Grooms Affection (GB)
Grooms Affection (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Mar 2006). Last raced off 65, 18lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 181dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 11 | 7.4% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 276 | 19 | 6.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 162 | 9 | 5.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 166 | 15 | 9% | +2 | — |
| Heavy | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 177 | 11 | 6.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 75 | 0 | 0% | −7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 85 | 7 | 8.2% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 146 | 11 | 7.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 301 | 19 | 6.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 211 | 14 | 6.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +7.7 | — |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Yellowstone (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Always (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone (IRE) | 25 | 3 | 1m–1m6f | Group 3 |
| Always (GB) | 13 | 2 | 2m2f–2m4f | Grade 2 |
| Danamour (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Houghton (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 5 |
| Rock Supreme (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Carrowbeg (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Yazaar (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| She's My Rock (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Londoner (USA) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamus Durack | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Kinsella | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 08+118d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Clean Vu Handicap | 6/10 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 65 | 67A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 30 Dec 07+36d | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's Book Early Selling Stakes | 5/8 | nk | 9-0 | 65 | 54C | James Doyle | 5/1 |
| 24 Nov 07+607d | Huntingdon | toteexacta Novices' Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 10-12 | — | — | Seamus Durack | 50/1 |
| 27 Mar 06+24d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton For Exhibitions Handicap | 8/9 | 9 | 8-1 | 79 | 51C | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 03 Mar 06+118d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap | 4/7 | shd | 8-2 | 79 | 48C | James Doyle | 50/1 |
| 05 Nov 05 | Doncaster | Totesport November Heritage Handicap | 19/21 | 1½ | 7-12 | 83 | 59C | David Kinsella | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grooms Affection (GB) won?
- Grooms Affection (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2008.
- Who trained Grooms Affection (GB)?
- Grooms Affection (GB) was trained by Alex Hales on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 26 April 2008.
- Who is Grooms Affection (GB)'s sire?
- Grooms Affection (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Love And Affection (USA), whose sire is Exclusive Era.
- What is Grooms Affection (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 26 April 2008. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Grooms Affection (GB)'s sire's record?
- Groom Dancer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Grooms Affection (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Love And Affection (USA), Grooms Affection (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Yellowstone (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Always (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.