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Fans Favourite (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Hugo Palmer · Owner Whip And Dip Syndicate
by Palace Pier (GB) out of Starlet (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
13 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Beverley, Ayr & Lingfield Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 18th of 18 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Fans Favourite (GB) is 3 from 13. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf
Official rating71↓ 1lb off peak
71 59–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Beverley, 29 Aug 2026

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 97C · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
Soft497C904 runs · 97 / 90
Standard (AW)480A724 runs · 80 / 72
Good270C661 run · —
Good to Firm279C76.51 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f797C707 runs · 97 / 70
1m – 1m1f583A794 runs · 83 / 79.5
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 11 Sep 2026 Official rating 71 at the last run, 23 Oct 2026

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 13 figures · best 75A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
Soft475A69.54 runs · 75 / 69.5
Standard (AW)473A60.54 runs · 73 / 60.5
Good267A621 run · —
Good to Firm274A691 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f774A657 runs · 74 / 65
1m – 1m1f575A644 runs · 75 / 65.5
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 31 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 23 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 23 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 13 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 7 (54%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 4 (31%) · 3 wins
  • Prominent 2 (15%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Palace Pier (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 601 runs since May 2025 (107 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1341914.2%+2.90 from 2
Good1561710.9%−0.40 from 2
Good to Soft6457.8%−3.5—
Soft59610.2%−1.13 from 4
Heavy1700%−11.30 from 1
Standard (AW)1712112.3%+10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13430.8%+19.5—
6f – 7f262259.5%−1.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f1792011.2%−0.11 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f1321813.6%+2.32 from 7
1m5f – 2m1516.7%−4.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2025 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Starlet (IRE) (Sea The Stars)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Nobel (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Love Locket (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nobel (IRE)631m–1m2fClass 3
Moogie (GB)1231m2fClass 5
Raakib Alhawa (IRE)921m–1m3½fListed
Love Locket (IRE)826f–7fGroup 3
Geminga (GB)60——
Alfred (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 3 75% +11.10
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 2 29% +6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 1 33% −0.90

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +3.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +1.10
Lingfield 1 1 100% +8.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% −0.90
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% +4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cieren Fallon 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Whiteley 2 2 100% +4.10
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mason Paetel 1 1 100% +8.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Leavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Edmunds 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 3 30% +5.10
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 3 33% +6.10
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 9 runs
23 Oct 26+32d Doncaster William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Heavy · 18 ran Always towards the back of the pack - never involved in the heavy ground - finished 18th and well beaten 18/18 18 9-6 71-30C60C Cieren Fallon 14/1
21 Sep 26+10d Hamilton Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close - well held in 8th 8/12 6½ 9-5 7297C54C Oisin Orr 7/1
11 Sep 26+13d Doncaster Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 17 ran Sluggish start needing urging - settled towards back - driven approaching 4f out - angled left with 2f left - crept into contention entering last furlong before weakening final 110yds 11/17 ¾ 9-2 7270C67A Oisin Murphy 4/1
29 Aug 26+29d Beverley Dearing Plastics Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 8 ran Held up in mid-pack - moved left for room and asked for effort 2f out - stayed on strongly to close on rival inside final furlong - driven out to edge ahead close home 1/8 8-11 6897B74A Conor Whiteley 3/1C
31 Jul 26+4d Wolverhampton (AW) Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 7 ran Handy early - hampered 4f out - driven on approaching 3f out - moved into third and up with the front pair from 2f out - stayed on to finish third 3/7 5 9-4 6967A64A Harry Davies 12/1
27 Jul 26+38d Southwell (AW) Prestige Safety E-learning @ Prestigesafetyservices.com Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 14 ran settled at the back - made up ground over 4f out - driven over 2f out - kept on but posed no danger 5/14 1¾ 9-8 6977B73A Kevin Stott 9/1
19 Jun 26+13d Ayr Au Signature Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack - dropped back and niggled at over 2f out - angled left 2f out - picked up well inside the final furlong and forged clear 1/9 8-10 6245A65A Conor Whiteley 11/10F
06 Jun 26+12d Lingfield Buy A Share At daretodreamracing.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 1m1f · Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort a furlong out - surged through inside the final furlong to hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score 1/7 8-7 5983A75A Mason Paetel 8/1
25 May 26+156d Windsor Happy Birthday Sveta Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran Hesitant break and jostled early - settled at back of field - began to close from 2f out - up to challenge leading group inside final furlong - held for third late 3/14 1¾ 9-9 5979C74A Ross Coakley 20/1
2025 · 4 runs
20 Dec 25+44d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Nursery Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - lost touch inside final furlong - finished 7th 7/8 2¼ 9-4 6053A42A Cieren Fallon 11/4J
06 Nov 25+21d Newcastle (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran Handy early - hit front after 3f then pushed along and lost lead over 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish 8th 8/10 ½ 9-7 —80A57A Jason Hart 33/1
16 Oct 25+84d Brighton Star Sports EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled off the pace in the pack - asked for more three out and lost fluency approaching final furlong - unable to find more late and finished fourth 4/7 hd 9-4 —74A64A Joe Leavy 8/1
24 Jul 25 Sandown Martin Densham & Peter Deal Memorial British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran Sluggish start - stayed at back of field - down the field with 2f remaining - finished 9th 9/11 hd 9-7 —62B57A Lewis Edmunds 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fans Favourite won?
Fans Favourite (GB) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trains Fans Favourite?
Fans Favourite (GB) is trained by Hugo Palmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
Who is Fans Favourite's sire?
Fans Favourite (GB) is by Palace Pier (GB) out of Starlet (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
What going does Fans Favourite prefer?
Fans Favourite (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fans Favourite's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 72.
What is Fans Favourite's sire's record?
Palace Pier (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 601 runs since May 2025 (107 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Fans Favourite's siblings?
Out of Starlet (IRE), Fans Favourite (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Nobel (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Love Locket (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 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.