Horse profile
Gherkin (GB)
by Coach House (IRE) out of Our Piccadilly (IRE) (Piccolo)
53 runs · 14 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Brighton, Windsor & Kempton (AW)
Last run 30 Oct 2025 · 7th of 11
Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile
Gherkin is a gelding with five wins from 53 starts. All five wins came in handicaps, four of them at 6f to 7f, with two on soft ground and two on the all-weather at Kempton. He has two wins from four runs at Brighton and two from nine at Kempton. His last win came at Brighton in Oct 2023. He finished 7 of 11 at Bath in Oct 2025.
Based on 53 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 5–53Wins / Runs
- 9.4%Strike rate
- 22 (41.5%)Placed
- −26.92£1 level staken=53 at SP
- 0.67Fair A/E n=52 · 0.56 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 rating50↓ 16lb off peak
50
50–66
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 103A | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 105C | 86 | — |
| Good | 8 | 106C | 89.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 98A | 89 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 95A | 90.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 76A | 67 | 1 run · — |
| Firm | 3 | 100A | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 103A | 86 | — |
| Under 6f | 20 | 106C | 91 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 53 figures from 53 runs · as at 3 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,478 runs since Jan 2008 (145 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 42 | 6 | 14.3% | +5.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 411 | 35 | 8.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Good | 518 | 40 | 7.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 231 | 22 | 9.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 199 | 22 | 11.1% | +2.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,023 | 83 | 8.1% | −0.5 | 2 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 698 | 63 | 9% | +0.4 | 1 from 20 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,140 | 90 | 7.9% | −0.7 | 4 from 33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 389 | 37 | 9.5% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 73 | 7 | 9.6% | +1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
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
Our Piccadilly (IRE) (Piccolo)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Notre Maison (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–5½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Notre Maison (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Maison (GB) | 36 | 3 | 5f–5½f | Class 6 |
| Spirit Of Ishy (GB) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Sleeping Rough (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 2 | 13% | −6.50 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.25 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.83 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 39 | 4 | 10% | −21.42 |
| Class 5 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −4.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.50 |
| Windsor | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Chepstow | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Brighton | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.08 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 4 | 12% | −15.42 |
| Under 6f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −11.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hornby | 17 | 2 | 12% | −3.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Hollie Doyle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Richard Kingscote | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mollie Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 1 | 4% | −22.25 |
| Blinkers | 25 | 4 | 16% | −2.67 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.50 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +1.25 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 25+136d | Bath | Lambert Smith Hampton Bath Handicap (Div 1) Fumbled break and drifted right - settled towards the back of the pack - lost touch two out and had nothing left approaching the final furlong | 7/11 | nse | 9-4 | 50 | 76A | 52A | Callum Hutchinson | 25/1 |
| 16 Jun 25+20d | Chepstow | bettingsites.co.uk New Betting Sites Handicap Settled towards the back showing eagerness to go faster - pressed for effort with 3f left - lost touch and allowed to finish in own time inside the final furlong | 7/7 | 1½ | 9-9 | 52 | 31C | 42C | Hector Crouch | 5/2 |
| 27 May 25+197d | Leicester | Mark West Pinot Noir Handicap Settled in the pack towards the near rail - lost touch with the leading group from two out - dropped away in the closing stages - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/16 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 53 | 73C | 52C | Rob Hornby | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 24+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) Sat behind front group early - pushed into contention over 1f out but overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on same rate to finish third | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-5 | 53 | 92A | 76A | Rob Hornby | 12/1 |
| 31 Oct 24+17d | Bath | knees.co.uk Home And Electrical 145th Anniversary Handicap Settled handy on the rail - asked for effort with 2f left before losing ground inside final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish 7th | 7/9 | nk | 8-13 | 54 | 86A | 64A | David Probert | 4/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+38d | Windsor | Berkshire Winter Million, Windsor 19th January Handicap Settled midpack early - progress made approaching final two furlongs while drifting left and needing urging - moved into second inside the closing furlong - kept on without threatening the winner | 2/10 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 54 | 67A | 80A | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+11d | Kempton (AW) | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Fought bit early - settled midfield - improved into contention 4f out - pressed for effort 2f out then faded into the last furlong | 7/8 | 6½ | 8-7 | 56 | 58A | 44A | Hollie Doyle | 8/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+48d | Chepstow | Get Your EPC With The Eco Scheme Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken soon after - stayed on at one gait to finish fourth | 4/8 | shd | 9-5 | 56 | 86A | 74A | Rob Hornby | 5/1 |
| 09 Jul 24+78d | Lingfield (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 4/8 | shd | 9-6 | 57 | 86A | 72A | Oisin Murphy | 7/2F |
| 22 Apr 24+186d | Windsor | Royal Windsor Horse Show Handicap (Div 1) | 5/9 | ½ | 8-10 | 57 | 92A | 73A | Rob Hornby | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 23+15d | Brighton | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap | 1/13 | 9-7 | 52 | 93C | 92A | Hollie Doyle | 10/3F | |
| 04 Oct 23+28d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 6/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 54 | 76A | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 06 Sep 23+18d | Bath | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 9-4 | 55 | 79A | 53A | Rob Hornby | 9/2C |
