Horse profile
Famoso (IRE)
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Mucho Macabi (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
47 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Last run 20 Dec 2025 · 7th of 15
Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile
Famoso is a gelding who has won six of 47 starts on turf, all in handicaps. Five of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m, four on good to soft and two on good. He has won twice at Hereford and twice at Ludlow. His last win came at Ludlow in Dec 2024 off an official rating of 106. He finished 7 of 15 at Hereford in Dec 2025 when last seen, held up as usual.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 27lb off peak
- 6–47Wins / Runs
- 12.8%Strike rate
- 18 (38.3%)Placed
- −11.30£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=47 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 371 d
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 rating84↓ 27lb off peak
84
75–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 26 | 116A | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 75C | 64 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 104C | 69 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 27 | 116A | 66 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 87B | 80 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 84B | 79.5 | — |
Of 47 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 47 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.
Run style from 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 8 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (31%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (19%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,212 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,837 | 248 | 13.5% | +1 | 2 from 31 |
| Good to Soft | 1,348 | 156 | 11.6% | −0.9 | 4 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,101 | 256 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 846 | 105 | 12.4% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,813 | 225 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 5 from 32 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,339 | 305 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,670 | 210 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 344 | 34 | 9.9% | −2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Mucho Macabi (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Tornado Flyer (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Tornado Flyer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado Flyer (IRE) | 23 | 6 | 2m–3m | Grade 1 |
| Magic Mccolgan (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 2m–2m3½f | — |
| Typhoon Flyer (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m½f–2m3f | Class 4 |
| Arizona Flyer (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 2m5f–2m5½f | — |
| Walk In The Storm (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 5 |
| Room For One More (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Hurricane Junior (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 31 | 2 | 6% | −18.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 4 | 57% | +16.20 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 29 | 4 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −6.30 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford | 13 | 2 | 15% | −0.50 |
| Wincanton | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Ludlow | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.20 |
| Stratford | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Taunton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 32 | 5 | 16% | −3.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Sheppard | 22 | 4 | 18% | +0.70 |
| Richard Patrick | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr George Hiscock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lorcan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bryony Frost | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ned Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Ring | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Heidi Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Jason Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 6 | 17% | +0.70 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +9.20 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.50 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 35 | 6 | 17% | +0.70 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 25+23d | Hereford | tigerbet.co.uk Bet Online Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back of the field - lost more ground after 3 out - well beaten at the finish | 7/15 | 5½ | 10-12 | 84 | 70B | 83A | Stan Sheppard | 10/3J |
