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Horse profile

Good Spirit (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner P And Mrs G A Clarke
by Smadoun (FR) out of Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)
13 runs · 12 courses · from May 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2009 — 6,360 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 Won at Stratford Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Good Spirit (FR) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2007. Last raced off 117, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 13lb off peak
117 117–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 11 Apr 2009 Official rating 117 at the last run, 6 Jun 2009

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 122A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4119A105—
Good3115A96—
Good to Soft2107C105.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7122A98—
2m1f – 2m4f3112C107—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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
Smadoun (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,394 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27414.8%+2.60 from 1
Good2934013.7%+1.50 from 3
Good to Soft1982110.6%−1.61 from 3
Soft4795411.3%−0.90 from 6
Heavy2253415.1%+2.9—
Standard (AW)171179.9%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f600%−12.2—
6f – 7f62812.9%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f9899.2%−3—
1m2f – 1m4f187158%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m3053611.8%−0.40 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f5157614.8%+2.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m1802111.7%−0.5—
Over 3m41512.2%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Master Minded (FR) (15 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Master Minded (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Master Minded (FR)23151m7½f–2m4fGrade 1
Lucky To Be (FR)2662m1½f–2m6fListed
Hautclan (FR)1912m5½fClass 3
Work Of Art (FR)411m7f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.33
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.67

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +0.67
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −3.33

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan O'Keeffe 6 0 0% −6.00
Sam Thomas 4 1 25% −2.33
Jason Maguire 2 0 0% −2.00
Jacques Ricou 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 3 1 33% −1.33
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 4 1 25% −2.33

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 5 runs
06 Jun 09+36d Worcester John William Deeley Classic Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-10 117— Alan O'Keeffe 8/1
01 May 09+20d Bangor-on-Dee Darlands Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 2¾ 11-8 119115A Jason Maguire 6/1
11 Apr 09+42d Haydock Sports360.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 10-11 120122A Jason Maguire 16/1
28 Feb 09+33d Newbury Totesportcasino.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 30 10-11 12081C Alan O'Keeffe 20/1
26 Jan 09+29d Ludlow Church Stretton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 2¼ 11-10 12298C Alan O'Keeffe 12/1
2008 · 3 runs
28 Dec 08+16d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Leicestershire Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3¾ 11-7 120119A Alan O'Keeffe 40/1
12 Dec 08+19d Cheltenham Boylesports Fon-a-bet 0800 44 00 00 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 16/17 8 11-6 125104C Alan O'Keeffe 50/1
23 Nov 08+621d Aintree Toteswinger Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-3 130— Alan O'Keeffe 28/1
2007 · 3 runs
13 Mar 07+17d Cheltenham Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 12 11-2 —95C Sam Thomas 20/1
24 Feb 07+21d Kempton racingpost.co.uk Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3 10-10 —112C Sam Thomas 7/2
03 Feb 07+96d Stratford Stout Construction Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-11 —107C Sam Thomas 4/6F
2006 · 1 run
30 Oct 06+540d Warwick Wbx.com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 10-5 —96C Sam Thomas 4/6F
2005 · 1 run
08 May 05 Auteuil (FR) Prix Wild Monarch (Hurdle) (Unraced Colts & Geldings) 1m7f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 4 9-13 —— Jacques Ricou 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Good Spirit won?
Good Spirit (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Good Spirit?
Good Spirit (FR) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 6 June 2009.
Who is Good Spirit's sire?
Good Spirit (FR) is by Smadoun (FR) out of Haute Tension (FR), whose sire is Garde Royale.
What going does Good Spirit prefer?
Good Spirit (FR) 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 Good Spirit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 6 June 2009. The highest on record is 130.
What is Good Spirit's sire's record?
Smadoun (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,394 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8% from 187.
Who are Good Spirit's siblings?
Out of Haute Tension (FR), Good Spirit (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Master Minded (FR) (15). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Master Minded (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.