Graceful Dance (GB)
Graceful Dance ran once as a 2yo filly, finishing 4 of 9 at Newmarket in Aug 2024 in a Class 2 maiden over 6f to 7f on good to firm ground. She raced prominently. By Too Darn Hot, whose progeny have won 326 of 2,295 runs since Jan 2008. Her dam Strathspey has produced one winner from one runner to date, National Dance.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 85
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,318 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 469 | 71 | 15.1% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 623 | 83 | 13.3% | −0.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 37 | 14.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 231 | 29 | 12.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 60 | 11 | 18.3% | +4.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 665 | 93 | 14% | −0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 913 | 132 | 14.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 700 | 104 | 14.9% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 475 | 67 | 14.1% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 91 | 13 | 14.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them National Dance (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (National Dance (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Dance (GB) | 10 | 1 | 1m2½f | Listed |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 24 | Newmarket | Tattersalls Online 40,000 EBF 'Newcomers' Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Handy behind the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - edged closer entering last furlong - weakened near line to finish 4th | 4/9 | nk | 9-2 | 85B | 82A | Pat Dobbs | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Graceful Dance (GB) won?
- Graceful Dance (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2024.
- Who trained Graceful Dance (GB)?
- Graceful Dance (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 10 August 2024.
- Who is Graceful Dance (GB)'s sire?
- Graceful Dance (GB) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Strathspey (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Graceful Dance (GB)'s sire's record?
- Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,318 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
- Who are Graceful Dance (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Strathspey (GB), Graceful Dance (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: National Dance (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Listed (National Dance (GB)). The wins came over 1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.