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Foolish Myth (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner R A Webb C W Evans
by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Xylotymbou (GB) (Town And Country)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jun 2009 — 6,343 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 Won at Newton Abbot First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Foolish Myth (GB) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since May 2008.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6
Official rating92↓ 3lb off peak
92 92–95

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 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 23 May 2008 Official rating 92 at the last run, 8 Jun 2009

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 6 figures · best 103B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good297C86.5—
Good to Firm2103B93—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m3103B97—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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
Midnight Legend (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,309 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−7.1—
Good to Firm4045814.4%+0.21 from 3
Good3,12546214.8%+0.60 from 5
Good to Soft1,89625913.7%−0.5—
Soft1,97726013.2%−10 from 1
Heavy76611815.4%+1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)1271915%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−14.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1021615.7%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m2,20529913.6%−0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,70738114.1%−0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,49736314.5%+0.30 from 2
Over 3m79111814.9%+0.71 from 6

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
Xylotymbou (GB) (Town And Country)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 5 1 20% −1.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 6 1 17% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Neil Mulholland 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Skelton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Mahon 2 1 50% +2.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 5 1 20% −1.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −3.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
08 Jun 09+22d Newton Abbot Racecourse For The Ideal Party Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 92— Harry Skelton 9/2
17 May 09+259d Fakenham Rex Carter Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 6 9-11 9476A Harry Skelton 9/4F
31 Aug 08+42d Newton Abbot totesport Betxtra Win Only Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-10 94— R Walsh 13/8F
20 Jul 08+41d Newton Abbot Packexe Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 6 10-13 9583C Sam Thomas 2/1F
09 Jun 08+17d Newton Abbot Racecourse For Ideal Party Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good To Firm · 9 ran F/9 — 11-9 94— Nick Scholfield 9/4F
23 May 08+15d Stratford pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 27.5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 1¾ 12-0 9497C Ryan Mahon 25/1
08 May 08+416d Newton Abbot Teign Suite Restaurant Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 26f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 94103B Ryan Mahon 3/1
19 Mar 07+32d Wincanton Elite Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-1 —— Neil Mulholland 100/1
15 Feb 07+75d Chepstow Weatherbys Bank 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 9/12 4 11-2 —84C Neil Mulholland 20/1
02 Dec 06 Chepstow toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 17 10-12 —86C Neil Mulholland 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Foolish Myth (GB) won?
Foolish Myth (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Foolish Myth (GB)?
Foolish Myth (GB) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 8 June 2009.
Who is Foolish Myth (GB)'s sire?
Foolish Myth (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Xylotymbou (GB), whose sire is Town And Country.
What going does Foolish Myth (GB) prefer?
Foolish Myth (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Foolish Myth (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 8 June 2009. The highest on record is 95.
What is Foolish Myth (GB)'s sire's record?
Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,309 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2006. 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.