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Horse profile

Exceed Now (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Mark Walford · Last owner New Vision Bloodstock G B Walford
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Yourtimeisnow (GB) (Charm Spirit)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Apr 2025 — 556 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 16th of 17 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Exceed Now is a maiden who was beaten in all eight starts. His best effort came when fourth of five at Brighton in Apr 2024. He raced over 6f to 7f on five occasions and under 6f on three, with five runs on standard going and three on good. Aged 4 at his last run in Apr 2025, he finished 16th of 17 at Thirsk in a Class 6 handicap off a mark of 50, 18lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating50↓ 18lb off peak
50 50–68

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 16 Apr 2024

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 8 figures · best 93A · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)593A67—
Good374A62—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f570A61—
Under 6f393A74—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 46C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 12 Feb 2025 Official rating 50 at the last run, 12 Apr 2025

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 8 figures · best 83A · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)583A46—
Good363A59—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f583A44—
Under 6f374A63—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 3 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.4—
Good3,14632810.4%−1.50 from 3
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−2—
Soft1,194947.9%−4—
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65388213.3%+1.40 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.60 from 3
6f – 7f8,00495011.9%00 from 5
1m – 1m1f2,75228910.5%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

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
Yourtimeisnow (GB) (Charm Spirit)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them This Moment (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Dickensian (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
This Moment (IRE)835fClass 3
Dickensian (GB)1225fListed
Time Turner (GB)1711m4½fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Keeley 2 0 0% −2.00
Cameron Noble 2 0 0% −2.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
12 Apr 25+42d Thirsk Barstewards Enquiry Racing Podcast Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 17 ran Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - lost touch quickly and finished untroubled 16/17 9½ 9-4 5035C42C Dougie Costello 40/1
01 Mar 25+17d Southwell (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Held up early - settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left then dropped away late finishing 8th 8/9 5½ 9-9 5570A44A Daniel Muscutt 40/1
12 Feb 25+161d Southwell (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Raced in the first half of the pack - driven and going backwards at halfway - towards the back when hampered over 1f out 9/10 18 9-4 6028C46C Aidan Keeley 50/1
04 Sep 24+46d Southwell (AW) Download The Raceday-Ready App Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Settled towards the back and wide throughout - unable to make an impression - well held in 12th 12/12 3¼ 9-2 6461C35C P J McDonald 66/1
20 Jul 24+81d Doncaster Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 2¼ 9-7 6874A63A Aidan Keeley 40/1
30 Apr 24+14d Brighton Streamline 202020 Leading The Way Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 4¾ 9-6 —62C59B Cameron Noble 3/1
16 Apr 24+195d Newcastle (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-4 —93A74A Cameron Noble 4/1
04 Oct 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 4/12 1¾ 9-7 —67A83A Jack Mitchell 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Exceed Now (IRE) won?
Exceed Now (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2025.
Who trained Exceed Now (IRE)?
Exceed Now (IRE) was trained by Mark Walford on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 12 April 2025.
Who is Exceed Now (IRE)'s sire?
Exceed Now (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Yourtimeisnow (GB), whose sire is Charm Spirit.
What is Exceed Now (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 12 April 2025. The highest on record is 68.
What is Exceed Now (IRE)'s sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Exceed Now (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Yourtimeisnow (GB), Exceed Now (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: This Moment (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Dickensian (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.