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Horse profile

Grand Morning (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2022) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Valentines Lady (IRE) (Zaffaran)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Mar 2022 — 1,698 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2022 · 7th of 10 4 wins · Ayr & Newcastle Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Grand Morning won four of 19 starts on turf between Nov 2017 and Mar 2022. All four wins came on heavy going, three of them at Ayr and one at Newcastle. He won a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Ayr in Mar 2021 off an official rating of 120 and a Class 2 novices handicap at Newcastle in Apr 2018 off the same mark. Aged 10 at his last run in Mar 2022 he finished 7 of 10 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Ayr off an official rating of 120.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 8lb off peak
120 120–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 13 Mar 2021

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 13 figures · best 133C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft7133C98—
Heavy4129A108—
Good to Soft292C79.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7131C67—
2m1f – 2m4f4133C115.5—
1m5f – 2m2129C108—

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 21 Dec 2021 Official rating 120 at the last run, 12 Mar 2022

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 16 figures · best 137A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft8137A117—
Heavy6136A127.5—
Good to Soft2108B101—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8137A105—
2m1f – 2m4f4136A124.5—
1m5f – 2m3136A130—
Over 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 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
Midnight Legend (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−7.1—
Good to Firm4045814.4%+0.2—
Good3,12646214.8%+0.60 from 1
Good to Soft1,89725913.7%−0.50 from 3
Soft1,97726013.2%−10 from 9
Heavy76611815.4%+1.24 from 6
Standard (AW)1271915%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−14.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1021615.7%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m2,20529913.6%−0.62 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,70738114.1%−0.11 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,49936314.5%+0.31 from 9
Over 3m79111814.9%+0.70 from 1

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
Valentines Lady (IRE) (Zaffaran)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Edwulf (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Edwulf (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Edwulf (GB)2042m3f–3mGrade 1
They're Chancers (IRE)212mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 6 4 67% +25.05
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 1 11% +12.00
Class 4 6 1 17% −4.20
Class 2 2 1 50% +1.25
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 7 3 43% +20.80
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −5.75
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +15.00
1m5f – 2m 3 2 67% +3.80
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 18 4 22% +13.05
Stephen Mulqueen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 7 1 14% +14.00
Tongue tie 6 2 33% −0.95
Tongue tie + visor 4 0 0% −4.00
None 2 1 50% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 6 1 17% +15.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 3 75% +6.05
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 4 36% +20.05
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2022 · 2 runs
12 Mar 22+28d Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 4¼ 11-12 12078C109C Derek Fox 12/1
12 Feb 22+53d Uttoxeter Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-7 124—— Derek Fox 18/1
2021 · 6 runs
21 Dec 21+22d Ayr Book Coral Scottish Grand National Now Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 3¼ 11-12 125102B126A Derek Fox 12/1
29 Nov 21+51d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 20 10-12 12067C94C Derek Fox 4/1
09 Oct 21+154d Hexham Martin Bowler Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 4 11-12 120133C123B Stephen Mulqueen 15/2
08 May 21+56d Haydock Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m½f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 11 10-11 128131C102C Derek Fox 11/1
13 Mar 21+34d Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-10 120129A136A Derek Fox 20/1
07 Feb 21+56d Musselburgh Bet365 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 29 11-12 120-1C101C Derek Fox 9/1
2020 · 4 runs
13 Dec 20+25d Carlisle Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m2f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 1½ 10-12 120—95C Derek Fox 13/8F
18 Nov 20+291d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Membership An Ideal Xmas Present Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 11-0 1204C122B Derek Fox 9/4
01 Feb 20+30d Sandown Betway Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 17 ran 9/17 23 10-3 12718C100C Derek Fox 14/1
02 Jan 20+306d Ayr Book Direct At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2¼ 11-6 12598A137A Derek Fox 16/1
2019 · 2 runs
02 Mar 19+57d Kelso Alan Clydesdale Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 8 11-6 12792C108B Derek Fox 15/2
04 Jan 19+61d Wetherby Join Racing TV Now Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-8 127—— Derek Fox 7/2
2018 · 4 runs
04 Nov 18+204d Carlisle Racing UK Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-2 127—— Derek Fox 12/1
14 Apr 18+62d Newcastle Sunbets.co.uk Northern Staying Novices' Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m6f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 120—125B Derek Fox 9/4F
11 Feb 18+27d Ayr Totequadpot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-8 12287C130B Derek Fox 4/5F
15 Jan 18+66d Ayr Racing Uk Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 —129C136A Derek Fox 4/1
2017 · 1 run
10 Nov 17 Hexham John Smiths Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 10 10-12 ——112A Derek Fox 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grand Morning won?
Grand Morning (GB) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 8 times in total (42.1% of starts).
Who trained Grand Morning?
Grand Morning (GB) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 March 2022.
Who is Grand Morning's sire?
Grand Morning (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Valentines Lady (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
What going does Grand Morning prefer?
Grand Morning (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Grand Morning's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 12 March 2022. The highest on record is 128.
What is Grand Morning's sire's record?
Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Grand Morning's siblings?
Out of Valentines Lady (IRE), Grand Morning (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Edwulf (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Edwulf (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.