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Horse profile

Fol Pickle (GB)

2yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2010) · Last trainer David Nicholls · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Xxxii
by Val Royal (FR) out of Branston Gem (GB) (So Factual)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jul 2010 — 5,935 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2010 · 10th of 13
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2010 and Jul 2010, the last of them as a 2yo gelding. Finished 10 of 13 at Catterick last time. By Val Royal (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 60A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Catterick, 4 Jun 2010

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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 60A · median 40.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Val Royal (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26623.1%+14.3—
Good to Firm327329.8%+10 from 1
Good474347.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft214209.3%+0.50 from 1
Soft303268.6%−0.2—
Heavy14075%−3.8—
Standard (AW)530519.6%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f59711.9%+3.10 from 1
6f – 7f370369.7%+0.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f364236.3%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4705010.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m477398.2%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f194147.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m76810.5%+1.7—
Over 3m500%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Branston Gem (GB) (So Factual)

11 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Diamond Blade (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Cheeseandpickle (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Diamond Blade (GB)1736fClass 6
Mayson Mac (GB)625fClass 4
Braille (GB)1825f–6fClass 5
The Terrier (GB)1225fClass 5
Plata O Plomo (GB)715fClass 4
Wear 'em Out Wilf (GB)217fClass 5
Twilight Pearl (GB)1315fClass 5
Cheeseandpickle (GB)215fClass 2
Go Charlie (GB)5315fClass 6
Nellie Pickersgill (GB)60——
Bijouterie (GB)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
21 Jul 10+47d Catterick St Teresa's Hospice Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1 8-6 21C Billy Cray 11/4J
04 Jun 10 Catterick European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 8-12 60A Michael O'Connell 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fol Pickle (GB) won?
Fol Pickle (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2010.
Who trained Fol Pickle (GB)?
Fol Pickle (GB) was trained by David Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 21 July 2010.
Who is Fol Pickle (GB)'s sire?
Fol Pickle (GB) is by Val Royal (FR) out of Branston Gem (GB), whose sire is So Factual.
What is Fol Pickle (GB)'s sire's record?
Val Royal (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.
Who are Fol Pickle (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Branston Gem (GB), Fol Pickle (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Diamond Blade (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Cheeseandpickle (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.