| 19 Aug 23+15d | Bath | Fresher And Hunter Cup Handicap | 3/12 | 3 | 9-7 | 56 | 93A | 86A | Liam Keniry | 5/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+31d | Bath | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-6 | 54 | 89B | 76A | Hollie Doyle | 6/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+21d | Ffos Las | Mandy Jones Memorial Apprentice Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-6 | 56 | 79B | 69A | Harry Davies | 11/2 |
| 13 Jun 23+55d | Brighton | Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 5/6 | 3¾ | 9-12 | 58 | 86A | 59B | Dougie Costello | 9/2 |
| 19 Apr 23+169d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap | 3/10 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 91A | 72A | Rob Hornby | 5/1 |
| 2022 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 22+20d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap (Div 2) | 9/9 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 61 | 73A | 53A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 12 Oct 22+28d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap (Div 1) | 3/11 | 1½ | 9-9 | 62 | 89A | 83A | Dane O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 14 Sep 22+19d | Sandown | Whatton Manor Stud Handicap | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 64 | 54A | 53A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 26 Aug 22+25d | Goodwood | Chichester Observer Handicap | 5/6 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 64 | 96B | 62B | Richard Kingscote | 13/8F |
| 01 Aug 22+21d | Windsor | Fitzdares Salutes England's Lionesses Handicap | 3/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 65 | 94A | 88A | Rob Hornby | 16/5F |
| 11 Jul 22+12d | Windsor | Archers Financial Services Of Enfield Handicap | 3/5 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 66 | 105C | 70B | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 29 Jun 22+23d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton Park Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 66 | 85A | 78A | Rob Hornby | 7/1 |
| 06 Jun 22+16d | Windsor | Own A Share Of A Fitzdares Racehorse Handicap | 1/11 | 9-0 | 61 | 95A | 88A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 | |
| 21 May 22+22d | Lingfield | Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Handicap | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-13 | 62 | 94B | 68A | Dougie Costello | 17/2 |
| 29 Apr 22+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 5/8 | 1 | 9-4 | 62 | 96A | 75A | Neil Callan | 11/4 |
| 11 Apr 22+150d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Handicap (Div 1) | 2/12 | nk | 9-7 | 60 | 76A | 86A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 2021 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 21+25d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 1/9 | 9-5 | 58 | 103A | 76A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 | |
| 18 Oct 21+12d | Bath | Cazoo Handicap | 2/16 | nk | 9-3 | 55 | 106C | 86A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 |
| 06 Oct 21+24d | Kempton (AW) | Logicalis Handicap (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-5 | 53 | 93A | 85A | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 | |
| 12 Sep 21+16d | Bath | Sky Sports Racing Bath Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap | 6/12 | shd | 8-0 | 53 | 100A | 67A | Kieran O'Neill | 28/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+21d | Goodwood | Tote Placepot First Bet Of The Day Apprentice Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 8-11 | 55 | 82B | 59A | Mollie Phillips | 13/2 |
| 06 Aug 21+14d | Brighton | Cazoo Handicap | 6/8 | nk | 9-3 | 56 | 87A | 68A | Rossa Ryan | 5/2F |
| 23 Jul 21+16d | Chepstow | Wessex Garages All New Nissan Qashqai Handicap | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 56 | 78B | 63A | Trevor Whelan | 13/2 |
| 07 Jul 21+14d | Bath | Sky Sports Racing Hd Virgin 535 Handicap | 3/7 | nk | 9-7 | 55 | 98A | 70A | Richard Kingscote | 6/4F |
| 23 Jun 21+42d | Bath | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 55 | 99A | 80A | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 12 May 21+14d | Bath | Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap | 5/15 | 1½ | 9-3 | 56 | 104C | 75A | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 28 Apr 21+22d | Brighton | Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 1/9 | 9-5 | 53 | 101A | 81A | Luke Morris | 11/4F | |
| 06 Apr 21+167d | Bath | Cb Protection Handicap | 3/16 | 2 | 9-0 | 53 | 84C | 86A | Shane Kelly | 17/2 |
| 2020 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 20+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-3 | 52 | 84A | 74A | Oisin Murphy | 7/2 |
| 07 Oct 20+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 51 | 89A | 75A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 21 Sep 20+11d | Leicester | Leicester Apprentice Handicap | 3/13 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 52 | 91C | 74A | Tyler Heard | 13/2 |
| 10 Sep 20+22d | Chepstow | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap (Div 1) | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-0 | 53 | 90C | 70A | Rob Hornby | 11/2 |
| 19 Aug 20+28d | Bath | attheraces.com Handicap | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 54 | 88A | 74A | Luke Morris | 15/2 |
| 22 Jul 20+8d | Bath | visitbath.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-3 | 53 | 73A | 46A | Richard Kingscote | EvensF |
| 14 Jul 20+14d | Bath | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/12 | nk | 8-13 | 53 | 86A | 80A | Richard Kingscote | 5/2F |
| 30 Jun 20+14d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-5 | 53 | 79A | 86A | Ben Curtis | 3/1J |
| 16 Jun 20+10d | Windsor | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 55 | 89A | 67A | Kieran O'Neill | 25/1 |
| 06 Jun 20+84d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway British Stallion Studs EBF Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 8/12 | 4 | 9-4 | — | 49A | 59A | Rob Hornby | 66/1 |
| 14 Mar 20+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Maiden Stakes | 9/11 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 69C | 44C | Rob Hornby | 50/1 |
| 24 Feb 20 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Novice Median Auction Stakes | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 78B | 52A | Rob Hornby | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gherkin won?
- Gherkin (GB) won 5 of 53 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.4%. Placed 22 times in total (41.5% of starts).
- Who trains Gherkin?
- Gherkin (GB) is trained by Stuart Kittow, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2025.
- Who is Gherkin's sire?
- Gherkin (GB) is by Coach House (IRE) out of Our Piccadilly (IRE), whose sire is Piccolo.
- What going does Gherkin prefer?
- Gherkin (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gherkin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 30 October 2025. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Gherkin's sire's record?
- Coach House (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,478 runs since Jan 2008 (145 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Gherkin's siblings?
- Out of Our Piccadilly (IRE), Gherkin (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Notre Maison (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Notre Maison (GB)). The wins came over 5f–5½f. As at Oct 2026.