Explosion (GB)
Explosion (GB) is a colt who won two of five starts, with each success coming on a first visit to the course. He took a Class 2 novice at Windsor over 1m – 1m1f on soft ground in Sep 2025 and a Class 4 nursery at Chelmsford City (AW) over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going later that month. The son of Showcasing out of Pleascach was beaten favourite when finishing second of three in a Class 2 nursery at Newmarket in Oct 2025. He last ran off his career-high mark of 87.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 4 (80%)Placed
- +0.67£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=5 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 95
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 95A | 93 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 102C | 96 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 95A | 93 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,573 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,135 | 115 | 10.1% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,253 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 323 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,583 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,889 | 628 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,162 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 887 | 59 | 6.7% | −3.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 216 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timely Approach (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Thundersquall (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pearl Grace (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.67 |
| Rossa Ryan | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 25+34d | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Nursery (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to front - pressed and lost command 2f out - drifted right approaching final furlong - regained command deep inside last - kept going to the line | 2/3 | dht | 8-13 | 87 | 90C | 91C | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/5F |
| 18 Sep 25+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Flutter Proudly Supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK Nursery (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace from the start - pushed along with 2f to run - drew away in the final furlong to score comfortably | 1/3 | 9-9 | 79 | 102C | 101C | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/6F | |
| 01 Sep 25+8d | Windsor | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Shared the lead early before settling just off the pace - driven over 2f out - hit the front over 1f out and pulled two lengths ahead in the final 110 yards - kept on strongly to win | 1/10 | 9-3 | — | 76A | 95A | Silvestre De Sousa | 3/1 | |
| 24 Aug 25+82d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat handy behind the front pair - asked for effort with 2f left - hit the front briefly before giving it up inside the final furlong - edged out of second late to finish third | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 91B | 83A | Silvestre De Sousa | 13/8F |
| 03 Jun 25 | Leicester | Glyn Hall Wealth Management Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Tardy away - dropped to the rear and made strong progress to 3rd inside the final furlong - closest at the line | 3/10 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 95A | 74A | Rossa Ryan | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Explosion (GB) won?
- Explosion (GB) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
- Who trains Explosion (GB)?
- Explosion (GB) is trained by Charlie Johnston, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2025.
- Who is Explosion (GB)'s sire?
- Explosion (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Pleascach (IRE), whose sire is Teofilo.
- What is Explosion (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 22 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Explosion (GB)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,573 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Explosion (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Pleascach (IRE), Explosion (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.