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Horse profile

Groundhog (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer David & Nicola Barron · Last owner Laurence Okaneharrowgate Bloodstockltd
by River Boyne (IRE) out of Balrath Wood (IRE) (Kodiac)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Aug 2025 — 436 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Groundhog is a maiden who has shown placed form on three of his nine turf starts. His best effort came when second of six at Ripon in Jun 2025. He ran over 1m – 1m1f on five occasions and over 6f – 7f on two others, all on good or quicker ground apart from one soft outing. Aged 3 at his last run in Aug 2025, he finished 9 of 9 at Ayr in a Class 6 handicap, last raced off his career-high mark of 59.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating59At career-high mark
59 57–59

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ripon, 19 Jun 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 92A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good586A68—
Good to Firm392A61—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f592A80—
6f – 7f251C47—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 19 Jun 2025 Official rating 59 at the last run, 11 Aug 2025

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 9 figures · best 83B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good583B70—
Good to Firm364A60—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f583B64—
6f – 7f254C48—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 6 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
River Boyne (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 2.2% of 230 runs since Jan 2008 (24 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4337%+4.80 from 3
Good7211.4%−0.80 from 5
Good to Soft1516.7%+4.5—
Soft2900%−2.20 from 1
Heavy900%−2.2—
Standard (AW)6200%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2129.5%+7.30 from 1
6f – 7f10921.8%−0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f7511.3%−0.90 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2200%−2.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m300%−2.2—

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
Balrath Wood (IRE) (Kodiac)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Rodriguez 4 0 0% −4.00
David Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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
11 Aug 25+7d Ayr Martin Kemp To Play Ladies Day Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 9 ran Sluggish getaway - held towards rear throughout - well held at finish 9/9 5½ 9-4 5968A47A Callum Rodriguez 22/1
04 Aug 25+46d Ripon Bowel Cancer Screening Saves Lives Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 7 ran Held up handy in front rank - still fighting for the lead with two furlongs left - lost momentum inside the closing furlong to finish fifth 5/7 3 9-3 5965B55A David Nolan 9/2
19 Jun 25+31d Ripon Your Harrogate Ladies' Day Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 6 ran Held up early towards the back - made ground wide with a furlong left - finished full of running to just miss out by a short margin 2/6 nk 9-8 5780A83B David Nolan 5/1
19 May 25+28d Carlisle PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Slow to break and pulling hard early - settled towards the back - made progress on the outside but found room tight over a furlong out - eased right for space then finished strongly - snatched second on the line 2/11 1½ 9-9 5761A64A Paul Mulrennan 8/1
21 Apr 25+14d Redcar Marske Fabrication & Engineering Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Set the pace early - pressed for effort and lost command 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages 8/12 shd 9-7 5892A60A Callum Rodriguez 4/1
07 Apr 25+201d Redcar Better Value With Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 11 ran Fought for control early - shadowed pace then went clear after 2f - overtaken a furlong out under pressure - couldn't find more inside final 110yds 3/11 ½ 9-7 5886A74A Callum Rodriguez 7/2C
18 Sep 24+36d Beverley Hatfields Range Rover Sport SV One Performance EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 9 ran Tracked the pace early - dropped from second place with 2f left - slipped to fourth a furlong out - faded in the closing stages to finish fifth 5/9 hd 9-7 —66A70A Jason Hart 80/1
13 Aug 24+18d Hamilton EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran Settled over-eager early holding the rail - clear inside final 2f before being overtaken - dropped away under pressure - beaten well before the finish 11/11 shd 9-7 —43B42A Callum Rodriguez 7/1
26 Jul 24 York IRE-incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 13/18 ¾ 9-7 —51C54C Sam James 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Groundhog (GB) won?
Groundhog (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Groundhog (GB)?
Groundhog (GB) was trained by David & Nicola Barron on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 11 August 2025.
Who is Groundhog (GB)'s sire?
Groundhog (GB) is by River Boyne (IRE) out of Balrath Wood (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
What is Groundhog (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 11 August 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Groundhog (GB)'s sire's record?
River Boyne (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 2.2% of 230 runs since Jan 2008 (24 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.