Given A Chance (GB)
Given A Chance (GB) is 1 from 16, the win coming at Class 7 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2005. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Last raced off 47, 57lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=16 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 53 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +9.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +3.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 7 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Vickers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Dean Mernagh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Richard Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steven Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| S Righton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2005 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 06+8d | Yarmouth | Norfolk Nelson Museum Handicap | 11/11 | 30 | 9-0 | 47 | 37C | J F Egan | 8/1 |
| 23 Jul 06+328d | Stratford | Claydon Horse Exercisers Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-4 | 94 | — | Sam Thomas | 14/1 |
| 2005 · 14 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 05+44d | Huntingdon | Bidwells Maiden Hurdle | 10/14 | 3½ | 10-12 | 97 | 58C | Lee Vickers | 14/1 |
| 16 Jul 05+22d | Market Rasen | Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) | 2/9 | 4 | 10-9 | 97 | 88C | Lee Vickers | 17/2 |
| 24 Jun 05+18d | Market Rasen | Happy Birthday Barbara, Love You Lots Novices' Handicap Hdle | 6/12 | 6 | 11-5 | 99 | 85C | Lee Vickers | 16/1 |
| 06 Jun 05+7d | Pontefract | Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap | 13/14 | 5 | 8-2 | 55 | 42C | Dean Mernagh | 50/1 |
| 30 May 05+15d | Leicester | Totesport.com Apprentice Handicap | 5/13 | 3½ | 8-6 | 49 | 52C | Steven Harrison | 25/1 |
| 15 May 05+12d | Market Rasen | Mercedes-Benz of Hull Maiden Hurdle Class E | 3/16 | 10 | 10-9 | 104 | 91C | Lee Vickers | 8/1 |
| 03 May 05+7d | Catterick | Goracing.co.uk Handicap | 14/18 | 2½ | 8-8 | 50 | 46C | Dean Mernagh | 10/1 |
| 26 Apr 05+23d | Yarmouth | Grays Dry Lining Banded Stakes | 1/7 | 8-10 | 45 | 69C | Dean Mernagh | 14/1 | |
| 03 Apr 05+15d | Market Rasen | Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 5/15 | ¾ | 10-6 | — | 104C | Lee Vickers | 200/1 |
| 19 Mar 05+21d | Bangor-on-Dee | Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 5/7 | 12 | 10-6 | — | 77C | Lee Vickers | 25/1 |
| 26 Feb 05+20d | Southwell (AW) | Maiden Stakes | 6/7 | 1½ | 8-8 | 40 | 48C | Richard Thomas | 16/1 |
| 06 Feb 05+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Banded Stakes | 5/10 | nk | 8-13 | 35 | 46C | Richard Thomas | 20/1 |
| 01 Feb 05+20d | Southwell (AW) | 24:7 Red Button Banded Stakes | 13/14 | 13 | 8-8 | 35 | 2C | S Righton | 20/1 |
| 12 Jan 05 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Maiden Stakes | 10/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 35 | — | Chris Catlin | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Given A Chance won?
- Given A Chance (GB) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Given A Chance?
- Given A Chance (GB) was trained by Tim Pitt on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 31 July 2006.
- Who is Given A Chance's sire?
- Given A Chance (GB) is by Defacto (USA) out of Milly Molly Mango (GB), whose sire is Mango Express.
- What is Given A Chance's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 31 July 2006. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Given A Chance's sire's record?
- Defacto (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 53 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.