Horse profile
Flamelco (FR)
by Falco (USA) out of Meldown (FR) (Until Sundown)
26 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Plumpton, Huntingdon & Catterick
Last run 4 Apr 2026
Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile
Flamelco is a front-runner who has won three of 26 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He gained those wins at Plumpton, Huntingdon and Catterick between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025, two of them over 1m5f – 2m and one over 2m1f – 2m4f, on good and soft ground. He has not won since Apr 2025 and last ran at Huntingdon in Apr 2026, when he raced off an official rating of 105, 16lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 7 (26.9%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=26 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 rating105↓ 16lb off peak
105
94–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 117A | 75 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 88C | 68 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 65A | 43 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 84B | 63.5 | 2 runs · 84 / 75.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 117A | 75 | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 26 runs · as at 3 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 13 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 6 (46%) · 2 wins
- Led 5 (38%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,582 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 286. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +8.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 322 | 30 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 230 | 16 | 7% | −2.4 | 0 from 10 |
| Soft | 447 | 53 | 11.9% | +2.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 207 | 20 | 9.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 332 | 21 | 6.3% | −3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 4 | 25% | +15.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 134 | 8 | 6% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 384 | 33 | 8.6% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 274 | 22 | 8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 286 | 39 | 13.6% | +4.2 | 2 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 390 | 35 | 9% | −0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 7 | 7.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
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
Meldown (FR) (Until Sundown)
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Melcastille (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Thounder (FR)).
Family form: Melcastille (FR) won at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), 20 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melcastille (FR) | 4 | 3 | 2m1f–2m3½f | — |
| Thounder (FR) | 10 | 2 | 1m7½f–2m | Class 4 |
| L'Ouragan (FR) | 11 | 2 | 1m7f | — |
| Melgarry (FR) | 3 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 2 | 12% | +5.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Huntingdon | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 2 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | +1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Bowen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| David Noonan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jay Tidball | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Gambin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Rob Hargreaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 15 | 3 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Hood | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +11.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 22 | 3 | 14% | +5.00 |
| Hurdle | 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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Apr 26+12d | Huntingdon | Brian Knight Loves His Family Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - blundered 9th and slipped back through the pack - driven along after 3 out before being pulled up approaching 2 out | PU/6 | — | 11-1 | 105 | — | — | Jack Tudor | 25/1 |
| 23 Mar 26+85d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the rear before fading two out - well held at the finish | 7/8 | 33 | 10-7 | 107 | 67C | 87C | Jamie Gambin | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 25+50d | Leicester | Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went straight to front but scrappy over 1st - handed up in front before 2nd and slipped back after 4th - well adrift and eased out of contention before 4 out | PU/6 | — | 11-8 | 109 | — | — | Tom Cannon | 13/2 |
| 08 Nov 25+31d | Aintree | Introducing William Hill Half A Mill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway before slipping to 6th with four to jump - unable to threaten late and well held | 7/9 | 5 | 10-10 | 111 | 84B | 102A | Tom Cannon | 22/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+153d | Sedgefield | Canine Premier Flex Plus Joint Supplement Handicap Chase Took the lead - clumsy at the 5th then hit the following fence as pressure mounted - surrendered the advantage after 3 out - drifted left sharply at the final two fences - beaten off after 2 out to finish second | 2/3 | 6½ | 11-6 | 112 | 53C | 116C | Tom Cannon | 11/4 |
| 08 May 25+18d | Huntingdon | PricedUp The Punting Green Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Wandered left at the start - raced eagerly and set a big advantage - margin shortened from the 6th - overtaken two out - fading and blundered at the last | 3/3 | 22 | 11-11 | 112 | 62C | 93C | James Best | 5/2 |
| 20 Apr 25+14d | Plumpton | Mayo Wynne Baxter Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked pace early - hit front 3rd - scrappy over 7th - given a reminder into home bend - pushed along after two out - clean leap at the last then stayed on strongly to score | 1/7 | 11-1 | 107 | 75A | 123B | Tom Cannon | 9/1 | |
