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First Candidate (GB)

6yo mare · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Jarlath P Conway
by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Storm Patrol (GB) (Shirocco)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Haydock Beaten favourite LTO Off 146 days · 3rd of 7 Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

First Candidate is 1 from 6 with the win at Class 4 level in the mares maiden hurdle at Haydock in Apr 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. The mare has placed on three of her other five starts on turf. She finished third of seven as beaten favourite in a Class 3 novices hurdle at Uttoxeter in May 2026 when last raced off her career-high mark of 122.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 4 Feb 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 113B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2105A1022 · 105 / 102
Good to Soft2106B104.52 · 106 / 104.5
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4113B105.54 · 113 / 105.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 4 Apr 2026 Official rating 122 at the last run, 24 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 131B · median 126
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2131B1172 · 131 / 117
Good to Soft2126A123.52 · 126 / 123.5
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4131B127.54 · 131 / 127.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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 3 analysed runs

  • Led 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Jack Hobbs (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,062 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27518.5%+8.2—
Good4414911.1%+0.81 from 2
Good to Soft280279.6%−0.70 from 3
Soft207178.2%−2.10 from 1
Heavy47817%+6.7—
Standard (AW)6035%−5.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−10.3—
1m – 1m1f1100%−10.3—
1m2f – 1m4f4624.3%−6—
1m5f – 2m562498.7%−1.61 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3113611.6%+1.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m1192117.6%+7.30 from 1
Over 3m9111.1%+0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Storm Patrol (GB) (Shirocco)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jimmy Jazz (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% −0.75
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% −2.75
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +0.25
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.75
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 5 1 20% −3.75
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 1 20% −3.75
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −2.75
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 May 26+50d Uttoxeter Wrights Rolling In The Dough Derby Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Tracked the front-runner early - clumsy at the 1st and ragged again at the 6th - pressed for effort and beaten into a lesser place approaching the last two - dropped away steadily to finish well held 3/7 35 11-6 12299C103C Harry Skelton 30/100F
04 Apr 26+14d Haydock Peter Sunderland Cheltenham Certainty Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace from the off - kicked clear approaching four out - roused before the final fence - kept on strongly to the line unopposed 1/7 11-4 116105A131B Harry Skelton 1/4F
21 Mar 26+45d Kelso BetWright Herring Queen Series Final Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into contention before the final two furlongs then moved up to second nearing the last - stayed on to finish second beaten a length 2/15 1 10-10 110103B126A Tristan Durrell 11/1
04 Feb 26+44d Ludlow Ludlow Members Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran Settled midpack early - moved closer to the front 3 out - pushed forward into second approaching the last - shadowed the winner - stayed on but edged out close home 2/11 ¾ 10-7 —113B129A Harry Skelton 7/2
22 Dec 25+53d Huntingdon pricedup.bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Held up towards back - progress 3 out and pushed along before 2 out - stayed on same gear from the last to finish 5th 5/15 4¼ 11-2 —106B121A Harry Skelton 18/1
30 Oct 25 Stratford racingtv.com/freetrial Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled close up early - hit the front 2nd - jumped awkwardly at the 6th - lost command entering the straight and slipped to third - came down at the last F/8 — 11-2 ——— Harry Skelton 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has First Candidate (GB) won?
First Candidate (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains First Candidate (GB)?
First Candidate (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 May 2026.
Who is First Candidate (GB)'s sire?
First Candidate (GB) is by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Storm Patrol (GB), whose sire is Shirocco.
What is First Candidate (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 24 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is First Candidate (GB)'s sire's record?
Jack Hobbs (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,062 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 119.
Who are First Candidate (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Storm Patrol (GB), First Candidate (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.