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Horse profile

Ghost River (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2017) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner John Andrews
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Cresswell Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Apr 2017 — 3,474 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2017 3 wins · Kempton, Chepstow & Perth Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Ghost River (GB) is 3 from 15. Hasn't won since Feb 2015. 3 of 9 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 6 on quicker. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 115, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 15lb off peak
115 115–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Plumpton, 16 Jan 2017

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 124B · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft2124B102.5—
Good272C64.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f281A69—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 16 Jan 2017 Official rating 115 at the last run, 17 Apr 2017

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 145B · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5145B125—
Good4122A109—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5145B129—
2m1f – 2m4f3121A105—
2m5f – 3m2113C106.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05144110.9%−10 from 6
Good to Soft2,93135412.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.92 from 6
Heavy3,81444911.8%−0.11 from 2
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.33 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6,07772411.9%00 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,25462211.8%−0.10 from 4
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cresswell Native (IRE) (Be My Native)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kingswell Theatre (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–3m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Kingswell Theatre (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kingswell Theatre (GB)3272m5½f–3m6½fClass 2
Prince Tom (GB)2452m5f–3m2fClass 3
Toot Sweet (IRE)1213mClass 5
Desert Pearl (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 2 33% −0.80
Heavy 2 1 50% +3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 2 100% +5.20
Class 6 2 1 50% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 1 33% +2.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +1.20
Perth 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +5.20
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 10 1 10% −5.00
Jamie Moore 4 1 25% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 1 100% +1.20

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 3 33% +1.20
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 2 1 50% +0.20
2014 3 2 67% +5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
NH Flat 5 3 60% +5.20

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
17 Apr 17+29d Chepstow Sinclair Mercedes Supporting NSPCC Wales Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-7 115—— Sean Bowen 14/1
19 Mar 17+51d Ffos Las Heineken Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-1 11781A98B Sean Bowen 9/4
27 Jan 17+11d Doncaster Sky Bet Making Betting Better Handicap Hurdle (Northern Lights Stayers' Hurdle Qualifier) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 115—— Sean Bowen 15/2
16 Jan 17+52d Plumpton 'my Timeform' On The Timeform App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 11-12 115124B127B Sean Bowen 3/1F
25 Nov 16+33d Doncaster Cadbury Delicious Flake 99 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 27 11-12 12072C100C Jamie Moore 11/2
23 Oct 16+198d Aintree Mobile Casino At 188Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 nk 11-0 12457C105C Sean Bowen 5/1
08 Apr 16+23d Aintree Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-4 126—— Sean Bowen 50/1
16 Mar 16+18d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 30 11-7 130—113C Sean Bowen 100/1
27 Feb 16+13d Chepstow MPS Network Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 7 11-3 ——121A Jamie Moore 11/4
14 Feb 16+340d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 17f · Heavy · 5 ran F/5 — 11-3 ——— Sean Bowen 7/2
11 Mar 15+18d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 23 ran 12/23 1 11-5 130—122A Sean Bowen 40/1
21 Feb 15+56d Kempton racinguk.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-12 ——145B A P McCoy 6/5F
27 Dec 14+60d Chepstow Coral Fundraising For 'Children With Cancer UK' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-2 ——143A Sean Bowen 4/1
28 Oct 14+142d Ffos Las 32Red.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 11-7 ——129A Jamie Moore 3/1
08 Jun 14 Perth Range Rover Evoque Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 ——125A Jamie Moore 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ghost River (GB) won?
Ghost River (GB) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Ghost River (GB)?
Ghost River (GB) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 17 April 2017.
Who is Ghost River (GB)'s sire?
Ghost River (GB) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Cresswell Native (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does Ghost River (GB) prefer?
Ghost River (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 River (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 17 April 2017. The highest on record is 130.
What is Ghost River (GB)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ghost River (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Cresswell Native (IRE), Ghost River (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kingswell Theatre (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Kingswell Theatre (GB)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2014. 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.