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Horse profile

Gun Smith (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer Nick Kent · Last owner Andy Parkin
by Pistolet Bleu (IRE) out of Bayariyka (IRE) (Slip Anchor)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 May 2010 — 6,017 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 7th of 13 Won at Ludlow Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Gun Smith (GB) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2007.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6
Official rating97↓ 5lb off peak
97 97–102

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 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 26 Sep 2008 Official rating 97 at the last run, 1 May 2010

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 12 figures · best 118C · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7118C98—
Good to Firm4113A99—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5113A94—
2m1f – 2m4f4115A99—
1m5f – 2m3118C98—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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
Pistolet Bleu (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16318.8%+7.6—
Good to Firm1331612%+0.80 from 5
Good4034410.9%−0.31 from 9
Good to Soft2342711.5%+0.3—
Soft353339.3%−1.90 from 1
Heavy2202913.2%+2—
Standard (AW)1119.1%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f12216.7%+5.5—
1m – 1m1f400%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−11.2—
1m5f – 2m3544512.7%+1.51 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f496448.9%−2.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m3894611.8%+0.60 from 7
Over 3m1141614%+2.8—

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
Bayariyka (IRE) (Slip Anchor)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Dick Dundee (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Whoops A Daisy (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dick Dundee (GB)2552m–2m3f—
Whoops A Daisy (GB)952m–3m½fListed
Western Approaches (GB)1642m–2m3fClass 4
Chorizo (IRE)3432m5½f–3m½fClass 3
Polly Anthus (GB)821m4f–2m—
Kingsand Bay (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −6.25
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 4 1 25% −1.25
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 8 1 13% −5.25
Henry Brooke 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Simon Walker 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B M Linehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A J Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −9.25
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 5 1 20% −2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.75

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
01 May 10+11d Hexham Thompson Prudhoe Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 3 11-7 9794A Henry Brooke 18/1
20 Apr 10+15d Towcester Free Bets At Gg.com Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran F/11 — 12-0 97— Mr Simon Walker 7/2J
05 Apr 10+357d Fakenham Fakenham Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Robert Hoare Memorial Trophy) Class 6 · 21f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-3 97— Henry Brooke 20/1
13 Apr 09+199d Fakenham Hood, Vores And Allwood Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 21 11-3 9781C Mr B M Linehan 4/1
26 Sep 08+19d Southwell Play Blackjack At totesportcasino.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 11 11-10 10298A A P McCoy 5/1
07 Sep 08+21d Fontwell Bernard Clarke Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 11-1 97115A A P McCoy 5/1
17 Aug 08+28d Southwell Advertiser Group Newspapers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-11 97— A P McCoy 7/4F
20 Jul 08+68d Stratford hirecentres.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 4 10-8 97104A A P McCoy 4/1
13 May 08+72d Newton Abbot Sponsor's Name Here Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 11-7 98113A A P McCoy 11/2
02 Mar 08+105d Market Rasen Turftv Showing The Best Racecourses Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 2½ 11-12 10091A Richie McGrath 9/1
18 Nov 07+12d Fontwell Good Food Company Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 2 10-9 —101C Mr A J Berry 9/2
06 Nov 07+35d Exeter Freephone William Hill On 0800 44 40 40 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 5 10-12 —97C A P McCoy 11/4
02 Oct 07+213d Sedgefield Sendrig Construction Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 21 10-12 10287C A P McCoy 11/4
03 Mar 07+33d Newbury DBS Spring Sales Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 20/21 7 11-7 —96C Jamie Spencer 11/2
29 Jan 07 Ludlow Wedding Receptions NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-4 —118C A P McCoy 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Gun Smith (GB) won?
Gun Smith (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Gun Smith (GB)?
Gun Smith (GB) was trained by Nick Kent on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 1 May 2010.
Who is Gun Smith (GB)'s sire?
Gun Smith (GB) is by Pistolet Bleu (IRE) out of Bayariyka (IRE), whose sire is Slip Anchor.
What going does Gun Smith (GB) prefer?
Gun Smith (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gun Smith (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 1 May 2010. The highest on record is 102.
What is Gun Smith (GB)'s sire's record?
Pistolet Bleu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Gun Smith (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Bayariyka (IRE), Gun Smith (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Dick Dundee (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Whoops A Daisy (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2007. 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.