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Horse profile

Foundation (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Highclere Tbred Racing Wellington
by Zoffany (IRE) out of Roystonea (GB) (Polish Precedent)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2016 — 3,692 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 3rd of 5 3 wins · Newmarket & Haydock Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Foundation (IRE) is 3 from 10, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket (Sep 2015). Hasn't won since Sep 2015. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 110.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating110At career-high mark
110 110–110

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 89B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 27 Aug 2016 Official rating 110 at the last run, 10 Sep 2016

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 9 figures · best 102B · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4100B93.5—
Good to Firm398A89—
Good2102B99.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5102B97—
1m2f – 1m4f498A88.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,761 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27311.1%+1.2—
Good to Firm1,26814611.5%+1.60 from 3
Good2,50124910%+0.12 from 2
Good to Soft1,29813010%+0.11 from 4
Soft1,8261779.7%−0.20 from 1
Heavy655558.4%−1.5—
Standard (AW)3,1863069.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f379297.7%−2.2—
6f – 7f2,9822889.7%−0.2—
1m – 1m1f2,79928710.3%+0.43 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2,50925210%+0.10 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,34913510%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f5555710.3%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m154138.4%−1.5—
Over 3m34514.7%+4.8—

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
Roystonea (GB) (Polish Precedent)

12 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Vastonea (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Major Partnership (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vastonea (IRE)5867f–1m2f—
Major Partnership (IRE)1446f–1m½fClass 2
Wind N Grass (IRE)647f–1m—
Misterioso (IRE)2326f–7fClass 3
Take A Chance (IRE)1117f—
Blessed Star (IRE)90——
Vergrigio (IRE)120——
Lucidity (IRE)90——
Xaloc (IRE)10——
Stone Axe (IRE)50——
Grey Thou Art (IRE)20——
Vamos Luigi (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 2 100% +2.35
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 2 25% −3.75
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.10

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 2 67% +1.10
Newmarket 2 1 50% +0.25
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 5 3 60% +1.35

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie Dettori 5 2 40% −0.75
Robert Havlin 4 1 25% −1.90
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 3 43% −0.65
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 4 3 75% +2.35

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
10 Sep 16+14d Chester Betway Stand Cup (Listed) Class 1 · 12.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1¾ 8-7 11088B Robert Havlin 15/8F
27 Aug 16+21d Windsor Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 6 8-7 11089B Robert Havlin 13/2
06 Aug 16+62d Haydock Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes Class 1 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 nk 8-8 11084B Robert Havlin 4/1
05 Jun 16+24d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 16 ran 16/16 2 9-2 —— Frankie Dettori 4/1F
12 May 16+28d York Betfred Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 1½ 9-0 11098A William Buick 13/2
14 Apr 16+173d Newmarket Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 3½ 9-0 110100B Frankie Dettori 4/6F
24 Oct 15+28d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 9-1 11095A Frankie Dettori 10/11F
26 Sep 15+21d Newmarket Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 —102B Frankie Dettori 5/4F
05 Sep 15+29d Haydock Betfred Membership 'Play Your Way' Stakes (Registered As The Ascendant Stakes) (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 —92B Frankie Dettori EvensF
07 Aug 15 Haydock Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com/anywhere Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 —97B Robert Havlin 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Foundation (IRE) won?
Foundation (IRE) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Foundation (IRE)?
Foundation (IRE) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Chester on 10 September 2016.
Who is Foundation (IRE)'s sire?
Foundation (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Roystonea (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
What going does Foundation (IRE) prefer?
Foundation (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Foundation (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 10 September 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Foundation (IRE)'s sire's record?
Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,761 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Foundation (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Roystonea (GB), Foundation (IRE) has 12 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Vastonea (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Major Partnership (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2015. 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.