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Horse profile

Guard Duty (GB)

9yo gelding · Trainer Emma Lavelle · Owner Owners Group 074
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Ile De See (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses Last run 11 Mar 2026 · 14th of 24 Last raced off OR 142
KTB Profile

Guard Duty won five of 14 starts on turf. Four of those wins came from nine starts on soft ground, with all five victories in handicaps or novices hurdles between 1m5f and 2m4f. He won the Class 2 Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle at Doncaster in Jan 2026 off a mark of 139. Aged 9 at his last run in Mar 2026, he finished 14 of 24 in the Class 1 BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham off an official rating of 142.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR at career high
Official rating142At career-high mark
142 114–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 137 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Windsor, 1 Jan 2026

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 142A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft6134A1172 runs · 124 / 118
Good5142A1091 run · —
Good to Soft2124B1191 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6137A1183 runs · 137 / 124
1m5f – 2m5142A109—
2m5f – 3m2124B1191 run · —

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 148A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 1 Jan 2026 Official rating 142 at the last run, 11 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 154A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft6154A143.52 runs · 154 / 149
Good5148A1241 run · —
Good to Soft2127A1261 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6154A144.53 runs · 154 / 148
1m5f – 2m5129A124—
2m5f – 3m2127A1261 run · —

Of 14 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 · 13 figures from 14 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 9 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 7 (78%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 1 (11%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,613 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27218614.6%+2.11 from 5
Good to Soft1,03015014.6%+2.10 from 2
Soft2,70632211.9%−0.64 from 7
Heavy1,45815210.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35520715.3%+2.82 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f3,20637411.7%−0.83 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,62419712.1%−0.40 from 2
Over 3m3874110.6%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ile De See (FR) (Saint Des Saints)

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

The wins came over 2m4f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Pike Road (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pike Road (GB)2222m7½fClass 4
The Flying Spur (FR)512m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 4 57% +10.36
Good 5 1 20% +2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 1 25% −2.47
Class 4 4 1 25% +0.33
Class 3 3 2 67% +8.50
Class 5 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +1.33
Windsor 2 1 50% +4.50
Newbury 2 1 50% +3.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +0.53
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +6.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 3 43% +6.03
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +6.33
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Sheehan 5 1 20% +1.50
Tom Bellamy 4 1 25% +0.33
Ben Jones 2 1 50% −0.47
Jack Wildman 2 1 50% +5.00
Harry Cobden 1 1 100% +4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 10 4 40% +7.36
None 4 1 25% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −1.47
2025 4 2 50% +7.50
2024 5 1 20% −0.67
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 1 100% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 4 33% +5.36
NH Flat 2 1 50% +5.00

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
2026 · 3 runs
11 Mar 26+47d Cheltenham BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 24 ran Raced eagerly early - settled towards the back - clumsy at the 4th - stumbled 2 out - pushed along but made no headway before the last 14/24 nse 11-1 142124B127A Ben Jones 25/1
23 Jan 26+22d Doncaster Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 4 ran Settled fourth early - stumbled 3rd fence - made ground into it after 3 out despite a blunder 2 out - regained stride and moving strongly to hit the front before the last - clipped the final fence - drifted left but stayed on top all the way to the line 1/4 11-13 139124C144B Ben Jones 8/15F
01 Jan 26+33d Windsor Fitzdares New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 12 ran Settled towards the back - error at the 6th - needed to find more once asked after 3 out - improved into contention 2 out and up to third before the last - stayed on steadily to finish third 3/12 4½ 11-10 139137A148A Gavin Sheehan 9/2
2025 · 4 runs
29 Nov 25+259d Newbury 'Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Soft · 15 ran Settled at the back early - made progress after the third-last - clumsy two out and driven up - hit the front of the chasers by the last then stayed on well but couldn't get past the winner 2/15 1¾ 11-6 134112B154A Gavin Sheehan 14/1
15 Mar 25+14d Uttoxeter JenningsBet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - finished ninth 9/17 1¼ 11-5 134114B125A Gavin Sheehan 6/1
01 Mar 25+41d Newbury Football Betbuilder Boosts At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran Settled at the back early - made progress from 3 out - moved through to dispute matters approaching the line - asserted close home to score with plenty in hand 1/11 11-12 12494A145A Harry Cobden 4/1
19 Jan 25+32d Windsor Winter Million Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran Held up towards the back - drifted left over 2nd - made progress into contention approaching 2 out - urged forward after 2 out - up into 3rd before last - hit front narrowly after final flight and drove clear to the finish 1/10 11-12 118103C143A Gavin Sheehan 11/2
2024 · 5 runs
18 Dec 24+14d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 6 ran Jumped a little unevenly early - settled towards the back - clipped a fence second and again third - crept into contention to join the leader before 2 out - locked in a battle with the eventual winner - clouted the last - knuckled down gamely up the run-in - caught in the final strides to finish second by a short margin 2/6 nk 11-3 114134A129B Gavin Sheehan 3/1
04 Dec 24+131d Haydock TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 8 ran Front at the off before drifting left and clipping a neighbour at the 1st - soon relinquished the advantage - back in front prior to the 2nd - veered left and blundered at the 3rd - lost the lead at the 5th - back up front approaching the 7th when a loose horse caused severe interference and the partnership was ended UR/8 — 11-8 114—— Tom Bellamy 10/3F
26 Jul 24+17d Uttoxeter Brit Direct Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 10 11-9 11489B122A Tom Bellamy EvensF
09 Jul 24+40d Uttoxeter Nigel Kirby Photography Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —122B127B Tom Bellamy 10/3
30 May 24+474d Ffos Las Adept GRP Cabinets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 5½ 11-2 —92C119A Tom Bellamy 5/2F
2023 · 1 run
11 Feb 23+74d Warwick Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 11-4 —109A129A Jack Wildman 6/1
2022 · 1 run
29 Nov 22 Southwell Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-7 —142A124A Jack Wildman 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Guard Duty won?
Guard Duty (GB) won 5 of 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 10 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains Guard Duty?
Guard Duty (GB) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 March 2026.
Who is Guard Duty's sire?
Guard Duty (GB) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Ile De See (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What going does Guard Duty prefer?
Guard Duty (GB) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Guard Duty's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 11 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Guard Duty's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,613 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Guard Duty's siblings?
Out of Ile De See (FR), Guard Duty (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Pike Road (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Pike Road (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.