| 27 Nov 25+24d | Taunton | Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - asked for effort after 4 out - found nothing under pressure - finished 5th | 5/8 | 3¾ | 11-10 | 93 | 36C | 96C | Stan Sheppard | 6/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+38d | Hereford | Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Chase Held up at the back - unable to challenge leading group - finished well held in 7th | 7/12 | ¾ | 11-10 | 96 | 66A | 106A | Stan Sheppard | 9/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+20d | Worcester | BetWright Bet The Wright Way Handicap Chase Settled off the pace midfield - dropped away after 5 out - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/11 | — | 12-0 | 100 | — | — | Stan Sheppard | 22/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+92d | Stratford | Andy Townsend Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - driven approaching 2 out - dropped away from that point - well held at the finish | 10/11 | 36 | 12-0 | 98 | 64C | 88C | Stan Sheppard | 66/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+20d | Bangor-on-Dee | SG Estates Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - lost touch approaching the home turn - beaten a long way at the finish | 4/5 | 26 | 11-0 | 104 | 80C | 86C | Stan Sheppard | 11/1 |
| 17 May 25+37d | Bangor-on-Dee | Wrexham Lager Handicap Chase Settled midfield - pushed into a share of 3rd by the 7th before slipping back 4 out - driven along and faded from 2 out home | 6/8 | 3¾ | 12-0 | 105 | 84A | 107A | Sean Houlihan | 6/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+21d | Newton Abbot | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in third early - close to the pace - clipped the fence three out - pushed along approaching two out - moved into second before the last - clipped that obstacle too then stayed on to finish second | 2/3 | 9 | 11-2 | 106 | 104C | 107C | Stan Sheppard | 4/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+12d | Ludlow | Bromfield Sand And Gravel Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled with the leading group early - moved up to sit just behind the top two by the 3rd - asked for effort 4 out and kept going at an even gauge to finish third | 3/5 | 3¼ | 11-2 | 107 | 72C | 110B | Richard Patrick | 11/2 |
| 08 Mar 25+21d | Hereford | DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress from 3 out - closing on the front group before 2 out - moved into second after the last but unable to threaten winner up the run-in | 2/5 | 22 | 10-7 | 108 | — | 108B | Stan Sheppard | 13/2 |
| 15 Feb 25+56d | Wincanton | BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at back of field - edged into contention approaching 6th before dropping right away - error at final fence and well held at finish | 5/6 | 38 | 11-7 | 110 | 30C | 96C | Sean Houlihan | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 24+3d | Hereford | Book Your Fishing Trips With DragonBet Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - made progress before 3 out - shared 2nd 2 out - lost momentum after the home turn and weakened before the last to finish 4th | 4/8 | 8½ | 12-4 | 106 | 72A | 123A | Stan Sheppard | 7/2 |
| 18 Dec 24+27d | Ludlow | Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase Towards the back - pulled hard early - hampered at the 3rd by a horse coming down and left 2nd - dropped to 3rd at the 5th - hit the front after 4 out moving with purpose - stretched clear 2 out and ran on to win with something in hand | 1/6 | 11-0 | 106 | 54A | 120B | Stan Sheppard | 16/5 | |
| 21 Nov 24+17d | Wincanton | 2025 Wincanton Fixtures On Sale Now Handicap Chase Settled in fourth early - made ground into contention four out - hit front approaching final furlong - kept finding under pressure to the line to score | 1/6 | 11-8 | 102 | 57A | 128B | Richard Patrick | 9/2 | |
| 04 Nov 24+26d | Hereford | Matt Sheppard Slow Two Miler Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - moving through powerfully approaching three out - up to the front before the second last and clear over that obstacle - clean leap at the final fence - driven out to score with ease | 1/12 | 11-13 | 97 | 61B | 131A | Stan Sheppard | 7/1 | |
| 09 Oct 24+138d | Ludlow | Welcome Back To Ludlow Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled around midpack early - dropped away four out and toiling from there - well beaten at the finish | 7/9 | 17 | 10-13 | 98 | 82C | 91C | Ned Fox | 40/1 |
| 24 May 24+17d | Hereford | Horseracing On Another Planet Podcast Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 3¾ | 11-11 | 97 | 89B | 127A | Stan Sheppard | 3/1F |
| 07 May 24+12d | Hereford | Boost Your Football Acca At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 2 | 11-13 | 95 | 49B | 124A | Stan Sheppard | 5/2F |
| 25 Apr 24+16d | Warwick | Molly Ollys Handicap Chase | 5/12 | ½ | 11-10 | 96 | 64A | 119A | Richard Patrick | 14/1 |
| 09 Apr 24+13d | Hereford | Download The Racing App Now Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/8 | ¾ | 11-11 | 97 | 69B | 117B | Stan Sheppard | 11/4 |
| 27 Mar 24+35d | Hereford | Horse Racing On Another Planet Podcast Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 7 | 11-12 | 97 | 104C | 114B | Stan Sheppard | 11/8 |
| 21 Feb 24+14d | Ludlow | Farm & Garden Machinery Novices' Handicap Chase | 4/10 | 9 | 11-12 | 98 | — | 107B | Tom Bellamy | 4/1 |
