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Ghost Story (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer John Butler · Owner K Quinn C Benham
by Waldgeist (GB) out of Not Misbegotten (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
17 runs · 11 courses · from May 2024
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Windsor & Nottingham Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 18 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

Ghost Story is a mare who has won two of 17 starts, both on turf over 1m2f – 1m4f. She won a Class 5 novice at Nottingham on good to soft in Jul 2024 and a Class 6 handicap at Windsor on soft in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 61. She has never won on the all-weather from six starts. Her last run, at Doncaster in Oct 2026, saw her finish second of 18 in a Class 5 handicap off an official rating of 61.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf
Official rating61↓ 7lb off peak
61 61–68

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 10 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 17 figures · best 117A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)698B894 runs · 98 / 96
Soft5117A80—
Good to Soft3102B752 runs · 102 / 84.5
Heavy277C762 runs · 77 / 76
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f17117A828 runs · 102 / 88

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 23 Sep 2026 Official rating 61 at the last run, 23 Oct 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 — 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 17 figures · best 87A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)685A764 runs · 85 / 79.5
Soft587A78—
Good to Soft376B732 runs · 76 / 74.5
Heavy283A752 runs · 83 / 75
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1787A738 runs · 85 / 77.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 31 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 8 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 8 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 7 (47%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 6 (40%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 937 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.2% from 233.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6369.5%+0.7—
Good212199%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft155138.4%−0.41 from 3
Soft174179.8%+11 from 5
Heavy69811.6%+2.80 from 2
Standard (AW)264197.2%−1.60 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7779.1%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f233125.2%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f3894311.1%+2.32 from 17
1m5f – 2m176169.1%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f5135.9%−2.9—
2m5f – 3m1119.1%+0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2023 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Not Misbegotten (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Clipsham Noble (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Clipsham Noble (IRE)).

Family form: Clipsham Noble (IRE) won at Southwell (AW), 24 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clipsham Noble (IRE)3641m–1m4fClass 6
Thatsthefinest (IRE)1136f–7fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 1 20% +10.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +23.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 1 8% +14.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +12.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 2 1 50% +24.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +14.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Egan 8 2 25% +33.00
Neil Callan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mason Paetel 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Edmunds 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Trevor Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 0 0% −8.00
2025 4 1 25% +11.00
2024 5 1 20% +21.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
23 Oct 26+15d Doncaster William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Heavy · 18 ran Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along over 2f out - moved to the right 1f out for daylight - finished strongly inside the last furlong but never getting to the winner - 2nd 2/18 2 9-0 6177C83A David Egan 6/1
08 Oct 26+15d Ayr Stella Artois Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Heavy · 12 ran close up early - moved left over 2f out and hampered another runner - veered left under pressure over 1f out then faded inside final furlong 9/12 ¾ 9-11 6375A67A Mason Paetel 9/2
23 Sep 26+23d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Qualifier) Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard / Slow · 14 ran Held up at the back - made progress from 2f out - pushed along and kept responding inside final furlong - finished fourth beaten 2 lengths 4/14 ¾ 9-8 6494B85A David Egan 4/1
31 Aug 26+21d Chepstow DragonBet Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled with the pace - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on late without threatening the front runners 4/5 1¼ 9-9 6567C76B Lewis Edmunds 2/1
10 Aug 26+27d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran Held a midpack position - eased left and pushed out approaching final furlong - finished strongly to grab third close home 3/10 ¾ 10-0 6598B79A David Egan 4/1
14 Jul 26+40d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran raced in the pack - niggled along over 2f out - made good headway over 1f out to threaten - unable to get in front and comfortably beaten at the finish 4/9 nk 9-8 6682A73A Billy Loughnane 6/1
04 Jun 26+35d Ffos Las New Thomas Arms Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along with 3f left before closing on the front group after 2f out - stayed on at one tempo through the final furlong to finish third 3/6 7 9-7 67102B73B Ray Dawson 7/4F
30 Apr 26+188d Lingfield (AW) Free Bets On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - closed onto the leader's heels approaching the last furlong - held the effort but yielded second close home to finish third 3/9 1½ 10-1 6898A80A Neil Callan 14/1
2025 · 4 runs
24 Oct 25+37d Doncaster William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran Slow to break and drifted right leaving the stalls - settled in the pack through the middle stages - angled right and made ground approaching 2f out but unable to find more inside the final furlong 3/13 5½ 9-7 6897C86A Neil Callan 15/2
17 Sep 25+58d Yarmouth British EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m3½f · Soft · 8 ran Held up at back - improved into contention 4f out - fourth passing 2f marker under pressure - boxed in on inside a furlong out - shifted wide to chase the front-runner - stayed on without threatening - beaten into 2nd 2/8 3¼ 9-6 68117A78A Oisin Murphy 4/1
21 Jul 25+47d Windsor Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran Slow to break and bumped at the off - settled towards back - made progress switching wide in the straight - hit front with a furlong to go - opened up inside final furlong - finished strongly for the win 1/13 9-5 6180C87A David Egan 14/1
04 Jun 25+203d Nottingham Download The PricedUp App Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack - nudged for effort with over 2f left - unable to find any extra - finished sixth 6/9 nk 9-4 6397A69A David Egan 18/1
2024 · 5 runs
13 Nov 24+29d Lingfield (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 6 ran Settled off the pace - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close - finished fifth 5/6 8 9-5 6559C49C David Egan 8/1
15 Oct 24+48d Yarmouth Simon & Rosalyn Peak Retirement Handicap Class 5 · 1m3½f · Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - made strong progress into contention over 2f out then pressed for effort - found a bit for pressure inside final furlong - flattened out finishing fifth beaten 5 lengths 5/7 1¾ 9-8 6771A64A Daniel Muscutt 66/1
28 Aug 24+40d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran Settled in the pack - found room and improved over 2f out - kept responding but couldn't get to the front pair 3/7 2 9-8 6884A70A David Egan 18/1
19 Jul 24+64d Nottingham Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 —75B69B David Egan 25/1
16 May 24 Salisbury Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 9½ 9-2 —27C53C Trevor Whelan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ghost Story won?
Ghost Story (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trains Ghost Story?
Ghost Story (IRE) is trained by John Butler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
Who is Ghost Story's sire?
Ghost Story (IRE) is by Waldgeist (GB) out of Not Misbegotten (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What going does Ghost Story prefer?
Ghost Story (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 Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 68.
What is Ghost Story's sire's record?
Waldgeist (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 937 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.2% from 233.
Who are Ghost Story's siblings?
Out of Not Misbegotten (IRE), Ghost Story (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Clipsham Noble (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Clipsham Noble (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.