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Ethelwulf (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Denis Gerard Hogan · Owner Da Vi Syndicate
by Cracksman (GB) out of Lyrique (IRE) (Iffraaj)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 8 May 2026 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Ethelwulf is a maiden who has failed to win in 11 starts but has placed once. His best effort came when second of seven at Yarmouth in Oct 2025. He has raced on turf and all-weather, over trips from 6f to 2m, without success. He finished 13 of 14 at Ballinrobe in May 2026 when last raced off OR 51, 16lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating51↓ 16lb off peak
51 51–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 27 Sep 2025

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 11 figures · best 86C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)680A713 runs · 74 / 72
Good to Soft271A611 run · —
Soft286C74.52 runs · 86 / 74.5
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f680A70.52 runs · 72 / 68.5
1m – 1m1f286C68.52 runs · 86 / 68.5
1m5f – 2m263C231 run · —
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 9 Apr 2026 Official rating 51 at the last run, 8 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 75A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)664A59.53 runs · 62 / 59
Good to Soft267A521 run · —
Soft275A652 runs · 75 / 65
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f667A612 runs · 62 / 57
1m – 1m1f275A562 runs · 75 / 56
1m5f – 2m255C551 run · —
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 11 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Mid-division 6 (55%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Cracksman (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,794 runs since Jan 2008 (233 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 104. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.2% from 265.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2302611.3%−0.3—
Good4154811.6%0—
Good to Soft2163214.8%+3.20 from 2
Soft2522811.1%−0.50 from 2
Heavy1041716.3%+4.70 from 1
Standard (AW)577579.9%−1.70 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f47612.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f380338.7%−2.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f430419.5%−2.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f6117311.9%+0.30 from 6
1m5f – 2m2654316.2%+4.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f54916.7%+5.1—
2m5f – 3m7342.9%+31.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lyrique (IRE) (Iffraaj)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dame Ethel Smyth (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Dame Ethel Smyth (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dame Ethel Smyth (GB)511m3fClass 5
Song Of Shadows (GB)516fClass 5
Iceni Queen (GB)211m½fClass 5
Poetique (IRE)111mClass 5
Dear Heart (GB)30——
Berthe Morisot (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J M Sheridan 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Havlin 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mel Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Catton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
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 · 6 runs
08 May 26+16d Ballinrobe McGrath Limestone Works Handicap (0-60) 9.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled off the pace early - pushed along and found a bit of headway approaching 2f out before getting bumped 1½f out - unable to quicken again and well beaten late 13/14 5½ 9-7 5151C37C Chris Hayes 40/1
22 Apr 26+13d Gowran Park GowranPark1 Handicap (0-60) 13.5f · Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - roughly seventh at the halfway stage - dropped away with two furlongs left - faded through the finish to trail home last 13/13 7 9-9 5363C55C J M Sheridan 25/1
09 Apr 26+27d Gowran Park Racing Again April 22nd Handicap (0-60) 9.5f · Soft · 14 ran Settled midpack early on and fighting for its head - 9th at the midpoint - improved into 7th with two furlongs remaining - squeezed for room and asked for more without finding extra close home - stayed on same speed for sixth 6/14 2¼ 9-11 5586C75A J M Sheridan 18/1
13 Mar 26+35d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along turning for home - dropped away through the straight - well held at the finish 11/14 5½ 10-1 5972C62C J M Sheridan 12/1
06 Feb 26+7d Dundalk (AW) Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap 12f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - niggled into the straight - plugged on without threatening - well held in 7th 7/10 3½ 8-10 6465C52C Mel Sheridan 66/1
30 Jan 26+99d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 12 ran Settled around midfield - given encouragement approaching halfway - driven from 2f out but unable to close - eventually beaten well over seven lengths in 8th 8/12 2½ 9-4 6574A59A Darragh O'Sullivan 80/1
2025 · 5 runs
23 Oct 25+10d Nottingham PricedUp Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 14f · Heavy · 7 ran Handy in 3rd early - moved into 2nd after a furlong - urged approaching the straight before fading fast 3f out - dropped right away and allowed to drop away inside the final 3f 6/7 69 9-3 67-17C55C Robert Havlin 4/1
13 Oct 25+16d Yarmouth winningpost.co.uk Free Racing Tips Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Slow into stride - tracked front group from wide - pressed for effort and lost place 2f out - finished with renewed running inside final furlong to take second 2/7 4¾ 9-6 6771A67A Robert Havlin 5/1
27 Sep 25+12d Southwell (AW) Free Bets On attheraces.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran Settled at the back early - moved across to the left and pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow - finished 6th 6/9 1 9-7 —80A60A Kieran O'Neill 25/1
15 Sep 25+13d Kempton (AW) Unibet/Breeders Backing Racing EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Settled in the pack - moved up to third approaching 2f out then pressed for effort - faded inside final 110 yards to finish sixth 6/9 1½ 9-3 —70A64A Robert Havlin 40/1
02 Sep 25 Southwell (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran Sluggish start - settled at back and driven up before halfway home - stayed on through last furlong 10/14 ¾ 9-1 —54C53C Luke Catton 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ethelwulf won?
Ethelwulf (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trains Ethelwulf?
Ethelwulf (GB) is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 May 2026.
Who is Ethelwulf's sire?
Ethelwulf (GB) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Lyrique (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What is Ethelwulf's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 8 May 2026. The highest on record is 67.
What is Ethelwulf's sire's record?
Cracksman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,794 runs since Jan 2008 (233 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 104. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.2% from 265.
Who are Ethelwulf's siblings?
Out of Lyrique (IRE), Ethelwulf (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dame Ethel Smyth (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Dame Ethel Smyth (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.