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Horse profile

Final Surprise (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Alastair Ralph · Owner Final Surprise Syndicate
by Getaway (GER) out of Seventh Surprise (IRE) (Yeats)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Uttoxeter Last run 16 May 2026 · 3rd of 8
KTB Profile

Final Surprise is a gelding who has won one of five starts, the success coming in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter in May 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. He has raced four times over 1m5f – 2m, recording his win on good and finishing third of eight when prominent in the Carlsberg Novices Hurdle at Uttoxeter the same month. By Getaway out of a Yeats mare, he has shown form at three courses.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 6 Apr 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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 118B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4118B105.54 runs · 118 / 105.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4118B1034 runs · 118 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 2 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 121B · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4121B115.54 runs · 121 / 115.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4121B112.54 runs · 121 / 112.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 4 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Getaway (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,923 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 23.5% from 132.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1323123.5%+12.2—
Good3,87150813.1%+1.81 from 4
Good to Soft2,38426311%−0.3—
Soft3,1612919.2%−2.10 from 1
Heavy1,24712610.1%−1.2—
Standard (AW)1271310.2%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f2414.2%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7879%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m3,39737110.9%−0.41 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4,09946911.4%+0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,70631111.5%+0.2—
Over 3m6157311.9%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Seventh Surprise (IRE) (Yeats)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Surprise Attack (IRE)40——
No Post On Sundays (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +0.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +0.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ciaran Gethings 3 1 33% +1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +0.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 2 1 50% +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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
16 May 26+14d Uttoxeter Carlsberg Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Handy near the front early - stayed with the front two until 3 out then lost touch after the second-last - stuck on for third but couldn't close late 3/8 11 11-10 103B118A Ciaran Gethings 15/2
02 May 26+26d Uttoxeter Support The Stoke City Foundation 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Settled behind the pace - moved into second after four out - hit the front approaching two out - kicked clear before the last - eased down to win comfortably 1/7 11-6 47A121B Ciaran Gethings 3/1
06 Apr 26+60d Hereford Richard Layton Charity Evening 16th April Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran Set the pace early - driven up with over 3f left before being overtaken - dropped away in the closing stages 5/11 9½ 11-3 108A107A Sean Houlihan 3/1J
05 Feb 26+72d Huntingdon Lockwood Premium British Smocks Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Handy early - moved into second with 3f left before being asked for effort - faded in the final furlong to finish 5th 5/8 ½ 11-4 98A112B Jonathan Burke 5/1
2025 · 1 run
25 Nov 25 Hereford Wye Valley Group Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran Pulling hard early - close to the pace before pressing on for the lead over 2f out - weakened in the final furlong to finish 7th 7/14 2 11-2 118B113A Ciaran Gethings 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Final Surprise won?
Final Surprise (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Final Surprise?
Final Surprise (IRE) is trained by Alastair Ralph, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
Who is Final Surprise's sire?
Final Surprise (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Seventh Surprise (IRE), whose sire is Yeats.
What going does Final Surprise prefer?
Final Surprise (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Final Surprise's sire's record?
Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,923 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.5% from 132.
Who are Final Surprise's siblings?
Out of Seventh Surprise (IRE), Final Surprise (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.