Horse profile
Faded Fantasy (IRE)
by Make Believe (GB) out of Miss Dela (IRE) (King's Best)
45 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Newton Abbot, Worcester & Southwell
Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 6
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Faded Fantasy (IRE) is 4 from 45. Hasn't won since Aug 2025. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 21 on softer). Last raced off 96, 14lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 24 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 4–45Wins / Runs
- 8.9%Strike rate
- 9 (20%)Placed
- −26.55£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=45 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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.
Official rating96↓ 14lb off peak
96
68–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 20 | 132A | 93.5 | 6 runs · 114 / 90 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 131C | 109.5 | 3 runs · 115 / 107 |
| Heavy | 3 | 106C | 90 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 117A | 96.5 | 5 runs · 107 / 85 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 129A | 88.5 | 3 runs · 114 / 96 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 132A | 121 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 93A | 82 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 79C | 52 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 83A | 79 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 45 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 45 runs · as at 25 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 24 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 8 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 8 (33%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 4 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,614 runs since Apr 2019 (298 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 342 | 43 | 12.6% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 873 | 99 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 4 from 24 |
| Good to Soft | 437 | 56 | 12.8% | +1.7 | 0 from 12 |
| Soft | 698 | 72 | 10.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 276 | 25 | 9.1% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 983 | 104 | 10.6% | −0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 81 | 7 | 8.6% | −2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 847 | 95 | 11.2% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,051 | 108 | 10.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 791 | 94 | 11.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 539 | 71 | 13.2% | +2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 232 | 22 | 9.5% | −1.6 | 2 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 63 | 2 | 3.2% | −7.9 | 1 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.1 | 1 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Dela (IRE) (King's Best)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Remember You (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember You (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Town Crier (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Imasumaq (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Maklem (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 24 | 4 | 17% | −5.55 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 24 | 1 | 4% | −19.80 |
| Class 5 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −0.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Southwell | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.45 |
| Uttoxeter | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hereford | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Taunton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | −6.55 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scholfield | 19 | 1 | 5% | −14.80 |
| Jack Tudor | 12 | 3 | 25% | +2.25 |
| Mr J J Murphy-Knight | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Colin Keane | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David Noonan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 26 | 3 | 12% | −11.75 |
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.80 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.25 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.80 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 38 | 4 | 11% | −19.55 |
| Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+7d | Newton Abbot | 1st Office Print And It Solutions Handicap Hurdle Race Raced in the pack's middle - moved up 3 out to hold third - urged before 2 out then kept on at a steady speed to finish third | 3/6 | 5 | 9-13 | 96 | 74A | 101B | Mr J J Murphy-Knight | 13/2 |
| 10 Oct 26+25d | Chepstow | Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race Settled at the back - struggled for pace before 3 out - kept going late before the last - finished 11th and well beaten | 11/17 | 2¾ | 10-6 | 98 | 80C | 93C | Jack Tudor | 22/1 |
| 15 Sep 26+11d | Uttoxeter | Pip & Chris Emerald Wedding Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Race Held up in rear throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 8th | 8/12 | ¾ | 11-3 | 99 | 96C | 99C | Jack Tudor | 22/1 |
