Horse profile
Fascinating Lips (IRE)
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Fantastic Lips (GER) (Elusive City)
34 runs · 15 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Lingfield, Fontwell & Lingfield (AW)
Off 181 days
Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile
Fascinating Lips is a gelding with four wins from 34 starts. He won three times over 1m2f – 1m4f, including two handicaps on the all-weather at Lingfield, and once over 2m1f – 2m4f in a Class 4 novices hurdle at Fontwell on good ground. He also won a Class 6 race at Lingfield on good ground in Aug 2025. His last run, at Plumpton in Apr 2026, was off an official rating of 89, 13lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 4–34Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 11 (32.4%)Placed
- −24.24£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=34 · 0.68 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 rating89↓ 13lb off peak
89
50–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 102
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 118C | 102 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101A | 93.5 | 2 · 101 / 93.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 118C | 110 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 104B | 82.5 | — |
| Good | 9 | 103C | 76 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 85A | 69.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 80A | 75 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 85A | 76.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 104B | 80 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 80A | 74 | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 34 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 55 | 8.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,152 | 134 | 11.6% | +1.8 | 2 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 605 | 51 | 8.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 759 | 67 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 263 | 18 | 6.8% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,674 | 170 | 10.2% | +0.4 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 406 | 40 | 9.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 162 | 10.6% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,078 | 93 | 8.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 909 | 80 | 8.8% | −1 | 3 from 25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 78 | 11.2% | +1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 367 | 35 | 9.5% | −0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fantastic Lips (GER) (Elusive City)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 2 | 14% | −9.12 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.12 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −8.12 |
| Class 5 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.12 |
| Windsor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Brighton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Plumpton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 3 | 12% | −18.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Queally | 13 | 2 | 15% | −8.12 |
| Ashley Lewis | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Anna Gibson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Rob Hargreaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 3 | 19% | −8.24 |
| Blinkers | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.38 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 28 | 3 | 11% | −21.12 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 26+13d | Plumpton | Diane And Harry's Plumpton Annual Box Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - short of jumping well at the 4th and losing touch with the field - pulled up after the 6th | PU/10 | — | 11-5 | 89 | — | — | Dylan Johnston | 150/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+146d | Plumpton | Gordon And Angela Ashdown Handicap Hurdle Shared the running early over the first before dropping into third - faded rounding the turn three out and asked for effort found nothing more - eased out of contention before the second last | PU/7 | — | 10-13 | 93 | — | — | Dylan Johnston | 80/1 |
| 11 Nov 25+22d | Huntingdon | Bet On PricedUp Selling Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - urged into contention approaching the straight but losing touch - dropped away steadily from two out to the finish | 5/6 | 4½ | 10-9 | 97 | 101A | 88B | Kielan Woods | 25/1 |
| 20 Oct 25+28d | Plumpton | Peter Gander Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - still adrift entering the home bend in 4th - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten | 4/5 | 17 | 11-3 | 100 | 86C | 77C | Ben Pollard | 11/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+14d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Acca Insurance Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace - pushed along after the second-last and ragged over the last - stayed on steadily up the run-in to finish fourth | 4/7 | 7 | 11-11 | 102 | 102B | 111A | Caoilin Quinn | 7/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+29d | Windsor | Albus Studios Handicap Held up towards back on outer - pushed along with 3f left - closed late to finish fourth | 4/14 | 2½ | 9-8 | 53 | 93C | 73A | Tom Queally | 9/1 |
| 10 Aug 25+8d | Leicester | Red Lion Burbage Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along and lost touch two out before finding a bit of late progress approaching the last furlong - unable to sustain the run and finished sixth | 6/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 53 | 80A | 67A | Ashley Lewis | 9/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+7d | Lingfield | attheraces.com/marketmovers Classified Stakes Settled in the pack early - improved position with a move towards the middle from 3f out - looking well in control on approach to 2f out - hit the front there and opened up a lead a furlong from home - allowed to coast home unopposed - visibly relaxed near the line - comfortable winner | 1/11 | 9-4 | 52 | 77A | 68A | Ashley Lewis | EvensF | |
