Horse profile
Gibbs Island (GB)
by Iffraaj (GB) out of Dream Book (GB) (Sea The Stars)
28 runs · 17 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 31 Oct 2026 · 13th of 16
Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile
Gibbs Island is a gelding with four wins from 28 starts on turf, including successes in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Sedgefield in Jan 2025, the Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle at Haydock in Feb 2025 and a Class 2 handicap hurdle at Chepstow in Oct 2025. All wins came over trips between 1m and 2m4f on good or softer ground. He last ran at Ascot in Oct 2026, finishing 13 of 16 in the Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Race while held up off an official rating of 131.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 4–28Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 6 (21.4%)Placed
- +3.83£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.69Fair A/E n=28 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 191 d
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 rating131↓ 9lb off peak
131
80–140
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 101C | 90 | 2 runs · 101 / 93 |
| Soft | 3 | 120C | 94 | 2 runs · 94 / 80.5 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 106B | 97.5 | 4 runs · 106 / 93 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 120C | 94 | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 121C | 93 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 84C | 76.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 99C | 85 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 121C | 99 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 93C | 84.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 72C | 69 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 28 runs · as at 8 Nov 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 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 5 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (33%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,994 runs since Apr 2010 (1,093 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +1.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,200 | 253 | 11.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,981 | 294 | 9.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,467 | 158 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,747 | 140 | 8% | −2.5 | 2 from 9 |
| Heavy | 494 | 38 | 7.7% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 5,039 | 582 | 11.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 847 | 105 | 12.4% | +1.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,040 | 546 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,822 | 411 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,610 | 247 | 9.5% | −1 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,131 | 115 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 399 | 36 | 9% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 11 | 8.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Dream Book (GB) (Sea The Stars)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Live Your Dream (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Live Your Dream (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Your Dream (IRE) | 16 | 5 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 2 |
| Book Of Tales (GB) | 19 | 3 | 1m3½f–2m1½f | Class 4 |
| Dream Tale (GB) | 21 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Cloudland (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ibn Sirin (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +12.33 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Sheppard | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.83 |
| W J Lee | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 4 | 17% | +7.83 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.83 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 16 | 1 | 6% | +1.00 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 3 | 25% | +2.83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 26+22d | Ascot | Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Settled at back of the field - stumbled soon after 3rd - crept into contention before 2 out then faded tamely to finish 13th | 13/16 | nk | 11-5 | 131 | 106B | 121A | Stan Sheppard | 14/1 |
| 09 Oct 26+153d | Chepstow | DragonBet 'Welsh Champion' Hurdle Race (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) In the pack through the early stages - pushed along after 3 out - tired badly 2 out and finished 7th | 7/17 | ¾ | 11-0 | 132 | 101C | 127C | Stan Sheppard | 11/1 |
| 09 May 26+57d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards back - roused with brief threat 3 out - stumbled 2 out and faded well held | 9/16 | 1 | 11-6 | 133 | — | 134A | Stan Sheppard | 7/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+41d | Cheltenham | William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up at back of field - made progress but drifted left approaching last - kept on late among faded runners to finish 7th | 7/23 | ½ | 10-6 | 134 | 94B | 133A | Stan Sheppard | 50/1 |
| 31 Jan 26+55d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish County Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a forward position early - dropped away turning for home after 4 out - scratchy jumping 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - fumbled last then faded on the run-in | 7/10 | shd | 11-5 | 136 | 85B | 131A | Stan Sheppard | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 25+21d | Kelso | Humes Outfitters Handicap Hurdle Held up mid-pack - pressed for effort and dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish | 5/6 | 5 | 12-0 | 138 | 67A | 132B | Stan Sheppard | 6/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+36d | Cheltenham | Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back of the pack - never a threat to the leading group - dropped away from 3 out - finished well behind in 11th | 11/18 | ½ | 11-10 | 140 | — | 126C | Stan Sheppard | 18/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+191d | Chepstow | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow 'Four Years Old' Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - moved smoothly into contention before 3 out and hit the front approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the line for victory | 1/13 | 11-12 | 132 | 100B | 159A | Stan Sheppard | 9/2 | |