| 07 Feb 24+23d | Ludlow | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 3½ | 11-2 | 98 | 50A | 109B | Stan Sheppard | 9/4J |
| 15 Jan 24+30d | Hereford | Daily Racing Specials At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase | 1/13 | 10-12 | 89 | 97B | 130A | Stan Sheppard | 7/2 | |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+16d | Hereford | Bet 10 Get 10 At PlanetSportBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 3/13 | 1 | 11-3 | 89 | — | 116A | Conor Ring | 7/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+21d | Taunton | Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 86 | 73A | 121A | Stan Sheppard | 5/2F |
| 09 Nov 23+16d | Ludlow | Nfu Mutual Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 10-9 | 81 | 63A | 116B | Stan Sheppard | 5/1 | |
| 24 Oct 23+15d | Exeter | Love Devon Legends Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 1¾ | 10-10 | 82 | 85A | 87A | Tom Bellamy | 17/2 |
| 09 Oct 23+14d | Stratford | Re-Gen Waste Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 2 | 11-6 | 80 | 86B | 115A | Stan Sheppard | 13/2 |
| 25 Sep 23+25d | Warwick | Weatherbys Nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 5½ | 10-9 | 81 | 44B | 100A | Stan Sheppard | 7/1 |
| 31 Aug 23+30d | Stratford | City Sign & Graphics Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 10-2 | 75 | 65B | 95B | Richard Patrick | 13/2 | |
| 01 Aug 23+42d | Worcester | Paul Matthews 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase | PU/12 | — | 10-6 | 78 | — | — | Richard Patrick | 11/1 |
| 20 Jun 23+17d | Stratford | Join RacingTV Now Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 3¾ | 10-6 | 78 | 87B | 96A | Richard Patrick | 17/2 |
| 03 Jun 23+29d | Worcester | Fbc Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase | 6/9 | 2 | 10-13 | 83 | 53C | 88C | Stan Sheppard | 16/1 |
| 05 May 23+371d | Cheltenham | John Wyke Aka Mr Guinness Memorial Open Hunters' Chase | 7/10 | 5½ | 11-5 | 90 | 38C | 87C | Mr George Hiscock | 125/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Apr 22+19d | Cheltenham | Visit Cheltenham Open Hunters' Chase | 5/7 | 20 | 11-3 | 96 | 49C | 85C | Mr George Hiscock | 100/1 |
| 10 Apr 22+34d | Wincanton | New John Dufosee Novices' Hunters' Chase | F/5 | — | 11-5 | 96 | — | — | Miss Heidi Stevens | 10/1 |
| 07 Mar 22+16d | Southwell | Star Sports Bet Owners Club Guarantee Open Hunters' Chase | PU/7 | — | 11-12 | 99 | — | — | Mr Jason Dixon | 25/1 |
| 19 Feb 22+19d | Wincanton | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle | PU/18 | — | 11-6 | 104 | — | — | Tom Scudamore | 33/1 |
| 31 Jan 22+67d | Hereford | Royal Equestrian Bedding Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 15 | 11-6 | 107 | 116A | 113A | Harry Cobden | 50/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 21+32d | Taunton | Summerfield Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 6 | 11-7 | 110 | 84B | 103B | Harry Cobden | 6/1 |
| 24 Oct 21+184d | Wincanton | tote Supporting Racing Welfare Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 7/7 | 21 | 11-1 | 111 | 62C | 79C | Lorcan Williams | 3/1F |
| 23 Apr 21+25d | Chepstow | Burnham Plastering 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle | 2/6 | ¾ | 11-4 | — | 96A | 124B | Bryony Frost | 3/1 |
| 29 Mar 21+26d | Wincanton | Racing TV Extra 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/10 | shd | 11-1 | — | 107A | 116A | Lorcan Williams | 18/1 |
| 03 Mar 21+98d | Wincanton | Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 12/15 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 75C | 103C | Bryony Frost | 28/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 20+46d | Hereford | Jackson Property Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 8/10 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | — | 91A | Harry Cobden | 15/2 |
| 10 Oct 20 | Chepstow | Wasdell Group Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 4/4 | 9½ | 11-0 | — | 80C | 86B | Harry Cobden | 8/11F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Famoso won?
- Famoso (IRE) won 6 of 47 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 18 times in total (38.3% of starts).
- Who trains Famoso?
- Famoso (IRE) is trained by Matt Sheppard, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 December 2025.
- Who is Famoso's sire?
- Famoso (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Mucho Macabi (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Famoso prefer?
- Famoso (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Famoso's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 20 December 2025. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Famoso's sire's record?
- Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,212 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Famoso's siblings?
- Out of Mucho Macabi (IRE), Famoso (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Tornado Flyer (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Tornado Flyer (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.