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Exotic Friend (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2019) · Last trainer Adrian Wintle · Last owner S R Whistance
by Croco Rouge (IRE) out of Prima Nox (GB) (Sabrehill)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2019 — 2,643 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2019 · 8th of 11 Won at Bangor-on-Dee Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Exotic Friend (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2017. Last raced off 86, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating86↓ 30lb off peak
86 86–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 25 May 2019

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 107A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7107A90—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f499C86—
2m5f – 3m3107A90—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 25 May 2019 Official rating 86 at the last run, 2 Aug 2019

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 119A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7119A91—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4119A88.5—
2m5f – 3m3108A89—
1m5f – 2m2115A103—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 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
Croco Rouge (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 723 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.8% from 120.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−9—
Good to Firm7256.9%−2.10 from 1
Good2272511%+21 from 8
Good to Soft10798.4%−0.60 from 2
Soft1741910.9%+1.9—
Heavy12075.8%−3.2—
Standard (AW)1800%−90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9—
6f – 7f300%−9—
1m – 1m1f18211.1%+2.1—
1m2f – 1m4f5858.6%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m245197.8%−1.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2272711.9%+2.91 from 5
2m5f – 3m13696.6%−2.40 from 5
Over 3m3438.8%−0.2—

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
Prima Nox (GB) (Sabrehill)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dark Cut (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% +15.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% +16.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 4 1 25% +19.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +18.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Poste 4 1 25% +19.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Patrick 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Cowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Hatch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +16.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 2 1 50% +21.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% +12.00
NH Flat 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
2019 · 5 runs
02 Aug 19+69d Bangor-on-Dee R W Hough & Sons Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 5 10-12 8684A84A Sean Houlihan 33/1
25 May 19+42d Ffos Las Llanelli Herald Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 15 11-7 88107A89A Ben Poste 16/1
13 Apr 19+14d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 13 11-0 9166C85C James Davies 16/1
30 Mar 19+61d Stratford Happy Birthday Sarah Kelly Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 3 11-1 9390B108A Richard Patrick 33/1
28 Jan 19+102d Kempton Matchbook Best Value Exchange Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-10 98—— Ben Poste 33/1
2018 · 1 run
18 Oct 18+525d Uttoxeter Brian Mellor Financial Services Celebrating 25 Years Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 12 11-12 9979C83C David Noonan 50/1
2017 · 2 runs
11 May 17+19d Worcester Hazelton Mountford Racehorse Trainers Liability Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 105—— Ben Poste 16/1
22 Apr 17+123d Bangor-on-Dee Maelor Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 9793A119A Ben Poste 22/1
2016 · 3 runs
20 Dec 16+56d Taunton Gareth Cope's Own Spring Racing Carnival 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 2½ 11-5 10399C92C Patrick Cowley 50/1
25 Oct 16+19d Bangor-on-Dee Sportingbet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-3 111—— Ryan Hatch 50/1
06 Oct 16+1332d Hereford Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 42 11-8 11645C91C Richard Johnson 25/1
2013 · 1 run
12 Feb 13 Lingfield (AW) Forest Row Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 11-4 ——115A Richard Johnson 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Exotic Friend won?
Exotic Friend (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2013 and 2019, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Exotic Friend?
Exotic Friend (IRE) was trained by Adrian Wintle on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 2 August 2019.
Who is Exotic Friend's sire?
Exotic Friend (IRE) is by Croco Rouge (IRE) out of Prima Nox (GB), whose sire is Sabrehill.
What going does Exotic Friend prefer?
Exotic Friend (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Exotic Friend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 2 August 2019. The highest on record is 116.
What is Exotic Friend's sire's record?
Croco Rouge (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 723 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.8% from 120.
Who are Exotic Friend's siblings?
Out of Prima Nox (GB), Exotic Friend (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 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.