Fat Faced Columbo (IRE)
Fat Faced Columbo is 2 from 6, both wins at Class 4 level in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m. He won at Taunton on good in Dec 2025 off 90 and at Chepstow on soft in Jan 2026 off 98. The gelding finished second of 7 as beaten favourite at Taunton in Feb 2026, last raced off his career-high mark of 104. By Mahler out of a Desert Prince mare, he has shown a good strike rate on turf.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 4 (66.7%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.51Fair A/E n=6 · 1.26 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 77dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 126B | 96 | 3 runs · 126 / 96 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Led 3 (50%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,961 | 377 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,807 | 178 | 9.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,735 | 257 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,042 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,201 | 322 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,813 | 339 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 768 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Grand Turina (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Grand Turina (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Turina (GB) | 31 | 4 | 2m–3m | Class 3 |
| Weihnachts (IRE) | 43 | 4 | 2m–3m2f | — |
| Tough Trade (GB) | 14 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Monarch Of All (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dukes Mill (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Best | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Bryan Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Hurdle | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Feb 26+30d | Taunton | Richard Williams Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Shared front spot early - settled into second - urged forward before 3 out - lost placing to winner before 2 out - driven into last but stayed on to finish second | 2/7 | 5½ | 11-8 | 104 | 126B | 115B | James Best | 4/6F |
| 27 Jan 26+28d | Chepstow | Floyd's Turfcare & Weed Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went straight to the front early - lost the advantage briefly at the 4th - back in command by the 7th - urged forward once overtaken 4 out - dropped behind the frontrunner 3 out - hit the front unopposed 2 out - kept up the effort to the line for victory | 1/16 | 11-2 | 98 | 96B | 121A | James Best | 2/1F | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 25+43d | Taunton | Haydn Harrisson Christmas Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Front from the off - impeded by a loose horse approaching 4th - struck 10th and drifted left on the bend - corrected before the following fence - pressed before the last where headed - left in front at the final fence - stayed on run-in though pulling left | 1/10 | 10-12 | 90 | 95A | 119A | James Best | 6/4F | |
| 17 Nov 25+262d | Exeter | Heart Of Oak, Exeter Novices' Handicap Chase Held up eagerly early - handy into the home bend and given a squeeze there - went up to front spot four out - pushed along soon after - lost stride slightly two out - lost the advantage approaching last - fought back with a strong effort on the run-in - stayed on gamely to go down by a whisker | 2/10 | shd | 10-12 | 84 | — | 116A | James Best | 9/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+22d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled close to the pace early - asked for effort and lost touch with the leading two rounding the home bend - kept battling on to finish a distant third | 3/7 | 34 | 11-7 | — | 75C | 100C | Bryan Carver | 9/1 |
| 06 Feb 25 | Ffos Las | Turf Services Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - tracking pace in third - blundered at the 5th - dropped away after 4 out and finished a distant 4th | 4/10 | 37 | 11-6 | — | — | 103C | Micheal Nolan | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fat Faced Columbo won?
- Fat Faced Columbo (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Fat Faced Columbo?
- Fat Faced Columbo (IRE) is trained by Richard Mitford-Slade, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 February 2026.
- Who is Fat Faced Columbo's sire?
- Fat Faced Columbo (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Cesana (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
- What is Fat Faced Columbo's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 26 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Fat Faced Columbo's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Fat Faced Columbo's siblings?
- Out of Cesana (IRE), Fat Faced Columbo (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Grand Turina (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Grand Turina (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.