Horse profile
Ganesha (GB)
40 runs · 13 courses · from May 2023
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Newcastle (AW) & Hamilton
Last run 12 Oct 2026 · 12th of 14
Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile
Ganesha is a gelding with four wins from 40 starts. All four wins came under 6f, two of them at Newcastle on the AW and two at Hamilton on turf. He won the Class 5 handicap at Newcastle in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 67 and has not won since. His last run, at Musselburgh in Oct 2026, saw him finish 12 of 14 off an official rating of 56, which is 32lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 32lb off peak
- 4–40Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- −7.37£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=40 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 32dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating56↓ 32lb off peak
56
56–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 120A | 92 | 6 runs · 120 / 90.5 |
| Good | 8 | 121A | 84 | 3 runs · 95 / 92 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 109B | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 106C | 83 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 124A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 34 | 124A | 89 | 10 runs · 124 / 93 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 109B | 75.5 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 runs · as at 20 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 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 12 (46%) · 1 win
- Held up 9 (35%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,604 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,912 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,140 | 116 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,264 | 132 | 10.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 324 | 28 | 8.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,596 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 2 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,283 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 4 from 34 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,905 | 631 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,169 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 889 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Maddelina (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Maddelina (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddelina (GB) | 4 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Talha (GB) | 7 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Museum Piece (GB) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 2 | 13% | −5.25 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | +11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.75 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +22.38 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Hamilton | 7 | 2 | 29% | +14.88 |
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 34 | 4 | 12% | −1.37 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Scott | 24 | 2 | 8% | −13.25 |
| Sam James | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.12 |
| Shane Gray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +17.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 4 | 11% | −2.37 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +19.38 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 26+144d | Musselburgh | Watch On Racing TV Handicap Stakes veered right leaving stalls and settled behind the main group - short of room 1f out - faded inside final 110yds to finish 12th | 12/14 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 56 | 86C | 58A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/1 |
| 21 May 26+5d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Tracked front group early - pushed for effort with over a furlong left - edged off a straight line and lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 5th | 5/8 | nk | 9-8 | 59 | 95A | 73A | Rowan Scott | 5/1 |
| 16 May 26+13d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Held up close to the pace early - urged forward with two furlongs left - faded steadily through the closing stages to finish well beaten | 13/17 | ¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 76C | 58A | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 03 May 26+20d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hotel Hamilton Park Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left and slipped back - rallied inside the closing furlong - closed strongly to finish sixth beaten 2 lengths | 6/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 60 | 92A | 80A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 13 Apr 26+66d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow attheraces On Instagram Handicap Settled towards the back - lost touch two out and pushed along - found renewed effort inside final furlong - unable to reach front rank late finishing fifth | 5/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 62 | 87A | 75A | Rowan Scott | 17/2 |
| 06 Feb 26+6d | Newcastle (AW) | SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap (Div 1) Held up at the back throughout - never able to land a blow - finished tenth | 10/10 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 68A | 58A | P J McDonald | 15/2 |
| 31 Jan 26+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Handy early - dropped away and pushed along inside final furlong - well held at the finish | 9/10 | 1 | 9-4 | 65 | 76A | 65A | Rowan Scott | 15/2 |
| 20 Jan 26+35d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Handy early - pressed for effort and losing ground inside final furlong - eventually finished seventh | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 66 | 94A | 73A | Rowan Scott | 4/1 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 25+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Settled in the pack early - shared for the lead a furlong out then pressed the winner inside the final 110 yards - unable to find more late and held for second | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 104B | 92A | Rowan Scott | 4/1J |
| 05 Dec 25+30d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Div 2) Tracked the pace in a handy spot - driven approaching final furlong - closed strongly to be edged out by a short head | 2/9 | hd | 8-10 | 62 | 120A | 82A | Rowan Scott | 5/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+15d | Musselburgh | Happy 70th Birthday John Grossick Handicap Settled towards rear near the far rail - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on without gaining finishing 4th | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 63 | 124A | 89A | Shane Gray | 11/2 |
