El Rayo (GB)
El Rayo is a maiden who has failed to win in five starts on turf, with one placing. He recorded his best effort when third of five in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Huntingdon in Apr 2025. The gelding, by Jack Hobbs out of a Presenting mare, last ran off his career-high official rating of 99 at that same track. All his runs have come over 1m5f to 2m4f, mostly on good ground.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 110dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 107
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 123C | 103 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 123C | 115 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 99A | 91.5 | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,059 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.8% from 118.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.9 | — |
| Good | 439 | 49 | 11.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 280 | 27 | 9.6% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 207 | 17 | 8.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 47 | 8 | 17% | +6.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 60 | 3 | 5% | −5.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | −6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 561 | 49 | 8.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 310 | 36 | 11.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 118 | 21 | 17.8% | +7.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bryan Carver | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 25+26d | Huntingdon | Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - moved into third heading to the final two furlongs - stayed on same rate to finish third | 3/5 | nk | 12-0 | 99 | 123C | 111B | James Bowen | 4/1 |
| 16 Mar 25+88d | Market Rasen | Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - improved into 4th after 3 out - driven approaching home turn but couldn't add to that | 5/8 | hd | 11-7 | — | 107A | 118A | Bryan Carver | 22/1 |
| 18 Dec 24+45d | Newbury | Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace on the rail - held a moderate third with four to jump - lost touch approaching the home turn and pulled up before two out | PU/11 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | James Bowen | 12/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+280d | Huntingdon | Follow Us On X At BetRhino Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Wandered left and pitched at the opening obstacle - settled off the pace in the pack - made progress into second entering the straight - hit the front approaching the home turn but was driven and overtaken on the run-in - lost the advantage late to finish third | 3/11 | 1¼ | 11-4 | — | 84A | 117A | Bryan Carver | 33/1 |
| 28 Jan 24 | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 7/12 | 3½ | 10-5 | — | 99A | 99A | Gavin Sheehan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has El Rayo (GB) won?
- El Rayo (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained El Rayo (GB)?
- El Rayo (GB) was trained by Billy Aprahamian on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 11 April 2025.
- Who is El Rayo (GB)'s sire?
- El Rayo (GB) is by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Viking Queen (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is El Rayo (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 11 April 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is El Rayo (GB)'s sire's record?
- Jack Hobbs (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,059 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.8% from 118.