| 26 Jul 25+124d | Windsor | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Tracked the pace on the inner - moved into second approaching the final 2f and pushed to the front inside the last - caught right at the line | 2/13 | shd | 9-10 | 50 | 94C | 74A | Lewis Edmunds | 9/1 |
| 24 Mar 25+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 2) Settled in the pack - made ground wide 2f out - pressed for effort but couldn't threaten leaders late | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 50 | 53A | 64A | Tom Queally | 2/1F |
| 03 Mar 25+40d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Apprentice Handicap Settled just behind the front group early - pushed along with 2f left and closed on the front-runner - still holding claims entering final furlong - unable to match the winner's late burst and beaten 2 lengths in second | 2/8 | 2 | 8-13 | 50 | 80A | 63A | Ashley Lewis | 11/2 |
| 22 Jan 25+135d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1) Held up towards the back - pushed for effort with 2f left - unable to find more inside the closing stages | 7/12 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 53 | 92A | 63A | Tom Queally | 11/1 |
| 09 Sep 24+61d | Brighton | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Went straight to front - under pressure holding rivals off around 2f out - lost command and faded inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/10 | 6 | 9-9 | 55 | 63A | 65A | Tom Queally | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 24+22d | Lingfield | Get Raceday Ready Selling Handicap | 6/9 | hd | 9-13 | 57 | 62B | 70A | Tom Queally | 5/2F |
| 18 Jun 24+11d | Brighton | Download Our Official Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap | 4/7 | hd | 9-9 | 58 | 68B | 75A | Tom Queally | 16/5 |
| 07 Jun 24+4d | Goodwood | William Hill Daily Boost Apprentice Handicap | 9/11 | 1 | 8-10 | 57 | 73B | 59A | Anna Gibson | 5/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+13d | Windsor | CLP Summer Race Handicap (Div 1) | 2/10 | nk | 9-11 | 57 | 75A | 79A | Jason Watson | 7/1 |
| 21 May 24+36d | Brighton | Best Odds Guaranteed At Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap | 9/10 | 6 | 9-2 | 61 | 61B | 50A | Shane Kelly | 11/1 |
| 15 Apr 24+199d | Windsor | Ivy Crown Gardening Handicap | 10/14 | 3¼ | 8-4 | 63 | 76C | 41C | Anna Gibson | 22/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+24d | Haydock | cavani.co.uk The Sartorial Sprint Apprentice Handicap | 4/5 | 4¼ | 9-10 | 65 | 76C | 60B | Anna Gibson | 7/2 |
| 05 Sep 23+41d | Goodwood | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap | 5/12 | 1 | 9-6 | 67 | 68A | 75A | Tom Queally | 13/2 |
| 26 Jul 23+28d | Sandown | Verve Way Handicap | 8/9 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 70 | 74B | 61A | Dougie Costello | 14/1 |
| 28 Jun 23+271d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 7/10 | 4½ | 9-4 | 72 | 80A | 68A | Hector Crouch | 12/1 |
| 30 Sep 22+24d | Fontwell | Cazoo Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-0 | — | 118C | 107B | Jamie Moore | 15/8 | |
| 06 Sep 22+21d | Goodwood | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 3/11 | nk | 9-11 | 72 | 85A | 86A | Tom Queally | 6/1 |
| 16 Aug 22+27d | Kempton (AW) | Gbr Everyone's Turf Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 10-1 | 70 | 80A | 79A | Shane Kelly | 13/2 |
| 20 Jul 22+41d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Selling Handicap | 1/7 | 9-9 | 65 | 85B | 91A | Tom Queally | 6/4F | |
| 09 Jun 22+176d | Newbury | OCS Goodliffe Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Div 1) | 2/12 | 4 | 10-6 | 65 | 85A | 82A | Rob Hargreaves | 11/2 |
| 15 Dec 21+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 65 | 104B | 77A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 11/4F |
| 02 Dec 21+35d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 2022 Membership Available Now Handicap | 5/12 | nse | 9-7 | 65 | 90A | 70A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 7/2 |
| 28 Oct 21+163d | Lingfield (AW) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 9/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 67 | 52B | 70A | Tom Queally | 9/1 |
| 18 May 21+27d | Brighton | vickers.bet Casino And Live Casino Handicap | 6/10 | nse | 9-4 | 67 | 75A | 77A | Tom Queally | 9/4F |
| 21 Apr 21+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap | 1/9 | 9-7 | 65 | 85A | 81A | Tom Queally | 11/8F | |
| 12 Apr 21 | Windsor | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap | 5/13 | 1½ | 9-2 | 65 | 103C | 75A | Tom Queally | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fascinating Lips (IRE) won?
- Fascinating Lips (IRE) won 4 of 34 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 11 times in total (32.4% of starts).
- Who trains Fascinating Lips (IRE)?
- Fascinating Lips (IRE) is trained by Paddy Butler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 April 2026.
- Who is Fascinating Lips (IRE)'s sire?
- Fascinating Lips (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Fantastic Lips (GER), whose sire is Elusive City.
- What going does Fascinating Lips (IRE) prefer?
- Fascinating Lips (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fascinating Lips (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 19 April 2026. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Fascinating Lips (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.