Horse profile
Embolden (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Clare Hobson · Last owner Molen Ball Judd Malone White
by Kodiac (GB) out of Sassy Gal (IRE) (King's Best)
47 runs · 23 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Oct 2024 — 729 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024
5 wins · 4 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile
Embolden won five of 47 starts between Jul 2019 and Apr 2023. All five wins came on turf with two on soft going and one each on heavy, good to firm and good. He won the Harry And Betty Savill Memorial Novices Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft in Apr 2023 off a mark of 93 and the Remembering Harry Handicap at Salisbury over 1m5f – 2m on good in Aug 2021 off 63. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2024 he wore headgear for the first time when finishing unplaced in the Mighty Trotter Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton off 81.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 5–47Wins / Runs
- 10.6%Strike rate
- 18 (38.3%)Placed
- +6.44£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=47 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating81↓ 16lb off peak
81
55–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 143
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 143A | 91.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 134B | 83 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 93C | 88.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 143A | 83.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 94B | 93 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 113A | 76.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 94B | 91 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 103A | 92 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 126A | 103 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 112A | 93 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 112A | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 113A | 82 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 97A | 87.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 126A | 92.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 47 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 47 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
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,539 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 2,367 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Soft | 2,462 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 679 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,517 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,589 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,884 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,927 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | 1 from 20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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
Sassy Gal (IRE) (King's Best)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Mayfair Spirit (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Ben Hall (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfair Spirit (IRE) | 20 | 6 | 1m–1m3½f | Class 4 |
| Ben Hall (IRE) | 27 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 3 |
| Sassy Glory (IRE) | 37 | 3 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Dreamy Gal (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Lust For Life (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Bring It On (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keeping Hoping (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Boxing Clever (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +20.44 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 25 | 3 | 12% | +5.44 |
| Class 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leicester | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.44 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran O'Neill | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| James Bowen | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Poste | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Bradley Roberts | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gina Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Eoin Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 3 | 9% | +11.00 |
| Visor | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +14.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.56 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 30 | 4 | 13% | −2.56 |
| Hurdle | 17 | 1 | 6% | +9.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 24+15d | Plumpton | Mighty Trotter Handicap Hurdle Held a forward position early - lost ground after the third-last - eased and pulled up before two out | PU/15 | — | 10-9 | 81 | — | — | James Bowen | 17/2 |
| 06 Oct 24+270d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack - urged forward approaching 3 out - failed to find any headway - finished well held in 5th | 5/9 | 4 | 10-12 | 84 | 83B | 91A | James Bowen | 8/1 |
| 10 Jan 24+23d | Leicester | Racecourse Live Streams On Racingtv Extra Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 88 | — | 100A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 17/2 |
| 18 Dec 23+18d | Plumpton | In Memory Of Susan Corrigan Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 6½ | 11-2 | 89 | 80A | 109A | James Bowen | 6/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+38d | Lingfield | Try The Racing App This Afternoon Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 7/13 | 7 | 11-9 | 90 | 89C | 96C | Ben Poste | 10/1 |
| 23 Oct 23+15d | Plumpton | Summertree Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 8 | 11-7 | 90 | 143A | 110B | James Bowen | 9/4 |
| 08 Oct 23+26d | Uttoxeter | Christmas Jumper Raceday Tuesday 12th December Handicap Hurdle | 3/14 | 2½ | 11-4 | 90 | 112B | 117A | James Bowen | 16/1 |
| 12 Sep 23+24d | Worcester | Richard Newland Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | 10 | 11-6 | 92 | 94B | 102B | Bradley Roberts | 13/2 |
| 19 Aug 23+42d | Market Rasen | Heavenly Hot Tub Holidaying Handicap Hurdle | 10/14 | ¾ | 10-11 | 93 | — | 97A | Bradley Roberts | 9/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+29d | Nottingham | Discover Whats Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Handicap | 10/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 55 | 69C | 54C | Rhys Clutterbuck | 14/1 |
| 09 Jun 23+11d | Market Rasen | Download The Rhino.Bet App Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | 1½ | 11-12 | 94 | 61A | 110A | Ben Poste | 11/1 |