| 04 Sep 26+56d | Bangor-on-Dee | Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race Set the pace early - lost the advantage at the 8th before being pushed along after 3 out - dropped away 2 out to finish 4th | 4/11 | 1½ | 11-7 | 100 | 114A | 111A | Mr J J Murphy-Knight | 40/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+27d | Worcester | Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) raced behind the pace and dropped to the back by the 2nd - was asked for effort after 4 out - fell away 3 out | 5/5 | 39 | 11-12 | 102 | 59C | 89C | Jack Tudor | 17/2 |
| 13 Jun 26+9d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Held a central position early - lost touch and eased back through the pack before the 8th then found nothing more approaching 3 out - hampered a fraction 2 out and finished well held | 8/10 | 12 | 11-9 | 105 | 85C | 95C | Jack Tudor | 33/1 |
| 04 Jun 26+141d | Uttoxeter | Nourkrin Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - pushed along and losing touch after 7th - dropped away before 2 out - finished 5th well beaten | 5/7 | 21 | 10-8 | 107 | 95C | 88C | Mr J J Murphy-Knight | 14/1 |
| 14 Jan 26+35d | Newbury | Wendigo Wins The Brown Advisory Handicap Hurdle Tracked leaders early - urged into effort after 9th before fading approaching 2 out - well held at finish | 7/17 | 4¼ | 10-9 | 108 | 107B | 108A | Mr J J Murphy-Knight | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+60d | Hereford | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle Sent clear early - pressed and overtaken before 2 out then slipped back to fourth - fought back before last but knocked by opponent - regained third on the run to the line | 3/7 | 5 | 11-5 | 108 | 115B | 119B | Mr J J Murphy-Knight | 25/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+19d | Chepstow | dragonbet.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Settled handy in the pack early - dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/12 | 8 | 11-0 | 110 | 86C | 95C | Charlie Maggs | 33/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+13d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Super Tommy Cannon Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the front pack early - dropped back to 10th and driven onward after 4 out - weakened from 3 out to finish sixth | 6/7 | 9 | 11-7 | 98 | 90B | 88B | Jack Tudor | 5/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+19d | Newton Abbot | AxeTheRacingTax Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - pressed and lost front spot approaching 2 out - stayed on through the run-in to finish second beaten a length and a quarter | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 108 | 127A | 125B | Jack Tudor | 17/2 |
| 21 Aug 25+45d | Newton Abbot | Royal Air Force Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - urged forward approaching two out - powered away before the final fence to score with authority | 1/10 | 11-12 | 98 | — | 123A | Jack Tudor | 9/2 | |
| 07 Jul 25+30d | Worcester | Best Odds Guaranteed On dragonbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Tracked pace up front - moved through smoothly 3 out to take control 2 out - driven after last and kept finding for the win | 1/9 | 11-7 | 92 | 104A | 119A | Jack Tudor | 9/2 | |
| 07 Jun 25+72d | Worcester | Give Us A Cheer Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - eased into contention after 3 out - stayed on to take fourth | 4/9 | 14 | 10-12 | 94 | 117A | 91A | Adam Wedge | 7/1 |
| 27 Mar 25+17d | Southwell | Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Raced wide throughout - in front until overtaken before 2 out then back in charge approaching the last under a tight rein - readily asserted to score | 1/7 | 10-12 | 83 | 94B | 109A | Jack Tudor | 9/4F | |
| 10 Mar 25+21d | Taunton | Pricing By Real Bookmakers At DragonBet Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back of field - urged forward after the 4th - lost touch and toiling from 3 out - well beaten in 8th | 8/10 | 6½ | 11-4 | 87 | 100C | 89C | Nick Scholfield | 11/1 |
| 17 Feb 25+14d | Southwell | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - crept forward on the inner two out - eased into fourth close home | 4/9 | 15 | 11-5 | 89 | 74A | 98A | Jack Tudor | 11/1 |
| 03 Feb 25+43d | Southwell | Play At The Races StableDuel Handicap Hurdle Restrained towards the rear - dropped away tamely from 3 out and finished 10th | 10/11 | 1 | 11-11 | 92 | 102C | 96C | David Noonan | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 24+25d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind the front group early - didn't seem comfortable in rhythm through midfield around 5th - unable to challenge and well held at the finish | 4/9 | 16 | 11-9 | 93 | 95B | 96A | Jack Tudor | 5/2F |
| 27 Nov 24+15d | Hereford | Alpha Aggregates Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - dropped away by the 6th - trailed at the back from the 10th - eventually beaten a long way home in 7th | 7/10 | 8 | 10-5 | 94 | — | 86A | James Turner | 11/2 |
