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Horse profile

Excellent Story (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer John Davies · Last owner Mr Mrs R Scott
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Storyland (USA) (Menifee)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Aug 2018 — 2,987 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 9th of 12 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Excellent Story (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Thirsk (May 2018). Last raced off 48, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating48↓ 12lb off peak
48 48–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Thirsk, 4 Jul 2018

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 9 figures · best 91A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good381A68—
Standard (AW)279B72.5—
Good to Firm291A53.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f591A79—
1m – 1m1f345C44—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 31 Aug 2018 Official rating 48 at the last run, 31 Aug 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 79A · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good379A58—
Standard (AW)258A55—
Good to Firm263B57—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f579A52—
1m – 1m1f363B58—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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
Excelebration (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Apr 2016 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.50 from 2
Good8639611.1%+2.10 from 3
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.50 from 1
Soft578559.5%+0.50 from 1
Heavy228198.3%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.30 from 5
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.9—
Over 3m300%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Storyland (USA) (Menifee)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Daydreamer (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m3f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Daydreamer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Daydreamer (GB)1721m4f–1m5fClass 5
Transcript (GB)711m3fClass 5
There's Claude (GB)50——
Ned Pepper (IRE)80——
Life Story (GB)10——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam James 5 0 0% −5.00
Phillip Makin 4 0 0% −4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 5 runs
31 Aug 18+41d Newcastle (AW) capitalallowancesconsultants.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 9-3 4866C52C Sam James 16/1
21 Jul 18+17d Ripon Enter Itv7 On Sunday For Free Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 ¾ 8-8 5181A52A Sam James 16/1
04 Jul 18+53d Thirsk 'Beer Festival' Evening At thirskraces - Tuesday 17th July Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 hd 9-0 5391A51A Sam James 12/1
12 May 18+12d Thirsk Get Daily Tips At Racinguk.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1 9-1 5468C79A Sam James 66/1
30 Apr 18+234d Thirsk Follow thirskraces On Twitter Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 14 9-5 5843C35C Phillip Makin 20/1
2017 · 4 runs
08 Sep 17+34d Newcastle (AW) Turner & Townsend Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 shd 9-6 6079B58A Phillip Makin 12/1
05 Aug 17+6d Thirsk Breeders Backing Racing EBF Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good · 9 ran 6/9 4½ 9-5 —45C58C Sam James 50/1
30 Jul 17+17d Pontefract Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 shd 9-5 —44C54C Phillip Makin 25/1
13 Jul 17 Carlisle British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 1¾ 9-3 —16A63B Phillip Makin 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Excellent Story won?
Excellent Story (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Excellent Story?
Excellent Story (GB) was trained by John Davies on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 31 August 2018.
Who is Excellent Story's sire?
Excellent Story (GB) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Storyland (USA), whose sire is Menifee.
What is Excellent Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 31 August 2018. The highest on record is 60.
What is Excellent Story's sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Apr 2016 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Excellent Story's siblings?
Out of Storyland (USA), Excellent Story (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Daydreamer (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Daydreamer (GB)). The wins came over 1m3f–1m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.