| 03 Apr 25+20d | Aintree | Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Fought for control early - settled midpack before jumping laboured at the 4th - pressed for effort and lost ground before 3 out - eventually well beaten in 8th | 8/13 | 5 | 11-2 | 132 | 77C | 117C | Sean Bowen | 16/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+27d | Cheltenham | JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Travelled strongly early - tracking front group - scrappy over first obstacle - driven and dropped back before 2 out - faded and pulled up before last | PU/17 | — | 11-2 | 134 | — | — | Stan Sheppard | 28/1 |
| 15 Feb 25+20d | Haydock | Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - tracked front pack - made ground into contention 3 out - hit the front 2 out - pulled away on the run-in and kept finding more | 1/5 | 11-5 | — | 95C | 143B | Stan Sheppard | 4/1 | |
| 26 Jan 25+98d | Sedgefield | Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to pace early - drifted left at opening fence - moved across to disputing front spot two out - hit the final obstacle - lost advantage on the run-in - regained command before finishing on strongly | 1/9 | 10-7 | — | 120C | 126A | Stan Sheppard | 10/3 | |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 24+8d | Leopardstown | Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (50-80) Settled midpack - back in 12th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out - moved into second inside final furlong - stayed on but unable to trouble winner | 2/20 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 80 | 99C | 102A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+15d | Naas | Oktoberfest Weekend Handicap Set the early pace - lost front spot and driven on approaching halfway - dropped away to finish ninth | 9/14 | nk | 8-12 | 82 | 72C | 75A | Declan McDonogh | 20/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+29d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Dundalk Handicap (50-85) Handy early - went in front 10f out - lost advantage over 3f out and drifted left approaching final furlong - lost momentum late to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1 | 9-8 | 82 | 103A | 70A | Wayne Hassett | 6/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+29d | Navan | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On This Saturday Handicap Shared the front early - kicked on 2f out under urging - challenged hard and level with 1f left - overtaken inside final furlong - held no more finishing 5th | 5/16 | nk | 9-10 | 82 | 93C | 93A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
| 31 Jul 24+11d | Galway | Free Streaming All Racing At Tote.ie Handicap | 7/10 | 7½ | 9-5 | 84 | — | 59C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/2 |
| 20 Jul 24+18d | Curragh | Businessplus.ie Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-10 | 84 | 51A | 86A | W J Lee | 6/1 |
| 02 Jul 24+10d | Roscommon | Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 82 | 87A | 89A | W J Lee | 5/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+14d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) | 4/7 | 3¾ | 8-5 | 84 | 111A | 74A | Robert Whearty | 9/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+28d | Navan | TRI Equestrian Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/7 | hd | 9-3 | 82 | 99A | 83A | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| 11 May 24+12d | Naas | Alto Equine Building Solutions Rated Race | 2/4 | shd | 8-13 | 82 | 121C | 79B | Ben Coen | 7/2 |
| 29 Apr 24+22d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Blackwater Handicap | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 82 | 81A | 82A | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| 07 Apr 24+169d | Leopardstown | 1888 Restaurant Handicap | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 83 | 61C | 71C | W J Lee | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 23+27d | Leopardstown | Eyrefield Stakes (Group 3) | 5/6 | 6 | 9-5 | — | 85C | 69C | W J Lee | 33/1 |
| 24 Sep 23+33d | Curragh | Irish Ebf Median Sires Series Maiden | 1/19 | 9-4 | — | 84C | 95A | W J Lee | 16/1 | |
| 22 Aug 23+74d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 69A | 77A | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| 09 Jun 23 | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/9 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 46A | 58A | Ben Coen | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gibbs Island won?
- Gibbs Island (GB) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 6 times in total (21.4% of starts).
- Who trains Gibbs Island?
- Gibbs Island (GB) is trained by Tom Lacey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
- Who is Gibbs Island's sire?
- Gibbs Island (GB) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Dream Book (GB), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Gibbs Island prefer?
- Gibbs Island (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gibbs Island's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 31 October 2026. The highest on record is 140.
- What is Gibbs Island's sire's record?
- Iffraaj (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,994 runs since Apr 2010 (1,093 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Gibbs Island's siblings?
- Out of Dream Book (GB), Gibbs Island (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Live Your Dream (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Live Your Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.