| 12 Nov 24+29d | Hereford | Silky Sykes Living The Retirement Dream Handicap Chase Held up early but not far off the pace - roused into contention before 4 out - up into 4th before 3 out - stumbled slightly at the last - driven out and kept finding more on the run-in - just failed to peg back winner | 2/8 | nk | 11-7 | 93 | 83A | 110B | David Noonan | 16/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+20d | Hereford | CB Protection Event Security Specialists Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - improved on the inner after the third-last - shared for a podium spot but unable to force the pace before an untidy jump at the final fence - finished fourth | 4/8 | nk | 11-1 | 94 | 132A | 105A | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+36d | Warwick | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back through the field - well adrift by 3 out - finished well held in 7th | 7/7 | 15 | 11-2 | 96 | 131C | 84C | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| 19 Aug 24+33d | Worcester | New Vickers.Bet App Coming Soon Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the rear early - made ground into contention before the last where a little untidy - kept on past faded opposition up the run-in to finish fastest of all | 5/11 | nk | 11-1 | 97 | 98B | 106A | Nick Scholfield | 10/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+21d | Uttoxeter | Uttoxeter Racecourse Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 7/9 | 4½ | 12-0 | 100 | — | 110A | Nick Scholfield | 10/1 |
| 26 Jun 24+25d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | 23 | 11-9 | 100 | 53C | 95C | Nick Scholfield | 9/2 |
| 01 Jun 24+17d | Worcester | PJ Nicholls KGM - Korea Genuinley Made Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | ½ | 11-4 | 94 | 105A | 124A | Nick Scholfield | 11/2 |
| 15 May 24+22d | Ffos Las | AK Bets Watch All UK Racing Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | ½ | 11-6 | 97 | 82B | 105A | Nick Scholfield | 7/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+19d | Southwell | Get Emma's Offers At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle | 6/13 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 99 | — | 113A | Nick Scholfield | 11/2 |
| 04 Apr 24+28d | Southwell | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 30 | 11-5 | 101 | 90B | 99B | Nick Scholfield | 7/1 |
| 07 Mar 24+22d | Wincanton | Wiltshire Air Ambulance Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | hd | 11-2 | 103 | 106C | 98B | Nick Scholfield | 9/1 |
| 14 Feb 24+123d | Hereford | Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/7 | 6½ | 11-10 | 105 | 83C | 114A | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 23+15d | Chepstow | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 20 | 10-6 | 105 | 71C | 80B | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+89d | Worcester | Download Vickers.Bet App Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/16 | 2½ | 10-11 | 107 | 112B | 100A | Nick Scholfield | 25/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+20d | Uttoxeter | Best Odds Guaranteed At Bet365 Handicap Hurdle | PU/8 | — | 10-10 | 107 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 7/2 |
| 12 Jun 23+23d | Southwell | Royal Ascot Form Study On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 10-12 | 107 | 129A | 121A | Nick Scholfield | 16/5 | |
| 20 May 23+51d | Bangor-on-Dee | Wrexham Lager Bootlegger Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 3¾ | 10-12 | 107 | 93A | 123B | Nick Scholfield | 10/3 |
| 30 Mar 23+10d | Taunton | Racing To School Thurlbear Primary Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 2¾ | 11-0 | — | — | 118B | Nick Scholfield | 18/1 |
| 20 Mar 23+18d | Taunton | Syndicates Available With Seamus Mullins Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/14 | 4 | 10-9 | — | — | 102A | Nick Scholfield | 100/1 |
| 02 Mar 23+140d | Taunton | Rowcliffes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 4¾ | 10-4 | — | 72B | 88A | Jack Tudor | 33/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 22+12d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets.ie Handicap (47-70) | 14/18 | nk | 9-8 | 68 | 79C | 60A | Colin Keane | 33/1 |
| 01 Oct 22+6d | Killarney | John J Galvin & Son Median Auction Maiden | 7/11 | 3¾ | 9-8 | — | 51A | 57A | Colin Keane | 6/1 |
| 25 Sep 22+175d | Curragh | William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden | 13/24 | hd | 9-8 | — | 52C | 60A | Colin Keane | 17/2 |
| 03 Apr 22 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Median Auction Maiden | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | — | 83A | 70A | Colin Keane | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Faded Fantasy won?
- Faded Fantasy (IRE) won 4 of 45 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.9%. Placed 9 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Faded Fantasy?
- Faded Fantasy (IRE) is trained by Christian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Faded Fantasy's sire?
- Faded Fantasy (IRE) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Miss Dela (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
- What going does Faded Fantasy prefer?
- Faded Fantasy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 24 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Faded Fantasy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Faded Fantasy's sire's record?
- Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,614 runs since Apr 2019 (298 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Faded Fantasy's siblings?
- Out of Miss Dela (IRE), Faded Fantasy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Remember You (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.