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Horse profile

Forlano (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Jim & Suzi Best · Last owner South Downs Super 6 If Only Partnershp
by Papal Bull (GB) out of Floriana (GER) (Seattle Dancer)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2025 — 527 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Forlano ran eight times between Nov 2022 and May 2025 without winning and placed once. His best effort came when third of eight at Kempton in Feb 2023. The gelding, by Papal Bull out of Floriana, last ran at Plumpton in May 2025 in the Lulu And Peter Mendoza Memorial Handicap Hurdle, a Class 5 event, off an official rating of 85 which was his career-high mark. He wore headgear for the first time that day.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 72 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kempton, 10 Feb 2023

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 6 figures · best 106C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft380C78—
Soft2106C76.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3106C80—
1m5f – 2m3103C72—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 21 Mar 2025 Official rating 85 at the last run, 11 May 2025

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 7 figures · best 109A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3107A99—
Soft2109A99.5—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4107A95—
2m1f – 2m4f3109A99—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 3 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 172. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.4—
Good to Firm121108.3%+0.9—
Good540356.5%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft17263.5%−3.90 from 3
Soft397399.8%+2.40 from 2
Heavy145149.7%+2.3—
Standard (AW)208136.3%−1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1000%−7.4—
6f – 7f12243.3%−4.1—
1m – 1m1f206136.3%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f254166.3%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m434286.5%−0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f366369.8%+2.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m1581610.1%+2.7—
Over 3m34411.8%+4.40 from 1

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
Floriana (GER) (Seattle Dancer)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Farclas (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Farclas (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Farclas (FR)2242m–2m3½fGrade 1
Folcano (FR)1512m3½f—
Freckles (FR)312m2f—
Prontoanita (FR)70——
Saint Laurus (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 3 0 0% −3.00
Niall Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
11 May 25+51d Plumpton Lulu And Peter Mendoza Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 9 ran Held around midfield early - lost touch with the pack heading into 3 out - eased off the pace and pulled up before 2 out PU/9 — 11-1 85—— Sean Bowen 15/2
21 Mar 25+15d Newbury Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Travelled wide of the field early - settled midpack around 5th - improved to close in second from 4 out but only until the turn for home - dropped away before 3 out and finished well adrift 5/5 19 11-2 —80C99C Sean Bowen 250/1
06 Mar 25+19d Fontwell BetGoodwin New UK Bookie Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled off the pace towards the back - drifted left at the 3rd then pushed along from the 5th - lost touch after 4 out and trailed home in 7th 7/10 2 11-5 —78C95C Sean Bowen 100/1
15 Feb 25+660d Wincanton BetMGM King Of The Golden Oche 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 14 ran Settled on rail behind pace - hit front after 2nd then overtaken - dropped away approaching 3 out 10/14 nk 11-7 —47C90C Niall Houlihan 100/1
27 Apr 23+17d Warwick racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 15 11-3 —103C87C Gavin Sheehan 33/1
10 Apr 23+59d Plumpton Extech Cloud - Humanising I.T. Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 7 11-4 —106C109A Jamie Moore 22/1
10 Feb 23+94d Kempton Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2¾ 11-7 —72A107A Tom Cannon 20/1
08 Nov 22 Lingfield (AW) Download The At The Races App Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (AWT) Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 5/9 2 11-0 ——100A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Forlano (FR) won?
Forlano (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Forlano (FR)?
Forlano (FR) was trained by Jim & Suzi Best on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 11 May 2025.
Who is Forlano (FR)'s sire?
Forlano (FR) is by Papal Bull (GB) out of Floriana (GER), whose sire is Seattle Dancer.
What is Forlano (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 11 May 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Forlano (FR)'s sire's record?
Papal Bull (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 172. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.
Who are Forlano (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Floriana (GER), Forlano (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Farclas (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Farclas (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.