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Horse profile

Genuine Surprise (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Mar 2006) · Last trainer Alan Jarvis · Last owner Mrs Ann Jarvis
by Definite Article (GB) out of Morning Surprise (GB) (Tragic Role)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Mar 2006 — 7,551 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2006 · 9th of 12 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Genuine Surprise (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 49C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 3 Oct 2005 Official rating 45 at the last run, 3 Mar 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 49C · median 26
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good249C34.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f220C18—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 2
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.6—
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Morning Surprise (GB) (Tragic Role)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Namid Reprobate (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Namid Reprobate (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Namid Reprobate (IRE)2546f–1mClass 4
Royal Awakening (IRE)60——
Crooked Shilling (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
J F Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Gibson 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Swarbrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Darley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2006 · 1 run
03 Mar 06+151d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Live In-Running At Betdirect.co.uk Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 8-4 4516C Adam Kirby 40/1
2005 · 4 runs
03 Oct 05+18d Windsor betfredcasino.com Selling Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 2½ 8-9 4549C J F Egan 7/1
15 Sep 05+9d Ayr Yvonne Ritchie Memorial Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 1m1f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 1½ 8-8 —20C Dale Gibson 100/1
06 Sep 05+11d Lingfield Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 nk 8-6 —32C Ben Swarbrick 20/1
26 Aug 05 Newmarket Renault Kangoo Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 hd 8-11 —— Kevin Darley 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Genuine Surprise won?
Genuine Surprise (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Genuine Surprise?
Genuine Surprise (IRE) was trained by Alan Jarvis on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 3 March 2006.
Who is Genuine Surprise's sire?
Genuine Surprise (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Morning Surprise (GB), whose sire is Tragic Role.
What is Genuine Surprise's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 3 March 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Genuine Surprise's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Genuine Surprise's siblings?
Out of Morning Surprise (GB), Genuine Surprise (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Namid Reprobate (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Namid Reprobate (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.