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Horse profile

Ghost Mode (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Michael Blencowe R Gorell Ptr
by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Graciebird (IRE) (Camacho)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Goodwood, Southwell (AW) & Chester Ran 42 days ago · 7th of 8 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Ghost Mode is 3 from 13 with all wins at Class 2 level over 6f – 7f. He won the Phase Eight Handicap Stakes at Goodwood on good to firm in Aug 2026 off 93, the Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap at Southwell on standard in Mar 2026 off 88, and a maiden at Chester on good to soft in Sep 2025. The colt, by Ghaiyyath out of a Camacho mare, finished 7 of 8 at Ascot in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 97. He has been held up in his races.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 2
Official rating97↓ 1lb off peak
97 84–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 77 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Goodwood, 29 Aug 2026

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 13 figures · best 109C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5109C855 · 109 / 85
Good to Soft396A831 · —
Good395C891 · —
Standard (AW)289A80.51 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f12109C847 · 109 / 83
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 1 Aug 2026 Official rating 97 at the last run, 5 Sep 2026

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 13 figures · best 106A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5105A905 · 105 / 90
Good to Soft396A941 · —
Good3101A841 · —
Standard (AW)2106A102.51 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f12106A957 · 106 / 92
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 from 7 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 1 win
  • Led 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.6—
Good to Firm2154018.6%+31 from 5
Good3045819.1%+3.50 from 3
Good to Soft1191613.4%−2.21 from 3
Soft1351712.6%−3—
Heavy31516.1%+0.5—
Standard (AW)2843412%−3.61 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1600%−15.60 from 1
6f – 7f2893913.5%−2.13 from 12
1m – 1m1f3746517.4%+1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3655715.6%0—
1m5f – 2m43818.6%+3—
2m1f – 2m4f3133.3%+17.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Graciebird (IRE) (Camacho)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jallaaf (IRE)20——
Ouragan (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +0.50
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.75
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +0.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 3 30% +0.37
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 3 1 33% +2.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.62
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 1 100% +1.25
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 12 3 25% −1.63
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 3 2 67% +4.75
Oisin Murphy 3 1 33% −0.38
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 8 2 25% −3.13
None 5 1 20% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 2 25% +0.12
2025 5 1 20% −2.75

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 Sep 26+7d Ascot Schweppes Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled in behind the pace - pushed along over 2f out - unable to quicken and beaten into 7th 7/8 1 9-2 9741A80A David Probert 8/1
29 Aug 26+28d Goodwood Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort with two furlongs left before being overtaken - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 5th 5/11 1½ 9-0 9777A92A Rob Hornby 5/2
01 Aug 26+23d Goodwood Phase Eight Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Settled just behind the pace - moved to the front with authority over 2f out - drifted left approaching the final furlong under pressure - drifted further left inside the closing stages - stayed on strongly to prevail 1/13 8-11 9385C105A Rob Hornby 9/2
09 Jul 26+20d Newmarket Betway Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Went clear of the middle bunch early - asked for effort with 2f left - pressed on with 1f left - faded in the final furlong 6/13 shd 9-2 94109C101A James Doyle 18/1
19 Jun 26+34d Ascot Palace Of Holyroodhouse (Handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 27 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back through midfield - given a squeeze approaching final furlong - stayed on late without threatening - finished 14th 14/27 shd 9-1 9691C90A Dylan Browne McMonagle 40/1
16 May 26+15d Newbury Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Settled around mid-pack on the far flank - lost touch inside the last two furlongs and drifted left - faded to finish well held 9/10 1¾ 9-2 9766A81A Oisin Murphy 12/1
01 May 26+49d Ascot Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes (Registered As The Pavilion Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Fought for a strong grip early - clear on own early advantage - pushed along and drifted left to reach rivals 2f out before being overtaken with a furlong left - lost place late to finish 7th 7/8 ½ 9-3 9883A85A Colin Keane 11/2
13 Mar 26+154d Southwell (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran Settled just off the pace early - moving smoothly took command approaching final furlong drifting left but soon dominated - pulled away impressively for the win 1/8 9-5 8889A106A Oisin Murphy 13/8F
10 Oct 25+27d York British EBF 100,000 Final (Colts And Geldings) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran Pulling hard early - up with the pace then went in front 6f out - drifted right under pressure inside final 2f - battled to the line - caught right on the wire 2/14 nse 9-2 8889C101A P J McDonald 7/4F
13 Sep 25+19d Chester British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went straight to front early - dictated throughout - driven approaching final furlong and opened up a healthy gap - kept finding more to the line unchallenged 1/9 9-3 8496A94A Rob Hornby 5/4F
25 Aug 25+23d Epsom Downs British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 4 ran Pulled hard in front early - went two lengths up 3f out - drifted right and lost advantage 1f out - stayed on without finding more to finish second 2/4 2½ 9-7 —95C84B Oisin Murphy 1/3F
02 Aug 25+38d Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Fought for control early - travelled up with the pace and went in front 4f out - lost the advantage inside the final furlong - unable to find more late and held for third 3/12 1¾ 9-2 —83A96A William Buick 10/1
25 Jun 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling/EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Sat behind the front group - urged wide two furlongs out - battled on in 3rd but lacked the speed to get closer 3/10 ½ 9-7 —72A99A Jason Watson 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ghost Mode (IRE) won?
Ghost Mode (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trains Ghost Mode (IRE)?
Ghost Mode (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
Who is Ghost Mode (IRE)'s sire?
Ghost Mode (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Graciebird (IRE), whose sire is Camacho.
What going does Ghost Mode (IRE) prefer?
Ghost Mode (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ghost Mode (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 5 September 2026. The highest on record is 98.
What is Ghost Mode (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
Who are Ghost Mode (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Graciebird (IRE), Ghost Mode (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.