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Horse profile

Fit For A King (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer John Best · Last owner Mark Howland Partners
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Sancia (IRE) (Docksider)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2013 — 4,766 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013 · 14th of 16 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Fit For A King (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts. Last raced off 46, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating46↓ 18lb off peak
46 46–64

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 37A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 17 Oct 2013 Official rating 46 at the last run, 17 Oct 2013

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 67A · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)554A48—
Soft242A39.5—
Good267A47.5—
Good to Firm254A37—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1167A46—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 2
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 2
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.80 from 1
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 2
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.80 from 1
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 11
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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
Sancia (IRE) (Docksider)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Emerahldz (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Emerahldz (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Emerahldz (IRE)2067f–1m4fClass 3
Alpha Arion (IRE)80——
Sensio De Apropo (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 0 0% −11.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Morris 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Winston 3 0 0% −3.00
William Carson 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Darren Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2013 · 4 runs
17 Oct 13+9d Brighton 32Red On The App Store Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 ½ 8-11 4637A William Carson 33/1
08 Oct 13+43d Brighton Harringtons Lettings Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 hd 8-6 4630C Liam Jones 66/1
26 Aug 13+32d Chepstow thebookiesoffers.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 16 8-11 4828C Luke Morris 33/1
25 Jul 13+223d Yarmouth Grange Freehouse At Ormesby Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 3 8-10 5020C Frederik Tylicki 7/1
2012 · 8 runs
14 Dec 12+8d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery Class 6 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 8-12 5337A Robert Winston 6/1
06 Dec 12+14d Lingfield (AW) 32RedPoker.com Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 8-10 5354A Robert Winston 16/1
22 Nov 12+14d Kempton (AW) 32RedPoker.com Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 8-12 5646A Robert Winston 10/1
08 Nov 12+43d Wolverhampton (AW) 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Nursery (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 1¾ 9-2 6048A Tom Queally 4/1
26 Sep 12+64d Kempton (AW) Racing Plus Out Every Saturday Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 3 9-6 6454A Luke Morris 12/1
24 Jul 12+12d Yarmouth John Williams Celebrating A Lifetime In Racing Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 nse 9-2 —54A George Baker 16/1
12 Jul 12+17d Epsom Downs Sutton Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 2 8-8 —42A Darren Egan 13/2
25 Jun 12 Windsor Skybet Mobile For iPhone & Android Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 nse 9-2 —67A Luke Morris 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fit For A King won?
Fit For A King (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
Who trained Fit For A King?
Fit For A King (IRE) was trained by John Best on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 17 October 2013.
Who is Fit For A King's sire?
Fit For A King (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Sancia (IRE), whose sire is Docksider.
What is Fit For A King's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 17 October 2013. The highest on record is 64.
What is Fit For A King's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Fit For A King's siblings?
Out of Sancia (IRE), Fit For A King (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Emerahldz (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Emerahldz (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. 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.