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Horse profile

Falmouth Lad (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner J Palmer Brown Partner 2
by Kameko (USA) out of Messelina (GB) (Noverre)
8 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Sep 2025 — 402 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 1st of 4 Won last time out 3 wins · Epsom Downs, Kempton (AW) & Newmarket Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Falmouth Lad won three of eight starts between May 2025 and Sep 2025. All three wins came over 1m – 1m1f in handicaps, at Epsom Downs on good to soft, Kempton on standard and Newmarket on good to firm. He won last time out at Epsom Downs in Sep 2025 when he led in the Class 4 Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap off a career-high mark of 76. The gelding, by Kameko out of a Noverre mare, had never run at the course before each of his three victories.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating76At career-high mark
76 68–76

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 15 Sep 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 8 figures · best 98A · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm392B88—
Standard (AW)298A93.5—
Good274B25.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f498A83.5—
1m2f – 1m4f492B79.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 · Kempton (AW), 15 Sep 2025 Official rating 76 at the last run, 28 Sep 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 — 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 8 figures · best 91A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm387A68—
Standard (AW)291A75—
Good280A66.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f491A88—
1m2f – 1m4f468B57.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Led 3 (38%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 994 runs since Apr 2024 (134 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm2262511.1%+1.31 from 3
Good2392711.3%+1.50 from 2
Good to Soft9699.4%−0.41 from 1
Soft63711.1%+1.3—
Heavy20210%+0.2—
Standard (AW)343267.6%−2.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f751013.3%+3.5—
6f – 7f389287.2%−2.6—
1m – 1m1f2863110.8%+13 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1741910.9%+1.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m56814.3%+4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1417.1%−2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2024 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Messelina (GB) (Noverre)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Claretina (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Meliora (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Claretina (GB)2026f–7½fClass 5
Meliora (IRE)521m2fListed
Monadee (GB)516fClass 5
Whistling Jamesie (GB)1016f—
Mungus (GB)611m2½f—
Monna (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +3.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +2.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 2 40% +4.50
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +2.50
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +2.50
Newmarket 1 1 100% +5.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 3 75% +9.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 2 2 100% +5.00
Jason Watson 2 1 50% +4.00
Callum Hutchinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 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
2025 · 8 runs
28 Sep 25+13d Epsom Downs Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Set the pace from the off - drifted left under pressure with 2f remaining - opened a big advantage passing the furlong marker - powered home without a rival in sight 1/4 9-0 7679C89B Oisin Murphy 5/2
15 Sep 25+23d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Settled just behind pace - hit front a furlong out - kept finding more in closing stages to score 1/10 9-9 7298A91A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
23 Aug 25+24d Newmarket Bet With JenningsBet Nationwide Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran Sprinted clear early on the stand's flank of a quartet - soon in command - roused along with two furlongs left - pushed out approaching the final furlong - rival closed in the last 110 yards but held on gamely at the line 1/8 9-9 6888B87A Jason Watson 5/1
30 Jul 25+27d Sandown Chasemore Farm Stud Staff Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 7 ran Sat close to leader early - unable to close the gap from 3f out - stayed on to finish second 2/7 4¼ 9-7 6874B80A Rob Hornby 20/1
03 Jul 25+21d Newbury Grosvenor Sport Cash Back Everday Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward with over 2f left - drifted left and lost touch inside the final furlong - eventually finished sixth 6/7 4¾ 9-3 7292B56A Jason Watson 16/1
12 Jun 25+17d Chelmsford City (AW) bet365 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Standard · 12 ran Held up at the back - pressed for effort 3f out - unable to close - well held in 10th 10/12 3 9-3 —89C59C Callum Hutchinson 80/1
26 May 25+17d Leicester British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command 2f out - dropped away steadily inside final furlong to finish third 3/6 7 9-4 —70A68B David Probert 50/1
09 May 25 Nottingham Bet Smarter With Oddschecker+ Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 5 ran Held up at the back throughout - off the bridle and in difficulty from 4f out - soon detached - allowed to coast home 5/5 73 9-4 —-23C53C Callum Hutchinson 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Falmouth Lad won?
Falmouth Lad (GB) won 3 of 8 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Falmouth Lad?
Falmouth Lad (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 28 September 2025.
Who is Falmouth Lad's sire?
Falmouth Lad (GB) is by Kameko (USA) out of Messelina (GB), whose sire is Noverre.
What going does Falmouth Lad prefer?
Falmouth Lad (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Falmouth Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 28 September 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Falmouth Lad's sire's record?
Kameko (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 994 runs since Apr 2024 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Falmouth Lad's siblings?
Out of Messelina (GB), Falmouth Lad (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Claretina (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Meliora (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.