How many races has Formal Request (GB) won?

Formal Request (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017.

Who trained Formal Request (GB)?

Formal Request (GB) was trained by Sue Gardner on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 21 February 2017.

Who is Formal Request (GB)'s sire?

Formal Request (GB) is by Malinas (GER) out of Rhetorique (FR), whose sire is Smadoun.

Who are Formal Request (GB)'s siblings?

Out of Rhetorique (FR), Formal Request (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Telepathique (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Telepathique (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Formal Request (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2017) · Last trainer Sue Gardner · Last owner Mrs Brenda Russell

by Malinas (GER) out of Rhetorique (FR) (Smadoun)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2017

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 21 Feb 2017 — 3,528 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2017 · 10th of 10

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jan 2017 and Feb 2017, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. Finished 10 of 10 at Taunton last time. By Malinas (GER), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,938 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
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−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 58^C · median 51.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Good	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	58^C	51.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Taunton, 21 Feb 2017

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 2 figures · best 88^C · median 84.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Good	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	88^C	84.5	—

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

Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,938 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	1	0	0%	−14.2	—
Good to Firm	36	6	16.7%	+2.5	—
Good	1,184	169	14.3%	+0.1	0 from 1
Good to Soft	914	141	15.4%	+1.2	—
Soft	1,236	166	13.4%	−0.8	0 from 1
Heavy	532	74	13.9%	−0.3	—
Standard (AW)	34	1	2.9%	−11.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	2	0	0%	−14.2	—
1m – 1m1f	12	1	8.3%	−5.9	—
1m2f – 1m4f	50	5	10%	−4.2	—
1m5f – 2m	1,096	152	13.9%	−0.3	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	1,368	182	13.3%	−0.9	—
2m5f – 3m	1,080	177	16.4%	+2.2	—
Over 3m	330	41	12.4%	−1.8	—

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

Rhetorique (FR) (Smadoun)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Telepathique (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Listed (Telepathique (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Telepathique (GB)	14	6	2m–2m5f	Listed
Scappato (GB)	3	0	—	—
Mon Garcon Frankie (GB)	7	0	—	—

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

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
21 Feb 17+26d	Taunton	UB40 In Concert Here 11th June Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran	10/10	39	10-2	58^C	88^C	Mr R W J Stoneman	150/1
26 Jan 17	Warwick	Bet 10 Get 30 At 188Bet Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran	14/14	27	10-7	45^C	81^C	James Best	100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Formal Request (GB) won?: Formal Request (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained Formal Request (GB)?: Formal Request (GB) was trained by Sue Gardner on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 21 February 2017.
Who is Formal Request (GB)'s sire?: Formal Request (GB) is by Malinas (GER) out of Rhetorique (FR), whose sire is Smadoun.
What is Formal Request (GB)'s sire's record?: Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,938 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Formal Request (GB)'s siblings?: Out of Rhetorique (FR), Formal Request (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Telepathique (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Telepathique (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.