| 21 Oct 25+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Tracked front group early - pushed along inside final furlong marker - dropped away fast near the line finishing 10th | 10/14 | hd | 9-4 | 64 | 85B | 69A | Rowan Scott | 13/2 |
| 29 Sep 25+11d | Hamilton | Annual Members Of Hamilton Park Racecourse Handicap Held a central position early - pressed for effort approaching final 2f - squeezed for space then moved right approaching final furlong - knocked another runner while finishing strongly - improved into third inside the closing furlong to stay on well | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 64 | 86A | 84A | Rowan Scott | 5/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+10d | Ayr | Jackie And Janet Mack 65th Anniversary Handicap Tracked front group through middle of track - pushed along a furlong out and edged back into third - stayed on to finish third | 3/18 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 65 | 106C | 100A | Rowan Scott | 33/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+89d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (Div 1) Settled towards the back early - made progress with a furlong left - came home in fourth place | 4/11 | 3½ | 9-12 | 65 | 91A | 79A | Rowan Scott | 7/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+29d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On RacingTV Handicap Held handy early - pressed for effort with a furlong left - unable to find more close home - finished fifth | 5/5 | ¾ | 9-9 | 68 | 81C | 73B | Rowan Scott | 14/1 |
| 13 May 25+39d | Beverley | Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards back of field early - never able to close on leading group - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 2 | 9-6 | 69 | 91B | 63A | Rowan Scott | 33/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+13d | Leicester | Leicester Races Saturday 26th April Book Now Handicap Held a forward spot early - pushed along over 2f out then drifted left and slipped back - weakened close home to finish fifth | 5/6 | 3 | 9-4 | 70 | 65A | 63B | Rowan Scott | 4/1 |
| 22 Mar 25+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Held around midpack early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - couldn't quicken inside the last - held on for eighth | 8/11 | hd | 9-5 | 70 | 97A | 74A | Sam James | 15/2 |
| 07 Mar 25+21d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Handy in third towards the near rail - pushed to the front inside the last - finished going away | 1/6 | 9-4 | 67 | 92A | 81B | Rowan Scott | 9/4 | |
| 14 Feb 25+70d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled around midfield - stayed on from over 2f out to move into second inside the final furlong - held on well for third | 3/10 | nse | 9-8 | 67 | 120A | 88A | Rowan Scott | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 24+39d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never landed a threat - finished 11th | 11/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 76A | 57A | Sam James | 10/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the front - pushed along with a furlong left - kept going without finding extra - finished fourth beaten 3 lengths | 4/9 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 72 | 94A | 83A | Rowan Scott | 10/3 |
| 10 Oct 24+22d | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Held up at back - drifted off a true line approaching the final furlong while making late progress - couldn't threaten the leaders - finished sixth | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 74 | 115A | 78A | Shane Gray | 14/1 |
| 18 Sep 24+18d | Beverley | Hatfields Range Rover Evoque Handicap Settled at the back - urged forward around halfway - made no impression thereafter - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/10 | nk | 9-8 | 77 | 82A | 65A | Rowan Scott | 20/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+36d | Sandown | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Tracked front group early - pushed along with 2f left - drifted right and faded in the closing furlong - finished ninth | 9/10 | 3 | 9-7 | 80 | 121A | 68A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+18d | York | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap | 5/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 82 | 81C | 90A | Rowan Scott | 20/1 |
| 08 Jul 24+11d | Ayr | JKR Industrial Cleaning Ltd Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 9-9 | 85 | 109B | 77B | Connor Beasley | 22/1 |
| 27 Jun 24+60d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 87 | 86A | 77A | Sam James | 28/1 |
| 28 Apr 24+181d | Southwell (AW) | Download The PlanetSportBet App Handicap | 8/8 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 88 | 32C | 53C | Rowan Scott | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Nursery | 1/8 | 9-8 | 84 | 92A | 95A | Rowan Scott | 13/2 | |
| 13 Oct 23+18d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 85 | 77A | 83A | Sam James | 12/1 |
| 25 Sep 23+9d | Hamilton | Sharles C.A. Nursery | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-9 | 83 | 83A | 89A | Rowan Scott | 7/2 |
| 16 Sep 23+24d | Chester | Storrar Cowdry Solicitors Nursery | 6/7 | 2 | 9-7 | 85 | 73A | 67A | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 23 Aug 23+25d | York | Sky Bet Nursery | 12/16 | nse | 8-9 | 87 | 66C | 72A | Rowan Scott | 40/1 |
| 29 Jul 23+9d | York | 50K ITV7 Weekly Jackpot Nursery | 2/5 | 4¾ | 9-9 | 88 | 75C | 93B | Rowan Scott | 9/2 |
| 20 Jul 23+12d | Hamilton | British Stallions Studs EBF Nursery | 1/4 | 9-6 | 82 | 75C | 91B | Sam James | 15/8J | |
| 08 Jul 23+17d | Carlisle | Diff-Ability 'Ability Over Disability' EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 82 | 76A | 83A | Ryan Sexton | 13/2 |
| 21 Jun 23+21d | Ascot | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) | 8/23 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 84C | 93A | Rowan Scott | 50/1 |
| 31 May 23 | Hamilton | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 92A | 89A | Connor Beasley | 18/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ganesha won?
- Ganesha (GB) won 4 of 40 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Ganesha?
- Ganesha (GB) is trained by Phillip Makin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
- Who is Ganesha's sire?
- Ganesha (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of My Lea (IRE), whose sire is Dandy Man.
- What going does Ganesha prefer?
- Ganesha (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ganesha's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 12 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Ganesha's sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,604 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
- Who are Ganesha's siblings?
- Out of My Lea (IRE), Ganesha (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Maddelina (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Maddelina (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.