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Horse profile

Grand Albert (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner Owners Group 123
by Jet Away (GB) out of Ruthy Lukey (IRE) (Oscar)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wetherby & Bangor-on-Dee Last run 14 Mar 2026 · 4th of 16 Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Grand Albert is 2 from 12 on turf, with both wins at Class 3. He won the William Hill Committed To Top Prices Novices Limited Handicap Chase at Wetherby over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Dec 2024 off 120 and a maiden hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft in Mar 2024 off 114. He has never won over 3m or on heavy ground. His last run, at Uttoxeter in Mar 2026, was fourth of 16 in the Class 1 JenningsBet Midlands Grand National off an official rating of 122.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 3 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating122↓ 8lb off peak
122 114–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 29 Nov 2025

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 12 figures · best 114B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft7107C822 runs · 67 / 63.5
Good to Soft3114B981 run · —
Heavy270B27.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m498C761 run · —
Over 3m367C603 runs · 67 / 60
2m1f – 2m4f3114B107—
1m5f – 2m282A33.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 20 Dec 2025 Official rating 122 at the last run, 14 Mar 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 137C · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft7132A1272 runs · 127 / 115
Good to Soft3137C1191 run · —
Heavy2127A1251 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4137C129.51 run · —
Over 3m3127A1143 runs · 127 / 114
2m1f – 2m4f3130B130—
1m5f – 2m2123B122—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 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 from 7 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Jet Away (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,510 runs since Jan 2008 (270 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm25832%+20.8—
Good89110912.2%+1—
Good to Soft6297011.1%−0.11 from 3
Soft658629.4%−1.81 from 7
Heavy2722910.7%−0.50 from 2
Standard (AW)3538.6%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−11.2—
1m – 1m1f1000%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f4037.5%−3.7—
1m5f – 2m7968110.2%−10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,00011711.7%+0.51 from 3
2m5f – 3m5676711.8%+0.61 from 4
Over 3m951313.7%+2.50 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ruthy Lukey (IRE) (Oscar)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Iwasthefutureonce (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Iwasthefutureonce (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Iwasthefutureonce (IRE)1613mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −5.17
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.12
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 6 2 33% −1.29
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 4 1 25% −2.17
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +1.88
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −1.12
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −1.17
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 9 2 22% −4.29
Theo Gillard 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% −4.29
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 6 2 33% −1.29
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −4.12
Hurdle 4 1 25% −2.17
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
14 Mar 26+28d Uttoxeter JenningsBet Midlands Grand National (Premier Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 34f · Soft · 16 ran Settled midpack early - urged forward from 5 out - kept battling to the line for a distant fourth 4/16 47 10-12 12267C103C Theo Gillard 14/1
14 Feb 26+56d Haydock William Hill Half A Mill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 28.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled with the pack early - fumbled at the 10th - held a mid-division position by the 14th - lost ground on the leaders four out - urged along soon after - drifted left two out - always held with no realistic hope - stayed on late without threatening the front 6/11 1½ 10-5 12250A114A Sean Bowen 17/2
2025 · 3 runs
20 Dec 25+21d Haydock Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 25.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back - clipped a fence 4th - pushed along with much ground to make after 4 out - blundered 3 out - kept on late but always short of a threat - finished 5th 5/12 1½ 10-8 12560A127A Brian Hughes 16/1
29 Nov 25+288d Bangor-on-Dee Gaskells Waste Management Services Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran Settled towards the back - drifted left over the 4th and scrappy at the 7th - lost touch under pressure before 2 out to finish 4th 4/8 2 11-13 12770B127A Theo Gillard 11/1
14 Feb 25+49d Kelso Every Horse, Every Race, At timeform.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 4 ran Settled just behind the pace early - stumbled and slipped back to third - untidy again at the 4th - upsides in second by the 7th - blundered at the 8th - sat close to the top two - asked for effort after 3 out - lost touch and finished well held from 2 out 3/4 43 11-7 13070C106C Brian Hughes 11/4
2024 · 6 runs
27 Dec 24+26d Wetherby William Hill Committed To Top Prices Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Settled just off the pace on the rails - front-runner opened a gap by the 6th - clouted the 10th - hit the front turning into the 14th - opened up well before two out - shaky jump at the final fence but always holding on 1/4 10-11 12098C137C Brian Hughes 15/8F
01 Dec 24+225d Carlisle Myles Turns 30 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Sat close to front - driven with two furlongs left - stayed on without finding extra to finish third 3/7 3½ 11-4 12182A121B Brian Hughes 6/1
20 Apr 24+28d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys Nhstallions.Co.Uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-12 12082C132A Brian Hughes 6/5F
23 Mar 24+31d Bangor-on-Dee Beck's Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 114107C130B Brian Hughes 5/6F
21 Feb 24+43d Doncaster SBK EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 4¾ 11-9 —102B130A Brian Hughes 15/2
09 Jan 24+25d Market Rasen Premier League Offers At Rhino.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 12 11-10 —114B119B Brian Hughes 6/1
2023 · 1 run
15 Dec 23 Bangor-on-Dee JBF Group Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-2 —-15C123B Brian Hughes 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Grand Albert won?
Grand Albert (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Grand Albert?
Grand Albert (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 March 2026.
Who is Grand Albert's sire?
Grand Albert (IRE) is by Jet Away (GB) out of Ruthy Lukey (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Grand Albert prefer?
Grand Albert (IRE) 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 Grand Albert's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 14 March 2026. The highest on record is 130.
What is Grand Albert's sire's record?
Jet Away (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,510 runs since Jan 2008 (270 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Grand Albert's siblings?
Out of Ruthy Lukey (IRE), Grand Albert (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Iwasthefutureonce (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Iwasthefutureonce (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.