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Essanar (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2015) · Last trainer Andrew Hollinshead · Last owner Paul Shaw
by Notnowcato (GB) out of Spirito Libro (USA) (Lear Fan)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2015 — 4,227 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2015 · 7th of 8
KTB Profile

Essanar (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Nottingham (Aug 2014).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating52↓ 6lb off peak
52 52–58

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 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 19 Oct 2014 Official rating 52 at the last run, 28 Oct 2014

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 9 figures · best 69A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm361A52—
Soft251A47—
Good to Soft269A59.5—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f569A51—
1m – 1m1f252C40—
6f – 7f250A46.5—

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,369 runs since Jan 2008 (226 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−9.8—
Good to Firm2662710.2%+0.40 from 3
Good6536710.3%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft3865614.5%+4.70 from 2
Soft466347.3%−2.50 from 3
Heavy171179.9%+0.1—
Standard (AW)410317.6%−2.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5247.7%−2.1—
6f – 7f349236.6%−3.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f3624612.7%+2.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3663910.7%+0.90 from 6
1m5f – 2m5255310.1%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f4024010%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m274238.4%−1.4—
Over 3m39410.3%+0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spirito Libro (USA) (Lear Fan)

7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Miss Clairton (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Miss Clairton (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Clairton (GB)625f–7fClass 4
Memphis Marie (GB)1117fClass 5
Prince Aaron (IRE)40——
Jayarbee (IRE)50——
Tennessee Belle (IRE)150——
Littlemisspositive (GB)40——
Lord Wishingwell (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Duern 4 0 0% −4.00
Franny Norton 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Messina 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
01 Apr 15+155d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Querido (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 8 ran 7/8 3 8-13 —— Thomas Messina 67/1
2014 · 8 runs
28 Oct 14+9d Windsor 188bet Casino Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 nk 8-13 5251A Robert Havlin 5/1
19 Oct 14+23d Bath Withy King Solicitors/EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 hd 9-0 5269A Jack Duern 50/1
26 Sep 14+20d Haydock Three Sisters Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 4½ 8-4 5243C Franny Norton 40/1
06 Sep 14+22d Wolverhampton (AW) Your Choice Bathrooms Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 1½ 8-6 5439C Jack Duern 14/1
15 Aug 14+16d Nottingham Freedman And Partners Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 5 8-12 5461A Franny Norton 14/1
30 Jul 14+20d Leicester Shangton Handicap (Rnd) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 6 9-0 5828A Royston Ffrench 22/1
10 Jul 14+12d Nottingham Bscl And Tech-ology Solution Partner Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 1½ 9-4 —52C Paul Quinn 50/1
28 Jun 14+253d Chester Budweiser Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4 8-12 —50A Jack Duern 16/1
2013 · 1 run
18 Oct 13 Haydock Apollobet Free Download App E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 14 9-0 —43C Jack Duern 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Essanar won?
Essanar (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2013 and 2015. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Essanar?
Essanar (GB) was trained by Andrew Hollinshead on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 1 April 2015.
Who is Essanar's sire?
Essanar (GB) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Spirito Libro (USA), whose sire is Lear Fan.
What is Essanar's official rating?
Essanar (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 58.
What is Essanar's sire's record?
Notnowcato (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,369 runs since Jan 2008 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
Who are Essanar's siblings?
Out of Spirito Libro (USA), Essanar (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Miss Clairton (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Miss Clairton (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.