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Horse profile

Funky Town (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer John Akehurst · Last owner Simon C Russell
by Anshan (GB) out of Dance Rhythm (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
10 runs · 8 courses · from May 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Apr 2009 — 6,410 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Funky Town (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Redcar (Jun 2008).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating45↓ 3lb off peak
45 45–48

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 (flat) 35C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 19 Mar 2009 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 9 Apr 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 106C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Kelso, 9 May 2007

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 7 figures · best 55A · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm455A50.5—
Standard (AW)235C31.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f454A41—
1m5f – 2m255A55—
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 106C · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm2106C103.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 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 · 9 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
Anshan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 520.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5647.1%−2.5—
Good to Firm5207414.2%+4.60 from 6
Good1,44314910.3%+0.70 from 1
Good to Soft613508.2%−1.40 from 1
Soft941768.1%−1.5—
Heavy621508.1%−1.5—
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−9.6—
1m – 1m1f13215.4%+5.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−9.60 from 4
1m5f – 2m808789.7%+0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,4731469.9%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,4631359.2%−0.4—
Over 3m4424410%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dance Rhythm (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Battling Boru (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Battling Boru (IRE)4762m–2m5½f—
Salsa Sensation (IRE)1212m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Adams 2 0 0% −2.00
P J McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Aspell 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Whitworth 1 0 0% −1.00
James White 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Brown 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2009 · 3 runs
09 Apr 09+10d Folkestone Free Sign Up With racesponsors.co.uk Apprentice Series Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 12 7-12 4530C Barry Adams 66/1
30 Mar 09+11d Lingfield (AW) Horley Selling Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 17 9-1 4528C Barry Adams 40/1
19 Mar 09+83d Kempton (AW) Mix Business With Pleasure Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 30 8-6 4635C Simon Whitworth 14/1
2008 · 5 runs
26 Dec 08+177d Kempton Stanjamesuk.com Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 11-0 —— James White 66/1
02 Jul 08+22d Catterick Stockton Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 8-7 4854A Tom Eaves 16/1
10 Jun 08+4d Redcar Commitments Are Here In August Selling Stakes Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 1 8-11 4855A P J McDonald 10/1
06 Jun 08+13d Catterick Bill Hague 90th Birthday Celebration Selling Stakes Class 6 · 14f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 8-9 4555A P J McDonald 11/1
24 May 08+353d Catterick toteplacepot Selling Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 hd 8-6 4547A Neil Brown 9/2
2007 · 2 runs
06 Jun 07+28d Sedgefield Touchline Event Management Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 1½ 11-3 —101C Paddy Aspell 2/1F
09 May 07 Kelso R.P. Adam Carnival Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 nk 11-2 —106C Paddy Aspell 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Funky Town won?
Funky Town (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2009.
Who trained Funky Town?
Funky Town (IRE) was trained by John Akehurst on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 9 April 2009.
Who is Funky Town's sire?
Funky Town (IRE) is by Anshan (GB) out of Dance Rhythm (IRE), whose sire is Dancing Dissident.
What is Funky Town's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 9 April 2009. The highest on record is 48.
What is Funky Town's sire's record?
Anshan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Who are Funky Town's siblings?
Out of Dance Rhythm (IRE), Funky Town (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Battling Boru (IRE) (6). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. 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.