Horse profile
Fifth Column (IRE)
by Kingman (GB) out of Inner Secret (USA) (Singspiel)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 1st of 20
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
Fifth Column (IRE) is 5 from 17. Won last time out at Ascot (Class 2). All 5 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
- 5–17Wins / Runs
- 29.4%Strike rate
- 8 (47.1%)Placed
- +20.50£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.69Fair A/E n=17 · 1.36 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 rating99↓ 3lb off peak
99
82–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 104C | 89 | 2 runs · 91 / 89 |
| Good | 5 | 100C | 77 | 3 runs · 100 / 87 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 103B | 99.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 103C | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 104C | 87 | 5 runs · 100 / 87 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 103B | 97 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 25 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 17 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 7 (41%) · 1 win
- Held up 5 (29%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 5 (29%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,482 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11% from 961. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,201 | 201 | 16.7% | +2.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 1,684 | 240 | 14.3% | −0.3 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 911 | 123 | 13.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 961 | 106 | 11% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 292 | 36 | 12.3% | −2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,420 | 382 | 15.8% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,625 | 386 | 14.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,575 | 397 | 15.4% | +0.8 | 5 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,490 | 218 | 14.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 362 | 36 | 9.9% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −8.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Inner Secret (USA) (Singspiel)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Camouflaged (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Royal Marine (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camouflaged (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Royal Marine (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 7f–1m | Group 1 |
| Midnight Meeting (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 1m½f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Crystal River (GB) | 3 | 2 | 1m½f–1m1f | Listed |
| Secret Ambition (GB) | 10 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Underwater Attack (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Untold Mystery (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| River Falls (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.75 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +21.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +23.25 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% | +18.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 5 | 38% | +24.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 12 | 3 | 25% | +18.25 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.25 |
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Visor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +18.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +6.50 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+35d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing) Towards back on the stand rail - travelling smoothly 2f out - urged along and made progress over 1f out - soon up with the front pair - challenging inside the final furlong - ran on strongly to hit the front in the last 50yds to win | 1/20 | 9-1 | 99 | 72C | 113A | William Buick | 22/1 | |
| 12 Sep 26+87d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes settled towards the back - made progress and pushed along a furlong out - unable to find more inside final 110yds finishing seventh | 7/17 | ½ | 9-10 | 101 | 100C | 104A | Robert Havlin | 14/1 |
| 17 Jun 26+46d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Settled towards the far flank in the pack - improved position with 2f remaining - pushed along a furlong out - unable to find more inside final 110yds - finished 11th beaten 5 lengths | 11/28 | nk | 9-4 | 102 | 87C | 100A | William Buick | 11/1 |
| 02 May 26+14d | Newmarket | Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled midpack down the middle - pushed along 3f out - moved through to hit the front entering the final furlong - overtaken close home - runner-up narrowly beaten | 2/12 | ½ | 9-8 | 101 | 91A | 115A | William Buick | 13/2 |
| 18 Apr 26+182d | Newbury | Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Settled towards the back - improved position inside final two furlongs - unable to find more late and finished 11th beaten 4 lengths | 11/24 | shd | 9-8 | 101 | 87C | 99A | William Buick | 13/2 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 25+21d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Handy early up with the pace - squeezed for space and dropped back over 2f out - unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished 16th | 16/20 | ½ | 9-1 | 102 | 66C | 84A | William Buick | 12/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+36d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) Settled in the pack towards the stands rail - urged forward with two furlongs left - dropped away steadily inside the final furlong to finish 12th | 12/23 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 102 | 104C | 92A | William Buick | 11/2 |
| 22 Aug 25+21d | York | Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Sat behind the front-runner early - squeezed for space with 2f left - kept finding under pressure into the last furlong - got up to win right at the finish | 1/17 | 9-2 | 97 | 60C | 102A | William Buick | 11/4F | |
| 01 Aug 25+20d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Mile (Heritage Handicap) Tracked front group early - driven with over 2f out and briefly boxed in - couldn't find extra when asked over 1f out - stayed on at an even effort to finish fifth beaten 3 lengths | 5/15 | ½ | 8-12 | 92 | 103C | 91A | William Buick | 9/2F |
| 12 Jul 25+23d | Newmarket | bet365 Mile Handicap Settled at the back early - made strong progress through the pack approaching 2f out - moved into second soon after - pushed to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on to prevail | 1/7 | 9-1 | 92 | 94A | 103A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 | |
| 19 Jun 25+55d | Ascot | Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Settled towards rear on the far flank - angled inside and made progress 2f out - stayed on without threatening leaders - finished seventh | 7/30 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 92 | 70C | 96A | William Buick | 9/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+18d | Sandown | bet365 Esher Cup Handicap Took a strong hold early - tracked the front group - driven into the advantage entering the last furlong - drew clear comfortably to score | 1/8 | 9-0 | 86 | 77A | 96A | William Buick | 5/2F | |
| 07 Apr 25+158d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Settled around midfield - moved left and made progress over 2f out before hitting the front entering the last furlong - powered clear to the line | 1/14 | 9-1 | 86 | 100B | 102A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/4F | |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 24+41d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Complimentary Remembrance Tickets For Armed Forces EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Wide early - sat behind pace - pushed along a furlong out - finished well but narrowly denied | 2/11 | nk | 9-7 | 82 | 99A | 92A | Kieran Shoemark | 8/11F |
| 20 Sep 24+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held a midfield spot early - pushed forward inside final furlong to close on the front pair before taking second close home - stayed on steadily but never able to land the blow finishing 2nd beaten 2.25 lengths | 2/13 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 103B | 106A | Benoit De La Sayette | 5/2 |
| 06 Sep 24+30d | Ascot | Charbonnel Et Walker British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - dropped back approaching 4f out - rallied briefly under 2f out but couldn't quicken through the last furlong | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 95A | 83A | William Buick | 10/3 |
| 07 Aug 24 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - drifted right into the home turn - lost touch two out - found a little extra late but made no real dent on the finish | 7/13 | shd | 9-4 | — | 58B | 81A | William Buick | 11/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fifth Column won?
- Fifth Column (IRE) won 5 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 29.4%. Placed 8 times in total (47.1% of starts).
- Who trains Fifth Column?
- Fifth Column (IRE) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Fifth Column's sire?
- Fifth Column (IRE) is by Kingman (GB) out of Inner Secret (USA), whose sire is Singspiel.
- What going does Fifth Column prefer?
- Fifth Column (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fifth Column's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Fifth Column's sire's record?
- Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,482 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 961. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
- Who are Fifth Column's siblings?
- Out of Inner Secret (USA), Fifth Column (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Camouflaged (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Royal Marine (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.