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Horse profile

Faithful Creek (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner C L Bacon
by Bushranger (IRE) out of Open Verse (USA) (Black Minnaloushe)
30 runs · 17 courses · from May 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Oct 2017 — 3,299 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 4th of 13 2 wins · Southwell (AW) & Epsom Downs Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Faithful Creek (IRE) is 2 from 30. Hasn't won since Feb 2017. Last raced off 82, 28lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 28lb off peak
82 81–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leicester, 7 Apr 2017

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 13 figures · best 123A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)8123A99.5—
Soft292C90.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f8123A96.5—
1m – 1m1f5118A98—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Pontefract, 23 Oct 2017 Official rating 82 at the last run, 23 Oct 2017

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 28 figures · best 103A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1194B84—
Standard (AW)893A81—
Good to Soft4103A84.5—
Soft391A80—
Good271A62.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f15103A83—
1m – 1m1f989A83—
6f – 7f494B82.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,449 runs since Mar 2013 (300 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm28310.7%+3—
Good to Firm713628.7%+11 from 11
Good969737.5%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft453398.6%+0.90 from 4
Soft666456.8%−0.90 from 4
Heavy211136.2%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1,4091087.7%01 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4504610.2%+2.5—
6f – 7f1,8891497.9%+0.21 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,012757.4%−0.30 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f606396.4%−1.31 from 16
1m5f – 2m308227.1%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f139107.2%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m3725.4%−2.3—
Over 3m800%−7.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Open Verse (USA) (Black Minnaloushe)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Tangled (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Tangled (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tangled (IRE)5966f–1mClass 2
Kuwait Direction (IRE)4135f–6f—
Cruise (IRE)1025f–6fClass 4
Peter Mac (IRE)225fClass 5
Mammasaidknockuout (IRE)1916fClass 6
Shareef Shareef (IRE)30——
Billee (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 11 1 9% +0.00
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% −5.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 1 11% −6.50
Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newmarket 4 0 0% −4.00
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 2 1 50% +9.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.50
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 16 1 6% −13.50
1m – 1m1f 10 0 0% −10.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy Fortune 7 0 0% −7.00
Jordan Uys 4 0 0% −4.00
Silvestre De Sousa 3 0 0% −3.00
Alistair Rawlinson 3 1 33% −0.50
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Maxime Guyon 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 1 100% +10.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% +1.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood + cheekpieces 4 1 25% −1.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 9 1 11% −6.50
2016 9 0 0% −9.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 6 1 17% +5.00

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
2017 · 9 runs
23 Oct 17+14d Pontefract Totequadpot Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 shd 9-4 8289C91A Adam Kirby 5/1
09 Oct 17+19d Kempton (AW) Matchbook VIP Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 9-8 8393B79A Silvestre De Sousa 14/1
20 Sep 17+147d Yarmouth Parklands Leisure Holiday Distributors Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 nse 9-4 8392C80B Silvestre De Sousa 9/2
26 Apr 17+19d Epsom Downs Investec City And Suburban Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 ½ 8-3 84100B54A Luke Morris 8/1
07 Apr 17+36d Leicester Loddington Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 5 9-0 83123A86A Silvestre De Sousa 4/1
02 Mar 17+28d Newcastle (AW) Betway Free Bet Club Handicap Class 4 · 1m4½f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 9-4 83123A93A Alistair Rawlinson 15/2
02 Feb 17+23d Southwell (AW) Betway Middle Distance Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 8175C87B Alistair Rawlinson 6/4F
10 Jan 17+6d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-13 82101A81A Alistair Rawlinson 11/1
04 Jan 17+8d Newcastle (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-7 8488B79A Andrew Mullen 13/2
2016 · 9 runs
27 Dec 16+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 4 · 1m1½f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 hd 9-6 84105A81A Tom Eaves 5/1
10 Dec 16+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 1m1½f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 nk 8-7 8498B78A Ben Curtis 11/2
26 Nov 16+64d Wolverhampton (AW) sunbets.co.uk Handicap Class 3 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 8-11 85118A87A Luke Morris 8/1
23 Sep 16+26d Newmarket Shadwell Farm Handicap (Silver Cambridgeshire) Class 2 · 1m1f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 7/20 ½ 9-3 8791C84A Jordan Uys 20/1
28 Aug 16+22d Yarmouth totepool Like Us On Facebook Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 9-2 87—76A Jordan Uys 6/1
06 Aug 16+10d Haydock Betfred Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 3½ 9-0 88—83A Jordan Uys 14/1
27 Jul 16+18d Sandown Trafalgar Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 1½ 9-6 89—89A Jordan Uys 33/1
09 Jul 16+22d Ascot Playboy Club London Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 3¾ 9-11 92—76A Jimmy Fortune 20/1
17 Jun 16+237d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 18/19 5 9-2 97—70C Jimmy Fortune 50/1
2015 · 6 runs
24 Oct 15+24d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 5 9-5 99—78C Jimmy Fortune 14/1
30 Sep 15+11d Salisbury Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2 9-8 102—83A Jimmy Fortune 10/1
19 Sep 15+35d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 7/17 1¼ 9-4 104—103A Jimmy Fortune 25/1
15 Aug 15+58d Deauville (FR) Prix Guillaume d'Ornano - Haras du Logis Saint-Germain (3yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 3 9-2 ——— Maxime Guyon 20/1
18 Jun 15+19d Ascot Tercentenary Stakes (Formerly The Hampton Court Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 hd 9-0 107—91A Maxime Guyon 50/1
30 May 15+259d Newmarket winner.co.uk Fairway Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 ¾ 9-3 110—89B Jimmy Fortune 12/1
2014 · 6 runs
13 Sep 14+20d Leopardstown John Deere Juvenile Turf Stakes (group 3) 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 9-3 98—86A Fran Berry 20/1
24 Aug 14+25d Deauville (FR) Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage (Listed Restricted Race) (2yo) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 8-11 ——— Frankie Dettori 11/1
30 Jul 14+13d Goodwood Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 hd 9-1 87—81A Jimmy Fortune 33/1
17 Jul 14+26d Epsom Downs Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 ——94B George Baker 10/1
21 Jun 14+21d Newmarket House Collection EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 4 9-5 ——84A Stevie Donohoe 16/1
31 May 14 Newmarket L-3.co Supporting The AHT EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 9-5 ——71A Dane O'Neill 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Faithful Creek won?
Faithful Creek (IRE) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 5 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Faithful Creek?
Faithful Creek (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 23 October 2017.
Who is Faithful Creek's sire?
Faithful Creek (IRE) is by Bushranger (IRE) out of Open Verse (USA), whose sire is Black Minnaloushe.
What going does Faithful Creek prefer?
Faithful Creek (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Faithful Creek's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 23 October 2017. The highest on record is 110.
What is Faithful Creek's sire's record?
Bushranger (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,449 runs since Mar 2013 (300 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Faithful Creek's siblings?
Out of Open Verse (USA), Faithful Creek (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Tangled (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Tangled (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.