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Horse profile

Gaining Ground (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2010) · Last trainer Graeme McPherson · Last owner The Gaining Ground Partnership
by Presenting (GB) out of Lorglane Lady (IRE) (Lancastrian)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2010 — 5,865 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2010 · 2nd of 14 Won at Fontwell Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Gaining Ground (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating71↓ 6lb off peak
71 56–77

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 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 6 Oct 2010 Official rating 71 at the last run, 6 Oct 2010

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 11 figures · best 99A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good699A90—
Good to Firm385C80—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m799A80—
Over 3m396B91—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.80 from 3
Good7,02284012%+11 from 6
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 1
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.80 from 1
Heavy2,7602749.9%−1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6,69772210.8%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.40 from 8
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.61 from 3

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
Lorglane Lady (IRE) (Lancastrian)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Boy Bobby (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% +0.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 4 1 25% +2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 3 1 33% +3.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
Over 3m 3 1 33% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jodie Mogford 5 1 20% +1.00
Charlie Poste 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Nicolls 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hobson 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Visor 4 1 25% +2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 4 1 25% +2.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 1 17% +0.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 4 runs
06 Oct 10+31d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 8 10-10 7199A Tom Molloy 11/1
05 Sep 10+60d Fontwell Try The Icard At 888sport.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 7 10-13 7471B Jodie Mogford 5/1
07 Jul 10+38d Worcester PP Business Improvements Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 2¾ 11-4 7780C Jodie Mogford 9/1
30 May 10+178d Fontwell Chichester Premier Inn Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-0 5696B Jodie Mogford 5/1
2009 · 2 runs
03 Dec 09+19d Leicester John O'gaunt Maiden Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 30 11-2 5685C Jodie Mogford 200/1
14 Nov 09+925d Uttoxeter musicmagpie.co.uk Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-3 —— Jodie Mogford 50/1
2007 · 2 runs
04 May 07+13d Fontwell JP McNamara Fund Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 12/16 3 10-0 6456C Charlie Poste 50/1
21 Apr 07+481d Bangor-on-Dee Stretton Estates Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 22 10-9 6480C Charlie Poste 50/1
2005 · 4 runs
26 Dec 05+30d Huntingdon Stanjamesuk.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 2 10-12 6491C Richard Hobson 100/1
26 Nov 05+34d Towcester NH Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 16 10-2 —75C Mark Nicolls 50/1
23 Oct 05+15d Wincanton Vixen Horsefeeds Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 23 10-11 —89C Wayne Hutchinson 100/1
08 Oct 05 Bangor-on-Dee Gordon Mytton Homes Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 30 10-6 —86C Mark Nicolls 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gaining Ground won?
Gaining Ground (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Gaining Ground?
Gaining Ground (IRE) was trained by Graeme McPherson on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 6 October 2010.
Who is Gaining Ground's sire?
Gaining Ground (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Lorglane Lady (IRE), whose sire is Lancastrian.
What going does Gaining Ground prefer?
Gaining Ground (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gaining Ground's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 6 October 2010. The highest on record is 77.
What is Gaining Ground's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Gaining Ground's siblings?
Out of Lorglane Lady (IRE), Gaining Ground (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.