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Horse profile

Footwork (GB)

4yo colt · Trainer Charlie Johnston · Owner Mrs Jane Newett
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of De Veer Cliffs (IRE) (Canford Cliffs)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Ayr, Haydock & Kempton (AW) Off 106 days · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Footwork won three of 13 starts all in handicaps. He gained his biggest success in the Class 4 Schweppes Cherry Pepper Handicap at Ayr in May 2026 off a mark of 83 over 1m to 1m1f on good to firm going. Two earlier wins came at Haydock over 1m to 1m1f on good to firm and at Kempton over 6f to 7f on standard going. He finished fifth of eight at Doncaster in Jul 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating87At career-high mark
87 73–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 20 May 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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 104A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm6104A844 · 104 / 84
Standard (AW)497A931 · —
Good283A83—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7104A834 · 104 / 72
6f – 7f593B83—
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 20 May 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 3 Jul 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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 105A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm6105A914 · 105 / 92
Standard (AW)492A83.51 · —
Good276A76—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7105A924 · 105 / 87
6f – 7f589A78—
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 5 analysed runs

  • Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Footstepsinthesand (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+12—
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.32 from 6
Good2,9442689.1%−1.10 from 2
Good to Soft1,2391088.7%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,7661438.1%−2.1—
Heavy5406211.5%+1.3—
Standard (AW)4,29848511.3%+1.11 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12614112.5%+2.3—
6f – 7f5,03452710.5%+0.31 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,32433610.1%−0.12 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f2,0971969.3%−0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m837809.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
De Veer Cliffs (IRE) (Canford Cliffs)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sovereign Nation (GB)50——
Cliffsofthunder (GB)10——
Regal Eye (IRE)10——
Katsioux (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 2 33% +8.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 2 25% +6.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +9.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 1 25% +7.00
Haydock 2 1 50% +7.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +4.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 2 29% +7.00
6f – 7f 5 1 20% +6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 4 1 25% +5.00
Connor Beasley 2 1 50% +3.00
Richard Kingscote 2 1 50% +9.00
Jack Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +1.00
2025 4 1 25% +5.00
2024 5 1 20% +6.00

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
03 Jul 26+34d Doncaster Instarmac Group Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Handy early - hit front 3f out then driven and overtaken inside final 2f - dropped away close home finishing 5th 5/8 1¾ 10-4 8788A85A Connor Beasley 10/3
30 May 26+10d Lingfield Drain Detectives CCTV Drain Surveys Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled third early - pushed along approaching 2f out to close on pace-setter - kept battling inside final furlong to just miss by a short head 2/7 nk 9-7 8680A99A Jack Callan 4/1
20 May 26+18d Ayr Schweppes Cherry Pepper Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Sat close to the pace - driven up to dispute matters a furlong out - powered clear to score 1/11 9-9 83104A105A Connor Beasley 4/1
02 May 26+192d Newmarket National Stud Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Settled in mid-group early - hit the front 3f out then pushed along - lost place inside final furlong - finished well held in 10th 10/13 2¼ 9-7 8560C75A P J McDonald 25/1
22 Oct 25+21d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Up with the field on the far side - dropped away 3f out and faded to finish ninth 9/11 20 9-1 8564C53C Joe Fanning 9/1
01 Oct 25+144d Kempton (AW) Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Up with the pace - nudged along from 1f out and stayed on - third but outpaced inside the final furlong 3/12 ¾ 9-11 8597A92A Joe Fanning 11/1
10 May 25+7d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Up with the pace - moved up to challenge and took over 2f out - forged ahead under driving - asserted inside the final furlong to win with something in hand 1/8 9-6 77104C97A Joe Fanning 8/1
03 May 25+185d Goodwood Racehorse Ownership From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Knocked at the break - held up early - shifted left 6f out - made progress 5f out - shifted left again 3f out - kept on one-paced late to finish fifth 5/9 ½ 9-6 7783A76A Callum Shepherd 12/1
30 Oct 24+54d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Led almost from the off at an even gallop - pushed along and picked up 2f out - drove on well inside the final furlong to assert - held on determinedly for the win 1/13 9-7 7393B89A Richard Kingscote 10/1
06 Sep 24+28d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Set the pace early - overtaken past the 4f marker - regained front approaching 2f out - overtaken again inside the final furlong then dropped to third close home - stayed on to finish third beaten 2 lengths 3/5 nk 9-0 7493C78B Richard Kingscote 8/1
09 Aug 24+34d Haydock Betfred 'Bet Builder' EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Up with the pace - hit the front over 2f out - pegged back over 1f out and faded into 4th 4/11 ½ 9-7 —72B75A Jason Hart 8/1
06 Jul 24+18d Beverley Matthew Ireland Memorial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 6½ 9-4 —83B76A Silvestre De Sousa 4/1
18 Jun 24 Beverley EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 9-7 —69B78A Joe Fanning 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Footwork (GB) won?
Footwork (GB) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trains Footwork (GB)?
Footwork (GB) is trained by Charlie Johnston, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
Who is Footwork (GB)'s sire?
Footwork (GB) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of De Veer Cliffs (IRE), whose sire is Canford Cliffs.
What going does Footwork (GB) prefer?
Footwork (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 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 Footwork (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 3 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Footwork (GB)'s sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Footwork (GB)'s siblings?
Out of De Veer Cliffs (IRE), Footwork (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.