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Glorious Politics (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer David Barron · Last owner Kangyu International Racing Hk Limited
by Delegator (GB) out of Pelican Key (IRE) (Mujadil)
11 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jul 2018 — 3,042 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 6th of 8 2 wins · Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Glorious Politics (GB) is 2 from 11, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2018. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf. Last raced off 74, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 11lb off peak
74 74–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Nottingham, 7 Jul 2018

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 11 figures · best 123A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)7123A98—
Good to Firm2114A82—
Good273C52—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f10123A82.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 8 Mar 2018 Official rating 74 at the last run, 7 Jul 2018

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 11 figures · best 87A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)787A82—
Good to Firm270A57.5—
Good280A68.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1087A74.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 1,872 runs since Apr 2016 (109 horses).

Weakest on good going: 7.7% from 260. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.4% from 180.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9.8—
Good to Firm3043110.2%−0.60 from 2
Good260207.7%−3.10 from 2
Good to Soft1601811.3%+0.5—
Soft1571610.2%−0.6—
Heavy45613.3%+2.5—
Standard (AW)91210511.5%+0.72 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2062914.1%+3.30 from 1
6f – 7f7377410%−0.82 from 10
1m – 1m1f403358.7%−2.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3033812.5%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1802614.4%+3.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3812.6%−8.2—
2m5f – 3m400%−10.8—
Over 3m100%−10.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Shared Equity (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Shared Equity (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shared Equity (GB)3156f–7fClass 2
Plum Bay (GB)1016fClass 5
Jumeirah Moon (GB)616fClass 5
One Day (GB)1615fClass 5
Lewis Slack (GB)50——
Starlight June (GB)70——
Mother Shipton (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 2 29% −0.28
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 2 25% −1.28
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 6 2 33% +0.72
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 2 20% −3.28
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Curtis 5 1 20% +0.50
Graham Gibbons 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 1 100% +0.22

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 5 1 20% +0.50
2017 4 1 25% −2.78
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2018 · 5 runs
07 Jul 18+56d Nottingham T.i.m. Fiat Nottingham Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 3¾ 9-12 74114A70A Jack Mitchell 12/1
12 May 18+65d Ascot Leo Bancroft Signature Haircare Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 16/17 2½ 9-7 7750C45A Fran Berry 16/1
08 Mar 18+20d Newcastle (AW) Betway Cheltenham First&Last Race Losers Moneyback Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 8-12 7567B79A Ben Curtis 9/2
16 Feb 18+35d Newcastle (AW) Betway Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 2 9-2 75102A84A Ben Curtis 9/2
12 Jan 18+67d Newcastle (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 shd 9-7 80108B87A Ben Curtis 40/1
2017 · 4 runs
06 Nov 17+24d Kempton (AW) 32red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 10 9-6 8060C45C Ben Curtis 20/1
13 Oct 17+205d York Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 19 ran 19/19 1¼ 9-3 8331C57C Adam Kirby 20/1
22 Mar 17+78d Newcastle (AW) 32red Casino Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 8-7 85123A65A Ben Curtis 7/1
03 Jan 17+35d Newcastle (AW) 32Red Casino Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 —63A82B Phillip Makin 2/9F
2016 · 2 runs
29 Nov 16+53d Newcastle (AW) Betway Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 shd 9-5 —98A86A Graham Gibbons 11/4
07 Oct 16 York JWPCreers Supporting Lord Mayor's Charities EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 5½f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 hd 9-5 —73C80A Graham Gibbons 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Glorious Politics won?
Glorious Politics (GB) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Glorious Politics?
Glorious Politics (GB) was trained by David Barron on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 7 July 2018.
Who is Glorious Politics's sire?
Glorious Politics (GB) is by Delegator (GB) out of Pelican Key (IRE), whose sire is Mujadil.
What going does Glorious Politics prefer?
Glorious Politics (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Glorious Politics's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 7 July 2018. The highest on record is 85.
What is Glorious Politics's sire's record?
Delegator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 1,872 runs since Apr 2016 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 7.7% from 260. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.4% from 180.
Who are Glorious Politics's siblings?
Out of Pelican Key (IRE), Glorious Politics (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Shared Equity (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Shared Equity (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.