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Horse profile

Greatest By Phar (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2005) · Last trainer John Akehurst · Last owner Frank Sharratt
by Pharly (FR) out of Greatest Friend (IRE) (Mandalus)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Dec 2005 — 7,632 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2005 · 7th of 12 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Greatest By Phar (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off 85, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 10lb off peak
85 85–95

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 (jumps) 61C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 5 Nov 2005 Official rating 85 at the last jumps run, 12 Dec 2005

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 38C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wolverhampton (AW), 25 Nov 2005

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 5 figures · best 88C · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm279C60—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m388C79—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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
Pharly (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 63 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.3—
Good to Firm200%−6.30 from 2
Good1815.6%−0.7—
Good to Soft1000%−6.30 from 1
Soft2328.7%+2.40 from 2
Heavy6116.7%+10.40 from 1
Standard (AW)300%−6.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−6.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m1400%−6.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2015%−1.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m17317.6%+11.30 from 1
Over 3m400%−6.3—

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
Greatest Friend (IRE) (Mandalus)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kilronan Castle (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Kilronan Castle (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kilronan Castle (GB)2332m3½f–2m6fClass 4
Comeragh Vision (GB)70——
Thistledown Rose (GB)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Thornton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Merrigan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dave Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 7 runs
12 Dec 05+17d Plumpton Coralpoker.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 20 10-2 8548C Andrew Thornton 16/1
25 Nov 05+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 7 9-6 —38C Chris Catlin 33/1
05 Nov 05+30d Sandown Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 11 11-6 8961C Paddy Merrigan 10/1
06 Oct 05+18d Worcester Punterslounge.com Betting Forum Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 11 11-8 9041C Richard Johnson 13/2
18 Sep 05+230d Uttoxeter Leamore Contracts Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class F Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 2 11-8 9079C Andrew Thornton 12/1
31 Jan 05+19d Exeter Gg.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m2½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-1 95— Dave Crosse 6/1
12 Jan 05 Newbury Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 6 10-12 —88C Noel Fehily 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Greatest By Phar won?
Greatest By Phar (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Greatest By Phar?
Greatest By Phar (GB) was trained by John Akehurst on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 12 December 2005.
Who is Greatest By Phar's sire?
Greatest By Phar (GB) is by Pharly (FR) out of Greatest Friend (IRE), whose sire is Mandalus.
What is Greatest By Phar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 12 December 2005. The highest on record is 95.
What is Greatest By Phar's sire's record?
Pharly (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 63 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Greatest By Phar's siblings?
Out of Greatest Friend (IRE), Greatest By Phar (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kilronan Castle (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Kilronan Castle (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 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.