| 06 Apr 25+20d | Ffos Las | Eric Turner Memorial Race Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled close up early - hit front after 4th then clipped the following fence and gave up advantage - sat behind the pacesetter before slipping back at the 9th - urged forward and left short of pace by the home turn - found renewed energy 3 out - driven up into third 2 out - stayed on well through the run-in without getting to the winner - finished second | 2/5 | 1½ | 11-2 | 106 | 57C | 113B | James Bowen | 5/1 |
| 17 Mar 25+25d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Wandered left early - shared front spot before drifting right and clipping 1st - caught 7th fence - clipped 4 out - toiled from that point - lost touch 3 out - well held at the finish | 4/5 | 6½ | 12-0 | 109 | 82C | 105B | David Noonan | 12/1 |
| 20 Feb 25+12d | Huntingdon | 2025 Season Tickets On Sale Now Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Drifted left early - in front until 3rd - stayed on winner's heels until edging left 3 out - dropped away straightening for home - continued to drift left inside final 2 furlongs and well held at the finish | 5/5 | 2¼ | 11-4 | 110 | 81C | 96B | Kevin Brogan | 10/3 |
| 08 Feb 25+16d | Uttoxeter | Chris Langley Is Getting Married Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Stay near front early - jumped awkwardly at 1st - moved through to the front by 4th - stumbled again 5th - overtaken 7th - chased winner before 3 out then driven along - unable to match winner's pace before last - edged out of second in the closing strides | 3/5 | nk | 12-1 | 111 | — | 117B | Kevin Brogan | 9/4F |
| 23 Jan 25+22d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Drifted left occasionally early - moved into 2nd by the 5th then took control off the home turn - opened up but wandered left at the last two before holding on unchallenged | 1/10 | 11-7 | 103 | 65A | 142A | Sean Bowen | 11/1 | |
| 01 Jan 25+15d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - improved into contention before 3 out - lost ground before the last and faded into third | 3/3 | 41 | 11-9 | 104 | 28C | 84C | Jay Tidball | 10/11F |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 24+20d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Held a forward spot early - moved onto the heels of the front two after four out - up into second three out - hit the front over the last - quickly opened daylight - allowed to idle to the line for an easy win | 1/9 | 11-9 | 96 | 80B | 140A | James Bowen | 4/1 | |
| 27 Nov 24+64d | Hereford | Wye Valley Metals Novices' Handicap Chase Just in front early - drifting left with every leap - scrappy over third - overtaken approaching two out - driven round the bend and battled on - flattened out with nothing more late | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 94 | 68B | 116B | Jay Tidball | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+131d | Fontwell | AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Chase Set the pace early - stumbled slightly at the 10th - driven along and challenged approaching 3 out - clung to a slim edge 2 out then lost command before the last - dropped away on the run-in to finish sixth | 6/8 | 3½ | 11-3 | 96 | 62A | 105A | Tom Cannon | 8/1 |
| 16 May 24+27d | Fontwell | Download The Star Sports App Novices' Handicap Chase | F/9 | — | 11-11 | 96 | — | — | Caoilin Quinn | 7/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+33d | Fontwell | Yeeehaaa.bet Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 7½ | 11-11 | 98 | 68B | 106A | Caoilin Quinn | 4/1 |
| 17 Mar 24+32d | Huntingdon | Happy St Patricks Day From Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 16 | 12-0 | 100 | 43C | 94C | Niall Houlihan | 5/2J |
| 14 Feb 24+38d | Fontwell | Southern Contract Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 8 | 11-12 | 100 | 58B | 112C | Niall Houlihan | 9/2 |
| 07 Jan 24+38d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Hayley Turner Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-7 | 103 | — | — | David Noonan | 17/2 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 23+17d | Lingfield | Did You Download The Racing App Handicap Chase | 3/13 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 105 | — | 131A | Niall Houlihan | 22/1 |
| 13 Nov 23+206d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Chase | F/6 | — | 12-0 | 108 | — | — | Jamie Moore | 10/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+32d | Fontwell | Southern Cranes & Access Handicap Hurdle | 7/7 | ½ | 11-11 | 112 | 117A | 116A | Jamie Moore | 25/1 |
| 20 Mar 23+32d | Taunton | Melanie And Philip Gibbs RNLI 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) | 5/8 | nk | 11-13 | 117 | 88C | 108C | Rob Hargreaves | 50/1 |
| 16 Feb 23 | Sandown | Audley Chaucer Solicitors Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 11/11 | 22 | 11-12 | 121 | 51C | 106C | Caoilin Quinn | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Flamelco won?
- Flamelco (FR) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
- Who trains Flamelco?
- Flamelco (FR) is trained by Sarah Humphrey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 April 2026.
- Who is Flamelco's sire?
- Flamelco (FR) is by Falco (USA) out of Meldown (FR), whose sire is Until Sundown.
- What going does Flamelco prefer?
- Flamelco (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Flamelco's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 4 April 2026. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Flamelco's sire's record?
- Falco (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,582 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 286. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
- Who are Flamelco's siblings?
- Out of Meldown (FR), Flamelco (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Melcastille (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Thounder (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.