| 29 May 23+23d | Huntingdon | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Hurdle | 3/9 | 5 | 11-3 | 94 | 134B | 114A | Bradley Roberts | 12/1 |
| 06 May 23+13d | Uttoxeter | Carlsberg Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/17 | — | 11-9 | 97 | — | — | Tristan Durrell | 25/1 |
| 23 Apr 23+13d | Stratford | Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | 6½ | 10-13 | 97 | 94B | 104A | Bradley Roberts | 8/1 |
| 10 Apr 23+125d | Plumpton | Harry And Betty Savill Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-2 | 93 | 93C | 114B | Bradley Roberts | 25/1 | |
| 06 Dec 22+12d | Uttoxeter | Begbies Traynor Staffordshire Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 6/14 | hd | 11-6 | — | 76B | 101A | Ben Poste | 25/1 |
| 24 Nov 22+14d | Lingfield | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 6 | 11-0 | — | 84C | 95C | Ben Poste | 80/1 |
| 10 Nov 22+19d | Market Rasen | Lee Bradbury Commemorative Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 16 | 11-4 | — | 49B | 107A | Ben Poste | 125/1 |
| 22 Oct 22+59d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Handicap | 9/10 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 58 | 86A | 59A | Kieran O'Neill | 80/1 |
| 24 Aug 22+15d | Catterick | Fascination By Cherished Handicap | 9/9 | 17 | 9-13 | 61 | — | 60C | Rossa Ryan | 18/1 |
| 09 Aug 22+52d | Nottingham | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 5/6 | shd | 8-13 | 63 | 82B | 59B | Gina Mangan | 50/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+11d | Newmarket | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap | 7/7 | 90 | 8-4 | 63 | 9C | 47C | Josephine Gordon | 66/1 |
| 07 Jun 22+217d | Salisbury | William Hill Racing Radio Handicap | 5/7 | 2 | 9-3 | 64 | 81A | 65A | Jack Mitchell | 11/1 |
| 02 Nov 21+26d | Redcar | EveryPoppyCounts Handicap | 7/11 | 5 | 8-11 | 65 | 69A | 60A | Callum Hutchinson | 11/2 |
| 07 Oct 21+21d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Raceday Handicap | 3/14 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 65 | 109C | 77A | Callum Hutchinson | 25/1 |
| 16 Sep 21+23d | Pontefract | Madam Lilibet Handicap | 8/11 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 101A | 60A | Callum Hutchinson | 11/1 |
| 24 Aug 21+37d | Salisbury | Remembering 'Harry' The Racecourse Westie Handicap (Div 2) | 1/7 | 9-9 | 63 | 113A | 73A | Callum Hutchinson | 14/1 | |
| 18 Jul 21+36d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Selling Stakes | 2/5 | 3 | 9-11 | 63 | 92C | 81B | Kieran O'Neill | 9/4 |
| 12 Jun 21+12d | Leicester | nucleushr.com Claiming Stakes | 1/3 | 9-3 | 62 | 83C | 75C | Dylan Hogan | 2/1 | |
| 31 May 21+9d | Leicester | Veolia Selling Stakes | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | 62 | 97A | 81A | Dylan Hogan | 12/1 |
| 22 May 21+2d | Lingfield | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap | 4/13 | 4¼ | 10-0 | 65 | 83C | 83A | Kieran O'Neill | 9/2 |
| 20 May 21+122d | Lingfield | Follow At The Races On Twitter Claiming Stakes | 5/7 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 65 | 103A | 64A | Kieran O'Neill | 5/2 |
| 18 Jan 21+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Claiming Stakes | 6/9 | nk | 9-8 | 67 | 91A | 70A | Kieran O'Neill | 40/1 |
| 17 Dec 20+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Merry Christmas From All At CCR Handicap | 12/13 | 5 | 9-9 | 70 | 81B | 47A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/1 |
| 27 Nov 20+24d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote.co.uk Handicap | 11/13 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 73 | 94B | 60A | Callum Shepherd | 14/1 |
| 03 Nov 20+8d | Redcar | Yorkshire Jumps Racing Is Back Selling Stakes | 1/6 | 8-12 | 73 | 126A | 99B | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/9F | |
| 26 Oct 20+19d | Leicester | Pravha Claiming Stakes | 2/8 | 3¾ | 9-10 | 75 | 112A | 98A | Kieran O'Neill | 25/1 |
| 07 Oct 20+28d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 13/14 | 11 | 9-4 | 79 | 61C | 48C | Eoin Walsh | 66/1 |
| 09 Sep 20+66d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Claiming Stakes | 5/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 86 | 93A | 74A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 05 Jul 20+29d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 13/13 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 89 | 61C | 63A | Tony Hamilton | 33/1 |
| 06 Jun 20+217d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 5/7 | 3 | 8-12 | 91 | 92A | 73A | Tony Hamilton | 25/1 |
| 02 Nov 19+28d | Newmarket | Heath Court Hotel Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) | 5/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 79 | 93A | 88A | Tony Hamilton | 33/1 |
| 05 Oct 19+22d | Redcar | Andy Curtis Triple Paralympian 50th Birthday EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/14 | 9-2 | 79 | 93C | 91A | Tony Hamilton | 7/1 | |
| 13 Sep 19+16d | Chester | MBNA Nursery | 7/10 | nk | 9-6 | 80 | 76A | 70A | Tony Hamilton | 13/2 |
| 28 Aug 19+20d | Musselburgh | French Duncan Bibby Financial Services British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/11 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 92A | 84A | Tony Hamilton | 5/1 |
| 08 Aug 19+19d | Haydock | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 103A | 84A | Tony Hamilton | 15/2 |
| 20 Jul 19 | Doncaster | Keeping Hope Alive Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/9 | ½ | 8-13 | — | 77A | 79A | Sean Davis | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Embolden (IRE) won?
- Embolden (IRE) won 5 of 47 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 10.6%. Placed 18 times in total (38.3% of starts).
- Who trained Embolden (IRE)?
- Embolden (IRE) was trained by Clare Hobson on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 21 October 2024.
- Who is Embolden (IRE)'s sire?
- Embolden (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Sassy Gal (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
- What going does Embolden (IRE) prefer?
- Embolden (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Embolden (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 21 October 2024. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Embolden (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,539 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are Embolden (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sassy Gal (IRE), Embolden (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Mayfair Spirit (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Ben Hall (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.