Horse profile
Epicurian Lad (GB)
3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner John Rhodes Peter Timmins
17 runs · 11 courses · from May 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2025 — 386 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 9th of 9
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile
Epicurian Lad is a maiden who has failed to win in 17 starts and has placed three times. His best effort came when second of seven at Ripon in Jul 2025. He last ran at Redcar in Oct 2025, finishing ninth of nine in a Class 6 amateur jockeys handicap off an official rating of 52, which was 14lb below his highest ever mark. Headgear returned at that run.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 0–17Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (17.6%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=17 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 253 d
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 rating52↓ 14lb off peak
52
52–66
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 74
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 70A | 54.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 91A | 83.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 74A | 64 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 93B | 77 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 91A | 67.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 93B | 79.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 74A | 7.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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.
Run style from 13 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 7 (54%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (23%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 3,669 runs since Jun 2020 (284 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.9% from 621.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | +23.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 651 | 71 | 10.9% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 817 | 80 | 9.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 303 | 23 | 7.6% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 339 | 40 | 11.8% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 90 | 9 | 10% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,457 | 127 | 8.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 621 | 80 | 12.9% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,909 | 179 | 9.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 687 | 52 | 7.6% | −2 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 370 | 39 | 10.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 63 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Missile (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Orr | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Eireann Cagney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan Tindall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Jude Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 25+13d | Redcar | Watch Racing Replays At racingtv.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Held a forward position early - urged along with 3f remaining - dropped away soon after | 9/9 | 76 | 10-3 | 52 | -59C | 47C | Mr Eireann Cagney | 11/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Settled wide in the pack - improved out wide but drifted left approaching the final furlong - held at 6th unable to close through the closing stages | 6/12 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 54 | 69A | 57A | Ethan Tindall | 8/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+20d | Pontefract | Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left - stayed on steadily inside the final furlong without getting near the front | 5/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 56 | 74A | 62A | Oisin Orr | 16/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+27d | Thirsk | AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled in the pack - driven approaching final 2f then edged closer late - never a threat finishing 7th beaten 4 lengths | 7/10 | 1 | 10-5 | 58 | 55B | 60A | Mr Jude Fernandes | 12/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+14d | Doncaster | UNISON Campaigning For Public Services Handicap Hampered leaving stalls - settled midfield pulling hard - shaken up under pressure two out but boxed in - lost place last furlong to finish tenth | 10/11 | 2½ | 9-7 | 60 | 77A | 52A | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 19 Jul 25+7d | Ripon | Kevin Kai 20th Anniversary Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress 3f out - closed on leader with a furlong left but couldn't threaten - stayed on for second | 2/7 | 9 | 9-9 | 60 | 40A | 67A | Oisin Orr | 3/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+16d | Hamilton | Get Your Tickets For Cube Glass Ladies Night Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - closed strongly inside the last two furlongs - fought for second but edged out close home | 3/9 | hd | 9-3 | 58 | 70A | 66A | Oisin Orr | 12/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Sat close to the pace - hit the front over a furlong out then driven clear before giving way inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/9 | nse | 9-2 | 58 | 82A | 66A | Billy Garritty | 2/1F |
| 10 Jun 25+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap Tracked the front group along the rail - squeezed for space entering the home turn - nudged along with 2f left - hit the front just past a furlong out before quickly losing that advantage - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing third | 3/7 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 91A | 73A | Jack Garritty | 9/2 |
| 04 Jun 25+25d | Ripon | Ripon Theatre Festival 1st-6th July Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress on the outer approaching 2f out - flattened out inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/9 | nk | 9-5 | 60 | 54B | 60A | Billy Garritty | 7/2 |
| 10 May 25+23d | Nottingham | PricedUp Handicap Held up at the back - urged forward and made ground into contention over 2f out - driven but unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished sixth beaten 6 lengths | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 62 | 67A | 64A | Oisin Orr | 15/2 |
| 17 Apr 25+12d | Ripon | Spreadex Get 60 In Free Bets Handicap Held up early - urged forward with 3f left - stayed on steadily late to take 4th but without threatening the leaders | 4/8 | hd | 8-13 | 64 | 68A | 69A | Billy Garritty | 13/2 |
| 05 Apr 25+253d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap (Div 1) Dwelt at the start - dropped to the back of the field - angled wide into the straight and made ground over the final furlong - finished fourth but always held by the principals | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 85A | 69A | Billy Garritty | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Jul 24+20d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Supporting Matt Hampson Foundation Nursery | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 66 | 93B | 70A | Oisin Orr | 5/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+21d | Beverley | Topmark Solutions National EV Bay-Marking Specialist EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/13 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 46C | 64A | Jack Garritty | 16/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+21d | York | Reg Griffin Appreciation Ebfstallions.Com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/11 | nse | 9-7 | — | 64A | 71A | Billy Garritty | 33/1 |
| 25 May 24 | York | Reg Bond 'Always And Forever' EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/14 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 51C | 62A | Harry Russell | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Epicurian Lad won?
- Epicurian Lad (GB) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
- Who trained Epicurian Lad?
- Epicurian Lad (GB) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 17 October 2025.
- Who is Epicurian Lad's sire?
- Epicurian Lad (GB) is by Twilight Son (GB) out of Dance Diva (GB), whose sire is Mayson.
- What is Epicurian Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 17 October 2025. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Epicurian Lad's sire's record?
- Twilight Son (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 3,669 runs since Jun 2020 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.9% from 621.
- Who are Epicurian Lad's siblings?
- Out of Dance Diva (GB), Epicurian Lad (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.