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Horse profile

Festival King (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Pauline Robson · Last owner Mr Mrs Raymond Anderson Green
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Mary Linda (GB) (Grand Lodge)
25 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2012 — 5,141 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 3 wins · Ayr, Catterick & Musselburgh Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Festival King (IRE) is 3 from 25, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2011.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating95↓ 5lb off peak
95 80–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 16 Feb 2011 Official rating 95 at the last run, 7 Oct 2012

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 →

Jumps 19 figures · best 126A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7121A96—
Good to Soft5113A103—
Good to Firm4119A90—
Heavy295C83.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7126A103—
1m5f – 2m596C90—
2m1f – 2m4f4119A102.5—
Over 3m3113A101—

Of 25 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 25 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
King's Theatre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.3—
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.91 from 5
Good4,05559514.7%+0.31 from 9
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.41 from 8
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.30 from 1
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.71 from 4
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.11 from 11
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.21 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mary Linda (GB) (Grand Lodge)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Indian City (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Indian City (FR)1137½f–1m2f—
Indian Princess (IRE)526½f–7f—
Maryenkhor (FR)1226½f–7½f—
Indian Cat (IRE)917f—
Cat Princess (IRE)811m1½f—
Flashmob (FR)60——
I See A Lady (IRE)10——
Outback Racer (FR)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −2.50
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −4.50
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +0.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 3 23% +2.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 5 0 0% −5.00
Musselburgh 4 1 25% +1.00
Ayr 4 1 25% +2.50
Catterick 3 1 33% +0.50
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 1 9% −4.50
Over 3m 5 1 20% −1.50
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Timmy Murphy 8 2 25% +0.50
Brian Harding 7 1 14% −0.50
Keith Mercer 4 0 0% −4.00
Richie McGrath 3 0 0% −3.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Buchanan 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 3 13% −9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 4 1 25% +2.50
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 9 2 22% −0.50
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 2 13% −3.50
Hurdle 8 1 13% −4.50
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
07 Oct 12+599d Kelso Fleet Bar Eyemouth Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 95— Brian Harding 3/1F
2011 · 4 runs
16 Feb 11+16d Musselburgh Weatherbys Private Banking Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 11-12 100126A Timmy Murphy 11/2
31 Jan 11+17d Ayr Play Casino At Victorchandler.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-1 94121A Brian Harding 11/2
14 Jan 11+11d Musselburgh Country Refreshments Kilmany Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 5 10-0 92107A Brian Harding 11/1
03 Jan 11+92d Ayr Play Live Casino At Victorchandler.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 15 11-10 92102A Brian Harding 5/1
2010 · 2 runs
03 Oct 10+26d Kelso Stark Main Accountants Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 6 10-6 9394A Timmy Murphy 11/8F
07 Sep 10+508d Sedgefield Poker At bet365 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 10-11 90103B Brian Harding 7/2
2009 · 2 runs
17 Apr 09+47d Ayr John Smith's Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 3 ran UR/3 — 10-6 95— Richie McGrath 5/4F
01 Mar 09+75d Musselburgh Tom McConnell Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 10-3 9582C Timmy Murphy 5/2F
2008 · 9 runs
16 Dec 08+8d Catterick Blue Square SP Guarantee Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 10-4 83113A Timmy Murphy 5/2
08 Dec 08+38d Musselburgh Play Casino Online at scotbet.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 11-3 86119A Timmy Murphy 4/1
31 Oct 08+13d Wetherby Auker Rhodes Staggering Blue Parrot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Firm · 10 ran F/10 — 10-3 86— Wilson Renwick 4/1
18 Oct 08+54d Kelso Mayfield Restaurant Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 10-6 84101B Richie McGrath 7/2
25 Aug 08+25d Cartmel Cengiz (Gus) Sadik Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 84— Timmy Murphy 9/4F
31 Jul 08+15d Stratford John Dunbar Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 nk 10-6 80103A Timmy Murphy 4/1
16 Jul 08+67d Uttoxeter Weatherbys Printing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 nk 11-5 8384C Timmy Murphy 11/2
10 May 08+19d Hexham Fawdington Suzuki Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Firm · 18 ran 3/18 12 11-12 8596A Richie McGrath 16/1
21 Apr 08+345d Sedgefield totesport.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 15 11-12 8582C Peter Buchanan 10/3F
2007 · 4 runs
12 May 07+40d Hexham New Hexham Website Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-2 90— Brian Harding 11/1
02 Apr 07+59d Kelso Princess Royal Trust For Carers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-11 90— Graham Lee 9/1
02 Feb 07+21d Catterick E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 11-4 —94C Keith Mercer 50/1
12 Jan 07+24d Kelso Miller Developments Introductory Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 15 11-5 —72C Keith Mercer 33/1
2006 · 3 runs
19 Dec 06+20d Ayr Simpson & Shaw 'NH' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 10 11-0 —95C Keith Mercer 14/1
29 Nov 06+27d Catterick Go Racing At Wetherby This Saturday NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 3 11-4 —90C Brian Harding 7/1
02 Nov 06 Haydock Texas Group PLC NH Sires Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 2½ 11-2 —96C Keith Mercer 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Festival King won?
Festival King (IRE) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 11 times in total (44% of starts).
Who trained Festival King?
Festival King (IRE) was trained by Pauline Robson on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 7 October 2012.
Who is Festival King's sire?
Festival King (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Mary Linda (GB), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
What going does Festival King prefer?
Festival King (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 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 Festival King's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 7 October 2012. The highest on record is 100.
What is Festival King's sire's record?
King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Who are Festival King's siblings?
Out of Mary Linda (GB), Festival King (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Indian City (FR) (3). The wins came over 6½f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2006. 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.