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Horse profile

Exceptionality (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Scott Dixon · Last owner Amphitheatre Racing Limited
by Expert Eye (GB) out of Azma (USA) (Bernardini)
20 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jul 2025 — 451 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 7th of 8 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Exceptionality is a maiden who was held up in four of five analysed runs and finished without a win or a place from 20 starts. His best effort came when third of four at Wolverhampton (AW) in Aug 2024. The gelding, by Expert Eye out of an Azma mare, raced on the all-weather on 17 of those starts and was last seen finishing seventh of eight in a Class 6 handicap at Newcastle (AW) in Jul 2025. He last ran off an official rating of 45.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating45↓ 6lb off peak
45 40–51

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 26 Jul 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 20 figures · best 96C · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1796C68—
Good to Firm284C59—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1196C73—
1m – 1m1f672A61.5—
1m5f – 2m290A79—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 47C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 20 Apr 2025 Official rating 45 at the last run, 26 Jul 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 20 figures · best 52A · median 39.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1752A38—
Good to Firm244A44—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1152A44—
1m – 1m1f648C38—
1m5f – 2m238A37—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 8 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Expert Eye (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,188 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−10.1—
Good to Firm380348.9%−1.20 from 2
Good4965010.1%00 from 1
Good to Soft223198.5%−1.6—
Soft2352410.2%+0.1—
Heavy771316.9%+6.8—
Standard (AW)7748010.3%+0.20 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1331410.5%+0.4—
6f – 7f907758.3%−1.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f5375610.4%+0.30 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f4025212.9%+2.80 from 11
1m5f – 2m1571811.5%+1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4736.4%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m5240%+29.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Azma (USA) (Bernardini)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them No Spritz No Party (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (No Spritz No Party (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
No Spritz No Party (GB)516fClass 5
Rathmoy (GB)30——
Al Hitmi (GB)70——
Cheeky Az (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 0 0% −17.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 16 0 0% −16.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 11 0 0% −11.00
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 0 0% −11.00
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joey Haynes 7 0 0% −7.00
Mikkel Mortensen 3 0 0% −3.00
Billy Loughnane 3 0 0% −3.00
Finley Marsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Jay Mackay 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Elle-May Croot 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Keeley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 0 0% −15.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 15 0 0% −15.00

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
26 Jul 25+97d Newcastle (AW) Happy 40th Birthday Tracy McLure Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Poor break leaves last spot early - stays within range through the pack - fades from contention with 2f left - eventually beaten well into 7th 7/8 2½ 7-11 4581A35A Jay Mackay 66/1
20 Apr 25+13d Southwell (AW) Grace And Dotty Fedora's And Feathers Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 10 ran Held up at the back throughout - no impact on the finish - well beaten in 9th 9/10 21 9-0 4538C47C Kieran O'Neill 66/1
07 Apr 25+83d Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran Poor start - stayed at the back throughout - well held in 9th 9/10 1 8-9 4562A40A Mikkel Mortensen 150/1
14 Jan 25+10d Southwell (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 9 ran Sluggish start - held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well held in 7th 7/9 3¾ 9-7 4066A40A Joey Haynes 125/1
04 Jan 25+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish start - stayed at the back throughout - dropped away from the pack with 2f left - finished a distant 10th 10/10 1 9-3 4155C30C Mikkel Mortensen 100/1
21 Dec 24+54d Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish break - settled at rear of field with little impression made - dropped away well beaten late on 8/10 18 8-7 4568C36C Joey Haynes 66/1
28 Oct 24+29d Southwell (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 9 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back before making progress 6f from home - lost ground from 2f out 7/9 5½ 8-5 4590A38A Joey Haynes 66/1
29 Sep 24+8d Southwell (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 8 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back - failed to threaten leading group - finished sixth 6/8 ½ 8-5 4581A39A Joey Haynes 100/1
21 Sep 24+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran Settled in rear early - shifted wide to sit close to the front around 8f out - dropped away from second spot with 3f left - faded fast to finish well beaten 9/9 5 8-2 4569C23C Elle-May Croot 66/1
05 Sep 24+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran Settled midpack close to rail early - urged for effort with 4f remaining - lost touch inside final 3f - eventually finished well beaten in 8th 8/8 7½ 8-7 4573C30C Joey Haynes 66/1
20 Aug 24+4d Wolverhampton (AW) Get The Inside Track With Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 4 ran Sluggish start - settled just behind the front group - pressed for effort with 2f left and stayed on at one gear to finish third 3/4 3¼ 8-4 4596C44B Joey Haynes 22/1
16 Aug 24+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran Handy early - pushed along with two to run and improved approaching the last furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th 5/10 1 8-8 4564B52A Joey Haynes 150/1
23 Jul 24+36d Wolverhampton (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 8-7 4672A27A Mikkel Mortensen 33/1
17 Jun 24+9d Windsor Fitzdares Classified Stakes Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 6/15 2¼ 9-0 4684C44A Billy Loughnane 50/1
08 Jun 24+24d Chepstow Join Our Free Bet Club At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 6½ 9-3 4634A44B Billy Loughnane 18/1
15 May 24+43d Bath Best Odds Guaranteed At Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 3 9-3 4973A44A Finley Marsh 80/1
02 Apr 24+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 9-8 5144A36A Billy Loughnane 9/1
19 Mar 24+31d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 2¼ 9-4 —61C48C Callum Hutchinson 250/1
17 Feb 24+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Boost Your Acca With BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 hd 9-5 —64A40A Finley Marsh 28/1
24 Jan 24 Lingfield (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 3½ 8-7 —70C33C Aidan Keeley 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Exceptionality (IRE) won?
Exceptionality (IRE) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Exceptionality (IRE)?
Exceptionality (IRE) was trained by Scott Dixon on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 26 July 2025.
Who is Exceptionality (IRE)'s sire?
Exceptionality (IRE) is by Expert Eye (GB) out of Azma (USA), whose sire is Bernardini.
What is Exceptionality (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 26 July 2025. The highest on record is 51.
What is Exceptionality (IRE)'s sire's record?
Expert Eye (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,188 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Exceptionality (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Azma (USA), Exceptionality (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: No Spritz No Party (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (No Spritz No Party (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.