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Horse profile

Groundbreaking (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2015) · Last trainer John Ferguson · Last owner Bloomfields
by New Approach (IRE) out of Ladeena (IRE) (Dubai Millennium)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2015 — 3,952 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2015 2 wins · Newmarket & Doncaster New yard
KTB Profile

Groundbreaking (GB) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since May 2014.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating100↓ 3lb off peak
100 89–103

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 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 21 Jun 2014 Official rating 100 at the last run, 20 Jun 2015

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 107A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3107A87—
Good395A80—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7107A80—

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.71 from 3
Good1,63020012.3%−0.31 from 3
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.2—
Soft95810711.2%−1.40 from 2
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.42 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

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

Dam
Ladeena (IRE) (Dubai Millennium)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Atlantis Star (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Atlantis Star (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Atlantis Star (GB)1426f–1m½fClass 3
Empress Theodora (GB)20——
Liwa Palace (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +4.00
Good 3 1 33% +4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +5.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +6.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 2 0 0% −2.00
Mickael Barzalona 2 1 50% +5.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 1 100% +6.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 2 33% +8.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 3 1 33% +4.00
2013 3 1 33% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 2 29% +7.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
26 Dec 15+189d Huntingdon Racing Fx Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 —— Aidan Coleman 3/1
20 Jun 15+315d Ascot Wolferton Handicap (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 nse 8-11 10075A William Buick 25/1
09 Aug 14+49d Haydock Betfred Goals Galore Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 32 9-8 10277C Sean Levey 9/1
21 Jun 14+36d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 11/18 2¾ 9-9 10387A William Buick 12/1
16 May 14+203d Newmarket Edmondson Hall Solicitors & Sports Lawyers Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 89107A Mickael Barzalona 6/1
25 Oct 13+61d Doncaster Artsign Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1¼ 9-1 8969C Mickael Barzalona 4/1
25 Aug 13+22d Goodwood Katie Taylor Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1½ 9-0 8980A Silvestre De Sousa 11/4F
03 Aug 13 Doncaster Unison And UIA Home Insurance Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 —95A Robert Havlin 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Groundbreaking (GB) won?
Groundbreaking (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Groundbreaking (GB)?
Groundbreaking (GB) was trained by John Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 26 December 2015.
Who is Groundbreaking (GB)'s sire?
Groundbreaking (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Ladeena (IRE), whose sire is Dubai Millennium.
What going does Groundbreaking (GB) prefer?
Groundbreaking (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Groundbreaking (GB)'s official rating?
Groundbreaking (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 103.
What is Groundbreaking (GB)'s sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Groundbreaking (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ladeena (IRE), Groundbreaking (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Atlantis Star (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Atlantis Star (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2013. 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.