1m2½f—
Pulse (GB)1131m4½f–1m5½f—
Madjid (GB)1221m2f–1m4fClass 5
Allowed (GB)721m3f–1m4fClass 5
Le Maharajah (FR)130——
City Of Life (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Edward Greatrex 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonny Peate 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

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 · 4 runs
04 May 26+39d Beverley Churchill Tyres Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sent to front early - pushed along and lost command approaching 2f out - dropped away fast in the closing stages - well held in 7th 7/7 12 9-5 5431C40C Jason Hart 28/1
26 Mar 26+24d Chelmsford City (AW) Fairwood Brasserie Handicap Class 6 · 1m5½f · Standard · 8 ran Held up in the pack - pressed for effort 3f out - unable to close approaching final furlong - eventually finished seventh 7/8 3 9-4 5668A57A Edward Greatrex 20/1
02 Mar 26+38d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 7 ran Tracked front rank early - driven when challenging over 2f out - found little and squeezed for room close home to finish fourth 4/7 ¾ 9-6 5792A71A Hollie Doyle 11/2
23 Jan 26+36d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 9 ran Set the pace early - put under pressure and pegged back approaching 3f out then overtaken with 2f left - faded in the closing stages to finish sixth 6/9 2½ 9-4 5984A66A Billy Loughnane 11/2
2025 · 5 runs
18 Dec 25+15d Southwell (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard · 13 ran Held up in midfield early - urged forward with more than 2f left - lost touch and trailed home in 12th 12/13 6½ 9-10 6469C51C Jonny Peate 10/1
03 Dec 25+174d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Held up towards the back - made no impact - eventually finished eighth 8/11 2½ 9-3 67101A60A Edward Greatrex 50/1
12 Jun 25+68d Chelmsford City (AW) bet365 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Standard · 12 ran Settled in the pack - lost touch with the front group around 2f out - unable to close from there - held on to finish seventh 7/12 nk 9-3 —101A67A Pat Cosgrave 150/1
05 Apr 25+47d Yarmouth QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward before 3f out - dropped away in the closing stages - finished sixth 6/7 13 9-4 —54C55C Jim Crowley 33/1
17 Feb 25 Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Maiden Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran Took a strong hold early - sat close to the pace before easing back around 8f out - drifted right approaching the home turn - unable to find more in the final furlong finishing 4th 4/8 2¾ 9-7 —50A60A Dougie Costello 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Ghaawy won?
El Ghaawy (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains El Ghaawy?
El Ghaawy (GB) is trained by Mark Loughnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 May 2026.
Who is El Ghaawy's sire?
El Ghaawy (GB) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Sign Of Life (GB), whose sire is Haafhd.
What is El Ghaawy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 4 May 2026. The highest on record is 67.
What is El Ghaawy's sire's record?
Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,146 runs since May 2024 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 307. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 308.
Who are El Ghaawy's siblings?
Out of Sign Of Life (GB), El Ghaawy (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Song Of Life (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Madjid (GB)). The wins came over 7½f–1m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. 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.